Today’s topic is about the right time to monetize your blog, while taking a look around Blog Me Famous you will be hard pushed to find any monetizing techniques other than a limited number of affiliate links creeping into posts. I decided when starting Blog Me Famous that i was not going to Monetize the site until it was ready to earn an amount that matched the work i put in.

Why not to monetize a new blog and the reasons for this…

• Encouraging readers to appreciate the content

Adverts can be obtrusive and that may disturb a readers time on your site, even though the point of adverts is offering something that may interest a user, gaining the visitors attention with overcrowding adverts will not allow the reader to digest the content that interests them and will lead to nothing being accomplished.

• Gaining the trust of new readers

Gaining trust is extremely important, it converts readers to subscribers and that is what, as a new blogger you should be aiming for. Don’t spoil the chance of gaining new readers to earn as the title suggests; a couple of pennies. Welcome new readers and direct them to your best content and tomorrow they will return.

• Establishing the site in your blogoshpere niche

Not monetizing your website early on will help gain the respect that brings you traffic. It allows fellow bloggers within your blogosphere to quickly identify quality content that they enjoy reading without having a valid excuse not discuss it on their blog. Being linked from similar blogs and websites will bring you the majority of traffic received within the first couple of months, so aim to please.

• Presenting readers with a good first impression

Make your blog presentable and usable. The addition of ads when a user first hits the page can be off putting so first it’s important to give the look of a busy blog, so encourage comments and discussions. Then once your site is displaying adverts the appeal of an active blog will attract the user without the adverts interfering.

• Everything is in the interest of the reader

Don’t give the user any reason not to like your blog. Give them what they are looking for and without confusion - Adverts can sometimes be mistaken for content which can lead to the user navigating away from the page never to return.

When is the right time to monetize?

• You have a high level of traffic with a good percentage from search engines

Organic traffic, a loyal subscriber base and high traffic stats is the perfect scenario for monetizing your website. While organic traffic is more likely to read then click off through an advert a subscriber base loyal to you and your blog will ideally signup for items you recommend such as; Hosting, Products and Adnetworks through your own affiliate links.

• You are confident in your writing

You are confident in your writing and feel that the adverts displayed alongside your content will not reduce the quality of the users experience while browsing your website. It’s important to ensure your content is enjoyed by the majority and the adverts are not seen as a distraction but add value to your topic of discussion by displaying an additional path to take in the quest for more information.

• Received backlinks from a good number of related blogs

Backlinks increase the reputation of your blog while bloggers can transfer trust from their blog to yours. Networking is an important technique that brings awareness to your blog and increasing the reach of your articles will only benefit it further bringing in more and more targeted readers.

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As you know, Blog Me Famous is a blog to record my journey in online money making and to reward my readers after a phenomenal week i am going to be giving out 15 free .info domains. if your interested in knowing exactly how much i’ve made this week then stay tuned to Blog Me Famous as i will be publishing a breakdown of the week.

How can i get a free .info domain?

Simply contribute to the blog by posting a comment on one of my posts or link to one of the posts here from your blog. You get to choose the domain so ensure that it’s available before requesting it.

The Details of the Giveaway…

To claim your domain, head over to the contact page and send me the domain of choice (has to be a .info) aswell as linking to the post you commented on or the page you linked to and from where. I would prefer a linking but as this is my first giveaway you can make the choice.

Also include the information required to transfer a domain on Godaddy.

• Domains are registered on Godaddy and then pushed to your Godaddy account
• Domains will be pushed within 24 hours of receiving the email
• Domains are registered for one year only
• Only one domain per person
• You must provide a contact email for details to be sent thats not from a free email service (hotmail/gmail/yahoo)

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When i first visit a new blog i like to know about the author, where he or she came from and interests that the author has. I believe it helps people create a connection or relationship with not only the blog but also other loyal readers. When signing up for a subscription it’s important for you to know the person behind the blog so here i will welcome readers to get to know the blogger behind Blog Me Famous.

The first post of the About Me series is all about the blogs i read and why i read them. I will be mentioning only five due to the fact that posting a long list of blogs is impractical and won’t make for much of an interesting post! Here’s my daily dose of content that i read;

Dosh Dosh
Dosh Dosh is a leader in the ‘Make Money Online’ blogsphere, the articles are always lengthy, informative and cover a wide range of topics from t-shirt affiliate marketing to the more common adsense blending tips. Armed with a free adsense wordpress theme available for download Dosh Dosh is surely one of the top resources for bloggers today.

Here.org.uk
Kieron Donoghue is one of the leading affiliate experts within the United Kingdom, his acknowledgement came from a humble post on sitepoint showing his earnings through affiliates. Since then Kieron has setup his blog and it has been going strong since the discovery of this affiliate guru who worked in the shadows for so long. There is tips, competitions and more available at his blog.

ProBlogger
It’s always in everyones top 5 isn’t it? Well for me it’s because of the content. A leading figure in the blogger world Darren is one of the most recognised bloggers working on the internet today who has the proof to backup his amazing earnings.

Connected Internet
Connected Internet has been in my reader for absolutely ages, Everton Blair provides an enormous amount of content and focuses on the latest gadgets, news and reviews to hit the internet. What i love about this blog is that Everton is not afraid to let us know how he earns money and exactly how much he is earning. Maybe this is one of my favourites because he is also from the UK?

Blogging Tips
A fellow Scotsman provides a great resource for blogging and news. With daily tips on how to improve your blog, blogging tips is a must read if your starting out into the blogging world. That is why it’s in my top 5 that i read.

That ends the first About Me series post and i hope that was a good insight to the blogs that i read. If you would like to learn more why not subscribe to my rss feed

I’ll leave you all with a question - Name your top 5 blogs?

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