If you want to become and expert at making money I’d suggest the best way to start is to read a few of the articles on this website especially the series I wrote about How to Make Money Online. In addition, spend some time checking out other authority blogs on the topic… There are several other experts in the field that offer great advice, free of charge including Darren Rowse with ProBlogger, Carl Ocab, John Chow and Grizzly with How to Make Money for Beginners, just to name a few…
If you came here looking to get rich quick then think again… But, if you are willing to work hard, learn the techniques of seasoned internet marketers and slowly build a business that consists of blogs, websites and other internet related activities, you will figure it out eventually and then you can quit your job and make money online for the rest of your life. Let’s go ahead and list a few things that might help you create a new money making niche blog:
1.) Google Keyword Tool – This is something that has been very helpful for me in regard to finding niches. Sure, it’s like shooting in the dark but just search for anything you’re even remotely interested in, check out how many searches are done on average monthly and then go out and find a domain name either from Bluehost or Blogger that has the root keyword terms in it. Here’s a free niche that I happen to know is profitable:
Keyword Est.
business cards
Searches Per Day
10,092
Est. Adwords Cost Per Click
$10.56
Est. # of Comp.Websites
24,800,000
Business cards might not seem like the greatest niche but would you look at what Adwords advertisers are paying per click! Think about that, if Google pays you half of that on average per click and you’re goal is to make $100/day for starters that means you just need to find a domain that has the term business cards somewhere in it and get to work! For example, I noticed that small business cards had 328 searches per day and it was paying out $10.28 per click. If you’re looking for small color business cards don’t forget about me alright.
If you look at the name, I think it’s great because small business cards, color business cards and business cards are all terms that can be derived from the name. Hey, I don’t mind if you want to compete, I like a challenge and believe me, trying to beat out 24,800,000 competing websites isn’t going to be easy anyways…
2.) Google Search with Quotations – When you use the Google Keyword tool you will see that it doesn’t provide you with this useful Adwords information so you are going to have to use some basic research to get a feel for how much it pays. The first thing I would do is type the desired keyword into Google and figure out how much competition there is for your term. The second thing I normally do is type the same anchor keyword into Google but this time in quotations. This provides you with an exact match for your term and will give you a more realistic view of how many websites you will be competing with.
3.) Check the Sponsored Advertisements – Since you probably won’t have this Adwords payout information that I presented you can get a basic idea of what advertisers are paying to be on the top by simply looking in the Sponsored area after you search for your term. Are the advertisers large companies like Visa, Amazon or Ebay or are they small outfits that are trying to sell affiliate products? Hey I know this is kind of a lame approach but believe me, it works…
I really went down a side road on this article! Wasn’t it supposed to be about how to make money on the web?
Well let me pitch a few more things that might help you out… Because this blogging for money thing isn’t for everyone I’m happy to provide a few alternatives. I’ve used a program before called project payday and you’re not going to get rich if you use their program but it is free to join and I’ve made about a thousand dollars with it so far…
I’m extremely lazy and prefer writing content for my cash rather than filling out offers and that’s pretty much what it’s about. Since this is a make money online blog I try to remember to offer alternatives to make money blogs as a way to earn income. The project payday program can be used to make some quick cash so you could buy a few domains, pay for web hosting with bluehost and start running your own enterprise of websites that make advertising and affiliate revenue..
Or you could just spend the cash on beer or nachos. At bare minimum I hope this article has offered up some information that will be useful to you, i.e. whoever might be reading this post… If you enjoyed this article, please let me know by answering the following question: What strategies would you implement in regard to internet marketing if you wanted to sell Igloos to Eskimos with your website? Anybody who is ready to learn how to make money on the web with a blog can feel free to read the first part of my series entitled: How to Make Money Online Step 1
