More and more people are wanting a job that pays well and still gives them the freedom to set their own hours, spend time with the family, and not worry about getting laid off due to budget cuts.
Where can one find a job like that in today's economic climate? The answer is blogging.
As a career blogger you can potentially make the income you desire and all the freedom that comes with working from the comfort of your own home.
As with any job, you must first decide to be committed to doing what it takes to succeed.
The Internet, like any company, only has room for effective and productive workers.
If you are not serious about blogging and only post when the "inspiration hits", you will be swallowed up by the bloggers that are hungry for success.
If you are ready to join the thousands that have made blogging a career, follow these guidelines to get the maximum results.
First, you must be committed to being a professional blogger.
To become noticed within the Online community, you need to post frequent blogs.
Your blogs must contain current information and you must post, at minimum, once a week.
Consistency and new content is the key to your blog's survival.
The more you post new blogs the better.
If for some reason you can not post often, let your readers know.
This will keep your readers coming back if you keep them in the loop.
If you don't, they will get bored and forget about your site.
If you are new to the blogging world, you can request an exchange of links with successful fellow bloggers with high page ranks (PR).
This is necessary for new bloggers to get their page noticed and ranked higher with search engines like Google.
You can start by exchanging links with friends, family, colleagues, and other bloggers.
Do a Google search for people that are willing to exchange links with you.
You need to make sure you are only exchanging links with those that have blogs/sites that are related to your topic(s).
By exchanging links with people that have similar content on their site/blog, you will be eliminating any confusion visitors may have as to what your blogs are all about.
This next step is essential to your blog's success.
Register your site with Technorati.
com and Google Feedburner.
High rankings will mean more readers will be directed to your site along with potential subscribers for your blog posts.
Research both sites to find out more information.
You can also ask successful fellow bloggers on these sites and ask any questions you might have about starting a career in blogging.
One of the main components to a successful blog page is knowledge.
There are two main sites that people use to set up their blog page: Blogger.
com and WordPress.
com.
WordPress has a lot of features that make it the preferred site to use.
For instance, you have access to free templates that you can download and over 1000 plug-ins that help you enhance your blog.
You can install this for free but you must first have domain and it is advisable to register your own web host.
Your blog(s) need to be sensitive to search engines.
For beginners, this may sound like a complicated process.
Now you are on your way to having your very own blog site.
With this new found knowledge, you will be able to come off as a seasoned professional blogger! Remember, knowledge + great content = a successful blogger.