What You Need to Create a Blog

October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What You Need to Create a Blog

Many people ask what you need to get started in order to make a profitable blog. Well, this answer may surprise you; ’nothing’ or at least if you don’t want to spend any money and don’t care how much profit you make from them. However, if you want higher returns then you will need to invest some money to help you get started, and depending on what you want to do, you can spend up to several hundred dollars, but in the long run it is worth it.

One of the most important things you will need to get started is some form of keyword research tool or database. On the market today you can find a large selection of these types of products, ranging in price from zero dollars up to $500. The most popular tool on the market is probably ’WordTracker’, which offers a limited trial version for free, or a fully-functional version for $7.50 a day or $45 a month. Using a blog keyword research tool will allow you to find out which words are the most commonly used and have a cumulative profit rating associated with them.

In addition to a good keyword research tool, there can be several other things you will need to get started, depending on your project.

For example, if the blog you are hosting is one you want to use as a source of profit, then you will want to add a thumbnail generator on your, “what you need to get started” list of things to do.

A thumbnail generator will work to create codes that will help increase the click-thru rate in your blog by using related, scraped-thumbnails pictures and searches on Google images and place them next to your contextual ads.

However, if you will be marketing your own product, then you will need to add an auto responder to your, “what you need to get started” list.

An auto responder will allow you to greatly improve your conversion rate by allowing you to put all follow-up emails on autopilot, rather than you having to do them personally or by strictly using your sales page.

My recommendation would be to always do some research on the internet for what products you can download, before you go out and spend a lot of money on something you may not really need. Then later you will be able to determine if you want to purchase any software products to further your blog business and increase your profits. Basically you have the choice to create a good blog without putting down any money at all, or you can use some of the great resources and tools available, to better help improve your chances to make even more profit.