Definitely YES! But I
believe the better question to ask is, “What Makes a Blog Make Money?”. Here are
the factors that make a blog profitable.
The Traffic
Traffic is the most important factor that helps a blog make money. Traffic is
simply the number of visitors your blog gets on a given time, usually accounted
on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The higher your blog traffic, the higher
your chances of making money.
The Ranks
Google Page Rank, Alexa Traffic Rank and Technorati Blog Rank are some of the
blog ranking systems that help a blog make money online. Google ranks blogs and
websites from a scale of 0-10. The higher your Google Page Rank, the better.
Alexa Traffic Rank is another ranking system that virtually ranks all websites.
The lower your Alexa Ranking, the better. Technorati Blog Rank on the other hand
ranks a blog by the number of links pointing to it. Technorati calls it, blog
reaction. The more blog reactions your blog has, the better your Technorati
Rank. Like Alexa, the lower your Technorati Rank, the better.
The Subscribers
With the popularization of feed, comes the opportunity to make money. Almost all
blogs have their own feeds. Feeds enable anyone to subscribe to a blog via email
or through a feed reader. This means people who subscribed to your blog, don’t
need to visit your blog to read your latest post. They can access it through
their feed reader or will be delivered directly to their emails depending on
their subscription. Like traffic, the higher the number of your feed
subscribers, the better your chances of making money with your blog.
The Strategy
Making money online needs some strategy. With the huge number of opportunities
available to bloggers, the ability to identify which opportunity is most
suitable to your blog can significantly improve your blog’s earning potential.
Not all blogs can earn from Pay Per Click advertisements, in the same manner
that not all blogs can earn from blog reviews. This uncertainty calls for a
strategic approach to identifying the most suitable “make money scheme” that
will maximize your blog’s income.
The Blogger
Whether a blog makes money or not ultimately depends on the blogger. If a
blogger lacks the time and resources to grow a blog, any attempt to monetize it
is futile. Blogging requires commitment and persistence. Failure is customary
and giving up distinguishes a successful blogger from a losser.
Your network provides lots of opportunities. - The obvious benefit of
networking are the opportunities that comes along with it. Feedback, traffic,
link love, comments are just of few of these benefits that you can get from
networking. By working with other bloggers, you expose yourself with various
opportunities that will help you become a better and successful blogger.
Your networks can be a source of information and support. - Through your
interaction with other bloggers, you would be able to grow from the information
that they share. More importantly, your networks can be a great potential source
of support. Try to look at every successful blog. One thing they’ve got in
common is a supportive network of friends and readers.
Networking with Non Probloggers is better because of several reasons.
Non Probloggers are still building their networks. This means you’ve got
better chances of establishing relationships with them.
Non Probloggers are usually new to blogging so they need all the support they
can get. Building a relationship with them can start by simply helping them fix
a problem in their blog or by giving them useful links and tips.
Non Problogger are more generous. They link generously.
Compared to Problogger, Non Probloggers are larger in number. This makes
networking with them easier as you’ve got more bloggers to network with.
Non Probloggers are not too picky with whom they network with.
Serious bloggers should therefore consider owning a domain name. This is not a
costly investment and an investment well spent that will certainly bring you
great returns. Here are some of the reasons why you should get your own domain
name.
More Blog Monetization
Opportunities - The fact. Advertisers are becoming more picky
with blogs where they want to advertise. If you’re with PPP, Sponsored Reviews
or Smorty, you probably read opportunities that are not accepting reviews from
blogs under a subdomain. If you’re using a subdomain, you are lossing alot of
opportunities to earn from your blog.
