King Conga
Active Member
Don't Laugh 2 Hard!
Pardon my ignorance, but while I?m quite familiar with, and love forums, I?m spanking brand new to blogging, let alone making money at it. I?ve read enough that I?m pretty sure I know what I want to blog about, and the format I want to present?I think. I don?t even mind if you snicker under your breath at my questions, as long as someone answers them with the memory of how anxious, apprehensive, and scared you were when you first started. I?m also aware that for many of these there may not be clear-cut answers. For those just give me your best analysis.
So, I?ll fire away. BTW, these aren?t in any particular priority.
1.) If my subject matter doesn?t have as fast a news cycle as the political blogs, how many topics should I have up my sleeve ahead of time in order to keep traffic coming to keep the advertisers happy? (I?ve read the 7 Steps to a Great Blog (or something like that))
2.) What?s the bare minim. I should post per day to keep traffic up? I heard about 5 or 6 per day!
3.) I haven?t seen any prices for using Google AdSense, and it appears that it?s free. Is that correct?
4.) Are there any other programs like that?
5.) I hear there?s a lot of busy work in order to make good $$$ at this. Can someone please explain what are the laborious tasks that require such tediousness? Remember, I know NOTHING about this, so DO NOT assume I do.
6.) RE: this busy ?admin.? work, what?s a percentage range of the creative writing to admin work ratio? In other words, do I do 60% to 40% writing to admin?
7.) RE: Question 5: What are the best FREE tools for what I have to do, and what do they do? BTW, I?m using Win2k?NOT XP.
8.) Someone PLEASE explain RSS. What does it do for me? How do I use/tweak it to make it work best for me? Which ones should I start with, and what?s the difference?
9.) What are the top 5 stats that you would advise me to heed the most?
10.) I would think that polls would be a great attraction for readers. Is this correct?
11.) Before I just jump in to starting a blog give me the 5 most important factors to consider keeping in
mind in order to peak interests?
That's it for now.
Tanx,
KC
Pardon my ignorance, but while I?m quite familiar with, and love forums, I?m spanking brand new to blogging, let alone making money at it. I?ve read enough that I?m pretty sure I know what I want to blog about, and the format I want to present?I think. I don?t even mind if you snicker under your breath at my questions, as long as someone answers them with the memory of how anxious, apprehensive, and scared you were when you first started. I?m also aware that for many of these there may not be clear-cut answers. For those just give me your best analysis.
So, I?ll fire away. BTW, these aren?t in any particular priority.
1.) If my subject matter doesn?t have as fast a news cycle as the political blogs, how many topics should I have up my sleeve ahead of time in order to keep traffic coming to keep the advertisers happy? (I?ve read the 7 Steps to a Great Blog (or something like that))
2.) What?s the bare minim. I should post per day to keep traffic up? I heard about 5 or 6 per day!
3.) I haven?t seen any prices for using Google AdSense, and it appears that it?s free. Is that correct?
4.) Are there any other programs like that?
5.) I hear there?s a lot of busy work in order to make good $$$ at this. Can someone please explain what are the laborious tasks that require such tediousness? Remember, I know NOTHING about this, so DO NOT assume I do.
6.) RE: this busy ?admin.? work, what?s a percentage range of the creative writing to admin work ratio? In other words, do I do 60% to 40% writing to admin?
7.) RE: Question 5: What are the best FREE tools for what I have to do, and what do they do? BTW, I?m using Win2k?NOT XP.
8.) Someone PLEASE explain RSS. What does it do for me? How do I use/tweak it to make it work best for me? Which ones should I start with, and what?s the difference?
9.) What are the top 5 stats that you would advise me to heed the most?
10.) I would think that polls would be a great attraction for readers. Is this correct?
11.) Before I just jump in to starting a blog give me the 5 most important factors to consider keeping in
mind in order to peak interests?
That's it for now.
Tanx,
KC