How People Make Money Blogging - Part 1 of 2

For my regular readers, this and the next post (tomorrow) are mainly for getting a little more search-engine traffic.  For anybody new to my blog, I think you’ll find this very interesting.

Journaling

People have been keeping journals and diaries for centuries.  Without them, much of the world’s wisdom would have already been lost.  Why?  Because some of the greatest writers of all time have used their journals to jot down their thoughts and ideas each day.  They would then refer to these daily notes while they were writing their books and articles.

Famous Authors

Without their diaries, Sam Clemens (aka: Mark Twain), Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Shaw, Bertrand Russell and thousands more, wouldn’t have been able to produce the masterpieces that they did.  Decades later, the internet has changed the way that people keep diaries.

The Internet Has Changed Things Drastically

What has advent of the internet done to change this?  Well, in a nutshell, it has transformed what was once a very personal pastime, into a very public affair. Instead of keeping your innermost thoughts private, people can now share their thoughts, feelings and ideas with the whole world; at least, with anybody who has an internet connection and a computer with a web browser.

So what has all this to do with making money on the internet?  Well, a “blog” is a shortened term for “Web Log” and “blogging” has come to mean nothing more than simply making a log of your daily thoughts, feelings and ideas available to anyone who wants to read them; that is, and online journal.

When It Began

Several years ago, around about 1997, somebody (there is some debate as to whom the very first blogger was, but the names often mentioned are Justin Hall, Jorn Barger and Dave Winer) created some simple software that made it possible to write down their daily thoughts and publish them to the internet.  Since then, millions of people have chosen to do likewise and the number is growing by the day.

Why Is It So Popular Now?

The number has grown rapidly for several reasons, not least of which is the software itself, otherwise known as “blogging platforms”, has developed to such a degree that it is not only easy to set-up your own website as a blog, but it is also a perfect way to both FIND and COMMUNICATE with LIKE MINDED people.

Anywhere In The World

So, instead of relying on your location and fate in general, you can now actively find people who are interested in the same things that YOU are interested in, regardless of location, age, race etc.  Language IS still an issue, but with online translation tools, even that is becoming less of a problem each year.

Blogging Platform

The software currently available has many features, allowing a blog reader to search older articles (called “posts”) by name, keyword, category or date, and it also allows for readers to COMMENT on each post, so it makes for a very INTERACTIVE environment, often attracting many people from all over the world who have something to say about what the author has written.

In part 2 tomorrow, we’ll discuss how YOU can make money blogging.

Luke.