A new category of millionaire has surfaced – the blogger millionaire. From teens to the retired, people are blogging up a storm and making money at it, some even joining the millionaire ranks! Have blog? Monetize it.
How to Become a Blogger Millionaire
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Valentina_P_Bellicova]Valentina P Bellicova
Blogging has reached the consciousness of the internet mainstream. Casual browsers as well as marketing newbies are drawn to a new phenomena: The Blogger Millionaire. Who wouldn’t want to join this growing rank of the financially successful doing something as simple as, well, writing. This is not Pulitzer Prize award winning prose we are talking about, it is just plain, every day writing, something along the lines of penning a note to your best friend, only with blogging, instead of writing the letter on paper and sending it off by mail, the “letter” is keyed on your computer and published for all to see.
I often get asked “OK … but where is the money?”
I get this from newbies and from those who have been blogging for years alike.
As an example my friend’s daughter has had a blog on knitting. She writes about spinning her own yarn, dying it, where to find supplies for her natural dyes. Chrissy has had this blog up for several years and has a nice readership of well over 2000. She’s not making any money on it. She could be.
The internet is a new world — a virtual world. Just like the real one, there are geographical demographics. In the real world we visit countries, cities and addresses. On the internet we visit categories, niches and URL addresses. As in the real world, some addresses are places of business. You can buy books, clothes, knitting wool and needles and more on the internet.
Online sales are the fastest growing segment in retail business. Interestingly, surveys indicate that people go on the internet not to shop, but to get information, to find a solution to a problem. This is why blogs are so useful. Let’s stay with Chrissy and her blog which is ChrisysNaturalKnittingWays.com (not a real domain). Here she gives advice on how to spin your own yarn, how to dye it, source of hair for yarn and more. It’s an online publication, just like a magazine or newspaper that you buy at your local newsstand, except here she does not have the traditional hard costs of publishing — no paper, no printing press, no staff, no distribution.
How can she make money with this publication?
Everything on the internet has its twin in the offline world. How do papers and magazines make money? Hint: it’s not from the sales of the magazine. Its mainly from the ads.
How many ways can Chrissy monetize her blog?
1. Google AdSense; This is the easiest and fastest way to start earning money. Have you ever visited sites and seen “ads by Google.” Owners of businesses, both online and off, realize online advertising is a powerful way to drive traffic to their sites — both online and off. Of course they want to advertise to their target market.
Chrissy’s blog is a unique niche. Not many people spin or die their own yarn. It is a target market that a business which specializes in supplying natural yarn dye would be very interested in advertising to. Natural Yarn Dyes is an advertiser with Google. Google’s system finds ChrissysNaturalKnittingWays.com and places Natural Yarn Dyes’ add on her blog. A knitter goes to Google, types in the keywords “natural yarn dyes” and is taken to a page on which Chrissy’s blog is listed. The knitter clicks on the blog, reads an article on natural dyes with interest, and notices that there is an ad for natural dyes. The knitter clicks on the ad. At that point the advertiser pays Google and Google pays a percentage to Chrissy as payment for displaying the ad.
2. Amazon: This is another source of income. Amazon sells not only books and magazines, but real products. In this case Chrissy needs to open an Amazon Associate account and she can select the products that she wants to promote on her site. It could be a subscription to a knitting magazine, it could be a supplier of unique yarn made from dog hair or any of the many things that serious hobby knitters would be interested in. Every time they click on the Amazon ads on Chrissy’s blog, and purchase that product, Chrissy gets a commission from Amazon.
3. Affiliates: Chrissy could search the internet for other suppliers of products that relate to knitting. Perhaps there is someone who has put up a DVD that shows beginners exactly how to knit, showing frame by frame how to execute the knit and the pearl. There are many such merchants who have set up an affiliate program. Chrissy signs up as an affiliate and once again, publishes an ad for that supplier on her blog. The merchant will pay a commission to Chrissy for any visitor to her blog who makes a purchase from that ad. A good affiliate resource is Clickbank.
4. Product: Chrissy is an experienced knitter herself. She could write an e.book on the joys of knitting and put it up for sale on her blog for $27.00. Now she gets to keep all of the money that has been paid for a purchase from her blog.
5. Independent Advertisers: As the traffic to Chrissy’s blog grows, she can invite advertisers to put up their banners and charge and upfront fee for the advertising space. What if she has four such ads at only $25 per month each? That is $100 in addition to her other sources of income from her site. As her site gains prominence and traffic, that fee could become $25 per week per ad or a healthy $1600 a month from that source alone.
These are by no means the only way to make money blogging, but they are a good start. Build your money blogging muscles. Write about something you really know well and enjoy. Monetize that blog with ads. Checks will start arriving with increasing regularity. Yes, you CAN become a Blogger Millionaire!
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We’ve all been there – the crash diet before the Christmas party season begins, then the long round of social events which seem to start earlier than ever before. Once we’ve got through the work events, the neighbourhood drinks, the book club celebration (with, of course, mince pies and mulled wine), let alone the marathon which is the modern Christmas itself, with its family commitments and the brief lull before the final fling on New Year’s Eve, it’s a wonder any of us are still upright, let alone healthy.
New Year New You – Get Ahead Of The Game And Make New Years Resolutions Now
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Alana_Burton]Alana Burton
We’ve all been there – the crash diet before the Christmas party season begins, then the long round of social events which seem to start earlier than ever before. Once we’ve got through the work events, the neighbourhood drinks, the book club celebration (with, of course, mince pies and mulled wine), let alone the marathon which is the modern Christmas itself, with its family commitments and the brief lull before the final fling on New Year’s Eve, it’s a wonder any of us are still upright, let alone healthy.
So instead of the usual feast and famine approach, which we all seem to espouse but which we know does us no good, why not make an early New Year’s resolution? Instead of a retrospective attempt to undo the damage of four weeks of indulgence, why not book in for some personal training sessions at your local health club now?
Personal training sessions are often seen as an unnecessary expense, particularly at a time when economic circumstances are putting many families under increasing strain. However, many country clubs offer the perfect solution – a range of activities such as tennis, gym work or swimming, which can be used by the whole family. Personal training can be done in pairs, providing a fun and cost-effective way of getting fit before the Christmas season. Locating a good country club which has a variety of amenities (often including a good cr�che) will allow the whole family to enjoy some exercise; and planning your fitness regime around personal training sessions ensures that you work toward achievable goals, supervised by a properly qualified health professional.
Getting started on a family-friendly exercise regime now will not only improve the whole family’s health, but will set you on the path to a saner, lighter Christmas and New Year. Creating a habit out of exercise, incorporating it into the whole family’s routine, will meant that it’s far easier to resist the temptation to binge at the round of Christmas events. Willpower is always boosted if there is another person persuading you to stick to the routine, even on days when you don’t feel up to it; and the key to a happy and balanced festive season is to incorporate regular exercise – and to do so well in advance. Getting started now will see you through the challenges to your waistline and your sanity, so avoid the new year blues and get cracking on your New Year’s resolution now.
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Always conspicuous during Chinese New Year Periods ‘Good Luck’ character ‘Fu’, depending on your view, combines two ‘Happy New Year!’ messages. Depicting a woman plus loaded cooker/stove, viewed upside-down ‘Fu’ says (good luck) Dao/’Arriving’.
Lucky Snake Year 2013: Chinese New Year Celebration Guide!
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Peter_Allsop]Peter Allsop
Always conspicuous during Chinese New Year Periods ‘Good Luck’ character ‘Fu’, depending on your view, combines two ‘Happy New Year!’ messages. Depicting a woman plus loaded cooker/stove, viewed upside-down ‘Fu’ says (good luck) Dao/’Arriving’.
Cuisine
Food is an important part of Chinese New Year reflected in Festival customs and traditions. Dumplings symbolising fortune (resembling small gold and silver ingots once used as currency) are consumed with particular gusto.
Delicious glutinous rice-cakes feature regularly on New Year Menus. ‘Fish’ and ‘abundance/plenty’ sound similar in Chinese so fish dishes are popular too. Go for Spare-ribs and Singapore Noodles if you’ve never tried Chinese cuisine before.
Colour
Gold, symbolising good-fortune, is very prominent. Groups of four gold Chinese characters on shiny red paper, convey appropriate Greetings or sentiments.
Red, the most active colour, represents Heaven Qi activating and energizing our bodies. Red is everywhere in this festival activating the New Year.
Celebration
Fireworks, including firecrackers, essential features of New Year celebrations, are ancient Chinese inventions. Bamboo, exploding with a loud report when burnt through rapid internal air expansion, prompted their discovery.
Parades, performances, dancing (especially Lion Dancing) and kung fu displays are also key festival ingredients. Advance knowledge of such celebrations encourages people to enjoy these auspicious events to the utmost.
Why Chinese New Year Dates Vary!
The Chinese New Year Festival, begins when the Year’s second Moon appears beginning a new Lunar Cycle replacing the departing Month ending the previous one. Lunar Months last 29.5 days so China inserts extra months periodically (7 every 19 years) hence this moveable feast’s differing annual start and end dates.
As the Crescent new moon appears around the world Chinatowns begin to echo with the sounds of Lion and Dragon Dances. These traditionally bring luck to newly opening enterprises (like the New Year).
Sheffield Chinese Lion Dance Team (I’m a member) are popular in my home City. In London U.K Chinatown, Shaolin Fists Lion Dance Team of my Esteemed Teacher (Grandmaster Yap Leong) known world-wide, figure famously in Celebrations, alongside other excellent troupes.
Snake Year Celebrations Begin February 2013
The Capital’s Chinese Water Snake Year 2013-14 celebrations commence Sunday February 10th with a morning street-parade through Chinatown from Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross and The Strand. Trafalgar Square’s open air stage then hosts, first-class martial arts, ethnic dance and music performances from visiting Chinese artists for free all afternoon.
Craft stalls, street entertainment, Lion Dancing and fireworks continue into the evening. Local Chinese buffets and restaurants then fill with those completing their visit with a welcome meal!
Have a Happy and Prosperous Snake Year 2013/14!
Malaysia Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines Thailand, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia having significant Chinese links and populations also celebrate Chinese New Year. A distinguished Chinese Official described this last year as: ‘… something that China is sharing with the World… a world-wide celebration’!
Alongside Chinese metaphysics, Astrology, and Feng Shui Peter Allsop M.Ed’s interests also include Anti-aging/ Longevity Training, 5 Elements Qigong and Daoism.
Peter also publishes ‘ Martial Arts Ezine; Red Dragon’ free online.Explore the resources at http://www.sheffieldkungfu.com or http://www.hylenergiser.com
5 Elements Master and Senior Student of Grandmaster Yap Leong, Peter teaches Shaolin Kung Fu and Qigong in Yorkshire U. K. as Shaolin Fists International Area Instructor.
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