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Making money through blogging is the dream of many of us. But what if you’ve set up a nice blog but it’s not making any (or enough) money?

Well, assuming that your blog has been going for some time and that you’re getting web traffic, there could be several reasons why it’s not actually earning:

• Is there a market for whatever you’re selling? This seems an obvious question but unless there are buyers out there it may be difficult for you to create a market via one blog. One way to find out whether there is a market is to look at your competition. If you don’t have many (or any) competitors that may be for a good reason: it may mean that there are not enough people interested in the product. If you do have competition then that is a good sign that there is a market. Your task then is to examine that competition, look at their websites/blogs and aim to do better.
• If you know there’s a market for your goods or services, are you getting in front of the right people? There’s a big distinction to be made between surfers and customers. If your visitors use your blog simply to get information and then go and buy from someone else then you’re probably not attracting the right sort of visitors.
• Attracting the visitors who are likely to be customers comes down to proper keyword research. Picture your ideal customer: what words or phrases would they type into the search engine when they are sitting down in front of their screen with their credit card at the ready? If you know that then you know what keywords you must optimize your blog for.

SEO (search engine optimization) is a huge topic but you ignore it at your peril. It’s not easy and it takes time and effort but it’s the only way to get your blog in front of your prospective customers.

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