Everybody'stalkingaboutthis"blogging"thing.Youmayhavehadseveralfamilymembers,friends orcustomerssuggestthatyoucreateoneofyourownforyourbusiness.
Well,they'reright!Creatingablogforyourbusinessisagreatidea!Thisarticlewillshowhow creatingablogcanbenefityourbusinessinmanydifferentways.
1.BloggingBuildsYourBrandBloggingprovidesyouwithawaytocreatecontentthatyour audiencewillfindmeaningfulandinformative.Youwillhaveaplacetoelaborateonyour company'sstoryandletpeopleknowwhatyourcompanyisallaboutAblogistheperfectplaceto giveyourbusinessabackstoryandprojectacolorfulandrichimagethatcompelsreaderstobecome apartofyouronline...showmorecontent...
Readersleavetheirfeedbackinthecommentssectionandthiscanbeagreatwaytocementyour customerrelationships.Alwaysbesuretoreplytoyourcommentsandyouwillhaveatherespect andsupportofyouronlinecommunity!
5.BloggingIsAGreatWayToGetNewCustomersAccordingtoasurveyconductedbyHubspot, 60%ofbusinessesthathaveanactivebloggetmorecustomers.Bloggingisalow–costand extremelyeffectivemarketingtoolWhenpairedwithasocialmediaaccount,suchasaFacebook page,youareabletoreachanastoundingnumberofpotentialcustomers.
Everypostyoumakewillbeavaluableassetinbuildingyourbrand,showcasingyourexpertisein yourindustryandsellingyourproductsorservices.
6.YouDon'tHaveToHaveaDegreeInGraphicDesignToDoItBloggingisn'trocketscience. Bloggingplatforms,likeWordPressandHubspot,areextremelyuser–friendlyandhavetutorials thatcanguideyouthroughtheprocess.Yourblogdoesn'thavetobeextremelyflashyorintricately designed.Aslongasyoupostquality,information–packedcontentregularlyyouwillattractan audience
7:BloggingIsAGreatPublicRelationsToolIfyourbusinesshasnewproductsorservicesyou wantthepublictoknowabout,yourblogisanexcellentwaytospreadtheword.Anypressreleases, announcementsorpublicstatementsthatneedtobemadecanbemadefromyourblog,aswell.\n Furthermore,journalistslookforbusiness
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Therereallyisnodenyingthatadecentdigitalpresenceismassivelyimportantforyourbusiness. Muchofwhatyoudowithinyourbusinesswillnowbeperformedthroughonlineplatformsand methods.Fromyourmarketingtoyoursalesopportunities,therewillalwaysbethingsthatyoucan takeadvantageofonline.Yourwebsiteisyourheadoffice,sotospeak,itisyouronlinehuband yourdigitalshopfrontYoucanadvertiseonthere,youcansellfromthere,andyoucancertainly gainpresenceandreviewsonthere.Oneextensionofthatisabusinessblog.Butitisrighttoform partofyourbusinessstrategy?
Abusinessblogwillalwaysbelikeasalespersonthatneversleeps.Itisoutthereontheworldwide webwithcontentandshowmorecontent
Consideraddingittoyourcurrentwebsiteorcreateanewdomain
Ifyoualreadyhaveagreatdomainandtheoptiontoaddablogtabtoit,thenyoumaywanttoadd yourbusinessblogaspartofyourmainwebsite.Thiscouldworkreallywellandevengiveyour currentleveloftrafficsomethingelsetoviewonline.Alternatively,andwhatcouldworkmore effectivelywithSEO,istohaveaseparatedomainforyoublog,whichwouldhouseallofyour content.Linkingbacktoyourmainwebsitesandonlinestore.Itcouldbeassimpleasaddingthe wordblogtoyourcurrentcompanynameordomainnameyouuseOrhavingoneofthenew domaintypeswhichendin.blog.Makingitmoreapparentwhatitissomeonewillbeviewing.
Developingtheblogandthethemeofit
Onceyouhaveyourideassorted,thewayyouwanttodoitandmaybeyouhavepurchasedyour domainnameordecidedwhattodo,nowisthetimetodevelopyourblogandyourtheme.Many behindthescenessoftwarelikeWordPressofferfreethemes.Thesecanhelpcreatetherightlook foryourbusinessblogwithveryminimalfussorinterventionneededfromexpertsorprofessionals Itisalwaysworthensuringthatyourlatestcontentisdisplayedfirst,orevenfeaturedinsomeway. Don'tforgettoaddyoursocialmedialinksandmainwebsitelinkifitisaseparatesite.
Creatingtheperfectcontentforyourblog
TheBlogRevolution
Ourhistoryislitteredwithadvancementsinwritingandcommunicationtechnologiesthathavehad profoundandlonglastingeffectsonourmodernsociety.Oneneedonlylookbackfivecenturiesto thetimeshortlybeforetheadventoftheprintingpresstoseeatimewhentownsweresoisolated thatevennewsfromtheirclosestneighborswererareandthesightofabookoutsideofachurch wasevenlesscommon.Yet100yearslaterthetotalnumberofbooksinexistence,andthespreadof informationandideasalongside,hadincreasedexplosively(Burke)Theinventionoftheprinting presswasundoubtedlyoneofthemostsignificantadvancesincommunicationsinmodernhistory.
Recently,asimilarrevolutionhasshowmorecontent
ThefirstofsuchpreexistingtechnologiesthatshallbeexaminedwillbetheE–Mail.E–Mailwas perhapsthefirstofsuchtoolsinexistenceandwasprimarilymeantasasubstitutionforregularmail nowknownas"snailmail"However,E–Mailsdidnotsimplyreplacetheoldsnailmail,butalso changedthemannerinwhichpeoplecommunicated.Forreasonsthatwon'tbediscussedhere,E–Mailstendtoberegardedaslessformalthantheircousin,andassuchareoftenwritteninamuch morerelaxedmanner,oftensignificantlyshorteraswellsinceitiseasiertowriteanothersoonafter.
InthiswaywecanseethatE–Mailnotonlychangedthespeedandmannerinwhichwe communicate,butalsohowitisweactuallywriteinsuchcommunications
Whenblogsareviewedincomparison,itisapparentthattheyseemtooccupymuchofthesame spaceBothareusedtocommunicatewithotherpeoplethataregenerallyknownpersonally,and bothmakeuseoftheInternetasthemeansoftransmission.However,tosaythatblogswillmakea changetooursocietyorthewayinwhichwewritethatisanywaycomparabletothatoftheE–Mail isdifficult.First,itisdoubtfulanyonecanrealisticallybelievethatblogswillovercometheotherin termsofpopularity.Secondly,thewaythatpeoplewriteinblogsisclosetothewaypersonal journalsarekept,butperhapsslightlylessformallyinthesamewayE–Mailsare
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MyWriting
Inthepastfouryears,Ihavewrittenmanypapersforvariousclasses,enjoyingsomeandothers havingtochokeoutwordstowritedown.InthismemoIwilldescribemywritingprojectsandhow theymademebecomeabetterwriter,andhowtheywillcontinuetohelpdevelopmeintoa becomingamoreprosperouswriter.
WhatIReallyLearnedinEnglish100
WellasarecentpupiloftheGreatMcFaddenIwanttodoallthatIcantobeonhisgoodside,for hesaidthatifIgoonemiletomeethim,hewillgotwomilestomeetme,whichseemsmorethat fair.AsanassignmentIamtoldthatIhavetowritewhatIlearnedinEnglish100andhowthatit preparedmeforEnglish200Wellsincehonestyisthebestwayofshowmorecontent HavingtakenmanywritingclassesIhavelearnedmanythingsaboutwriting.Ienjoywritingand canoftenwritemanypagesaboutthingsthatIaminterestedin.IknowthatIhavemorelearningto doaboutwriting,andhopefullyinthenextcoupleweeksmyknowledgeofwritingwillhave expandedandmywritingwillhaveimproved.
MyExperienceWithWritingArguments
IamunawareofanywritingargumentsTheonlythingIcanreallythinkofiswritingaresearch paperwiththeintenttochangepeople'smindsonacertainsubject.Irememberresearchingfor weeksinthelibrary,lookingthroughmagazineaftermagazine.Ihadsearchedforenough informationtowriteaten–pagepaper.Thewritingprocessofthepapertookseveralweeksbutwhen Ihadfinished,allthehardworkwasworththeeffort.Ilearnedmanythingsfromthatcoursesuchas thatyouneedtosearchforalltheinformationyoucanbecauseitisbettertohavetoomuch informationthannotenough.Alsothatcoursetaughtmemanythingsaboutmakingreferencestothe authorsofthearticlesIusedformypaper.Irememberwritingoutnotecardafternotecardand keepingallthenecessaryinformationabouteachbookormagazineThatcoursetaughtmeto becomeabetterwriterandtorespecthowmuchdetailreallygoesintoaresearchpaperlikeIhad writtenOtherthanthat,Ihavenotreallyhadmuchexperiencein
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MyWritingExperiencesMyexperiencesinwritinghavebeenminimal.Ihaveonlylearnedthe basicsofwriting,likeputtingtogethersentences,formingparagraphswithsentences,andthingslike that.SinceIhavebeentakingcollegeEnglish,Icantellmywritinghasimprovedalot.Inthefuture, Ihopetobeabletoimprovetremendouslyatwritingessays,paragraphs,researchpapers, documents,andstoriessothatIhaveverylittletonoerrorswithdraftingandfinalproductsI predictIwillbeawellroundedwriterwhenIgraduatefromcollege.Writinginthepaststartedin kindergarten.MyteachertaughtmehowtowritemynameoverandoveruntilIcouldwriteitwith noerrorsAllthroughelementarymyteacherstaughtmeshowmorecontent
IneedtolearntoquitthinkingasmuchonwhatIwanttowriteaboutandhowtowriteaboutatopic andjuststartingjottingstuffdowninoutlineformasitcomestomind.Run–onsandfragmentsI needtobeabletospotandfixrightawayorIreallyneedtonothaveanyinmypapersatall.My goalsaretowritepapersandnothavetoreassuremyselfthatmaybeIneedtodomoreresearchor havemoredataorevenhavetorethinkmywholetopicoverIwouldlovetohavetheknowledgeto beatutorsomedayandteachotherpeoplehowtoproperlywritepapers,paragraphs,essays,and maybeevenbooks.Tohaveexcellentskillsinwritingwilldefinitelybeagreatadvantageinmy nursingprofession.Innursing,Iwillhavetodolotsofchartingonmypatients.Iwillhavetodo healthpresentationsonvarioussubjectssuchasexercising,howoursocietyeats,andsexeducation ifIwanttobeacourseinstructorResearchinginformationonallofthosetopicsIwillhavetomake sureIdoanexcellentjobonandcollectaccurateinformationandstatisticssothatIcancompareto othersources.DictatingtothedoctormeansthatIwillneedtowriteproperlysothatheunderstands whatIamsayingOthernurseswillhavetobeabletounderstandwhatIamtalkingaboutbymy writingskillswhendoingshiftchanges.Iwillhavetobeveryprecisesothatothernurseswillnot
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StartingaCompanyBlogPart2
WrittenbyJanetGershen–Siegel
InPart1,Italkedaboutgettingaplatformforblogging.Butnowyoumaybewondering:I'vegot thisgreatWixorBloggerorTumblrorWordPressblogand–help!–Ihavenoideawhattoputin it.Noworries.
BasicLookandFeel
Abloghasacertainlookandfeeltoit.Justlikeyouroverallwebsite,itbenefitsfromacertain degreeofbranding.Let'ssayyourcompanyisGreen'sTrucking.Ifitis,thenitmakessensetouse thecolorgreeninyourdesign,andyouprobablyalreadyare.Ablogisagoodplaceforyourlogo andforotherimagerywhichevokesyourcompany.Inourtruckingcompanyexample,therecould bepicturesofthetrucksorthedriversortheroutesshowmorecontent
Butifyou'retopping1,000wordsregularly,thenseeifyoucansplitupthoseposts.
SEOandPlugins
IfyouareusingWordPress,thenyoucangetpluginstodoalotofthis.Butifyouaren't,don'tfret! YoucandosomeofthisonyourownI'mtalkingaboutSearchEngineOptimizationWithoutgoing intomoredepththannecessary(SEOisreallyitsownblogpost),SEOisessentiallywhereyoutell searchenginesandreaderswhatyourblogpostisabout.Ifyouarewritingablogpostaboutthe goodsinyourcandyshopandyourpostisaboutlicorice,youshouldnotbeaddingphotosof lollipops.Keepingontopic–andkeepingthetopicclear–willstandyouingoodstead.Thismeans yourtitle,yourimagetitles,yourkeyphrases,andevenyourheadersandsubheadersshouldreflect yourtopic.
Writing
Whileit'snotreallypossibletoteachanyonehowtowriteinjustoneblogpost,writingforablog canbeaseasyorasdifficultasyoumakeit.Yourmaingoalistogetinformationacrossanddoso inaclearmannerIfyouraudienceiswell–read,thenyoumightbeabletogetawaywithoverly technicaljargon.Butiftheyaren't,thenfigureouthowtouseeasiertounderstandterms.Thisisn't somuchtodumbitdown;it'smoretokeepthewritingaccessibleCaseinpoint:let'ssayyou're writingforalawfirm.Blogpoststargetingotherlawyerswillprobablybewrittendifferentlyfrom blogpoststargetingpotentialclients.Oryou
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Minecraftisagamewheretheplayerusestheirimaginationtoshapetheworldaroundthemusing theresourcestheyfind.Intheworldeverythingisshapedlikeablockoracube,thisincludesthe trees,thedirt,thewater,theclouds,eventhesun,everything.Thissimplegamehasn'tevenbeen releasedyetbuthasalreadysoldoveronemillioncopies.Minecraftwascreatedbyoneman, Markus"Notch"Persson,andthisishisstoryWhatmakesthestoryofMinecraftsouniqueisthatit wascreatedbyNotchandonlyNotch.NotchhadajobbeforeMinecraft,workingongamesfora company.HestartedtoworkonMinecraftinhisfreetimebutafteragiantpopularityspikehe realizedthatitcouldbeahit,sohequithisjobandbeganshowmorecontent
Thegamesellsaround10,000copiesperday.IthasbecomeaculturalphenomenonandonJanuary 12,2011salespassedtheonemillionmark,buttheycontinuedtorise.Withpopularityincreasing, bignamecomicslike"PennyArcade"and"Hejibits"discoveredthegametooandpublishedcomic stripsaboutminecraft,leadingtoevenfurthersales.Minecraftmakes$250,000adayandcontinues todosoOnJune13,2011,Minecraftpassed25millionsalesTodayMojanghas10employees MarkusPersson,JensBergensten,DanielKaplan,Junkboy,JakobPorser,CarlManneh,Tobias Mollstam,AronNeiminen,DanielFrisk,andDanielRosenfeld.Thesefewpeoplemakeuptheteam thatcontinuestoworktowardsMinecraft'sfuture.Butwithsofewemployeesthingstaketime.Even thoughthegamehasnotbeenofficiallyreleased,peoplewhobuythegamegetacopyofwhatitis rightnowastheupdatesarebeingpushedoutWithsuchsuccessMojangisthetargetofsome heavycriticismfromblogs,critics,andeventheirownfans.Onespeculationfromfansisthat Minecraftwillbethecompany's1hitwonder.Whathappensifittrulyisaonehitwonder?Willthe companygodownunder?WillitbetheendofMojang?Willtheyjoinapublisherinordertostay afloatandlosetheirtitleof"indie?"AnotherspeculationconcernsMojang'snextgamethathas absolutelynothingtodowithMinecraft,noteveninthesamegenre.Whatifnobodylikesthegame? What
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So,youwouldliketoknowhowtostartablog,makemoneyfromit,andpossiblyevendoitwhile youworkathome.Well,thereisgoodnewsforyou.Itiseasierthanevertodojustthatanditwon't takeyoumuchtimeatalltogettheballrolling.Thequestionyoushouldbeaskingisn't"Howto startablog."Therealquestionyoushouldbeaskingyourselfis,"Howtostartaprofitableblog."
Whilestartingablogbecauseyoulovetowriteisgreat,youcanalsomakeaprettydecentpenny whiledoingit.Youprobablyhavemillionsofthoughtsandidarollingaroundinyourheadabout howtostartablog,whattowriteaboutandcountlessotherthingsDOyourselfafavorandtryto relax,becauseitisalotsimplerthanyouthink...showmorecontent...
Thiswillgiveyoukeyknowledgeofwhatwordstouseinstufflike,thetitleofyourblog,themain textandlinksinyourblog.
Whenchoosingthesubjectofyourblog,youwillwanttopickasubjectthatyouarepretty passionateabout,especiallyifyouareabeginner.Thereasonbehindthisisbecausepickinga subjectthatyouhaveknowledgeinwillputyouonthefasttracktomakingblogmoneyand,since youknowwhatyouaretalkingabout,peoplewillwanttocomebacktoyourblogonaconsistent basis.Onceyouareabloggingexpert,whichcouldtakeaslittleasacoupledays,youcanthen branchoutintosubjectsthatmightbeprofitabletoyou,becauseyouwillbeabletolearnthemfairly quickly.Ifyoucomeacrosslikeanexperttoyourreaders,theywillwanttoflockbacktoyourblog foryourmostrecentblogpost.Thisisultimatelywhatyouwant.Yourmainsourceofblogmoney willcomefrompeoplethattrustyou
Writingablogcanbeveryfun,butitcanalsobeabitfrustratingwhenyoarefirststartingout.The goodnewsisthatyoudon'thavetoletthishappentoyou.Togetoverthishumpquickly,allyou havetodoisstudywhattheBigGunsaredoing.Studytheirwritingstylesforabit.Dotheycome acrosslikeagoodfriend?Howlongaretheirposts?Howarethemakingmoneyintheirnicheand howaretheypromotingit?Itwon'ttakeyoulongatalltolearnthelittletricksthattheyusetomake
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OverthecourseofthissemesterIlearnedalotaboutmyselfasawriter.ThisEnglish101classhas reallyallowedmetoexpandmyessaystructureandwaysofthinking.Thiswasmyfirstcollege writingcourseandithasgivenmemuchmorefreedomwhenwritingbecauseinhighschoolIfelt limitedandlikewhatwewerewritingwasnotveryimportant.InhighschoolIwouldwriteessays tojusttofulfilltherequiredwordorpagecountandtoadegreeIstillfeellikethisbutmaybethatis whyIamanengineeringmajorbutinthiscourseIactuallywasabletoexpressmyideasandforthe firsttimereallytestthelimitsofmywritingcapabilities.Ireallyenjoyedbeingabletoincorporate myvoicemoreinmyessaysandIbelieve...showmorecontent...
Themostimportantimprovementformeinthiscoursewasonmygrammar.Iwasnotawareofthe commarulesbefore.ItwasshockingtoseewherecommasaretobeputandtheplacesthatIusually missTheHackerlessonswedidinandoutofclassoncommashaveimprovedmygrammar significantly.LookingbackthroughallofmygradedessaysitisunbelievablehowmanycommasI haveactuallymissed.Also,writingtheessaysinMLAformatandincludingworkcitedentriesand quotations,hashelpedmebecomemorecomfortablewithitWhenIwriteessaysnow,Idonot hesitateorgetanxiousifIhavetoaddaworkcitedentry.However,eventhoughIhaveknowalittle bitmoreofwhentousecommasandhavealittlebitmoreknowledgeaboutgrammarthereisstilla lotofroomforimprovement.SomeareaswhereIneedtoimproveincludetransitionsbetween paragraphs,beingtorepetitive,andmyconclusions.Thisclasshasdefinitelyhelpedmemakemy transitionsbetter;howevertheystillcouldusesomeimprovementIhavetomakesurethatthe readercancomprehendmythoughtprocessandthatmytransitionsdonotgetinthewayoftheflow ofthepaper.InsomeoftheroughdraftsformyessaysIcouldnotfindlinksbetweenparagraphsat allbutafterworkshoppinginclassIbelievethattheyhavesignificantlyimproved.Ialsoneedto makesurethatIdonotrepeatthesameideasorwordstoomany
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ItistheendofthishighschoolyearandIamgladtosaythatIaccomplishedmanythings.Theidea ofdoingablogwasaverysuccessfulone,giventhatIwasabletowriteaboutwhatilikeand improvemywritingskills.Therefore,IbelievethatthroughoutthisyearIwasabletogrowasa writer,expressmyselfbetter,andexpandmyknowledge.InadditiontomyEnglishclass,Iwasalso abletoimprovemyskillsinotherssubjectssuchashistoryandtheology,inwhichIhadtowritea fewparagraphs,butmostlyIhadtoreadalotwhichdefinitelyexpandedmyknowledgeand improvedmyvocabulary.Thatsaid,sinceIwasrequiredtowriteaboutdifferentsubjects,Ialsohad toimproveresearchskillsandmycreativitywhenwritingaboutpersonalopinionsOverall,being abletowritenotonlyEnglishrelatedpapersmademeabroadmythoughtsandenhancemywriting skills.Inthesameway,myEnglishpapersandblogentriesalsohelpedmetobecomeabetter writer.Iwasveryfoundofmyblogposts,notonlybecauseitwasareflectiononmylifebutalso becauseoftheeffortthatIputinit.Iprocrastinatedwaylessthislastquarterbymaking...showmore content
IamsurethatIhaveimprovedalotmywritingandreadingskills.However,Istillhavetoexceed onhowtoorganizemythoughtsandmakingbetterwordchoice.Withthatinmind,I'llalwaysbe lookingfornewways,suchasreading,thatwillmakemeabetterwriter.However,I'mgladtosay thatfromthebeginningoftheyearuntilnowIoutdidmyselfwithsignificantprogress.Allthatsaid, IhavethegoaltokeeponwritingduringthesummersothatIcanpracticetheskillsthatIlearned Thus,thisyearwasveryimportantinmakingmeamoreinsightfulperson,andabetterwriter.For thatreason,IhopetokeepmyselfmotivatedsothatIcanlearnmoreandmoreandcontinueto expressmyselfthroughmy
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IcanrememberseeingthatIhadtotakeanEnglishclassmyfirstsemesterofcollege.Iwasalready overwhelmedwithstartingcollege,andhavingtowritecollegeessaysmademegetevenmore nervous.IsatdownwithmymomanddecidedtolookattheEnglishclassesavailable,andIfinally decidedthatIhadtotakeaneveningclasstomakeitworkinmyschedule.ThefirstdayofEnglish cameandnowlookingbackitwasnotasbadasIthoughtItmademeabetterwriterandbewhereI amtoday.ItmayhavetakenmesometimetogetwhereIamtoday,butatleastIamontheright track.EnglishCompositionhelpedmerealizethatIammyownauthorandhavestrengthsthatIdid notrealizeIhadWhenIfirststartedcollegeIdidnotknowwhattoexpectwithanEnglishclassI likedwritingabouttopicsthatinterestedme,buthighschooldidnotallowmetodothat.Itook AmericanHistoryandwewouldhavetowriteshowmorecontent
Ilearnedmanytechniquesfrommyprofessor.Hehelpedmerealizethatitisokaytohaveyourown opinionaslongasyoubackitup.HeshowedmethatIamanauthorwhenIdidnotthinkIwas.He alsotoldustoreadouressaysoutloudwhenweproofread,andIalwaysdidthistechniquebefore submittingallmyessays.IcanrememberhavingtowritemyfirstessayandIwasscared,becauseI feltlikeIhadtogetagoodgrade.IstartedthinkingaboutwhattoolsIcouldusetohelpme,andI decidedtogotoTheLearningCentertohelpwithmyessay.WhenIwenttheretheywouldmake editstomyessayandthenexplainwhatIshouldchange.ThetutornoticedIusedmultiplechoppy sentencesandcommasinspotsthereshouldnotbeSometimesIwouldevengotwicetomakesureI didnotmissanyminormistakes.GoingtherehelpedmefeelmoreconfidentasawriterandI learnedfrommymistakes.Ihadmanyhelpfultechniquesfrommultiplepeoplethatshapedmeinto thewriterIam
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Anyindividualcanblog,butmostdon'tmakemoneyfromdoingso.Infact,manypeopledon't realizeitispossibletomakemoneywithablog.Firstandforemost,apersonmusthaveablogand fillitwithusefulcontent.Untilthisstephasbeentaken,apersoncannotmoveforwardandbringin someextraincomeorpossiblyreplaceacurrentpaycheck.Thisblogmusthavefollowersalso,as theyaretheoneswhowillhelptobringmoneyinWhenthesestepshavebeentaken,it'stimeto beginmonetizingtheblogorusingittobringincash.Onefollowerisenoughtobeginthisprocess ofgeneratingincomefromablog.Howdoesonegoaboutdoingthisandhowmuchmoneycanyou makeblogging?
Advertising
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Inaddition,thebloggermaycreatenewmaterialandsellthistofollowersAblogwrittenby someonewholovestocrochet,forinstance,couldteachthebasiccrochetskillsatnocharge.As followersbecomemoreproficient,theymayopttopurchaseadvancedclassesofferedbytheblogger orbuyuniquepatternscreatedbytheblogger.Infact,bothmethodsmaybeusedtobringinincome.
DigitalmaterialsfallunderthecategoryandremaininhighdemandBloggerscansellaclass,an ebook,patternsoranythingtheywishtothatmaybedownloadeddigitally.Podcastsareanother optiontoconsider,dependingonthetypeofblog.Thinkoutsidetheboxandoffersomethingothers intheindustryaren'tBloggerswhodosowillfindtheirfollowingexpandsandtheygeneratemore incomeasaresult.
AffiliateMarketing
AlargemajorityofbloggersturntoaffiliateprogramstogenerateincomeThissimplyinvolves linkingtoaproductthatisbeingsoldonanothersite.Ifavisitortotheblogclicksonthislinkand purchasestheproduct,thebloggerearnsacommission.Thesiteprovidingthecommissionprovides thebloggerwithauniqueaffiliatecodetoensurethesalesaretracked,andsomesitesnowoffera commissionifthepersonclickingthelinkpurchasesanythingontheirsite,asopposedtoonlythe itemthatwasadvertised
OutsideEngagements
Withanestablishedblogfollowing,anindividual
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AsIlookbackonmyEnglish101experience,IhavecometotheconclusionthatIhavelearned manynewthingsthathaveimprovedmyabilitiesasawriter.Ihavelearnedsomenewtechniques thathaveimprovedmywaysofapproachinganessay.Ilearnedallabouttherhetoricalappealsand howtoapplytheminmywritingandhowtolookfortheminaessaywrittenbyaauthor.Ihavealso learnedhowtoarguebothsidesofaargument,andhowtolookforreliablesourcesandtoproperly quoteandsitetheauthoroftheessay.IfeelasifIhavebecomeabetterwriterandmyimproved writingskillsareshownwithineachessay.WhenIfirstsignedupforEnglish101atsoar,Ithought itwasmoreofareadingandcomprehensionclassshowmorecontent
Inowseemyselfasawriterwhohaslearnednewtechniquestohelpimprovemywritingincluding style,wordchoiceandtherevisionprocess.EventhoughIseemyselfasaimprovedwriter,Istill believeIhaveplentyofroomforimprovement.WhenIfirststartedEnglish101,Isawmyselfas havingafewgoodstrengthsandalotofweaknessesasawriter.Someofmystrengthsincluded beingabletowriteagoodintroductionminusthethesispartIalsosawmyselfasknowinghowto writeagoodconclusionthatsummarizedwhatItalkedaboutinmyessayandbeingableto understandaarticleoressaybyknowingwhattheauthorwastalkingabout.Someofthe improvementsIsawinmywritingthoroughoutthesemesterislearninghowtowriteanessay whereIcancommunicatewiththeaudiencewithmyownpersonalvoice.IalsofeelIimprovedon knowinghowtoproperlyincludequotesandhowtofindgoodcreditablesourcestoincludeinmy essayandonhowtoincludebothsidesofaargumentinmypaper.AnotherimprovementIfoundin mypapersislearninghowtorevisethemandapproacheachessay.However,therearesomeitems ofwritingthatIbelieveIimprovedonbutstillneedssomeworkForexample,eventhoughIhave learnedallabouttherhetoricalappealsandhowtodeterminetheminaessay,IstillfeelasifIdo notknowhowtoproperlyincludedtheminmyessay.Ialsoseemyselfasimprovingonknowing howtowriteathesisbutstillneedworkon
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ReadingandWritingSkills
IrememberwhenIstartedkindergarten.ItwasAugust27,1990.I'mstillalittleangryaboutthat daybecauseitwasmyfifthbirthdayandIstillrememberthatIdidn'tgettowearacrownonthat dayliketherestofmyclassmatesdidontheirbirthdaysIguessIdidn'tgettowearthecrown becauseitwasthefirstdayofschool.Butbesidesthat,kindergartenwasareallygreatyear.Inthe morningswe'dgoaroundtheclassroomtodifferentstationsandplaydifferentgames,thenwe'dgo toPE,thenlunch,andfinallynaptimeThatwastheyearIlearnedhowtocounttoonethousand MyteacherMrs.Collinswouldsitwithusandwe'dcounteverymorning.Andeverymorningwe'd countashowmorecontent
IalsowentthroughaphaseinjuniorhighwhereIboughtnon–fictiondiariesofteenagersthat struggledthroughdifferentproblems.Thosealwayskeptmeentertainedandtheywerethetypeof booksthatIcouldneverputdownReadingwasneversomethingthatIjustdidinschoolIdidit wheneverwehadfreetimeinclass,afterschool,andatnightbeforebed.Itwasalwaysoneofmy hobbies.Ialsofoundwritingveryinteresting.IenjoyedwritingpapersforallofmyEnglishclasses. EveryonewasalittledifferentandeveryyearItrulybelievethatIbecameabetterwriter.Ilearned differentwaystowriteandIbelievethatIalwaysmetmyteacher'sexpectationsinmypapers.I rememberinfifthgradeIhadtowritemyfirstautobiographyThatwastheonlytimeuntilnowthat Igottowriteentirelyaboutmyself.It'saprojectthatI'llneverforget.Myteachergaveusabouta monthtowritethispaperandputabooktogether.Thebookconsistedofmypaperandpicturesall gluedtoconstructionpaperInthatautobiographyIwroteaboutmytimegrowingup,myfamily, myfriends,myhobbies,etc.Myparentsstillhavethatbook.Itwassuchanimpactingproject.It wasreallynicetoreflectonmytimegrowingupandthethingsIenjoyed.
WhenIwaseightyearsold,Ilearnedhowtoplaythepiano.Eventhoughreadingmusicisdifferent thanreadingwordsandsentences,it'salsoverymuchthesameDifferentnotesareput ...Getmorecontent...
TheUseofBlogsinBusiness
Whenyouthinkofbloggingwhatcomestomind?Formeitisabunchofpeopleventingtheir problemstoalargemassofpeople.Theyarekeepingsortofanonlinejournal..Wheninfact Bloggerwasn'teveninventedforthatpurposeEvanWilliamstheCEOofPyra,thecompanythat createdBloggersaidthefollowing,
"WeneverreallydesignedBloggerasatoolforkeepingyourdiaryI'vealwaysencouragedand reallylikedthemoreprofessionalones."(Propson)"Forquiteawhile,everyonewasfascinatedby thisphenomenoncalledblogging.Whenbusinesseslargeandsmallbeganinvestigatingthisnew mediumandconsideringsettinguptheirownsites,consultants––and,yes,journalists––toldthem theyhad...showmorecontent...
Theycanalsobekeptprivatelywithinacompanyandusedforinternalcommunications"(Marsden) Bykeepingpeopleinthebusinessinformedofwhatisgoingonitonlydoesgoodthings.Itwould savetimeinthesensethatyouwouldn'thavetocallformeetingasoftentoinformemployeesabout transactionorimportantnews.Inawaytheblogsarejustactingasamessagecenterforthe business.Withtheuseofabloganyoneinthebusinesscanpostamessagewhich,Ibelievewould makeemployeesfeelthattheyhavesome–whatofasayinthefutureofthebusinessWiththeidea inmindthatblogshelpeveryoneinthebusinessbeheardIthinkthatablogwouldbetterservea largebusinessratherthanasmallbusinessintheformofamessagecenter.
Anotherbonusofhavingyouremployeesposttoablogisthelackofeffortonewouldhavetoput forwardtoreceivehelp.Forexample,sayyouaredoingaprojectandsuddenlyyoustumbleacross somenewinformationyoudon'tunderstand.Inanormalbusinessyouwouldhavetoaskaroundto everyindividualtoseeiftheycouldhelpyouwithyourproblem.Now,ifyourbusinesshada companyblogandyoucameacrossaproblemyoucouldsimplypostyourproblemtotheblogand whilewaitingforsomeonetorespondtoyourproblemyoucouldworkonsomethingelse.However, blogsmaynotbethebestchoicefor
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MyThoughtsonWriting
TheonlythingIcareabout;theonlythingIhopetogetfromthiscourse,issomeimprovementin myabilitytowritewhatIthink––explainideasandfeelingstootherpeople.Idon'tgiveadamn aboutanythingelse,andsofarIhaven'tbeendisappointedAtthebeginningofthecourseIwas informedthatweweregoingtobediscussingexposition,whichisn'tsomuchakindofwritingasa purposeorattitudebehindit.Thispurposeistoexplore,unfold,ordevelopanideaorissue.Andthe senseI'vegottenfromourdiscussionisthattheattitudeisoneofintellectualhonesty,ofdedication tolearningsomethingandreportingwhat'sthere,insteadofprotectingpreconceivednotionsor projectingagendasshowmorecontent
Afriendofminehasalreadygraduatedfromauniversity,andsherecentlywentthroughawhole crateofpapersshewroteintheprocess.Shetoldmeshecouldn'trememberwhatmanyofthem wereabout;couldn'tevenrememberwritingmostofthemWe'vetalkedabout"themewriting"as somethingwrittenforandfromaclosedenvironment:amini–universeapartfromeverydaylife, withitsownabbreviatedrules,inwhichoversimplificationisacceptable.WhenIconsiderthesheer tonnageofthestuffthat'swritteneverymidquarterandfinalsweekaroundhere,itsureseemsthat mostofitisintendedto,deservesto,anddoesheadrightforthewastebasketimmediatelywhenit's ofnofurtheruseinthatuniverse:afterit'srecordedinthegradebook"Commitment"isaterm appliedtosolidexposition,andthemewritingfrequentlylacksit.
Doesanyoneliketodothis––doesitprovideawarm,human,joyousfeelingofhavingmade contactandsayingsomethingImportant?Ordowejustgetcomfortabledoingit?Likebeingan accountant:istherearealsenseofjoytobefoundinaddingupcolumnsoffigures?Theremaybe somepeoplewhowouldtellme"sure,it'sfun,"butIthinkactuallythey'rejustfeelingsafeinasort ofhalf–sleepstatewhichisn'texactlyhappyandmayinfactbemiserable,butatleastisstable. Theremaybeadifferentkindofwarmth,reservedfor"ajobwelldone,"and"Imightgeta promotion,"andmostespecially:"Ifeelgood
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ReflectingonMyEnglish101ExperienceIusedtoconsiderwritingastumblewordsfromyour mind,write,readitthrough,fixminormistakes,anddone.However,yourarelygetsuccessful.The truthismanystudents,includingmyself,strugglewithstartingtowriteaword,orgettingstuckin themiddlewithoutknowingthemainpointofthewriting.AftercompletingEnglish101,Ican explainthewritingprocess,evaluatethestrengthsofmyessay,andidentifymyweaknesses ThroughoutEnglish101,Ilearnedthatthefollowingthewritingprocesswasimperative.Before takingthisclass,Iusetoalwaysskipthepre–writingstepconsideringthatitisjustaneasyand unnecessarystepConsequently,Istruggledtofigurehowtostartwriting,andmostimportantlyI struggledtofigureoutthemainpointwhilewritingthedraft.AndthenIfinishthefirstdraftcloseto thedeadlinethatIdonothavetimetoreaditnottomentionrevising.ItwasafterIstartedthisclass thatlearnedthatpre–writingisvital,andrequirestimeandattentionasitholdsthebaseofthewhole writing.Myprofessoruseddifferentanalogiessuchasblueprintforbuildingandmapfornavigation toexplaintheimportanceItreallyspeededupmywritingafterIstartedtoutilizeitIhavelearned outliningbefore,butpartofthepre–writingthatIwasfortunateenoughtolearninginEnglish101is thewritingtriangle.Evenbeforeoutlining,thetopic,purpose,andaudienceofthe
Whenwritingafiveparagraphessay,therearefivestepsonemustfallowinordertoattain perfection,thesestepsincludeunderstandingthequestion,brainstorming,writingaroughcopy, revising,andcreatingafinaldraft.Thefirstandmostimportantstepisunderstandingthetopic.The topicoftheessayiswhattheessaywillbeaboutandifthisismisunderstood,thewholeessaywill beoffcourseThesecondstep,brainstorming,willhelporganizethoughtsandideassotheyflow amiably.Therearemanydifferentwaystobrainstorm,someofthemosthelpfularemakingaweb ofideas,makingalistofideas,orcreatingaVenndiagramtocompareandcontrasttheconviction.
AlltheseideaswillberelatedtothetopicathandForshowmorecontent
Thenextstepisrevisingandeditingtheroughdraft.Revisionhelpsthewriterattaindifferent opinionsandassessmentsabouthowtheessaysounds,andflows,gettinggrammarandspelling suggestionsalongtheway.Itisbettertohavemanyopinionsratherthanonebecauseoneperson mightnotcatchamisspelledwordthatanotherwouldhave.Themoreopinionsapapergets,the betteritmaybeThefinalstepwhenwritingafiveparagraphessayiscreatingafinaldraftThisis thefinishedproductandshouldincludeeveryaspectthatanessayneedstogetapointacross.Such aspectslikeaproperintroduction,aclearthesis,threesupportingparagraphsandaconclusionthat restatesthethesis.Overthepastfewmonths,Ihavewrittenmanyessayswhichrequiredmeto researchtopicsandbuildessaysbasedonmyopinionsandthoughts,myfavoritebeing"Generation Change"andworstbeing"children"Theessay"GenerationChange"ismybestworkbecauseof howImadethepaperflowbyusingtransitionsandcomplexwordchoice.Thetopicwasaboutwhat Iwouldnamemygenerationandwhy.IthoughtitwaseasiertowriteaboutthistopicbecauseI coulduseinsightthatIlearnedovertheyearstogiveexamplessuchastheintroductionofglobal warming,theadvancementoftechnology,thefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentandthechangein culture.Myworstessayinmyopinionwouldbeanessaycomparingandcontrastinghaving children.Icouldn'trelateto
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Mywritingstyleshavechangeddrasticallyoverthepastfouryearsofhighschool.Thismemowill explainhowmywritinghaschangedandhowmyknowledgeofwritinghasimproved.
AspectsofMyWritingduringHighSchool
DuringmyEnglishcoursesthroughouthighschool,Ilearnedmanythingsfromwritingsimple journals,researchpapers,andasingletermpaper.Duringhighschool,Iwaslaidbackand procrastinatedformuchofmyworkDuringthelatterpartofhighschoolwhenIwrotemyterm papermysenioryear,Ifoundoutthatworkingalittleeverynightwritingafewparagraphshelped meoutgreatly.Iwasnotjustthrowingsomethingtogetherjusttogetthegradeandthepaper finished.Ispenttimeonthepaperandshowmorecontent
Idothissotheinformationistrue,andalsoinorderfromwhicheventshaveoccurred.WhenIwrote mytermpapermysenioryearIwaswellorganizedIwasrequiredtowriteaboutaneventin history.IchoseIndiaUprisingof1877asthetopicofmypaper.Thistopicwasnotinterestingatall, butIchosetowriteaboutit.WhenIfinishedwritingmythesisandoutline,Iwrotenotecardsabout thedifferenttopics,whichallowedmetogatherallmyinformationandorganizeitinwhich differenteventsoccurred.WhenIwasfinishedwiththepaper,itsoundedandreadconsistentlyand itallflowedtogether
HowTheseExperiencesPreparedMeforCollegeWriting
Ihavewrittenmanydifferenttypesofpapersforallofmyclassesthroughouthighschool.Formy scienceclasses,Ihavewrittenseverallabsintheformofessays.Writingtheessayswasdifferentfor mebecauseIdidnotreallyknowthatsciencehadmuchtodowithwriting.Ittookmeawhileto gatheralltheinformationIneededtofinishmylabassignments.Writinglabreportswilldefinitely helpmeinmysciencecoursesinthenextfouryears
ThejournalsIhavewrittencamefrommyfouryearsofhighschoolEnglish.EverydayIcameto classtherewouldbeatopicontheboardItookfiveminuteseachdaytowriteaboutthegiven topic.Itwasbrainstormingandgivingourinputonwhateverthetopicwas.Ithink
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