Blogs - are you making real money with them?

[kristian]

Originally Posted by alessandro

Did any of you guys find it easier to build and maintain a successful blog than a TGP or a LL?

Different webmasters will find it easier to do one or the other. The rewards can be just as good or bad for each too. I personally find it easier to setup and maintain a blog. Like anything though, it comes down to more than just hardwork and creative thinking. You need to know all the legit white hat tricks and hope competitors in your niche don't know them as well as you. I did a course in seo, read everything I could find on the subject, and I'm lucky enough to be friends with some popular bloggers in the mainstream world who gave me tips. Education is really the key.

If you like blogging, then I say keep at it. It's as good a way to make money as any. Couple of tips : Be niche-specific and conscious of appropriate keyword density, and get good backlinks (blogs of your niche, then sites of your niche, with anchor text of the keyphrase you are targetting for site, and only link to sites who are operated by honest webmasters, and so on).

[walrus]

Originally Posted by kristian

Couple of tips : ...and conscious of appropriate keyword density....

Wanted to highlight that one...I had to learn it the hard way!