Why blogging is a great way to make money online

Blog Readership is Up!

The general public are reading less newspapers, and more blogs. Companies that are able to "tap into" the blogosphere are bound to reap benefits. As a professional blogger, you are also posed to reap some serious rewards.

Social Media is replacing traditional advertising

In a marketing environment where consumers increasingly turn to each other for advice and recommendations for new products, tapping into the millions of independent bloggers worldwide is the crucial next step for any company seeking to reach its desired market.

Futhermore, consumers are increasingly distrustful of traditional modes of advertising, and are turning in ever-growing numbers to the Internet to seek unbiased opinions for product and service reviews.

As a professional blogger, you can now take advantage of these changing market conditions, and make some money!

Marketers realize that blogs are gathering large, loyal and youthful followings - and they are willing to pay you!

The total number of Blogs is growing quickly

Blogging is also a global phenomenon, so there is a huge amount of opportunity.

For example, according to the recent NielsenWire report of January 22, 2010, Japan has the second largest number of social media and blog users in the world, exceeded only by the U.S.

In December 2009, the U.S. registered 142.1 million unique visitors, followed by Japan with 46.6 million unique visitors.

The Report also stated that, globally, time spent on social networking sites has increased from 3 hours per month to 5.5 hours per month in the last year alone, representing a momentous 82% increase in the use of social media.

The study goes on to state that users are posting more messages than ever -- as many as 50 million 140 character-long messages every day.

Microblogging sites like Twitter, for example, measured over 600 tweets per second from its users, and the social network is just growing larger and larger, with more users joining every day.

The time is NOW, the place is HERE!

So what can we learn from this growth? One, that this industry is young and there is lots of opportunity for the small players (i.e. professional bloggers).

Two, that companies are increasingly relying on social media advertising.

And three, there are skills to be played, and bills to be made. So sign up at JulianBarabas.com, and I can show you show to sell affiliate advertising on YOUR blog or website.

Today is your chance to start that blog or website you have always wanted.

Sign up and get a domain name (preferably by clicking my GoDaddy sponsor on the right of this page).

Then sign up and get some hosting from WebHosting4Life.com, which by the way - is powered completely by the wind! How Green is that!

Then you can read my Drupal installation guide and get your blogging platform setup (or you can use Wordpress which is also popular).

Be sure to contact me if you need any help! I will answer all my readers questions - I AM HERE TO HELP :)