Earning money through website/blogging

Switzerland
December 31, 2010 2:13pm CST
Hello, I am thinking about starting my own website, or rather my own blog to make money out of it by using advertisment technology on the Internet such as Google Adsense and basically any other stuff like that. However, I am currently kind of confused and unsure on if I should use just simply a blog that's online already such as Google's blog, that they offer for free or should I buy some host space and start my very own website? Where will I get more traffic? Please just input information if you do know what you are talking about, that would be very appreciated! Thanks for your answers! samyboy280
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@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
31 Dec 10
If you're really serious about blogging then go for your own server and domain. Services such as blogger are fine for the casual blogger but not for those willing to make a killer income. Ok well, maybe 'killer' is a bit exaggerated but I think the point comes across here. The reason why I say this is that blogger is very limited in possibilities. You can't build a state of the art website with all kinds of Ajax scripts or anything. You're also relying on a third party website, who since you don't pay them anything can remove your blog within seconds. This simple act has ruined many a people's work. I don't know what you mean by 'Where will I get more traffic?'. The amount of traffic you receive depends primarily on your search engine ranking and search engine optimization efforts. The two have a firm connection. If you spend a lot of time on your SEO then your ranking in the search engine will go up and so will the amount of targeted traffic. The second factor is your social marketing. If you're active on twitter, facebook and whatnot you're branding which results in you receiving a lot of targeted traffic too. Best platform for blogs is wordpress. It's pretty easy to install on your server. By the way there's no need for you to buy a lavish server offer. Just start out with a few bucks a month and when traffic ramps up you can always contact support of your hosting and ask for a new deal.
• Switzerland
31 Dec 10
Thanks for the great and fast answer. It's very informative.
• India
2 Jan 11
nice knowledge thanx see my blog http://atyfh.blogspot.com/ but can't get more traffic you have some tricks for fast traffic
@xxj3ffxx (501)
• Australia
3 Jan 11
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• Philippines
1 Jan 11
All my blogs are in blogspot. I prefer this one so that I don't have to worry about paying for a domain.
@Revan2009 (469)
2 Jan 11
Blogging is not easy. It will take you months to make any money whatsoever. The most important thing is to lower your expectations. I've heard so many stories of people making thousands of dollars a month, but they are nearly always lying or exaggerating the amount they earned.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
1 Jan 11
A lot of people are making a lving today through the popularity of website blogging. It is becoming more and more in demand. a lot of information is passed on through blogging and can be quite helpful.
@spencari (265)
• Indonesia
1 Jan 11
well i think if you serious and focus on it you can get much money on it... earn money through web site or blogging has been attracting people since 3 years just try.. small risk earn much money if you want
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
1 Jan 11
I have both- a domain that I own and a blogspot.. Currently the blogspot has more people going to it and i earn more there-- I don't even know why. i only earn really little from blogging though- a few cents each day. Good Luck to you.