
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Starting Your Career as a Professional Blogger
About this book
With traffic to personal blogs and online journalism sites on the rise, there are more blogging opportunities than ever before. With the right approach, a blog can be an extra source of cash, or it can be a business unto itself yielding thousands of dollars a week, all earned on your own schedule, from the comfort of your home office, and writing about the topic of your choice. If that sounds too good to be true, this invaluable book will prove to you that it can be done.Unlike other guides, Starting Your Career as a Professional Blogger goes beyond the basics to show you how to earn a living while doing what you love. Experienced blogger Jacqueline Bodnar takes offers a comprehensive overview of the blogging world, presenting effective strategies for establishing a web presence and marketing your work.Topics include:
- Choosing a niche
- Knowing the advantages of different blogging platforms (WordPress, Tumblr, etc.)
- Setting up, maintaining, and monetizing your blog
- Increasing traffic to your blog
- Finding your audience—and helping them find you
- Vlogging
- Promoting your blog
- Networking with other bloggers
- Creating a podcast
- Synching your blog with your social networking accounts
- And more
If you've ever wanted to write for a living, this book will help you achieve your dream, on your own terms. Welcome to the blogosphere!
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- CHAPTER ONE Blogging
- CHAPTER TWO Do You Have What It Takes?
- CHAPTER THREE Choosing Your Focus
- CHAPTER FOUR Getting Started
- CHAPTER FIVE Writing Blog Posts
- CHAPTER SIX Beyond Penning Posts
- CHAPTER SEVEN Promoting and Getting Noticed
- CHAPTER EIGHT Setting Goals, Measuring Success
- CHAPTER NINE Making Money from Blogging
- CHAPTER TEN Additional Money-Making Opportunities for Bloggers
- CHAPTER ELEVEN Growing Your Business
- CHAPTER TWELVE The Blogging Community
- Glossary of Blogging Terms
- Getting Started: A Checklist for Success
- Index