How To Monetize Your Blog More Effectively

How To Monetize
Your Blog More Effectively

So you’ve done the hard work…you’ve chosen
the niche market that you are going to target, you’ve created
the content that they’d be interested in, you’ve implemented
your onpage and offpage search engine optimization and finally
you’ve managed to establish your blog in it’s market and are
being rewarded by a steady flow of traffic from the search
engines and other sources.

Now – Your BIG question is –

“How do you convert this steady flow of traffic into money”?

You will no doubt already be trying certain
methods, an AdSense ad here and an affiliate link there, for
example, but there’s something new that I wanted to tell you
about.

This “something new” will do three
things for your blog:

1. It will instantly make it more profitable.

2. It will give it more keyword rich content pages which will
give it more search engine rankings which will increase that “steady flow
of traffic” and make it even more profitable.

3. It will give it another dimension further distinguishing
it from its competitors whilst enhancing your visitors experience.

So what is this “something new”?

It’s a clever piece of software called BuildA Niche Store and what it does is enable you to instantly build an affiliate
store made up of eBay’s products and matched to your target niche.

This means that if you have a Golf blog, with
Build A Niche Store you will be able to add all of eBay’s
golf products to it, and if you have an Antiques blog then
you will be able to add all of eBay’s antique items…you
get the idea.

You simply install the script, choose your niche, press build
and you automatically have your own niche specific affiliate store which updates
automatically (Yes – NO data feeds!) and which:

1. Will generate money for you when one of
your blog visitors buys an item through it.

2. Will give your blog hundreds or thousands
(depending on your niche) content rich product pages which
will get indexed in the search engines targeting keywords
you would otherwise not be reaching.

3. Will add a shopping experience for your visitors.

It’s truly a great piece of software and looks set to become
all the rage in the coming year.

You can check out the official Build A Niche Store website where
you’ll find case studies and a live demo which is sure to get your creative
juices flowing at the link below.

This one gets my thumbs up!

Click
Here To Check Out Build A Niche Store

Selling on eBay

In recent survey it was estimated 500,000 Americans make their living on Ebay. For those of those of you who don’t know Ebay – it is an online auction site where you can put goods or services up for auction and give members the opportunity to bid on them.

So what can you sell on Ebay? The answer is just about anything, from a keyring to believe it or not an aircraft carrier (which was for sale last year). They accept just about anything apart from adult material.

With forty percent of the adult UK population now a member of Ebay there is a huge market out there for selling goods. But before you do anything you need to find something to sell.

It’s important to source the CORRECT product to sell on Ebay. Just really to make sure you aren’t left with a garage full of rubbish know-one wants. That’s the hard bit, trying to work out what is selling well.

There are loads of different ways of coming up what will be ‘hot sellers’. One of the best it to listen to what folk are talking about all the time, then take a note of the latest ‘must have gadget’. It’s then a matter of locating a wholesaler that can supply you at a good price. You’ll nearly always get a better price for buying in bulk – ask for a discount if you take large amounts of stock.

In saying that I wouldn’t advise to take a large amount of stock to start with, there is plenty of time for that if you find your product is selling well.Always check out suppliers before parting with any cash, there are a lot scam websites out there. A good way to cut down on the chance of this happening is to join a wholesale database, who will quickly weed out any untrustworthy websites. Still be on your guard though – visit or speak to the person you are buying from and don’t be afraid to ask questions.

With the growth of Ebay and other auction sites this has spawned a whole host of tools and products to make your buying and selling experience better. You can now purchase software that will let you monitor what is happening on Ebay. You can track what people are searching for; what keywords they are using; what is the average bid price. All this information is VERY useful and will only increase your chances of success.

It’s not as easy as you may think to become a successful Ebay seller but if you stick to the basic outlined above you shouldn’t go too far wrong.

About The Author
The writer is Richard Goldie of: http://www.uk-wholesale-directory.co.uk