I make money by blogging but I don't think that it is easy. It is a suitable home business at the present moment. When people cannot make money by working at their 9 to 5 working system, they will find that blogging can be a suitable alternative for them.
There are a number of blogging platforms which you can use such as blogspot or blogger.com, wordpress.org and typepad. I see that most professional bloggers prefer to use wordpress with their own domain name and web hosting. If you rent a web space from a webhosting company that provides fantastic, you will be able to use wordpress. I am quite familiar with this platform. It is simple and powerful in handling dynamic blog. Besides it is also good in terms of Search Engine Optimization or SEO.
Just because you can write articles and post them on to your blog, it does not mean that you can make money easily. You need to promote it, you need to write regularly, and most importantly, you need to be able to create your own e-mail list or community where you can notify every member of the list that you have just updated your blog.
In other words, blogging is easy but making money by blogging is a totally different story. You need to learn from the professional on how they monetize their blog and how they increase their traffic.
If you are interested in reading stories and tips from this professional bloggers, you can visit blogs such as Problogger, Joel Comm, John Chow and Paula Neil Mooney. These are some of the blogs which I visit regulary. I see that most of the professional bloggers provide downloadable ebook which you can download to learn more about making money from blogging.
Be a serious learner if you want to make a lot of money from your blog. That's my tip that I can give you. by Charles Roring in Manokwari of West Papua Indonesia. Also read: How to make money from your home business idea
