In order to make money blogging you need two things.
You need something to sell or offer and you need
someone to sell or offer it to.
Having anyone of these without the other will result in
failure.
For many people the difficult part is figuring out what to
sell. For others it is getting the traffic (customers) to sell
to.
Well you're in luck because in this book I am going to
teach you how to do both of these.
But first let's start with building your blog. There are many
ways to build your blog. You can use a
free web 2.0 site like blogspot, wordpress.com or
livejournal. However if you are serious about long term
success and ownership of all your content I recommend
going with your own domain name and hosting account.
Choosing a domain name is one of the most important
parts of the initial process. Having the wrong domain
name can be overcome but why make things harder.
When you choose a domain name choose a name that
describes how you want readers to find you.
If you want to blog about Training Golden Retrievers you
want to think about what people would type into Google
if they were going to find your site.
You can research what people search for in Google by
using Googles Keyword Tool which is free.
Once you have your name picked out, it's time to buy it.
I recommend buying your name through Godaddy.com or
Namecheap.com. Buying a name is pretty straight
forward but just make sure you strive to get a .com
domain. If a .com is not available you can get a .net
or .org. If none of those are available I recommend
choosing a different name.
Next you need to get a hosting account. For this I use Hostgator.
For $10 a month you can get the baby croc package
which will allow you to host an unlimited amount of
websites at no extra cost.
In addition you can basically get you first month free if
you enter this code get30daysforfree.
Once you have your domain name and hosting account
you need to sync them together. This is a very easy
process which is explained in depth at this link http://
smartdiversifiedincome.com/the-epic-beginners-tutorialon-
how-to-build-a-website/
You can also chat with a Hostgator rep 24 hrs a day if
you ever need any help.
Then Finally you simply upload Wordpress to your new
website. The full tutorial on this can also be found at
http://smartdiversifiedincome.com/the-epic-beginnerstutorial-
on-how-to-build-a-website/
So now your website it all set up its time to get it
designed and filled with content.