WHAT IS A BLOG
A blog is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics and video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.
Many blogs provide details of variety of subjects such as news commentary or a particular subject; others function as more personal on-line diary. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art blog), photographs (photo blog), videos (Video Blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (pod-casting). Micro blogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.
HOW TO CREATE A BLOG
· Go to blogger web site (www.blogger.com)
· Go to the orange arrow click on create your blog now
· Create your email address or you can use an existing email you have (G-Mail preferable)
· Enter e-mail and pass word
· The next page says Blog title
· Create a title (theme, subject matter or nick mane)
· Create a URL and verify its existence (could be related to title)
· Choose template from set of pre-existing
· The blog is created.
HOW TO POST
Postings can be either a write up, picture or a combination of both.
· Click on the “New Post” on the top right corner of your home page it opens to the dialogue box.
TEXT
- You can write directly or copy and paste text into dialogue box
- Preview the page (PREVIEW) button
- Then Publish (PUBLISH PAGE) button
- Click on the picture icon highlighted shown above. You can either choose from your desktop by clicking on Uploaded images and the choose file option or from a web page by clicking on web address (URL) and typing in the URL
- Preview page
- Publish page
MONETISING YOUR BLOG
This simply means making money from your blog or website. Fast and quick ways to Monetising your blog is by registering with Google Ad sense. Thousands of people are already making money from ad sense.
HOW IT WORKS
Google ad sense is about allowing Google to publish adverts on your blog (AdWords). Google makes so much money from adverts so by allowing those adverts on your site mean expansion on their sales coverage, hence the more customers and money.
You get a percentage of the national cake when people click on the advert published on your site.
ADWORDS
Now you can earn a share of the revenue that Google earns from AdWords by displaying these same text ads on your site. In other words, you're helping Google advertise and they pay you a percentage of what they earn
HOW TO MONETISE YOUR BLOG
You follow the link bellow to the ad sense set up page.
There are two main sections Website Information, Contact Information and Policy section.
· Website Information requires information (URL and content etc) from your blog or website
· Contact Information is all about you your location
· Policy is about is agreeing to the terms and conditions of Google ad scene.
It takes about two to three days before the adverts start displaying on your blog. To check the progress of how much you have daily or monthly after your adverts start rolling in, you click on the customise button on the top right corner of your page, then click on the monetise tab.
Alternatively, log onto your ad sense account on-line and check it, it updates faster on the Google web page than the monetise section of your blog.
ISSUES
Frequently encountered problem with Google ad sense are:
1. Your account being place on-hold
2. Not getting paid for my clicks
For your account to be placed on hold is dependent on two factors:
1. You have not verified your PIN
2. You have not verified means of payment or account details.
WHAT IS PIN?
PIN is a special set of codes that ad sense is going to send to you via post. The code will be used to further verify your account before payment is made to you.
If you haven't received your PIN, or if it has been lost, you're welcome to request up to two additional PINs. Note that you'll need to wait 3 weeks after your last PIN was mailed before requesting a new one.
To request a new PIN:
1. Log in to your AdSense account at https://www.google.com/adsense
2. Click the My Account tab
3. Continue to the Payment History page
4. Click the Please enter your PIN link
5. Click Request a new PIN
If you have received your PIN you simply follow the link, key on your PIN and verify it.
HOW DO I VERIFY MY ACCOUNT?
If you have set up a direct bank to bank payment method then you sure that when your money gets to the required threshold i.e either £60 or $100, your account will be credited with the money you have made from the previous month.
Few days after you have registered your account, Google will deposits a little amount of money into your account. Once the money reflects in your account, take note amount. Follow the PIN verification link above, right beneath the PIN verification, your will have account verification. Key in the amount and verify it. Then be rest assured that on your due date you will be smiling to the bank.
NOT GETTING PAID FOR CLICKS?
Google registers clicks in two ways:
· Valid clicks &
· Invalid clicks
If your clicks are not being paid for know that they are considered as in valid as such you will not be paid for them. Remember you are not suppose to click on your adverts.
