Passive income, it’s what we all want. But how do you make it happen? Well, here is a quick-start guide for you. These are some ideas that can help you create passive income (well, not completely passive) by owning a content based website. First, let’s talk about blog sites. If you didn’t already know, blog websites are simple to open and they allow people to express their opinions, talk about their expertise, provide reviews, etc. Anyone can get one of these up and running in just a few hours. First, decide on a topic or a variety of topics you want to write about. For example, you might want to talk about “parenting skills” or maybe you are a wine connoisseur. Let us pretend we are going to blog about wines. Visit Blogspot.com and create an account (it is free), or create a blog site from scratch if you already know how. For example, our account on Blogspot.com is http://tekprosus.blogspot.com/. We also have a blog on our webpage at www.tekpros.us/blog. Let us pretend we created an account called “SimpleWineReviews.Blogspot.com”. Now you have to fill your blog with content. You can start off slowly and grow over time or you can immediately add various articles. The idea is to keep your readers interested in the articles you write about and have them want to visit your blog again. Loyalty is key! You could write up a quick review about a different wine every day. You could also write about different wineries. Be creative.Another important factor to remember is consistency. Consistency can make you or break you. Be sure to add something new EVERY DAY! Why? Because this will help with your search ratings. Let me explain: When someone wants to find information about wines, they will probably use a search engine like Google, Yahoo, or Bing. These search engines are constantly checking websites for changes and for keywords. Every time you add a new article to your blog, the search engines make a note of it and the likelihood of your blog being found increases. You want to be one of the first sites that come up when someone types “wine reviews” into Google. Again, the only way to do this is by being consistent!
Now we need to help get the word out about your blog. You need to become familiar (if you aren’t already) with different social networking tools such as FaceBook, Twitter, Digg, Delicious, LinkedIn, SumbleUpon, MySpace, and many more! Create accounts at these sites and read about ways to link them together and to your blog. For example, our FaceBook account, fan page, and Twitter accounts all update at the same time and have links back to our blogs. The different search engines will begin to see “SimpleWineReviews.Blogspot.com” popping up everywhere.
Another good practice is to link your blog’s site with other blogger sites. The more links to your blog, the better! Recruit your friends and family to help get the word out about your blog. They can also post links to your blog on their social networking pages (like FaceBook, Twitter, etc.).
GREAT! I created my blog, I opened various social networking accounts, and everyone I know is helping me promote it – but how does this make me money??? Click on the link below to continue reading part 2 of this article.
Continuation of How to make passive income on the internet: Part 1
Ah, the big question we all have! The answer is simple: through advertisements. Now the question becomes “How do I get companies to advertise on my blog page?” Well, it is not as hard as you might think. In fact, Google offers a free advertisement service called AdSense. You can incorporate AdSense on your blog through a simple copy-and-paste code that Google will provide to you. To learn more about how it works, visit this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEk1PHEXemQ. It is a very good overall explanation of this powerful tool. Once you feel you are generating enough traffic to your site, you can start selling advertisement space on your site to other companies (not just Google).
For more information on how to use these tools or if you have other techie questions, feel free to contact Tek Pros by visiting our website at www.tekpros.us. Also, be sure to add me as a friend on FaceBook to ask me questions directly or for regular technology updates. Find me at www.facebook.com/stiehm.
Written by Casey Stiehm with Tek Pros
About the author:
Casey Stiehm is an IT professional and business consultant. He is the Vice President of Tek Pros as well as an IT instructor with Insyte Technical Training. His technical certifications include: A+, Network+, Security+, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCITP, and others. He has taught and continues to teach these certification courses to individuals, government agencies, military personnel, non-profit organizations, and businesses around the world. For more information about his services, please visit www.tekpros.us or www.insytetraining.com.
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