KEITH MEYERS BLOGGING NIBBLES

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2 Table Of Contents Legal Disclaimers & Copyright Information... Page I Introduction... Page II About The Author... Page IV Don't Get Fooled Into Believing A Multitude Of Money Will Appear In Your Bank Account Overnight... Page 1 Getting Down To Blogging Business: Finding A Niche Topic & Blogging Platform... Page 6 How To Use Keywords That Google Loves... Page 12 How To Write Viral Content That Will Drive Traffic To Your Blog... Page 15 How To Spice Up Your Blog With Photographs, Images and Videos... Page 19 How To Back Up and Save Your Blog Posts... Page 21 How To Use Search Engines and Pinging Services... Page 23 How To Create Backlinks For Your Blog... Page 25 How To Use Social Networks To Drive Traffic To Your Blog... Page 28 How To Make Money With Revenue Sharing Websites In Less Than 30-Day... Page 33 How To Make Money With Online Publishers In Less Than 30-Days... Page 40

3 Table Of Contents - continued How To Create A Blogging Circle To Drive More Traffic To Your Blog... Page 44 How To Reuse Your Best Blog Articles To Create An ebook... Page 48 How To Convert A Word Document To An ebook... Page 51 How To Market and Sell Your ebook... Page 53 References... Page 59

4 Disclaimers & Copyright Information This ebook is presented to you for informational purposes only and is not a substitution for any professional advice. The contents herein are based on the views and opinions of the author and all associated contributors. While every effort has been made by the author and all associated contributors to present accurate and up to date information within this document, it is apparent technologies rapidly change. Therefore, the author and all associated contributors reserve the right to update the contents and information provided herein as these changes progress. The author and/or all associated contributors take no responsibility for any errors or omissions if such discrepancies exist within this document. The author and all other contributors accept no responsibility for any consequential actions taken, whether monetary, legal, or otherwise, by any and all readers of the materials provided. It is the readers sole responsibility to seek professional advice before taking any action on their part. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the author.

5 Introduction Wouldn't it be wonderful, every time you opened your , there were nibbles of information waiting for you to read, that guaranteed how to make money online with your blog? Well, now there is and all you have to do is read this instructional guide book. People who are interested in blogging will learn how to perform tasks that are required to monetize a blog. Beginner and expert bloggers will appreciate the time-saving tips that I have explained in full details. When I decided to write this book, I wanted to take a lot of the guesswork out of learning how to make money online, and get straight to the point about what you need to do in order to monetize your blog. I will teach you many of my insider secrets, that I have learned from my own personal experiences. I also decided to write this ebook, because I wanted to share my knowledge and personal experiences about blogging with my readers. However, you may already know that the blogging industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, and a profitable way for just about anyone to make money online. In fact, it has taken me several years to learn what I know today, about making money from blogging. Unfortunately, I also had to learn that many people have been misled to believe, blogging can help them become an overnight success. Well, to set the record straight, blogging is a lot of hard work. And, you will have to work many long hours to make your blog stand out from thousands of successful blogs on the Internet. Throughout my book, you will see several step-by-step instructions with the title, Blogging Nibbles. Carefully read these instructions, because they will help guide you on how to set up a blog, and teach you how to perform the tasks that are needed to

6 monetize your blog. You will learn how to write and post quality content on your blog, about niche topics that are interesting, engaging, entertaining, and helpful to others. Including, my tips and tricks on how to make your blog more successful. My ebook further explains how you can reach out to your blog readers, and turn them into real paying customers. I also included the names of several popular websites that I have visited looking for information that could help me become a better blogger. Their website names are shown in red letters. If you are reading the electronic version of my ebook, you can click on the links to visit the websites. I think after you begin reading my book, you will find it interesting, and somewhat different from other books that you may have read about blogging. Not only will you learn how to monetize your blog, I will tell you how to drive massive amounts of traffic to your blog in a few short weeks. My book also includes information on how to create an ebook from your blog posts. And, the most effective way to market and sell your ebook to online book distributors. When I created my very first blog, and discovered that I could make money blogging, I read numerous books and articles about the blogging industry. However, the material that I read, vaguely described how to perform the tasks that I needed to learn, in order to monetize my blog. After a while, I began to feel frustrated, and I decided to write this instructional guide book. I wanted to provide answers to questions that people might ask, if they are new to the blogging industry. As previously mentioned, blogging is a lot of hard work, but well worth it when you attract thousands of loyal readers every day to your blog. Your blog can help you communicate with people, and introduce you to new opportunities that you never thought were possible.

7 About the Author During my adolescence years, my favorite pastime was reading books and magazines. I enjoyed reading so much that I often daydreamed about becoming a successful writer. Unfortunately, I lost interest in becoming a writer, because I didn't believe, that I had anything fascinating or interesting to say. However, after my college years, my attitude changed. I became interested in blogging after learning that professional bloggers were making a great deal of money online. Since I enjoy writing, I thought blogging would be a comfortable way to make some extra money in my spare time. But, I got hooked on blogging, and today, a great deal of my time is devoted to freelance writing. When I created my first blog, I had very little knowledge about making money online. But, I was determined to learn how, and pursue my dreams of becoming a successful freelance writer. Today, I am glad that I took a chance on doing something creative, which has helped me to earn a living as an entrepreneur. My freelance writing career enables me to do things that I really like to do. I can create my own work schedule, and write just about anywhere that I feel comfortable using my laptop. Over the years, I have invested a lot of my time, learning what I know about the blogging industry. Besides, reading books about the blogging, I also attended live webinars, and spent numerous hours painstakingly, searching the Internet for up-to-date information about making money online. Then one day, I decided to write this book, because several people kept asking me, How Can I Make Money On The Internet?" Well, a good friend of mine, who is a very successful Internet marketer, encouraged me to sell my knowledge to people that are curious about making money online. He said, The Internet makes it possible for anybody to pursue their dreams of becoming a successful businessman. Simply, because people enjoy the convenience of buying and selling goods online.

8 Don't Get Fooled into Believing a Multitude of Money Will Appear in Your Bank Account Overnight Basically, people get enjoyment from reading information about topics that are new, interesting, and exciting. If the information that they are reading provides beneficial tips about making money online, I think it will be fairly easy to keep people interested in what you are saying. However, one of my biggest peeves about reading articles and books about making money online is too many of them only hint at how to actually do it. Personally, I feel there is too much information on the Internet that is confusing and misleading for beginner bloggers. Mainly, because many writers don't provide enough information, or step-by-step instructions on their websites about monetizing a blog. I have read numerous articles that claim, if you do this or that, a multitude of money will appear in your bank account overnight. What a crock of bull. After reading many of these types of articles, I felt as if I was wasting too much of my time, reading misleading information. I kept asking myself, What Is The Big Secret? and Why Do So Many Writers Refuse To Share This Vital Information With Others? After a while, I began to feel frustrated and then, I started thinking, Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could find a way to weed out all the useless articles that lured me into reading their content. Well, since I couldn't find the type of information that I was searching for, I decided to write this guidebook. Over the years, I have gathered together quite a bit of information about blogging. And, the information that I am sharing with you, is about my own personal experiences as a freelance writer and blogger. If you want to become a successful blogger, you will have to do a lot of legwork to get people to notice your blog. Which at times, can be tiring and tedious work? Especially, if

9 you have to do quite a bit of research about a particular topic that you want to post on your blog. However, you can get more people interested in your blog, when you take the time to learn how to write interesting headline titles for your articles. The better your headlines, the better you will be able to attract people to read your content. Before you begin writing an article for your blog, create a headline title that makes readers curious. When someone visits your blog, and reads your articles, it's because they want to know more about what you have to say. So, be sure to write headline titles using sentences like, 5 Warning Signs That [Blank], How Safe Is Your Kids Right Now From [Blank], Don't Make These 5 Mistakes That Can [Blank], and The Shocking Truth About [Blank]. Using these types of headline titles would probably do very well on social networks, and drive an enormous amount of traffic to your blog. After you have created a headline title for your topic, make certain your content is interesting, entertaining, engaging, and helpful to your blog readers. Also, try to come up with some fresh ideas for your headline titles, and look for inspiring information that compels you to write an article about a particular topic. For instance, one day, while I was looking at a car magazine, I saw a photograph of a beautiful Lamborghini sports car. When I finished looking at the photograph, I said to myself, Nice Eye-Candy! Then I chuckled, and started thinking about my blog. At that moment, I secretly wished my blog was making enough money, so I could afford to drive a sports car like that. Suddenly, I felt inspired to write an article about making money online from blogging. I was in a good mood that day, and I decided to have fun with it. Before I began writing the body of the article, I created the headline title, Can Blogging Help You Afford A

10 Lamborghini? The article attracted hundreds of new visitors to my blog in a few short weeks. Simply, because they were interested in learning more about making money from blogging. So, I think it is really important that you learn how to write interesting headline titles for your blog articles. In return, your audience will continue to visit your blog, Once you begin to attract visitors to your blog, you can monetize your blog by placing advertisements on it. Which can help you earn a passive income, and the harder you work on your blog, will enable you to earn an excessive amount of money each month. Personally, I don't think a great number of bloggers can say, they are earning so much money from their blogs that they can afford to drive a Lamborghini sports car. Typically, bloggers earn anywhere from $200 and up per month from promoting advertisers' products and services on their blogs. So, beware of rumors that you may have heard about beginner bloggers, making an exorbitant amount of money online from blogging. However, I do believe there are many professional bloggers that are making thousands of dollars every month with their blogs. And many of them are doing things like guest blogging for their clients, writing ebooks, conducting webinars, and teaching online classes, etc. So, for those of you that are new to blogging, you can earn a passive income posting articles on your blog. As I previously mentioned, making money from blogging is a lot of hard work. However, if you want to learn how to start making money right away from blogging, I can show you how you can earn several dollars per day, and gradually turn your blog into a successful part-time, or full-time business. Serious bloggers may already know how to drive thousands of visitors to their blogs daily. Basically, because they have some knowledge about how to target the type of audience that they want to visit their blogs. First, you will need to determine the type of audience that you want to attract to your

11 blog, and then write interesting articles about niche topics that are trending at the moment. I often use Google Trends and Twitter to find out what people are currently talking about. When you frequently visit these websites, you can stay informed about upto-date topics that people are interested in knowing more about. Another website that you should visit is Instagram to find out what people are interested in. Instagram is a photosharing website that millions of professional people and businesses use every day to get some extra exposure. The website caters to people that can use their smart phones to take pictures, and upload them on their website. You can also use Instagram to attract followers, and apply soft selling techniques to make people aware of the products and services that you are advertising on your blog. Another way that you can make your blog fun and more interesting is by writing engaging content. You could do things like ask your blog readers for their opinions adding small surveys and mini polls on your blog. This, of course, is an excellent way to build up a good relationship with them. Additionally, the information that you gather from your readers can help you evaluate their attitudes and opinions about a particular topic. After you have gathered information from your readers, write articles with answers to their questions. For instance, websites like, PollCode, Poll Maker, and Blog Poll, enables Internet users to create free polls, and survey widgets for their websites and blogs. You can customize a layout, select the type of font that you want, choose a color and design for your polls, too. Besides adding surveys and mini polls on your blog, audio blogging and video blogging is another interesting way to attract people to your blog. You could turn every blog article that you write into an audio recording, or video with the right tools. I recommend visiting websites, such as Pod Bean, Audio Boo, and Hipcast to learn how to create, and

12 manage audio and video podcasts from the Cloud. Most audio and video podcasting services allow you to post your episodes on your blog and popular social networks. You will be able to access your files 24/7, from anywhere that has an Internet connection. After you create your user account with an audio and video podcasting service, you should create a podcast feed for your readers. Simply, follow the website's instructions to learn how to create a podcast feed. Also, when you convert every blog article that you have written into an ebook, is an effective way to have all your content in one place. Compared to having your blog visitors read several different articles across your entire blog. So, learn how to tap into your blog's content and turn it into a gold mine. It's also a good idea to check your computer hard drive for articles that you have written, but forgotten about. Gather all your articles together with similar topics, and create a new folder for them. Then, edit your old content to create a fresh new document. When you are done, create an attractive book cover design for your ebook, and market it. You could also use websites ebook Spot to promote your ebooks. All you have to do is create an account with an ebook directory and follow the website's instructions on how to upload your ebook on their site. Promoting your ebook on ebook directories can help you drive thousands of visitors to your blog every day. Also, learn how to create a newsletter for your blog. I recommend reading the article, Beginners Guide To Starting A Newsletter by Pat Flynn. The article describes, what a newsletter is, and how to create an list from your subscribers. I will tell you, why it is important that you learn how to turn your blog readers into subscribers, later in my book. After you create an ebook from your blog articles, the most important thing that you

13 need to learn is how market and sell your book to the public. Many freelance writers have been very successful giving away their ebooks for free for a limited time only. Which is a very good way to spread-the-word about your ebook, and get people to share your book with their friends and family. Offering your ebook for free for at least 30 or 90 days, gives you an opportunity to test your material with your readers. If they like your ebook and pass it along to their friends, you will be able to generate a following and get them interested in your next ebook. You can also partner with ebook blogs to help you attract thousands of people s attention, that really enjoys reading ebooks and buying them online. Today, there are many opportunities for freelance writers that want to self-publish their ebooks. But first, you must write a book that your readers think is valuable to them. Then, use low-cost pricing methods that will entice readers to purchase your ebook. And, take the time to connect with the ebook community to promote and sell your ebook.

We encourage you to print this booklet for easy reading. Blogging for Beginners 1

We encourage you to print this booklet for easy reading. Blogging for Beginners 1 We have strived to be as accurate and complete as possible in this report. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the Internet the contents are not warranted to be accurate. While all attempts have been