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Creating a Money Making Blog

This is a great way to start shifting to financial abundance! The earning potential of a blogger is unlimited – depending on the amount of time and effort you are willing to invest. Time spent not only researching and writing your content but also constantly learning how to grow, improve, monetize and promote your blog.

Before starting my blog, but I spent quite a few months researching the topic, checking income reports of bloggers, looking at blogging styles, getting photos, exploring social media, learning how to monetize a blog, and the list goes on (not to mention getting the nerve to put my work out there!). There's always something new to learn and I want to share this information with you.

I'm expecting my blog to generate extra income so I can make the shift from barely making it to a place of abundance and financial freedom.

Does it happen overnight? Absolutely…NO! Is it Easy? NO, again! Is it worth it? YES, if you're willing to invest the time, effort, creativity and develop a strategic plan to succeed.

You have to be patient and not give up – no matter what. Believe me, there will be times when you ask yourself, “What are you thinking?!?!?!” But that will pass. And it feels really good when you finally figure out something that has had you stumped for a while.

You'll also know when it's time to delegate tasks to people who have the experience, so you’ll be free to focus on other areas of your blog.

A Few Reasons for Starting A Blog:

• Generate extra income
• Create a Business
• To have fun
• To share your voice
• To be a part of the blogging community
• To continue learning
• Teach and inspire others
• Drive traffic to your products
• Affiliate Marketing
• Promote your business or organization
• It can lead to other business opportunities…

Although it can take a bit of time to get your blog launched and established, it will be well worth the effort. Income generated from your blog can be “passive,” meaning it can be automated and is not directly correlated to the amount of time you put into it.

ARE YOU READY?

“It will work. Now that we've made that decision, let's start figuring out how.”

                                                                                     ~Steve Jobs

 Let's get started.

If you're planning to monetize your blog, (let's be honest, everyone deserves to get paid for their time and talents), you will need to set up your blog on WordPress.org. which you'll set up with BlueHost. To do this you'll need to do the following:

#1. Choose Your Niche

The first step in starting your blog is to choose your niche. What are you good at, interested in and wanting to learn more about to share with others? You may already have your topic chosen, but if you are unsure of what to blog about, here are a few options:

• Making money and Personal Finance
• Food/Cooking
• Starting and grow an online business
• Lifestyle
• Gardening
• Personal Growth and Development
• Inspiration and Motivation
• How To’s
• Technology
• Crafting
• Heath Coach
• Life Coach

#2. Choose Your Domain Name

This part can be fun! Spend some time brainstorming. Come up with a few ideas for the name of your blog in case the one you want is already taken. You can add another word or name to your original choice.

Keep the following in mind when you’re deciding on a name:

• Keep it short. The name for my other business, Back To Classic Designs, is too long and makes it difficult when telling it to others.
• Make it easy to type.
• Make it easy to remember.
• Try to use keywords and make it relevant to your topic so people will find you when searching that topic.
• Use the best domain extensions such as .com, .org, .net.
• Research it. Make sure it’s not trademarked by anyone.
• Make sure it’s available on social media.

#3. Register Your Domain and Set Up Web Hosting

I strongly recommend using WordPress.org rather than .com or other “free” web hosts. This is very important if you plan to monetize your blog and you should keep this option open even if you aren’t planning on doing that right now. You’ll save yourself the time and hassle down the road. There’s a reason free sites are free – they are very limited.

I recommend BlueHost for your WordPress blog. If you click on my affiliate link you’ll often get special discounts on your webhosting costs.

#4. How to Purchase and Setup BlueHost

• Go to BlueHost
• Click “Get Started” Now.

CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED

 Getting your domain registered with BlueHost will make the process easier. Then follow the steps below.

The “basic” plan is probably best when getting started.

Choose a domain name and click “next”

Fill in all the account details and choose your preferred plan. You get the most discount if you purchase the 36 month plan, but the choice is up to you.

These are additional add-ons.  They are OPTIONAL. Only choose what you think you might need.

You're almost done! Just review your order, enter your credit card information, hit “SUBMIT” and… YOU DID IT! Now, look for an email  from BlueHost on how to log into your Bluehost account.