If You Want Blog Income You Need To Offer Real Value

You've probably heard tales of people who make 4-figure, even 5-figure incomes each month from their blog or blogs. There's some truth to those stories. People really do it. I know of people who make that much blog income each month. But most make little or nothing. One reason for the difference is the value the successful folks deliver.

It's easy to create a blog. So easy in fact that there are over 100 million blogs out there. Even so, only a very tiny percentage of the people who try this make any money. A big part of the reason why is that most blogs deliver little or no value.

Unless there's something special about a blog, it will have little value to visitors, and will make very little (if any) money. Something about the blog must be unique and engaging. Either the content itself, or your opinions about the content, or in rare instances, the way your write. If you're saying the same stuff as everyone else, with a generic style and middle of the road opinions, few people will care about your blog.

The people best positioned to deliver unique content for a blog are the experts in the niche the blog is about. Experts can deliver value simply by providing information that isn't readily available elsewhere. For those who aren't in a position to write about unique aspects of the niche, the way you deliver the information has to provide the value your readers want.

A moderate and uncontroversial style is the kiss of death for bloggers who aren't experts in the field. Whether people love your style or hate it, the important thing is that they feel strongly. The same goes for your opinions. Drill it into your head that if you can't engage your visitor's emotions, and can't give them unique information, your blog is doomed.

I hope you're clear on the fact that you must deliver value, either in the form of unique content or emotionally-engaging style, if you want any chance of making serious blog income. If you learn how to do this properly, you'll have conquered a problem area most bloggers never get past.

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7 Steps to Better Blog Entries

Posting blog entries consistently is one of the starting points to getting your blog notice by readers. When you first create a blog you want to be sure that your post are thought provoking, informative, or at the very least create a stir. A great way to judge the reaction to your posts is in both the number and nature of blog comments left at your site.

What we want to address here today is how to position your site to be one of the top blogs in your niche. No doubt the use of numerous SEO and blog design approaches can be very advantageous to positioning your site. Our focus here however will be on making the most out of every entry to the blog site itself.

Here are 7 blogging tips you can use immediately when posting entries to increase the popularity of your site within your niche.

Let the Reader Know How You Feel

Show some attitude when applicable in your posting, after all it is your blog. Readers will enjoy your display of 'personality' and so will you since it will make your writing a lot more fun and therefore easier for you.

Keep Post Brief

Your post does not have to be article length but in fact it would usually be better that it isn't. A composition of about 250 to 300 words will work just fine. This will help maintain the readers' attention long enough to read the complete post and it won't be as much effort for you to write.

Riveting Headline

Do what you can to capture the readers attention. Since the headline will be the first things they see try to insure it is an accurate 'portrayal' of what the content holds for the reader.

When possible the use of shock or humor will work wonderfully but be sure to deliver to the reader what your headline may promise.

Be Passionate

A show of enthusiasm or passion in your writings will serve to get your reader more involved in what they are reading. If your tone sounds bored it is only natural that the reader will quickly adopt this feeling and probably quit reading.

Also if you are passionate or excited about what it is you're writing this will only make your efforts seem more like play and less like work.


Reader Friendly Format

Make your posts easy to read by following a layout that is easy on the eyes. Avoiding long paragraphs will lessen the eye strain of your readers.

The use of bold letters or underlining also makes it easier for the reader to scan your post for the highlights or important points of the post itself.

Also when possible, try to present your points in a listed fashion whether thru the use of subtitles, numbers, or bullets points.

Optimize Your Post

Consider what it is your post is all about. By identifying the main point of the post you can isolate and select keywords or keyword phrases. By optimizing your post in such a way you now have made it easier for search engines to find your posted material.

The end result when you properly optimize your post will be more readers will now find your post when they conduct a search for content such as yours.

More readers - sweet deal!

Ask For & Encourage Comments

At the end of every post ask readers what they thought of the information you provided. This encourages helpful feedback for you and more interaction by the readers themselves.

The feedback is something you can use to improve your blog while the increased interactivity by the reader will be more satisfying to them.

Your blog entries are the foundation upon which you will build your site. When you first create a blog your focus should be on any blog comments left at your site. There is no better barometer as to how your blog site is being received by readers online. By following the 7 blogging tips we discussed above you can position yourself to become one of the top blogs in your niche. There will be other techniques like the blog design, linking and SEO that will also help but remember it all starts with the content you put on the site.

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