{"id":3097,"date":"2011-09-21T09:31:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T14:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davemcgarry.com\/cms\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2011-10-12T16:38:56","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T21:38:56","slug":"how-to-make-money-as-a-blogger-in-3-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.davemcgarry.com\/cms\/how-to-make-money-as-a-blogger-in-3-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Money as a Blogger in 3 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Make Money as a Blogger in 3 Easy Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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You\u2019ve heard of people turning their blogs into six-figure income centers. And you\u2019ve heard of others who\u2019ve started a blog, worked hard at it, and then eventually abandoned it because it didn\u2019t make them a dime.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m sure you\u2019d like to be in the former category rather than the latter.<\/p>\n

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You can increase your chances of doing so but following these three easy steps<\/span> for making money as a blogger\u2026<\/p>\n

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Step 1<\/span><\/strong>: Create quality content in a hot niche.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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People aren\u2019t interested in reading ads or \u201cspun\u201d articles that are nothing more than gibberish. They want solutions to their problems. And that means they need quality content. In other words, they want useful information that solves their problems.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the key, though<\/span>: While the information you provide should be useful, it should also be incomplete.<\/p>\n

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That is, it shouldn\u2019t completely solve your prospects\u2019 problems. After all, if you completely solve your prospects\u2019 problems, then they really have no need to buy what you\u2019re selling.<\/p>\n

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One way to provide useful but incomplete solutions is by sharing articles that tell people what to do, but don\u2019t go into detail about how to do it.<\/p>\n

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Example<\/span>: A marketing blog might have the instruction \u201cbuy a good domain name at NameCheap.com,\u201d but it doesn\u2019t get into the details of what it means to buy a \u201cgood\u201d domain name. Then the blogger can point to a short report that tells people how to build a website (which includes how to choose a good domain name).<\/p>\n

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Step 2<\/span><\/strong>: Monetize your blog.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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You\u2019re already providing useful content. Soon you\u2019ll have plenty of readers eyeballing this content. So before you bring in the traffic, you need to find ways to monetize the traffic. Here are three ways<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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