Blogging is taken out of the term “weblog”, which is one of the most common activities on the internet – whether for money making purposes or hobby. There are various free blogging platforms that enable you to create your own account and write about topics or niches of your interest. The ability to freely express your own views, share information, or promote through this platform is one reason why many enjoy doing it.But have you ever considered that blogging could also make you money? Yes, you heard it right. Although the concept of a blog has existed for a long time now, it wasn’t until recently that it was considered as an internet marketing tool.

If you are not sure whether this method for internet marketing will reap results, here are some basic reasons why you should re-consider your decision:

• Blogging is the most basic way to publish your content on the internet. Once you have posted your blog post, it is accessible to anyone on the internet within a click of a mouse. Thus, you are not just limited to your immediate area but is capable of spreading the content of your blog to anyone with an internet access.

• Blogs are about real people and are read by real people. Hence, if you intend to use it as an internet marketing tool, it is much easier to establish a personal relationship with your intended reader. Most blogs are written based on first-hand experience, thus they are more likely to trust what the blogger has to say and take their word for it.

• Blogging helps to build your online reputation and establish credibility. The blogosphere, as the blogging community is often referred, is an intimate environment such that it is easier for you to get to know someone and interact with them. If done successfully, the people who read your blogs will rely on you to provide the information they need to know.

• It helps you identify your target market. Depending on the average readers that visit your site, you can now make an assessment on how to cater your future blogs that will get more of the people within the same target market to become involved. This is really important if you are using your blog to promote certain products or direct them to affiliate merchants.

• Finally, blogging is convenient. Your readers no longer have to step out of their house in order to avail of the information you can provide. Thus, you have to constantly update your site to earn repeat visitors.

By Daylynne Starr

A few years ago when the first few “web logs” started showing up,  they were really ugly,  and lots of them were stupid as well.

People wrote some  “dumb things” about  their daily lives, and others were outright crass advertisements for their products.   And most really were ugly,  plain dull pages with little color or graphics or interest.

Thank goodness they have grown up since then.  Graphically stunning pages full of color…  and interest!  Not only that but full of really informative articles,  and reviews and lavished with the personality of the writer.

That alone has made them the most sought after websites,  but that’s not all,  now they are work horses as well;  they gather statistics and traffic;  bring together events, and best of all they are also being used to bring their owners nice big steady paydays as well.

My personal blog, only  started a little over a year ago,

Is extremely popular,  and I don’t even know why, or even where the traffic is coming from.  Yes, I do know where,  but I mean rather why,  as I don’t advertise or use a lot of traffic pulling gimmicks.   I know hits aren’t the criteria but it looks so neat to say my blog has over 300.000 hits… and over 10,000 unique visitors.

So today’s blogs are as varied and unique as any web site.  There are blogs for every niche;  blogs for every profession and business;  personal blogs,  blogs set up for different areas of marketing;  blogs made to bring in a good income; and blogs to teach you almost anything you would ever want learn.

With the wide variety and uses of blogs today, its no wonder that blogs have become their own niche .

In a short search the other day, I found over 30 products written especially for the blogger and teaching how to improve and monetize blogs.

My strategy with my Blogger’s Blog here is to clear the field for you,  give you a  place to ask questions and share some neat tips  you may have found.  I will offer you reviews on different products,  and give you a chance to check a lot of them out.

So Happy Blogging  Folks…  glad you dropped by, hope to be seeing you often.  By the way… Bloggers News is a once a week, newsletter,  so be sure to sign up.. there will be lots of good things in it for you along with freebies and lots of content  and help.  Be sure to sign up –

Daylynne Starr