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When it comes to expressing yourself these days a blog seems to be the best way to do that very thing. It is not only the best way to get an idea or your thoughts on a subject down in written form, but it also opens the door for like minded people to share in your discourse. Add to that the possibility to earn a few dollars here and there and blogging looks a lot more appealing. While not everybody is going to make large sums of cash by speaking their minds in written form, it can be the start of something much more significant. However, money is money, and if you want to try your hand at trying to earn a buck or two by blogging, there are some important steps you need to take when you are doing your initial blog set up. The first thing you will want to do is to research before you even choose which blog service you want to use and before you attempt any blog setup. This is important because if you decide to go the free blogging site route it is important that you know that not all sites will allow you to do your own advertising. Now, if your decision is to go with a pay to blog site, you will have more freedom to advertise as you wish. As advertising goes, the choices for the beginner blogger will likely be very limited; but there is opportunity to do rather well if you know the right strategies to attract more traffic to your particular blog site.For most people starting out whether they are blogging on a free site, or they are paying for hosting, a pay per click advertisement will usually be in order. These types of advertisements will reward you with a small fee every time a person visiting your website clicks on one of the ads. While the fee is fairly small, usually only a few cents per click, if you drive enough readers, the profits can quickly add up. If you can get a large number of visitors per month, in the range of at least 500,000, you might be able to get traditional corporate advertisements on your website. However, most beginners to blogging will likely have a long road ahead of them before they can start claiming such high volumes of traffic. Before you start dreaming of the big bucks, however, you need to purchase a domain name and choose your web hosting company so you can get your ideas out into the cyber world. You should try to choose a domain name the reflects your ideals or purpose. You should try to think of several that you are happy with so that you can get a domain name that you love. There are thousands of companies to choose from to get your domain name, so check prices and get the most affordable option. Also, try to get a .com or .org extension as these are the most searched for by people in general.As for your website, finding a good hosting company is important. If you are new to the website world, then you may want to find a full service company that will help you design your website as well as host it for you. Make sure that you choose a company that does not overly limit you on your page numbers and that can handle an influx of site visitors should you get popular. The idea of trying to make some money by blogging about what is on your mind sounds very appealing, and indeed, you can do so. In many cases, the path to any significant money will likely take some serious time to accomplish, but it is possible. If you start out with realistic goals when doing your blog set up and you are sure that you are blogging not out of a desire for money and more out of honing your chops as a writer and blogging about your convictions, then anything is possible. With a lot of hard work, and a willingness to learn about self marketing, as well a close eye on the quality of your writing, you can eventually do rather well. Peter Downs is a blogger, internet marketer and addicted scribbler. If you would like to learn about setting up your blog go to: http://www.blog-training.org/Wordpressvideos/index.html ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
