Important Steps to Start.

The most important step is Direction.

The most important step before you start is direction. Be it blogging, affiliate marketing or other means to start. Because without direction you will just be another copy/paste marketer.

And probably end up among the 95% not making money online. Therefore by “direction“, I mean identifying your profitable niche. The niche you choose is your most important step.

Because your niche must be profitable for you. Therefore you need to have some knowledge of it.

Choose a niche of which you have some knowledge. Which is why many a hobby had turned into a full-time income online for many people. To complete this single most important step.

Which Important Steps will you Learn?

• How to Determine your Direction.
• Focusing on what you Love Doing Most.
• How to do Research the Right Way.
• Keyword Search Volume and Classification.
• How to Create Curiosity through Design.
• Choosing a Product to Promote.
• Understanding Product Gravity for Sales.
• How to Start your Blog and Rank in Search Engines.

Focus on what you Love Doing.

Find the one thing you love doing most. Preferably something you have some knowledge on. From cycling to fishing and even writing.

Making money online is the art of turning knowledge into profit. And the more knowledge you have. The more profitable your online attempts will be. Once you have these most important steps complete.

Only then will you be ready to make money online. And eventually, it becomes another success story among the 3% that succeed online.

If you’re going to be deterred by every little failure. Then making money online may not be a good choice for you. Although the most important step is direction. It is powerless without determination.

Complete this important first step and be prepared to keep going until you succeed. Not until you grow tired of trying.

Sometimes, when I tell people that I blog for a living, they roll their eyes. “That’s so easy,” they say. “You get a paycheck for sitting on the internet all day and writing. A monkey could do your job!” – Source

Research is the Next Important Step.

The second most important step is preparation. And you cannot prepare anything if you don’t know what or why you’re preparing something. And with your profitable niche established. It’s time to research your target keywords.

Because you will need your own blog. And you will need a lot of visitors. Because the best traffic on the internet is in fact free traffic. Done with SEO.

In order to obtain your target keyword for this second important step. You need to use the Google Keyword Planner. For which you will need a Google Ads account. This is a really important step for you to move forward. Tiny steps.

Focus on Keyword Search Volume.

Focus on progress not perfection. Complete this important step by deciding which words best describe your profitable niche.

We’re going for short-tail keywords here. AKA, single words. You will have to play around with many keywords. Also create search phrases from those short-tail keywords.

But any keyword used in a search phrase. Must be within the context of the phrase or sentence. Find keywords and search phrases with low competition and high search volume.

Once you have selected your desired keywords and search phrases. Start by creating a Word Document with the name “Direction” for instance. And type all the keywords and search phrases into that document.

You’re completing important steps. And this document in front of you. It is the cornerstone of your online Empire.

WordPress(dot)com makes it easy for you to start your own blog.Signup for free to start sharing your ideas. – Source

Create order through Classification.

The third important step is to create order by classification. You’re going to create folders and subfolders for everything you do online. See how all of this comes before hosting or choosing a domain?

Simply because this is so important. All these steps ultimately determine what kind of audience you’re going to reach. Making money online is a long-term solution to your financial needs.

There is no such thing as a “quick way out”. Unless you win the Lottery. Completing all these important steps is kind of like reaching tiny little goals. Which in turn will make your work a lot easier later during your journey.

Therefore, you must create folders and subfolders for everything you do. Containing Word and PDF documents with all your research.

Keep records of; Research – Keywords – Search phrases – Graphic designs – Downloads. These are just a few examples. Creating a Password Protected excel spreadsheet with all your usernames and passwords.

Because you’re going to have hundreds of them. Because research is also an important step.

Creating order by classification is simply creating folders and subfolders. For everything, you do online. With no exception to bookmarks. All bookmarks must also be divided into folders and subfolders. It is important to keep track of what you’re doing online. Every step of the way.

Automatic content classification is a process for managing text and unstructured information by categorizing or clustering text. – Source

Create Curiosity through Design.

Compelling content and impressive design in my opinion. It is the fourth most important step. Because compelling content is what turns a click into a visitor. And a visitor into a buyer.

From a blogging point of view. Remember that your post or page featured image is what shows in social posts. Which is why it is such an effective method to create curiosity.

The post or page featured images are also complemented by the first 2 – 4 lines of text. Therefore, research is a really important step. But in order to create compelling content. You first need to identify a common need within your niche.

You can use a tool called Canva to create impressive graphics for anything.

Import Steps include Research.

The next step is to start learning as much as you can by researching solutions. Because you need to write content. Content for at least 5 blog posts and 5 blog pages. To complete this step, we’re back to folders and subfolders.

Write and store all the content for posts and pages. Using the target keywords and search phrases to populate the content. As discussed in step two above.

Write blog posts and pages with no less than 1000 – 2000 words. Divided by subheaders with a maximum of 300 words per subheader. These in turn must be divided into paragraphs of no more than 150 words.

The target keyword or search phrase must be present in no less than 75% of all sub-headers. Also be sure to use transition words.

The greatest advantage of curiosity lies in its power to motivate learning in areas of life and work that are meaningful to the learner. It points students toward knowledge. – Source

Choose the right Affiliate Network.

There are many affiliate networks. And it may be important to note the percentage of commissions you will receive. Which is why I personally suggest and use Clickbank. Because they pay the highest commissions of up to 75% per sale.

Therefore, for every $100 in sales. You get $75. Which makes this a pretty important step.

Explore the marketplace and note things like product gravity. High gravity is a very popular product. Therefore, it will also have higher competition. But more likely to generate sales online.

Low and High Product Gravity.

Where a low gravity means the product is not so much in demand. But most certainly with less competition. Low gravity products may be a little harder to sell.

But completing this step is entirely up to you. There is also Click Better and Click Sure to start with. Along with Max Bounty, Share A Sale and Amazon. Just do the research and find the affiliate network that will work best for you.

What works for one person may not necessarily work for another. There is no such thing as “One size fits All” with making money online.

Whether you use affiliate marketing as an extra revenue stream, or it’s your main source of site income, finding the best programs to promote is crucial. – Source

A Method to Make Money Online.

The next step is to put all these important parts together. Strategically placing keywords and search phrases. Choose one primary target keyword. And then make that keyword the first word of both your domain name and blog title (H1 Header).

But within the context of whatever sentence or search phrase you use. Choose a domain name that is short and easy to remember.

Start by choosing a site title and tag line that specifically states what the content is about. But do avoid using any English stop words. When choosing a domain name and blog title.

Important Step to Start a Blog.

You may want to get basic hosting from Blue Host. And then install WordPress as the site builder from the Hosting C-Panel.

And then you’re ready to start your blog. Most of the important steps are completed. And you should have all the content you need to launch your blog.

You can read more about keyword placement and plugins needed. On other posts on this blog. Explore and build your online Empire.

Interested in generating passive income? You need a website. It’s THE way to make money while you sleep. – Source