Starting Your Own Blog

• Starting  Your Own Blog

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One of the most popular ways to make money online is by starting your own blog.

You can start your blog around just about any topic that you're passionate about, but you may want to consider choosing a profitable niche market if you intend to make money with your blog.

Use your blog to share hobbies, thoughts, and passions with others and use your blog to make real connections with people. The mechanics are straightforward, and you'll be able to profit with your blog via online advertising (e.g. Google Adwords), affiliate marketing (see below), and subscriber-based lists to produce a steady stream of income. There are many ways to make money with a blog.

This is one of the fastest ways to get your own piece of "virtual real estate".

One thing to keep in mind is that these days there really is little difference between a website and a blog. Most websites are actually run on blog based content management systems, such as WordPress.

Your blog doesn't just have to include blog posts, but can include regular web pages, sales pages, e-commerce, product pages, etc.