{"id":13076,"date":"2017-06-06T00:59:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T04:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/?p=13076"},"modified":"2020-10-03T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T18:53:00","slug":"blogging-online-business-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/blogging-online-business-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogging: A Lucrative Online Business Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Blogging is one of the more lucrative online business models\u00a0today, but it\u2019s also <u>really<\/u> easy to follow down non-profitable paths.<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fact is, the vast majority of bloggers make little to no money, because they make mistakes that could be easily avoided if only they knew what they were.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this post, you\u2019re going to learn about the wrong paths that could absolutely destroy your chances of making money with your blog.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You\u2019re also going to learn some great tips you can use to increase traffic, build a list, increase conversions, and increase profits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Keep in mind that these tips can be applied to any blog, but if your blog is in a \u201cbad\u201d niche, your results aren\u2019t going to be as good as you probably hope. We\u2019ll talk more about choosing the right niche later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please don\u2019t just skim through this post\u00a0and not take action on it. These\u00a0tips could make or break your chances of making money blogging. It\u2019s really that serious!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/click-point-niche.png\" alt=\"Point to the right niche | PromoteLabs\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>What is the big deal about picking a niche?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When it comes to blogging, it\u2019s critical to choose the right niche, right from the start. It will be a complete waste of time and money if you set out to make money blogging and you choose a niche that isn\u2019t going to be profitable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>While there\u2019s no way to be 100% certain, there are a number of ways to figure out which niches are most likely to be profitable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Competition<\/strong> \u2013 Believe it or not, competition is good. It means the niche has some interest. Too much competition could be a bad thing, but you shouldn\u2019t worry about a significant amount of it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monetization<\/strong> \u2013 You should find out if there are a lot of products available to promote. If you can\u2019t find any, it probably means the niche is not profitable. (Trust me, if a niche could even remotely make a profit, someone is already trying.) And please don\u2019t think you can monetize any niche with something like AdSense, because you\u2019d need massive traffic to make that possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commercial Intent<\/strong> \u2013 This is a fancy term to refer to whether or not people in this niche will buy anything. If it\u2019s something like \u201cfunny videos\u201d, good luck making money with it. It would be possible with a very large amount of traffic, but difficult all around. You don\u2019t have to be in a \u201cproduct\u201d-centric niche like \u201cwomen\u2019s shoes\u201d, but you do need to be in a niche where people are known to buy stuff, like golf or weight loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If your blog doesn\u2019t conform to this checklist, it\u2019s probably not going to make you as much money as you hope. It\u2019s certainly possible, but your chances of making money will definitely be reduced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When choosing a niche, be very careful to choose a niche where you can get significant traffic (decent traffic, decent competition) and one that also has the potential to be profitable. After all, you\u2019ll need something to promote as an affiliate.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BloggingGraph.png\" alt=\"Online Business Model | PromoteLabs\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>Giving Up Too Soon<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perhaps the most common mistake aside from choosing the wrong niche is simply giving up too soon. Almost any blog could eventually become very profitable if given enough time, but the majority of people will give up long before that time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The average business offline takes between one and three years to become profitable, but the average person seems to give up on a blog after a month or two if it doesn\u2019t start making money immediately. Why is this?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For one thing, some people seem to think blogging is a \u201cget rich quick\u201d method. It\u2019s not. It takes time, hard work, and dedication. It\u2019s not easy. It\u2019s not fast. It\u2019s not a miracle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blogging may take anywhere between three months and three years to really take off. It takes a while to start getting good traffic from the search engines, and it takes a while to build a fan base and an email list.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you reach the one-year mark and you\u2019re not seeing any significant income, it may be time to re-analyze your data to see if maybe you chose the wrong niche or you\u2019re doing something else wrong. But don\u2019t stop too soon or you\u2019ll never know what could have been.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/promote_icon_PromoteLabs.png\" alt=\"Promote To Your Target Market\" width=\"150\" height=\"144\" \/>Promote Like It Matters<strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Because it does, alot&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Years ago, as long as you did some keyword research and wrote some keyword-rich content, you could pretty much count on sitting back and making some money with a blog.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, changes in Google\u2019s algorithms meant to combat spammers who flooded the internet with low-quality content meant to get people to click AdSense ads have made it a lot harder to gain traction. It takes a lot longer to start getting traffic, because the spammers ruined it for everyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(This is a major\u00a0reason I don\u2019t advocate spammy moneymaking methods. They may work for a while, but they end up screwing over legitimate marketers and will eventually stop working for the spammers, too.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These days, it\u2019s absolutely vital to get out there and start promoting your blog. You\u2019re not going to get traffic to a blog these days without some promotion, at least not for many long months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Get off your butt and start promoting! Don\u2019t spam, but get your link out there in front of the people who will be interested in it.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Autoblogging-NO-NO.png\" alt=\"AutoBlog No No\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>&#8220;Autoblogging&#8221; with No Added Value<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Okay, so autoblogging used to be a great way of making money. You could outrank the original owner of the content for his own keywords just by getting a larger number of better quality backlinks to your site than he had to his.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those days are <strong><u>long gone<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And sure, autoblogging might still be possible for some, but the odds are greatly diminished. Google slaps the crap out of duplicate content these days, especially if you\u2019re not adding any value to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can add value to your autoblog content by adding your own commentary to the post. Every day, find the new posts pulled in by your autoblog and edit them, adding some new information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just be sure to distinguish your content from the original author\u2019s by using a different font, a different color, italics, block quote, or something similar. You don\u2019t want to make people think the original author wrote your comments, because (a) you want them to think you know what you\u2019re talking about and (b) you don\u2019t want the original author upset if he disagrees with something you wrote and people think he wrote it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Now, successful bloggers do use some curated content but its definitely not 100% of their online business model. Download our \u201cTen Content Curation Best Practices\u201d to learn more about the best practices for curating content\u2026<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"postgopher-button\" data-pid=\"12936\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-repeat=\"30\" data-scname=\"Content Curation Best Practices\">Click Here to Download Our Free Report<\/div><\/p>\n<p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Money-List.png\" alt=\"Yes the Money is In the List\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>Build a List &#8211; Or Fail<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This has been said over and over for as long as the internet has been in existence, but some people still don\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The money is in the list.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Repeat that. Make it your personal mantra. If you truly want to succeed online, you really, really need to build an email list!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An email list is a valuable property that cannot (barring extreme circumstances) be taken away from you. Google algorithm changes won\u2019t affect it. Changes at various social sites won\u2019t affect it. It will continue making you money every time you send out an email for a very, very long time to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They say that, on average, each subscriber is worth $1 per month. Different niches will have different numbers, as will different individual lists. But this is a good overall estimate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So think about that. 100 subscribers equals about $100 per month. 1,000 subscribers means another $1,000 per month in your pocket. 100,000\u2026 wow! You get the idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Build a list. NOW!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>But&#8230;how?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are a myriad of ways to build a list.<\/p>\n<p>When you want to build an email list, you need a good email marketing software. We&#8217;ve used, tested and reviewed dozens of email autoresponder providers over the years. If you&#8217;d like to see what we discovered and what we use ourselves, click here to check out our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/email-marketing-software\/\">Top 5 Email Marketing Services<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another great way to build a list is to use a post to PDF creator and let people download your content for consumption later, they trade their email address\u00a0to get your posts in PDF form and it allows you to keep in contact with people that are already interested in your niche. You can check out <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PostGopher<\/a><\/span> to automatically transform any blog post or page into a super targeted, high converting &#8216;lead magnet&#8217; that&#8217;s guaranteed to engage your readers&#8230; And build that list!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/revenue-streams.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/>Adsense or any SINGLE Income Stream<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Okay, AdSense can still be a nice little moneymaker if it\u2019s used to supplement the money you make from other sources like selling your own products or affiliate products. But the days of earning a cushy living off AdSense alone are all but over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is it possible? Probably. Is it likely?<strong> Not a chance!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember this: The reason people advertise via AdWords (thus creating the ads that pay you through AdSense) is because they are making money with their products. Why would you settle for a few cents when you can make the big bucks like they are?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even if you don\u2019t have your own products, you can promote other people\u2019s products with affiliate links and make a heck of a lot more money than counting on a few cents here and there from AdSense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If anything, just use AdSense as a sideline income.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>DO NOT<\/strong> count on it for your primary income source!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/no-brainer-good-content.png\" alt=\"No Brainer - Write Good Content\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>No Brainer &#8211; Create Good Content<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even if you get everything else right, creating bad content will destroy your chances of getting considerable traffic and making decent money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here are some reasons why good content is a must:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Your content won\u2019t be shared virally if it isn\u2019t really great.<\/li>\n<li>Your bounce rate (the number of people who quickly leave your site without reading your content) will be high, which will keep you from ranking well in Google.<\/li>\n<li>People won\u2019t trust your authority in your niche.<\/li>\n<li>People won\u2019t click your ads, because they won\u2019t be there long enough to and they won\u2019t trust you enough to.<\/li>\n<li>People won\u2019t come back to your site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A long time ago, some webmasters wanted poor content, because they wanted people to click and AdSense advertisement and nothing more. Poor content accomplished that sometimes\u2026 when it didn\u2019t just make the user hit the back button. These days, earning money is much more complex, and having <strong>great content is absolutely essential<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Market-Yourself.png\" alt=\"Market Yourself - Online Business Model\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>Connect with your audience<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blogging is much more than just posting content. It\u2019s about connecting with your audience on a personal level, too. If you fail to do this, you\u2019re going to find that your content isn\u2019t shared as much and your visitors don\u2019t come back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of times you may look at a particular blog and wonder, \u201cWhat\u2019s so great about this blog?\u201d Maybe it gets a ton of traffic and you just can\u2019t figure out why.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The answer is usually <strong>engagement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most successful bloggers aren\u2019t those that simply toss up a few 500-word articles and a picture here and there. They\u2019re the ones who respond to comments, encourage people to leave comments, and reach out to their fans. They\u2019re the ones who interact with their audience, and allow their audience to connect with them on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To really make the most of this, let your personality shine on your blog. Post a picture of yourself and make your \u201cAbout\u201d page sparkle with your unique personality. Infuse yourself into every blog post!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You will also want to give each person that visits your page a solid way to connect. Using some simple tools will help you make the most of each visit you receive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Use your personal touch with attention bars, social share options. You can check out\u00a0Monkey Web Apps \u2013 <\/strong>They have a bunch of\u00a0essential marketing resources for making your visitor notice you and come back with friends!\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0already\u00a0trusted by over 30,000\u00a0smart business owners\u2026 including me.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/MWA_PLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.MonkeyWebApps.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keyword-Stuffing.png\" alt=\"Keyword Stuffing - NO\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>Keyword Stuffing &#8211; Just No<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you still trying to stuff your target keywords into your articles as often as possible in order to reach a specific keyword density?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Hellooooo? <u>1999<\/u> called, and they want their internet-marketing tactic back!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pardon the silly clich\u00e9 expression, but it\u2019s the truth. Keyword stuffing hasn\u2019t worked in a very long time, and worse case scenario, it could get you penalized by the Big G.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s not necessary anymore, anyway. Google has gotten a lot more advanced, and you don\u2019t even need to target specific keywords the same way. They can actually figure out synonyms with pretty good accuracy, so if you write an article titled \u201cHow to Build a Rowboat\u201d, they can figure out that a search for \u201cHow to Make a Rowboat\u201d probably means the same thing. So you don\u2019t have to stuff both keywords into your content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As long as you\u2019re using the standard lingo you\u2019d need to use to create a great article on a particular topic, you\u2019ll be all good. Honestly, the way you add your keyword into an article using a bunch of long-tail terms\u00a0really isn\u2019t as important as it used to be. Google focuses on other areas a lot more now.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Link-Spam.png\" alt=\"No BackLink Spamming\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>Backlink Spamming<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Ok, 1999 is seriously ringing my phone off the hook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is another very old, outdated tactic that is just as likely to get you penalized as it is to help you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes, you do need backlinks. They can still help you. But they need to be organic links from quality sites. Google can spot link spamming a mile away now, and they <strong>will<\/strong> slap the crap out of you for it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here\u2019s what you should NOT do:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Creating a bunch of low-quality pages on Blogger, HubPages, etc. just to link back to your site<\/li>\n<li>Buying links to your site (no, no, no!)<\/li>\n<li>Submitting your site to spammy link directories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here\u2019s what you <u>should<\/u> do:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Create content people will want to link to.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage people to share your content by using social share plugins and mentioning sharing in your articles.<\/li>\n<li>Guest post on popular blogs and link back to your content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, the jist is&#8230; Get a list!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don&#8217;t use outdated methods to attract traffic, give the traffic that finds your blog a reason to stay and read it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And remember, it\u2019s never too late (or too early) to start building an email list. The best time to start, if you haven\u2019t already, is <strong>now<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not next week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not \u201csomeday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every day you wait is potentially several subscribers you lose forever. Those people may never cross your path online again. Isn\u2019t it better to get those people on your list while you have the chance?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be careful with your email marketing efforts, because once you alienate a subscriber, they\u2019re gone for good. They\u2019ll hit that \u201cunsubscribe\u201d link, and you\u2019ll probably never hear from them again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As long as you avoid the outdated methods outlined in this post and use a few good tools to keep your blog in the mind of your readers, you\u2019ll probably find a lot of success with the blogging online business model. Ultimately, if you treat your readers like gold, they\u2019ll bring you lots of gold!<a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PostGopher-App.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\"><strong>Check It Out Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And remember check out <a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PostGopher<\/a> to automatically transform any blog post or page into a super targeted, high converting &#8216;lead magnet&#8217; that&#8217;s guaranteed to engage your readers.<\/p>\n<p>Then as long as you keep your goals in mind when you\u2019re creating your content, you\u2019ll find your conversions growing. More people will take action, and you will get closer than ever to reaching your goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blogging is one of the more lucrative online business models\u00a0today, but it\u2019s also really easy to follow down non-profitable paths. The fact is, the vast majority of bloggers make little to no money, because they make mistakes that could be easily avoided if only they knew what they were. In this post, you\u2019re going to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode\"><div class=\"tve_shortcode_raw\" style=\"display: none\">___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=\"color: #008000;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blogging is one of the more lucrative online business models&nbsp;today, but it\u2019s also &lt;u&gt;really&lt;\/u&gt; easy to follow down non-profitable paths.&lt;\/strong&gt; &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;The fact is, the vast majority of bloggers make little to no money, because they make mistakes that could be easily avoided if only they knew what they were.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;In this post, you\u2019re going to learn about the wrong paths that could absolutely destroy your chances of making money with your blog.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;You\u2019re also going to learn some great tips you can use to increase traffic, build a list, increase conversions, and increase profits.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Keep in mind that these tips can be applied to any blog, but if your blog is in a \u201cbad\u201d niche, your results aren\u2019t going to be as good as you probably hope. We\u2019ll talk more about choosing the right niche later.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Please don\u2019t just skim through this post&nbsp;and not take action on it. These&nbsp;tips could make or break your chances of making money blogging. It\u2019s really that serious!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13104\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/click-point-niche.png\" alt=\"Point to the right niche | PromoteLabs\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;What is the big deal about picking a niche?&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;When it comes to blogging, it\u2019s critical to choose the right niche, right from the start. It will be a complete waste of time and money if you set out to make money blogging and you choose a niche that isn\u2019t going to be profitable.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;While there\u2019s no way to be 100% certain, there are a number of ways to figure out which niches are most likely to be profitable.&nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Competition&lt;\/strong&gt; \u2013 Believe it or not, competition is good. It means the niche has some interest. Too much competition could be a bad thing, but you shouldn\u2019t worry about a significant amount of it.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monetization&lt;\/strong&gt; \u2013 You should find out if there are a lot of products available to promote. If you can\u2019t find any, it probably means the niche is not profitable. (Trust me, if a niche could even remotely make a profit, someone is already trying.) And please don\u2019t think you can monetize any niche with something like AdSense, because you\u2019d need massive traffic to make that possible.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commercial Intent&lt;\/strong&gt; \u2013 This is a fancy term to refer to whether or not people in this niche will buy anything. If it\u2019s something like \u201cfunny videos\u201d, good luck making money with it. It would be possible with a very large amount of traffic, but difficult all around. You don\u2019t have to be in a \u201cproduct\u201d-centric niche like \u201cwomen\u2019s shoes\u201d, but you do need to be in a niche where people are known to buy stuff, like golf or weight loss.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;If your blog doesn\u2019t conform to this checklist, it\u2019s probably not going to make you as much money as you hope. It\u2019s certainly possible, but your chances of making money will definitely be reduced.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;When choosing a niche, be very careful to choose a niche where you can get significant traffic (decent traffic, decent competition) and one that also has the potential to be profitable. After all, you\u2019ll need something to promote as an affiliate.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13106\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BloggingGraph.png\" alt=\"Online Business Model | PromoteLabs\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;Giving Up Too Soon&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Perhaps the most common mistake aside from choosing the wrong niche is simply giving up too soon. Almost any blog could eventually become very profitable if given enough time, but the majority of people will give up long before that time.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;The average business offline takes between one and three years to become profitable, but the average person seems to give up on a blog after a month or two if it doesn\u2019t start making money immediately. Why is this?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;For one thing, some people seem to think blogging is a \u201cget rich quick\u201d method. It\u2019s not. It takes time, hard work, and dedication. It\u2019s not easy. It\u2019s not fast. It\u2019s not a miracle.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Blogging may take anywhere between three months and three years to really take off. It takes a while to start getting good traffic from the search engines, and it takes a while to build a fan base and an email list.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;If you reach the one-year mark and you\u2019re not seeing any significant income, it may be time to re-analyze your data to see if maybe you chose the wrong niche or you\u2019re doing something else wrong. But don\u2019t stop too soon or you\u2019ll never know what could have been.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13108\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/promote_icon_PromoteLabs.png\" alt=\"Promote To Your Target Market\" width=\"150\" height=\"144\" \/&gt;Promote Like It Matters&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because it does, alot....&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Years ago, as long as you did some keyword research and wrote some keyword-rich content, you could pretty much count on sitting back and making some money with a blog.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Unfortunately, changes in Google\u2019s algorithms meant to combat spammers who flooded the internet with low-quality content meant to get people to click AdSense ads have made it a lot harder to gain traction. It takes a lot longer to start getting traffic, because the spammers ruined it for everyone.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;(This is a major&nbsp;reason I don\u2019t advocate spammy moneymaking methods. They may work for a while, but they end up screwing over legitimate marketers and will eventually stop working for the spammers, too.)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;These days, it\u2019s absolutely vital to get out there and start promoting your blog. You\u2019re not going to get traffic to a blog these days without some promotion, at least not for many long months.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Get off your butt and start promoting! Don\u2019t spam, but get your link out there in front of the people who will be interested in it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13109\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Autoblogging-NO-NO.png\" alt=\"AutoBlog No No\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;\"Autoblogging\" with No Added Value&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Okay, so autoblogging used to be a great way of making money. You could outrank the original owner of the content for his own keywords just by getting a larger number of better quality backlinks to your site than he had to his.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Those days are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;long gone&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;And sure, autoblogging might still be possible for some, but the odds are greatly diminished. Google slaps the crap out of duplicate content these days, especially if you\u2019re not adding any value to it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;You can add value to your autoblog content by adding your own commentary to the post. Every day, find the new posts pulled in by your autoblog and edit them, adding some new information.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Just be sure to distinguish your content from the original author\u2019s by using a different font, a different color, italics, block quote, or something similar. You don\u2019t want to make people think the original author wrote your comments, because (a) you want them to think you know what you\u2019re talking about and (b) you don\u2019t want the original author upset if he disagrees with something you wrote and people think he wrote it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[postgopher_pdf_ignore]&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;Now, successful bloggers do use some curated content but its definitely not 100% of their online business model. Download our \u201cTen Content Curation Best Practices\u201d to learn more about the best practices for curating content\u2026&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"&gt;[postgopher name=\"Content Curation Best Practices\" pid=\"12936\"]Click Here to Download Our Free Report[\/postgopher]&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;[\/postgopher_pdf_ignore]&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13110\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Money-List.png\" alt=\"Yes the Money is In the List\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;Build a List - Or Fail&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;This has been said over and over for as long as the internet has been in existence, but some people still don\u2019t get it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The money is in the list.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Repeat that. Make it your personal mantra. If you truly want to succeed online, you really, really need to build an email list!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;An email list is a valuable property that cannot (barring extreme circumstances) be taken away from you. Google algorithm changes won\u2019t affect it. Changes at various social sites won\u2019t affect it. It will continue making you money every time you send out an email for a very, very long time to come.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;They say that, on average, each subscriber is worth $1 per month. Different niches will have different numbers, as will different individual lists. But this is a good overall estimate.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;So think about that. 100 subscribers equals about $100 per month. 1,000 subscribers means another $1,000 per month in your pocket. 100,000\u2026 wow! You get the idea.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Build a list. NOW!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But...how?&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are a myriad of ways to build a list.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you want to build an email list, you need a good email marketing software. We've used, tested and reviewed dozens of email autoresponder providers over the years. If you'd like to see what we discovered and what we use ourselves, click here to check out our &lt;span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"&gt;&lt;span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/email-marketing-software\/\"&gt;Top 5 Email Marketing Services&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Another great way to build a list is to use a post to PDF creator and let people download your content for consumption later, they trade their email address&nbsp;to get your posts in PDF form and it allows you to keep in contact with people that are already interested in your niche. You can check out &lt;span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"&gt;PostGopher&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt; to automatically transform any blog post or page into a super targeted, high converting 'lead magnet' that's guaranteed to engage your readers... And build that list!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13112\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/revenue-streams.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/&gt;Adsense or any SINGLE Income Stream&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Okay, AdSense can still be a nice little moneymaker if it\u2019s used to supplement the money you make from other sources like selling your own products or affiliate products. But the days of earning a cushy living off AdSense alone are all but over.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Is it possible? Probably. Is it likely?&lt;strong&gt; Not a chance!&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Remember this: The reason people advertise via AdWords (thus creating the ads that pay you through AdSense) is because they are making money with their products. Why would you settle for a few cents when you can make the big bucks like they are?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Even if you don\u2019t have your own products, you can promote other people\u2019s products with affiliate links and make a heck of a lot more money than counting on a few cents here and there from AdSense.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;If anything, just use AdSense as a sideline income.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DO NOT&lt;\/strong&gt; count on it for your primary income source!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13113\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/no-brainer-good-content.png\" alt=\"No Brainer - Write Good Content\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;No Brainer - Create Good Content&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Even if you get everything else right, creating bad content will destroy your chances of getting considerable traffic and making decent money.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are some reasons why good content is a must:&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Your content won\u2019t be shared virally if it isn\u2019t really great.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Your bounce rate (the number of people who quickly leave your site without reading your content) will be high, which will keep you from ranking well in Google.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;People won\u2019t trust your authority in your niche.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;People won\u2019t click your ads, because they won\u2019t be there long enough to and they won\u2019t trust you enough to.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;People won\u2019t come back to your site.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;A long time ago, some webmasters wanted poor content, because they wanted people to click and AdSense advertisement and nothing more. Poor content accomplished that sometimes\u2026 when it didn\u2019t just make the user hit the back button. These days, earning money is much more complex, and having &lt;strong&gt;great content is absolutely essential&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13114\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Market-Yourself.png\" alt=\"Market Yourself - Online Business Model\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;Connect with your audience&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Blogging is much more than just posting content. It\u2019s about connecting with your audience on a personal level, too. If you fail to do this, you\u2019re going to find that your content isn\u2019t shared as much and your visitors don\u2019t come back.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;A lot of times you may look at a particular blog and wonder, \u201cWhat\u2019s so great about this blog?\u201d Maybe it gets a ton of traffic and you just can\u2019t figure out why.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;The answer is usually &lt;strong&gt;engagement&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;The most successful bloggers aren\u2019t those that simply toss up a few 500-word articles and a picture here and there. They\u2019re the ones who respond to comments, encourage people to leave comments, and reach out to their fans. They\u2019re the ones who interact with their audience, and allow their audience to connect with them on a personal level.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;To really make the most of this, let your personality shine on your blog. Post a picture of yourself and make your \u201cAbout\u201d page sparkle with your unique personality. Infuse yourself into every blog post!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will also want to give each person that visits your page a solid way to connect. Using some simple tools will help you make the most of each visit you receive.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Use your personal touch with attention bars, social share options. You can check out&nbsp;Monkey Web Apps \u2013 &lt;\/strong&gt;They have a bunch of&nbsp;essential marketing resources for making your visitor notice you and come back with friends!&nbsp;It's&nbsp;already&nbsp;trusted by over 30,000&nbsp;smart business owners\u2026 including me.&nbsp;&lt;span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/MWA_PLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"&gt;www.MonkeyWebApps.com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13115\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keyword-Stuffing.png\" alt=\"Keyword Stuffing - NO\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;Keyword Stuffing - Just No&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Are you still trying to stuff your target keywords into your articles as often as possible in order to reach a specific keyword density?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hellooooo? &lt;u&gt;1999&lt;\/u&gt; called, and they want their internet-marketing tactic back!&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Pardon the silly clich\u00e9 expression, but it\u2019s the truth. Keyword stuffing hasn\u2019t worked in a very long time, and worse case scenario, it could get you penalized by the Big G.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;It\u2019s not necessary anymore, anyway. Google has gotten a lot more advanced, and you don\u2019t even need to target specific keywords the same way. They can actually figure out synonyms with pretty good accuracy, so if you write an article titled \u201cHow to Build a Rowboat\u201d, they can figure out that a search for \u201cHow to Make a Rowboat\u201d probably means the same thing. So you don\u2019t have to stuff both keywords into your content.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;As long as you\u2019re using the standard lingo you\u2019d need to use to create a great article on a particular topic, you\u2019ll be all good. Honestly, the way you add your keyword into an article using a bunch of long-tail terms&nbsp;really isn\u2019t as important as it used to be. Google focuses on other areas a lot more now.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13116\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Link-Spam.png\" alt=\"No BackLink Spamming\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/&gt;Backlink Spamming&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;Ok, 1999 is seriously ringing my phone off the hook.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;This is another very old, outdated tactic that is just as likely to get you penalized as it is to help you.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Yes, you do need backlinks. They can still help you. But they need to be organic links from quality sites. Google can spot link spamming a mile away now, and they &lt;strong&gt;will&lt;\/strong&gt; slap the crap out of you for it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here\u2019s what you should NOT do:&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating a bunch of low-quality pages on Blogger, HubPages, etc. just to link back to your site&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Buying links to your site (no, no, no!)&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Submitting your site to spammy link directories&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here\u2019s what you &lt;u&gt;should&lt;\/u&gt; do:&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create content people will want to link to.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Encourage people to share your content by using social share plugins and mentioning sharing in your articles.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Guest post on popular blogs and link back to your content.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;So, the jist is... Get a list!&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Don't use outdated methods to attract traffic, give the traffic that finds your blog a reason to stay and read it...&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;And remember, it\u2019s never too late (or too early) to start building an email list. The best time to start, if you haven\u2019t already, is &lt;strong&gt;now&lt;\/strong&gt;!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Not tomorrow.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Not next week.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Not \u201csomeday.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now!&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Every day you wait is potentially several subscribers you lose forever. Those people may never cross your path online again. Isn\u2019t it better to get those people on your list while you have the chance?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;Be careful with your email marketing efforts, because once you alienate a subscriber, they\u2019re gone for good. They\u2019ll hit that \u201cunsubscribe\u201d link, and you\u2019ll probably never hear from them again.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: justify;\"&gt;As long as you avoid the outdated methods outlined in this post and use a few good tools to keep your blog in the mind of your readers, you\u2019ll probably find a lot of success with the blogging online business model. Ultimately, if you treat your readers like gold, they\u2019ll bring you lots of gold!&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18114\" src=\"https:\/\/promotelabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PostGopher-App.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center;\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check It Out Now!&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And remember check out &lt;a href=\"http:\/\/promotelabs.link\/PostGopherPLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"&gt;PostGopher&lt;\/a&gt; to automatically transform any blog post or page into a super targeted, high converting 'lead magnet' that's guaranteed to engage your readers.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then as long as you keep your goals in mind when you\u2019re creating your content, you\u2019ll find your conversions growing. 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