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First step: you need to pick a Niche market. What is a Niche market you may ask? It is a topic that is more focused, and does not take the general aspect of a topic. You want to pick something that is out there, but is focused so you can get up there in search engines and build traffic to your site.
Want an example of a Blog with Niche Marketing?
Mesothelioma Info and Updates at http://mesotheliomainfoupdates.blogspot.com. This site taylors to Mesothelioma, a rare disease caused by Asbestos, and the site goes in depth about the Niche Market of "Peritoneal Mesothelioma". Asbestos would be more of a General Blog without Niche marketing, while drilling down to "Peritoneal Mesothelioma" is a niche market.
Another example of a blog that is not Niche Marketing is the Domain Names and Web Design Info blog at http://domainnamesatretail.blogspot.com. This blog is maintained in a general sense that it discusses topics from Web Design, Web Hosting and Domain Names to Money Making strategies. It is not focused to one single topic.
Once you have picked your Niche market, you have to find out if it pays well through advertising, and has actual advertisers willing to pay you to advertise the site!
The Overture bidding tool will tell you just that! Go to: http://uv.bidtool.overture.com/d/search/tools/bidtool/
Type in your niche market term, and it will tell you how much people on overture are willing to pay for each term. If it pays well, and is worth your while, then that will be your niche market you want to pursue.
Now you need to find the keywords you want to target and rank high for in Google. The suggestion tool located at will help you find just that: http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/
Type in a keyword and it will show you what people search for and how many times per day. Pick a keyword that has a good daily search, but does not have too high of a number. This will allow you to have a fighting chance to cracking the top position for this search term. For example you may want something with about 100 searches per day.
Once you pick one, go to http://www.google.com, and search for that term and see how many results show up. If you have less than 1 million results, then that is ideal. Now take a look at the current #1 spot. See their page rank and how many links they have. If you think you can outrank them, then you are good to go. Target that keyword with your Niche market, and your site research is done.
Once you have the research complete, you set up a blog or web site.
To Set up a blog, go to one that I use Blogger at http://www.blogger.com. Set up your blog and begin posting in no time. This is a good and quick setup for getting your site started and getting searched by Google. However, your own site with its own domain name and hosting, tends to come up higher in search rankings. Also, having your own unique Blog Design as opposed to using a Blogger template, will help your site stand out from the rest. Emenki Web Solutions can provide you with such a custom template.
To set up your web site, purchase a domain name and web hosting. Download the Web Site Startup Handbook to learn more at http://www.domainsatretail.com/DomainsAtRetail.pdf. Then get free Blogging software and begin to run your site. Search on http://www.hotscripts.com to find Blogging software that you can use for Free.
Run your said Blog for about two weeks with at least 1-2 posts per day to develop enough content for search engines to consider placing you site in its rankings and for you to build traffic.
Once you have done this, set your site up for Google Adsense (http://adsense.google.com). Remember to follow the Google Adsense Terms of Service.
Once your site is approved for Google Adsense, place the AdSense code and begin to market your site through SEO software like Traffic Blazer (http://www.domainsatretail.com/trafficblazer.html) and One way Link Building Strategies!
Read up on SEO techniques to get your site to the top! Once you are there, you will generate traffic and if you have enough click through on your ads, you will make money!
Thanks for coming out and learning how to become an AdSense money maker!
I am talking about writing articles. Writing articles is now considered the premier method of marketing. In fact, articles are so hot, many home business owners consider them their #1 marketing tool.
Here 7 reasons why articles are so effective:
1) Articles are personal. They are a personal communication between you and your prospective buyer. You are writing from you to him or to her. Plus that, you have your readers best interests in mind. The information you give them is meant to help them. Readers can sense that right off the bat. They read on to the very end.
2) Articles show you are an expert. The article you write goes to prove that you have enough experience or skill to be believed. Now here comes the important part - the bio. At the end of the article, include a short bio that tells who you are and why you are an expert. Then, plug your product and provide a link to your website. What could be better than that?
3) Articles are no frills marketing. If you are on a tight budget, as most people are, your costs for distributing an article is anywhere from free to about $10. Do not begrudge paying a bit of money to have a service distribute your articles. A well- regarded distribution service can save you the time and frustration of submitting the articles yourself.
4) Articles bring you incoming links. You know what a hassle it is to go out looking for sites to link to you - especially sites with a high page rank. Your article banishes this onerous task in one fell swoop. The publisher of your article is bound to include the website address you placed in your bio at the end of the article.
5) Articles are an ongoing relationship between you and your future customers. Once your article is distributed, readers will find it weeks, months - even years from now. One person I know continues to get email from prospects who are now reading an article she wrote ten years ago.
6) Readers tend to believe an article more than they do an ad. Advertising experts claim that if you couch your ad under the guise of a news story, readers will accept it as truth. This is one reason why press releases and infomercials are so popular. The same holds true for articles. Even though it is a "no-no" to sell your product in the body of the article itself, you are expected to do so in the bio at the end.
7) Everybody needs your articles. No doubt, you have heard the expression, "content is king." All over the world, people are publishing. There are print publications and online websites, e-zines, and blogs. There are even visual and audio publications. They all need content. Your articles may be translated into German, Farsi or Urdu because readers want to know what you have to say.
Although I refer mostly to online marketing, it is important to publish articles offline as well. Browse through small business magazines and find out their submission policy. Getting just one article in a print magazine could be the money maker you have been waiting for.