Can You Really Make Money Flipping Blogs?
I get questions all the time from aspiring internet marketers and people looking to make money online. A question in an email I received recently was, “Can you really make money flipping blogs?” and I decided to write an article to answer that question for everyone.The quick answer is that you can make money doing almost anything. However, I think the question he was really asking was, “Is there a good possibility of making a lot of money flipping blogs?” It depends on what your definition of a lot of money is but for most people the answer is definitely yes you can make a lot of money flipping blogs. And, it can be done with relatively little effort on your part if you’re willing to spend some money to take a few shortcuts. This article will outline the basic process.Step one – This is really simple. You have to decide what kind of blog you want to flip. This decision should be based on demand for a particular niche. If you don’t know how to find a good niche that’s no problem, just go to sites that allow you to buy and sell blogs like the Sitepoint Marketplace and take a look at the listings. You’ll see what people are bidding on and what is selling well. This is the best way to research because it is from real live information that you can actually see.Step two – Get a domain for the blog. You want the domain name to closely match the niche of the blog. So if you are building a blog about online dating, you want to get a domain that has the keyword phrase “online dating” in it. This will make the domain much more attractive to buyers because it is descriptive and will help rank in search engines.Step three – Get a template and create the content for the blog. You can create or buy a professional blog template, or use one of the many free templates available online if you must. The content will consist of the articles/posts and any product that you might to include with the blog. Yes, you will get more out of the blog flip if you offer a product that they can sell along with the blog. Make sure it is a unique product and not some garbage PLR product that you picked up somewhere.Having quality content will greatly increase the amount people will be willing to pay for your blog so if you can’t create the content yourself, go to a site like Elance.com and have it created for you. It can be done cheaply enough so that you’ll still make a nice profit on the sale of the blog.Step four – Head over to the Sitepoint Marketplace or another site where you can sell blogs, and put the blog up for sale. Make sure you have a very attractive listing for the blog. Excellent copywriting skills will come in handy for this part of the process because a great description increases your chances of selling the blog for maximum profit.It is more than possible to build a blog every week and sell it for as much as $500 or more. It’s not uncommon to see blogs go for thousands of dollars! That’s a lot of money for what little work you really have to do. Essentially it amounts to getting a domain, outsourcing some work and putting up an ad. If you can get the outsourced work done quickly or do it yourself quickly, you can easily build more than one blog per week.So, the answer is yes, you really can make money flipping blogs, and lots of it!
Build a Blog Empire – Keep the Winners, Flip the Losers!
Have you been told that there is lots of money to be made with blogs? Well, you are correct, there is a lot of money to be made if you do it right. Creating blogs is really easy now. Most hosting providers have an automatic install process to get your blog created in minutes. It is this simplicity that allows you to make lots of money in a short period of time. You can create your blog, promote it, monetize it, and sell it. You can also keep the best performing blogs as a basis for your recurring income streams. Let’s get to the details.As I said before, setting up a blog is simple stuff. You can do it in minutes. Once your blog is setup, you will need to make it look nice. The default theme is really not setup to stand out, trust me. Go and search for free WordPress themes, and you will find a huge pool to choose from. Once you pick one or many themes, you upload them to your account and pick the one you want to use. OK, now that your blog looks appealing to your visitors, you need some content. Many people get stuck on content. You don’t need to think too hard about this. Simply visit the major article directories and find the most popular articles in your niche. You simply publish these great articles on your blog! Be sure to observe the rules here. Each article site has different rules.You can use WordPress’ scheduling feature to schedule the posting of the articles. I would post the first three right away and then post one every day or so for the next two months. This will keep your content fresh and the search engines happy.Now that the blog is setup with a nice theme and content, just go out there and promote it. You can promote via PPC, article marketing, forum marketing, classifieds, etc. Once you have some links and traffic, you must evaluate your blog’s progress. The killer ones are keepers. Go ahead and sell the rest to buy some more content and/or outsource the building of more blogs!
