Blog Prob 5. Less or No Revenue

If you have Google Adsense installed in your blog, then chances are, you want to earn from your blog. However, you must know that blogging won’t pay you so early. Many bloggers don’t earn that much in the first few months or may be even a year. But do not be disheartened if you don’t see money, let alone profits from your blog.

The right strategy will help your earn from your blog

Less or No Revenue

Many people agree that blogging does pay you. There are bloggers who earn hundreds and thousands of dollars every month through various means. In order to earn like them, you have to follow certain rules and abide by them diligently.

Addressing the issue

• Never lose hope – Blogging requires patience. Blogs which start earning in the first few months are either related to some hugely popular brands or they employ shady means to achieve the target. Chances are, bloggers write quality content but when they don’t see profits they get discouraged and ultimately discontinue their work. Have some realistic goals and work hard to achieve these goals. And above all – have patience.

• Plan – In the previous blog, I discussed about the importance of planning. There are various ways of earning from one’s blog – Ad Sales, AdSense, Affiliate products, memberships, premium content, products sales and promoting services. As your blog grows, you may change your monetizing plans but overall, you need to draw a proper plan beforehand. Before asking others to buy your premium content, you need give them premium content beforehand. Build your reputation and create an audience ready to pay for your work.

• Never rely on one source – Keep your eyes open and create as many sources of income as possible. As your blog becomes popular, you will find new income opportunities headed your way. Decide properly as to the ones you need to pay attention to.

• Become a problem-solver – This especially holds true for business houses carrying out a blog. When you write on topics related to a specific industry, you know your audience is interested in your products/services. They will ask you to help them out in solving a problem or a solution. Help them and become a problem-solver. This will help in getting you loyal readers.

With these points, your blog, business or otherwise, will soon help you earn money. All you need to do is stay focused and keep blogging the right stuff! 

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Blog Prob 4. Lacking Genuine Audience

If you want your blog to enjoy long standing success, you need visitors to come back to your site over and over again. Without a genuine audience, your blog traffic may not rise significantly. They are like the foundations of your blogging success.

Genuine audience is crucial for your blog's success

Genuine Audience

People who regularly comment on your blog and keep returning to your blog site from time to time fall in this bracket. If you don’t have them, you are throwing stones in the dark.

Addressing the issue

• Encourage Subscriptions – A reliable way to get a quality audience is by asking them to subscribe to your blog. Gather email-ids and ask them to subscribe through RSS. Set these buttons on prominent locations on your blog. When subscriptions reach a healthy number, display it on your blog site. Also, another nice way would be to ask them to download eBooks.

• Newsletter – Now that you have their mail-ids, make them feel special. Send them beautifully designed newsletters with quality content in them. Make them understand that they are special to you.

• Design – There is always room for development. Upgrade your blog-site’s as well as website’s design in order to catch the attention of your audience. A unique design is the first thing that catches readers’ attention and they will feel the urge to subscribe immediately.

• Regular posting – Publish your posts regularly. But don’t overdo it! Publish post on a specific day of the week and on a specific time of the day. They will start expecting you to publish on that particular day of the week and so never let them down.

• Bring them to a conversation – Ask them to interact with you on Facebook and Twitter. This is a great way to develop quality audience and make them a part of your blogging success. Ask them what they would like to see from your blog. Give them what they want! 

 Keep the above points in mind when looking to develop a quality audience for your blog!

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