blog monetization: soup to nuts

Blog Monetization: Soup to Nuts

Chloe Spencer,Founder, Neopets Fanatic

Build an Asset

• SEO + AdSense = money while you sleep!• SEO = your (cheap & sustainable) traffic

source• Google AdSense is your income stream• Good news! Google loves blogs• WordPress = search engine friendlyEg. Clean urls

STEP 1: Keywords

• Use keyword tools like Google Toolbar’s suggestions and WordTracker– To pick your topic– To pick the name of the blog– To identify topics to write about

• Each page / post should focus on a unique “keyword theme”

#5 for “neopets”#3 for “neopets cheats”#6 for “neo pets”etc.

STEP 2: SEO Content

• Use your “keyword theme” in your post title, content, and title tag

• Use the “SEO Title Tag” WordPress plugin so you can have a longer title tag with extra synonyms, verb tenses, plural / singular

• Use “Pages” (not “Posts”) for evergreen content

STEP 3: Monetize!

• Google AdSense– Up to 3 ad units – “above the fold” – per page– Link unit – blend it in with the navigation– Match your page content’s font size and color– Make the ad unit blend in – no border around it, no

background color

STEP 4: Hire Some Help

• Hire someone to:– Moderate your comments– Write comments– Write posts

• Pay by the post, not by the hour

Thank You!