It’s now time to concentrate on work, as this blog is about blogging and being your own boss, I’ll be talking about few things I have planned for this year. I am listing the best practices which you can follow this year.

Blog Consistently

I have been saying this from the start of this blog, now I am going to climb on a mountain and shout it from there. Please take time to write on your blog on a regular basis. Because of this new Google Panda thing, which affected the search results of man big blogs, blogging consistently is one of the  most important thing to do. Please don’t make your blog look dead in the eyes of Google.

Write Properly Formatted Articles

You will have to take extra time to check your grammar and spelling before publishing a post. Presentation is another important thing I keep repeating in every other post on the blog.

Optimize Your Blog for Different Internet Devices

Optimizing your blog only for mobile viewing is not enough these days, there are many types of Internet devices available in the market, Different mobile phones and tablet PCs with different screen resolution, Optimizing your blog for different internet devices will give your readers an ease to read your content on their favorite devices.

Improve page load speed of your blog

Internet is getting faster and faster, therefore, you need to keep up with it, make your blog pages load faster. Your blog visitors would love to browse few more pages if they load fast.

Be Social

This year, try to be more social, try interacting with like minded people on Twitter and Facebook. Search similar blogs and find a way to connect with them. And please, don’t use email use social networks.

Guest Posts on other blogs

Write the best content possible and guest post it on other similar blogs. It has worked for almost everyone, I should work well this year as well.

Allow Guest posts on your blog

Guest post is a great way to get Free quality content to your blog. This way, you few extra hours to do other task such as, working on increasing the traffic, monetizing the blog etc.

Experiment and the share it with your Audience

Your readers would love to know how it was when you experimented it, they would love to see the results. They can learn from your mistakes.

Keep yourself updated with the current trends

I read an article somewhere on the internet where a Guy had several monitors in his office to monitor all the content on the internet, well, you don’t have to go that far, just try to keep yourself update in you’re a industry.

Observe What big companies are doing to promote their brands

All the big companies these days have got online presence, they have got a team of talented and hard working people who promote their stuff online, try to observe how they use Social Media to promote their brands and you can use some of the techniques for your blog.

There are many more things to do, just take sometime to brainstorm new Ideas for your blog. You not only need to write content but also promote that content. I’ll keep you updated via this blog, Keep reading.

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Point blank – blogging professionally is not easy and requires hours of hard work. I couldn’t stress this enough.

However, if you are blogging daily and are seeing no results, there may be a few other reasons why your blog is failing. A few reasons many content filled blogs fail include:

Poor Management

You need to employ strategies used by actual companies such as business and Decision Analytics when managing your blog. If you want your blog to literally become your business, you need to think of it as physically being one. Give yourself a daily schedule, set daily goals that need to be accomplished, set long term goals, and perform regular outreach.

Never make a rash decision simply because you are in a panic or racing for content. Always be thorough in your research to make sure that you don’t make poor decisions with your blog that could cripple it and your online reputation.

No Focus

Have you ever read back over your blog posts and wondered what you were talking about on certain days? If so, then you’ve got a problem. You need to streamline your content and focus on a specific topic. Your goal is to look like an authority. When you ramble on from one topic to the next you just look like the village idiot, and no one will take you seriously. Therefore, your blog will fail.

Lack of Creativity

If you are in dire need of content for your blog but lack ideas, do not simply rip off other articles. Readers typically aren’t stupid and read a ton of content all throughout the web. If you are simply ripping off today’s latest news stories without incorporating your own personality or opinion, you won’t keep readers for very long.

Always try to look at a story from a different angle, and don’t be afraid to include your personality. Your readers will be more likely to stick around as they will want to hear what you see from your own perspective.

Blogging success rarely comes over night so don’t expect to have hundreds of thousands of regular readers after writing consistently for a month. Some of today’s more popular blogs had to work hard for a year or two before they rose in popularity, and grew large enough to support the people behind them.

Don’t give up. If you realize that something isn’t working for your blog, simply change it. With the web, nothing is ever a definite and a simple launching of a blog with proper management the second time around can turn your blog around.

This is a guest Post by Jessica Wagner, You can also write guest post on Asiogroups.com, read more

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Post PC devices are those which has the capability of doing all thing which you can do on a PC and they can fir in your Pockets as well.

The Market is full of smart phones and people are actually using it for reading content, emails and browsing websites. So, if you are a webmaster or blogger who has still not considered Optimizing your website for mobiles, then you are losing a lot of visitors.

I am attaching the screen shot from my Google Analytics which says that I am getting around 13% of my total traffic from Mobile Phones.

The reason why you should optimize your blog for mobile phones is because they have a smaller screen and many of them use a slow GPRS connection to browse internet. Even if someone uses 3G, the tariff is little high at this point.

There are many elements in a blog which are not required for Mobile phones visitors to see. you can use WP Touch plugin to make your blog mobile friendly. It makes the blog pages on Content rich, less distractive and easy to load.

Hope you will take your mobile phone visitors seriously.

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First I thought to put this on my personal blog, but later I decided to publish it here as this may encourage all other new blogger who has been facing the same problems as I used to face few years ago.

And to be honest, I still face some problems because of the nature of my work.

At my place, when relatives come to stay, they usually go to sleep by 10 pm or 11 pm. My time to go to bed is almost pretty late at night, around 2 am to 3 am. I find it very peaceful to write long and thoughtful articles at that time.

When they wake up in morning an see me sleeping till 10 am 11am, they think I have been sleeping since the time they went to bed and I spend half time of the day sleeping and other half goes on internet, and I am noting but a lazy ass that has no aim in life or thing. They start giving me lecturer about getting a job and getting me in routine.

At first I used to care, but it really doesn’t matter to me now, because I know that I am doing well, I am better than many people. I write articles which makes people’s tech life easy. My articles are read my Hundred thousand people per month, that’s not great but that’s a good start. I have been making good money. And the best part is I love what I am doing.

I don’t have to wake up every morning and travel all the way to see a boss who decides what I am going to do for the rest of the day.

I am able to afford all the luxury stuff that many people dream to own, I go out only to have fun, to hang out with friends and to do thing I love or care to do.

Why should you care what others think about you?

I don’t want to make this sound little off but this is the way it is. People will talk about things anyway, they just need something to talk, and it’s up to you how you react to it.

I would suggest you to take your work seriously, be it anything. Be it blogging or whatever you are interested in.

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Select your niche

This is important. There was a time when I started a blog on sex and movie stars because I thought there was money in it. Heck, I didn’t know anything about the subject. The end was obviously tragic. Then I moved on to other topics until I finally realized that there was no point running after mirages. I got down to some serious thinking.  I am into holistic health in a big way and know quite a bit about it. Why not start a blog on weight loss programs and sell discount coupons as well? This was a killer idea. I am now into Medifast discounts and Nutrisystem coupons. I have multiple streams of income. People read my blog and I get steady advertising revenue. When visitors buy my health supplements, I earn a handsome profit.

What is the lesson? Your blog should be on something which you are passionate about. You must care for your words and readers will respect you. When others respond, your blog will succeed. Niche doesn’t mean a subject which is popular and making loads of money. A blog is about you, your likes, your hurts, your joy, your knowledge. Money should always be secondary.

You blog should speak your thoughts

Each one of us has a passion. It may be about climbing the Everest or creating a great piece of art. It may be a small thing like looking after your dog. It doesn’t matter. When you write about what you like, your blog would reflect your passion. Take my word for it. Selling discount coupons may not be romantic idea but my passion carries me through. My readers love my stuff and I get rewarded.

Give your blog time to mature

This is another thing I learnt the hard way. I would create a blog and if it did not rain money, I would move on to the next. This happened often enough to make me feel totally frustrated. I broke my favorite bone china coffee mug when I threw it at my television in anger – I broke that too. But still I did not get anywhere near smelling distance of money. I nearly gave up and then presto – things started changing for the better. I finally realized that we have to wait patiently if we want our blog tree to bear fruit. It takes time.

Conclusion

Blogging is not for babies. It is tough, it is hard and it requires serious thinking. Actually more than anything else, your blog requires a soul and a sweetheart.

Guest Post by S. Srinivasan , techno philosopher and author. He frequently writes about Medifast promotional codes and savings code for Nutrisystem products for a diet program. You can submit your Posts on Asiogroups.Com, Please read more here.

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Maybe your bundle of distracting websites are different but the problem is same, waste of time. Any solution? Yes,  there is.

You can block websites on your computer. I agree that it’s not the permanent problem but this works for many people. Just block the websites which you find most distracting you will will see the rise of Productivity in your day.

The other part is mind set. I usually spend 1 or two hours checking my emails , earnings, website stats, though all these three things are important in my work, I have started limiting my time doing these things and started doing the actual work. Its been 6 hours I am working and I haven’t looked into my Gmail account and neither I have check my starts, ( I am still trying no to check my earnings, but it’s the most addictive thing)

Set a time aside for doing these checks, ( one in two days or a week, start with the least) Try getting your work done before you start doing these things, exclude these things from your work hours.

Creating content is the most important thing for a blogger, you have to cut distractions it order to write more articles. Read What is right time to write articles.

How to get rid of Distractions? is a post from: AsioGroups.Com

It is true that every business requires a little amount of money to operate, as there are few monetary expenses which have to be taken care of, before the business becomes profitable. The only difference between a regular business and a blogging business is, it requires a very less amount of money to get started.

There are various methods you can make money from a blog, first decide how are you going to do it, weather you are going to offer services like Designing Logos, Doing Graphics etc. Sell informational eBook, Sell Advertising Space, run CPM/CPC Ads on your blog.

One important thing is before starting your blog, you can start creating the content for it and save it on your hard drive, so that when your blog goes live, you don’t have to worry about the content and you can devote sometime to promote your blog. You can work online without a blog for a month and then register your blog.

Creating Online Presence on Social Media Sites

Brainstorm and decide the name which you are going to use for your business. Create a Facebook page, Twitter profile and Accounts on various social media sites, this is all you can do for free but it is very important. Make sure the domain name is also available as you will have to register it later. Register on Forums like Digital Point and Worrier Forum.

Doing Some Freelance Work

After creating your online presence on difference channels, you can offer your services directly or indirectly. Mention your expertise like Logo design, Copywriting, SEO etc. on your profiles and post your offers on forum, it will take a little time to get some work but you will surely be able to make some money to buy domain names and hosting for your blog.

Become Paid Authors on Various Blogs

The other freelance option is becoming paid authors on different blogs, there are various multi authored blogs in different niches, choose your niche and contact the blogs who require paid writers. This adds a little extra cash at the end of every month.

These are the method which can make you money with before your start your blog and before you start making money directly from your blog.

Please Note that this is the case when you don’t have any money to invest. It will always be a good choice to Buy a $10 Domain and get a Hosting from Hostgator which offers $0.1 for the first month (if you use the coupon code asiogroup) and keep working on your blog. You can follow these steps to make money from your blog as early as possible.

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Let me tell all of you that making money online is not easy thing, you need a lot of skills, patience and hard work. Even after having these things, only 10% of the blogger are able to make more than $1000/month which could replace a job.

Don’t count your chicks before they hatch

Many blogger become excited when they make their first $100 or more than that, they decide to quit their respective jobs and start projecting their earnings in thousands of dollars in a month. I would advice all those people to wait for some time, at least six months and make an average of the total earning of six months. If you get a figure which can pay your bills, then only it’s the time to Be Your Own Boss.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Another mistake made by many bloggers is that they depend on only one source of making money online. I have got many friends of mine who were totally depend on paid reviews, they used to earn more than $1000 in a month from it. But when their blog’s page rank was lowered they hardly get any reviews to write, resulting in making their income $100 from $1000. My advice is, you should try different techniques of making money from your blog. So that if your one income stream dries up, you still get something to pay your bills, after all this blogging helps you to be your own boss.

Sell your own product or service

This is the most important thing if you really are serious about making money online. You have to have your own product or service, you cannot just write a blog about something, use Google Adsense and sell banner ads this is the same as putting all your eggs in one basket. Here, Google is paying you the commission and it has all the right to suspend your account at any time and you cannot even question them, this is written clearly in their terms and conditions. By having your own product or service, you will have the control in your Hands.

Examples of Products and Services

• eBook

• Video Training Program,

• Audio Book
• Membership Site

• Templates , Logos, Banners

• Article Submission

• Directory Submission

There are many more things can be added I have just stated few examples.

Difference between an Entrepreneur and Web Publisher

If you are not selling your own products or service, you can’t say that you are running an online business. You can’t say yourself an Entrepreneur. You can call yourself a web publisher who is making money from advertisements. There is good money in advertisement too but you really need a ton of traffic or you got to be really famous like Brad Pitt otherwise you will end up earning $300-$500 in one month which will still make you feel like a job. So, to be your own Boss, you really need to start a business of your own.

You just need a blog or site where you put Google Adsense, and sell banner ads directly or through any service. They money you will be earning from these sources will depend of the type of Niche you are in and amount of traffic you get on your blog or site.

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If you are one among those looking to buy a domain then do follow these 6 indispensable ideas and tips which will give you good results in the future. Let us peep into the 6 things to look when you choose your domain name,

1: Brainstorm your ideas:

When you are thinking of starting a website then at first you will start thinking of a domain name which will boost the name of your brand. The best way to choose domain name is to brainstorm as many ideas as possible and choose the first and the top five, from which you can choose your unique domain name. What you can do at this stage is to collect all the ideas and shortlist the exclusive ones that will better cater to your needs.

2: Prefer .com TLDs:

It is always recommended to use .COM extensions as it is being considered as a branded TLD in the internet. Unless you think that it is hard to find a good domain name in other TLDs it is always recommended to go with .COM. There are also other advantages as well, like .Com TLDs can help you a lot when you do SEO for it, if you are not getting .COM then go for .net and .org.

3: Choose the easy to type and remember domain names:

When you find that the domain names are difficult to type, reject them instantly though they sound convincing and catchy or easy to remember. Keep the domain names as short as four to ten characters as shorter the name, easier are they to remember. This way you will find making the users feel easy to type your website address without errors and is easy to disseminate on a number of places, like your business cards, brochures, pamphlets, banners and much more places offline without occupying much of a space like your telephone numbers.

4: Avoid Copyright infringement:

This is the one the most important point to be remembered while choosing your domain name. This is because even the greatest of the brand names will fail if they are found to carry the name of some other website that is already there. There are two ways that you can cross-check whether you are going to infringe on someone else’s website and domain name by visiting the http://www.copyright.gov and search before your decide. The other way to cross check is to try typing the domain name and website address before you decide to choose one. These two ways will help you to avoid infringing the ownership.

5: Do not use symbols and numbers:

Avoid using number and symbols on your website as this becomes hard to type and will be difficult to remember as well. Unless there are no other way to get a name that you need for promoting your business, forget not to use hyphens, symbols and numbers while choosing your domain names.

6: Use Domain Selection Tools:

If you are not going to buy your domain name and rather will prefer choosing one using some random methods, then use these website name choosing tools like AJAXWhois and Domjax, which will aid in determining the availability of the domain name. I would not say to use the results from these tools but rather make use of the results and make something best out of it.

If you feel I have missed anything then do add it via comments!!

Guest Post by Christina is a webmaster who is associated with Go-gulf.com, a web design Muscat company that provides web design solution in Dubai,Sharjah and Middle East.

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Well, I have been searching for it from last three years. This is what many people keep telling you, They ask you to buy their eBook, join their Membership Program etc so that they can teach you a step by step process of making money online the easiest way.

There few Genuine people who really care for it and sell no dreams but truth. Darren Rowse has an eBook for making a better blog, then there is another Free Program by Daniel Scocco which is by far the most complete program.

Yaro Stark also offers some great coaching like Blog Master Mind and Become a Blogger.

Here is the basic information about making money online.

Create A Blog

You need a Blog where you will put your things to show the world ( be it Articles, Photos, Videos, Paintings, Reviews on anything). Read how to make a blog.

Be Regular on Creating Content

Consistency is another thing needed, remember, if you have to reach somewhere, you need to move in that direction. Stay focused on whatever you do, set short term goals, reach them in time and set another goal, just keep moving. I have written a lot of content for beginners Read them.

Talk about Your Blog (Blog Promotion)

This is another important thing you need to focus on, talk about your blog whenever you get a chance to. Don’t be a shy to take credits of things you do. This includes so many things from commenting on other blogs, do social bookmarking, share your stuff on Social Media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Read more posts about Blog Promotion

Monetize Your Blog

It doesn’t matter weather you are selling your own product or not. There are various other ways to make money from a blog other than selling your stuff. Sell Space on your blog, Do paid reviews, Sell Other people’s stuff and make commissions on them(Affiliate Income). Create a Members only area in your blog and charge people to view it. Read few ways you can monetize you blog.

The Easiest Way to Make Money Online is a post from: AsioGroups.Com