Create a successful and profitable site in 10 easy steps: a complete plan
Creating a successful and profitable site for the purpose of making money from
blogging seems difficult and confusing at first, as the novice blogger does not
know exactly what he should do?
What exactly must he learn to make it easy and achieve the purpose for which it
was created, which is “making money”?
What tools will a beginner need? What must be available before starting?
More importantly, if you are an organized person who is good at planning, what
should you plan step by step before starting to reduce time and effort before
earning your first dollar from your site?
Blogging - for me - is the best step I have ever taken in my life - after my
marriage decision, of course 😉-
For you, it may be the best step that will move your online business and your
profits to the most stable, professional and profitable level!
For many reasons, I can summarize them as follows
- The site keeps every effort you put into it, no matter how long it is gone, and there is no need to repeat it.
- The site produces profit for you even while you are literally asleep.
- The site itself is a CV, a work history, and an opportunity that speaks for itself about your abilities, what you are good at, and what you can offer to your clients who will come down to you from the sky.
- The site does not complain about my absence and my preoccupation with my children for days, weeks, and even months. I go away and come back, and I do not have to go to war again every time to tell the world who I am and where I can get money from every time, and it can certainly do the same for you.
- Every idea, page, and site articles can work for you and bring you money just from a hobby you love or a job you are good at.
All of these and more are enough reasons for me, a good self-educated mother,
to work from home and not be under too much pressure!
Therefore, if you have already intended to start, but you feel a little lost or
confused, this article will take you step by step until you create a successful
and profitable site.
Just follow this guide and then send me greetings and peace 😊
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Steps to create a successful and profitable site
1. Determine the destination you will write about (Niche)
If you have already decided to create a successful and profitable site, you
have probably already made your decision about the main topic that you will
write about.
But let's assume for the sake of argument that you start blogging because you
love it, but you are not sure about what specifically you will write about and
how it can be profitable for you. You can use these questions..
- What don't you get tired of talking about?
- What field do you consider yourself an expert in or are you willing to become an expert in?
- What topic do those around you consider you an advisor on?
- If I gave you $10 to buy one book about one thing that you would like to learn more about, in what field would it be?
- Conduct a survey among your close friends or on your social media account about the best thing you can do? Their answers will definitely inspire you!
You can also read this article : 7 profitable niches and ways to
profit from them
2. Choose a blog name
When choosing a site name, you should pay a lot of attention and take into
account some important factors in this regard
First, choose an easy name
Easy to pronounce, write, and remember, and has meaning, not hieroglyphs! I
mean literally talismans! Some people name their blog after their fame among
their friends, which often has no meaning except in the minds of the group!
You should also choose a catchy name that will stick with the reader easily.
Secondly, choose a name related to the niche
Choosing a name that indicates the niche is very, very important, not only for
the visitor, who gives an indication of what he expects to get on your blog,
but also for Google!
Third, your name is an okay alternative
This is an option that I do not prefer unless the blog is created to brand your
name for your own reasons.
Fourth, make sure the name is available
In this step, you must check the availability of the name in domains and also
on social media pages.
This means, for example, that you decided to create a blog about cooking and
decided to call it Healthy Kitchen, for example - the name is hideous, do not
do it if you actually decided on this niche 😃 - you must first check the
availability of the name in the domains, whether by writing it literally in
English letters “Healthy Kitchen” or by translating it to “healthycooking”.
3. Create the site step by step
What is meant by this step is the technical steps for creating the blog, i.e.
purchasing hosting, reserving the domain, and launching through blogger or WordPress.
In this regard, I wrote a detailed illustrated guide that explains to you the
process of purchasing hosting and configuring WordPress so that you can create
your own blog in minutes and without programming or codes.
If you already have a free blog and want to transfer its content to your new
blog, you can also use the illustrated guide to transfer a Blogger blog to
WordPress without losing Google traffic to complete your task in minutes.
4. Installing the template
The template is your important tool that will enable you to design your website
pages yourself without prior programming experience.
Choosing the right template for you is also important because using a good
template is one of the very important factors that greatly affects the quality
and speed of your site.
Anyone who knows even a little about SEO knows well that site speed is one of
the most important factors that affects the order in which your site appears on
the search results page.
Personally, I designed my blog using the DIVI template and I highly recommend
using it.
5. Creating website pages
This step is considered the most important and requires some thought and even
planning. You will have to think about the ways in which you plan to profit
from your site, and on the basis of them you will create your pages.
For example, if your goal is to make money from affiliate marketing, the blog page
will be an essential factor for content marketing.
If you plan to publish your electronic services, such as books, consultations, and courses, you should pay attention to the About Me page, which will highlight to your blog visitors the strength of your experience in the field in which you will provide them with advanced knowledge.
You should also make the Contact Me page easy to access and browse and carry
data that makes it easy for you to reach the purpose of your contact.
It is important, but do not give it more than it deserves. After all, this is
your site and at your disposal, and you always have the flexibility and
elegance to add, delete, or modify anything in it at any time. Just start and
then improve later.
6. Writing website content
This step is a bit complicated, as you have to brainstorm the topics you will
write about, and this has an emotional part and a practical part. Let’s look at
each of them separately.
First is the emotional part
Write about what you love, about what you have enough experience in to make you
write while you are comfortable and happy to convey your experience to others
and benefit them.
Usually these articles will not take you long, but if their goals are not well
thought out, they will just be wasted time.
Secondly, the practical part
In it, you must write articles that will attract the Google audience.
You need visitors for money, so analyze the keywords that will attract an
audience interested in the content and products you offer.
Use SEMrush to find out the traffic size for each word and other suggestions
for alternative words.
If you want to know more about choosing the right keywords and how to attract
the audience and visitors of your competitors, you will find the method in
detail in the book on professional blogging to make money.
7. Create a mailing list
A mailing list is an indispensable necessity, whether you are an affiliate or
an entrepreneur marketing your personal products or services.
The mailing list carries this importance as it is an important source for
making money from your interested customers in a much easier way than all means
of attracting visitors or traffic.
Mailing list members are interested followers of what you say. They did not
register for nothing, but rather because what you say is important to them, and
that is where the link comes from!
You need a customer who is interested in the products and services you sell,
and you have a customer on your list who wants to play your part, and from here
the mailing list is the link!
The tool that I personally use and always recommend as it has great features
for email marketing at a very competitive price is Getresponse.
Read also : How to Use Mailing Lists and Email Marketing to Grow
Your Online Business: A Comprehensive Guide
8. Creating marketing channels on social media
Social media channels are the most important means of attracting interested
visitors to your site after SEO, in my opinion. They allow you to communicate
with your target customers, reach your audience, and create a customer base
that is loyal to you.
The social media channels that are suitable for you vary depending on the
nature of the content you provide, whether your content is dominated by
explanations, pictures, or other things.
Also, do not forget where your target audience is located and which social
media channels they are most present on, as the audience’s interest in social
media channels differs from others from one country to another.
Get high quality visitors
As I mentioned earlier, getting visitors is the most important step, and some
consider it the most difficult of all.
In fact, I do not see that getting visitors is the difficult matter, but rather
getting visitors who are truly interested in what you say, and by them I mean
high-quality ones!
This type of visitor is the one who achieves the win-win principle, that is,
mutual benefit. Your effort is not wasted in vain. This visitor appreciates the
value of what you write and the time and effort you have spent so that he can
benefit from it.
Therefore, this visitor will be the first source of your desire for
appreciation, gratitude, money, and a sense of satisfaction as well as having a
positive impact on the lives of others.
Ways to get good traffic
1. Improve website SEO
This is a simple title, but the explanation is long, as this step includes
- Writing an SEO article
- Adjusting site speed is an important factor for Google to rank at the top of the search results page.
- Get good backlinks.
- Use good and fast hosting.
- Use a lightweight template, fast, without coding errors, and responsive to different screens.
And many other factors that we will explain later, God willing.
2. Activity on social media pages and groups
Specifically, content that is similar to your site’s niche earns you the trust
of others and makes you appear to them as an expert.
Personally, 80% of my work as a freelancer in providing services that I have
experience in comes from this method alone. Trust me this strategy really
works!
3. Publish strong content on social media sites
Publishing great content that people love to share. This increases the inbound
links that your site needs to raise its DA, thus increasing Google’s trust in
your site and sending more visitors to it.
4. Writing for other sites
Writing for other sites related to the content of your site has many
advantages, such as gaining a new audience interested in your content, placing
a link to your blog gives you the backlink you need, as I mentioned, and this
also strengthens your relationship with other bloggers.
10. Convert visitors into money
Perhaps blogging is not limited to being a source of earning a living, but the
most beautiful thing about it of all is the benefit it provides to people and
sharing your expertise and experiences, but obtaining money remains an important
matter 😃
Therefore, you must decide from the beginning what is your initial plan to
profit from your site?
And write down the different ways you will win. You can use this article, which
explains in detail ways to profit from professional blogging.
During your long journey in professional blogging, you will definitely need
some tools that will help you make a profit quickly.
In this article, you will find the most important tools used by professional
bloggers.
The short plan ends here. If you still need help in developing a plan to market
and profit from your professional blog, the book on professional blogging to
make money will definitely help you in developing your successful profit plan
to start in the right way from day one.
If you have reached the end of the plan and still have questions, I would be
happy to answer you in the comments.
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