People who blog for a living will advise you that it is not an easy way to make a buck. Being a good blogger involves time, creativity, and passion. Even famous authors such as Stephen King every day. Bloggers have no choice. If you have decent traffic, you may already be making money off of your blog; or perhaps not. At any rate, if you do wish to make money online, you can do what’s known as “flipping” your blog – all while getting some (or all) of the things about blogging that you’re not crazy about, like marketing and planning off your hands
Blogs usually sell for about 1-2 years of residual income. In other words, you can make money during this time without blogging – or throwing your years of hard work down the pipes. In many cases, the new blog investor will not want to substantially change the core message of your blog – although due to different interpretations they may request some minor [changes. However, the heart of your blog will {likely|normally|usually|almost always} remain as you intended. But what happens if you miss blogging? The good news is, investors will often be thrilled if you want to stay on as a writer (while sharing the increased revenues!) In fact, they are usually inclined to keep you, due to the simple fact that they don’t want to take a risk on new writers, buy articles, or least of all, (the horrors!) - write it on their own.
Think of it this way: even if you are writing for a blog network, you still have to promote your blog. Instead of endlessly trying to find ways to advertise without breaking the bank, it may pay off in the long run to search for a buyer/investor who is willing to ”play ball” monetarily and take over these ”business-ey” tasks.
To maximize the sale price, it may be in your best interest to prepare your blog for resale . Investors often scout for blogs that consist of long posts with a lot of SEO type keywords, and still have a clearly-defined focus. If you have a niche blog, so much the better. Knowledge of your market can ramp up the sales price – as well as any product-driven monetizing. If you are currently acquiring revenue from selling ebooks or other information products, sales negotiation is clearly in your ballpark.
If you want to flip immediately, don’t worry about the remodeling. There are plenty of buyers in the game willing to look at a fixer-upper for the right price. The most important thing is to do your research. Find out what blogs similar to yours are currently going for. Be quick to respond to potential investors and make your self highly available via email or social network sites such as Twitter. Impress them with your statistical knowledge of your traffic. Explain to your potential investor what you dreamed of doing but didn’t have time to do – ideas to improve growth will help them to make a decision.
In summary, the easiest way to make money blogging is to let someone else(who has the know-how and expertise) take over any tasks you’d rather not spend your time on - such as promoting, designing, and marketing.