Thursday, December 3, 2009

Making a Free Blog at Blogspot for Money Making

Although I have spoke enough about blogs and how to make money with different internet methods but still I think there may be many of my friends who still does not know about a blog. I will try to repeat myself about blog. Then I will be telling you, how to create a free blog at bloggers.com.
Blog, What it is?
A blog (derived from the term "web log") is a type of website, which is usually maintained by an individual with regular entries. Or in other words it is) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or reflect the purpose of the Web site that hosts the blog. Topics may include brief philosophical musings, commentary on Internet and other social issues, and links to other sites the author favors, especially those that support a point being made on a post. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. The author of a blog is often referred to as a blogger.If you had made an email account earlier then I think making a blog will not at all be a
problem for you. It is as simple as making an email address.
How to Make a Blog?
Just like creating an email account we got to make an account first, same thing applies to create a blog. To start we can Google it out and search many free blogging sites, out of which some have really become very popular now a days. Few of them are http://www.blogger.com,http://www.blogsome.com.Orhttp://www.wordpress.com. In today’s post I will teach you making a blog at http://www.blogger.com. Just click the link to go to the site.
As soon as the Blogger.com is loaded in your browser , you will see picture like shown above. Now, follow these simple instructions to start your journey towards blogging for making money:-.
  1. Click the Orange tab , written with “CREATE A BLOG” .You will see a new page.
  2. Write & Rewrite your ‘e-mail address’ in columns ‘Email Address’ and ‘Retype email address’.
  3. Type & Retype the password you like in columns ‘enter a password’ and ‘Retype password’.
  4. Check or leave it unchecked the box for ‘Email Notifications’ as the case may be.
  5. Click the white little square below the verification word and type the word which is shown, in column ‘Word Verification’.
  6. Check the box for ‘I accept the Terms of Service’.
  7. Now you are ready to click the arrow sign written with CONTINUE”.
  8. Write the title of your blog that you wish (you can change it later) in form ‘Blog Title’.
  9. Type the name of your site in column ‘Blog Address (URL)’ and check its availability.
  10. After that, click arrow image inscribed with word, ‘CONTINUE’.
  11. Choose one template that you liked (You can change it later, if you want), then click again an arrow sign inscribed with word ‘CONTINUE’.
  12. Congrats! you have created your first blog and now you are at your own to write any thing. After you finish up with your first post, just click the box inscribed with, ‘PUBLISH POST’.
That’s all is required to start blogging for money making. In my next post I will discuss some thing more to tell you about how to customize your blog. And give you few ideas on how to write contents.



Tuesday, December 1, 2009

SUBSCRIPTION, ITS MEANING, TYPES AND HOW CAN WE USE IT

This is my Fourth post on the series of making money with your site or blog. In today’s Post I shall be discussing about subscription, its meaning, types and how can we use it in our web or blog as a method of earning money. Now let’s have a look at the subscription:-

  1. A payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time.
  2. Agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
  3. A pledged contribution
  4. The act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"

The subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service and such product or service is offered for a specified period. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites. Rather than selling products individually, a subscription sells periodic (monthly or yearly or seasonal) use or access to a product or service, or, in the case of such non-profit organizations as opera companies or symphony orchestras, it sells tickets to the entire run of five to fifteen scheduled performances for an entire season.

Thus, a one-time sale of a product can become a recurring sale and can build brand loyalty. It is used for anything where a user is tracked in both a subscribed, and an unsubscribed status. Membership fees to some types of organizations, such as trade unions, are also known as subscriptions.

There are different categories of subscriptions:

  1. A subscription for a fixed set of goods or services, such as one copy of each issue of a newspaper or magazine for a definite period of time.
  2. A subscription for unlimited use of a service or collection of services. Usage may be personal and non-transferable, for a family, or under certain circumstances, for a group utilizing a service at one time.
  3. A subscription for basic access or minimal service plus some additional charge depending on usage. A basic telephone service pays a pre-determined fee for monthly use but may have extra charges for additional services such as long-distance calls, directory services and pay-per-call services.

How to Use the Subscription Business Model

  1. First of all determine whether your business will be best served by a subscription model.
  2. Secondly define the specific terms of use for your particular product or service and the limits of their usage.
  3. Thirdly motivate your customers that how much they can save by committing to a long-term business relationship, as opposed to a one-time purchase.
  4. Fourthly offer a "lifetime" membership, which allows the customer to enjoy your products or service without limits for a certain price.
  5. Fifth make the renewal process effortless. This may involve automatic renewals, where the customer will be charged once the original term of usage expires unless she specifically designates otherwise.
  6. Sixth carefully wording of all contracts between the customer and the subscription service to make it legal. Make sure that your customer understands everything before he commits.

In my next post I shall be discussing some other methods of earning money from your blog or website.