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Tips to Monetize your Blog

Work At Home Malaysia — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:57:07 +0000

With the burden of recession weighing heavily on almost everyone, and many being shown the door, people are turning to work at home opportunities. One of the easiest ways to start earning from home is to create a blog, also known as a weblog.

To begin with, what’s a blog? Simply put, a blog is a website, in that it enables you to share information and ideas on anything you wish. It gives you the flexibility of updating your information on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis with ease.

As and when you update your blog, the most recent updates appear at the top which keeps your visitors updated on the latest information. A blog can also be used as a personal diary to keep in touch with family and friends.

However, of late blogs are being used as a business platform. Even big business houses are using this medium to promote their businesses.

Several methods can be used to monetize your blog. Listed below are a few of them.

Affiliate Programs

There are several companies out there offering hefty commissions for promoting their products and services. If you visit ClickBank, LinkShare, CommissionJunction etc., you will find plenty of products to promote. If this is your first time, you may get a little confused as to what to promote, as there are lots and lots of products listed on these sites.

To remove this confusion, all you need to do is visit ForumsFirst where you will find people discussing about their success with certain affiliate programs. Here, you can ask any question related to affiliate programs and get your doubts cleared. You’ll get a good idea of which programs are worth joining and promoting.

After you have joined a particular program, you will be given links and banners to promote. You can place these on the side bar of your blog. You can also write a short product review and place your link at the end of the review and direct your visitors to the company’s website.

Should they make a purchase you land up with a commission, sometimes, as high as 75% of the product price. Simply put, your blog serves as a medium between your visitors and the companies offering the products and services.

Contextual Links

Another way to earn from your blog is by displaying contextual links of companies like Google’s Adsense, Bidvertiser, Chitika, Clicksor etc. Here you will have to send in your application, which is a simple process and once the same is approved, you will be given codes for placing on your blog. The ads will always be relevant to your blog’s niche.

Display Ads

There are certain companies which will pay you a monthly fee just for placing their banners on your blog. However, you will be accepted by these companies only if you are getting a steady flow of traffic to your blog. So you will have to generate traffic before sending in your application to these companies in order to be accepted by them. This means first getting your blog indexed by the search engines and submitting articles to article directories. Once you do this, your blog will get the required exposure and you will see a flood of traffic to your blog.

Content

Your blog should be content rich. Try to add quality content to your blog as often as you can, as this will help in your search engine ranking. Do not take articles from article directory as this would amount to plagiarism and you could be penalized by the search engines for duplication. In case you find an article that appeals to you and you would like to place it on your blog, you will have to get the author’s permission.

However, having original content on your blog would be more rewarding. You can write a review of the products you are promoting and add your link in it. You can also write content relevant to your blog’s niche. In case article writing is not your cup of tea, you can get your articles written by ghost writers. These ghost writers are available on any freelancing forum.

Another place where you can purchase articles for full rights is at Constant-Content. You will find some excellent articles here.

These are a few of the methods that can be used to monetize a blog; though there are many, many more ways of doing so.

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How to Make Money From a Blog in 8 Easy Steps

Work At Home Malaysia — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:45:28 +0000

Make Money Blogging

This is a short guide on how to make money using a blog. Follow these simple steps one-by-one and see how easy it can be to make money online. Once you have become proficient with this process, you can easily repeat the whole thing time and time again.

The easiest way to make money using the internet is to find a simple system like this, master it and repeat. Remember, if one blog makes you $100 a month, 10 blogs could bring in a $1000, it is all about scaling up the process.

Make money with blog reviews

1. Go to Clickbank.com, sign up for a seller account then search the website and find a product you would like to promote. Try to look for a high gravity and low returns and choose a product that will earn you at least $20 a sale.

2. Next you should set up a blog. To do this you can either opt for a free service like Blogger or WordPress, or purchase a web host package and install the WordPress software – most hosting packages will have this as standard. If you want to go down this route you will also need to purchase a domain name.

3. Depending on your choice, you should name your free blog whatever the product is called and then add “review” at the end. Or if you are going to purchase a domain name, try to buy “productnamereview.com”, with ‘productname’ being the name of the actual product you have chosen.

4. Now do some keyword research and look for some long-tailed keyword phrases that are relevant to the product you selected. You can use a free service like Google External Keyword Tool for the research. Try to find at least 3 keyword phrases.

5. Visit the products sales page and use that to write a review of the product. Ensure that the product name is also the title of your post and litter the piece with your long-tailed keywords – but do not overdo it, no one keyword should account for more than 3-5% of the total word count. Having your primary keyword (product title) as the main title and an inclusion of related keyword phrases, or synonyms, in the content body is good for your blog’s on-page SEO.

6. Now add your review to your blog. You will need to grab your product affiliate link from Clickbank and add this to the end of your review. Use lines like:
• Get Product X now, while you still can. Click “HERE”
• Click the link to purchase the product – “product name here”
The link to the product must be hyperlinked using your affiliate link you received from Clickbank.

7. You will now need to get traffic to your blog. One method is to promote your blog in forums and other blogs related to the product type. For example, if you are promoting a weight loss book, search for “weight loss forums” or “diet blogs” then post on those. You can then either add a link back to your site in a forum signature, or many blogs will allow you to add a website URL to your post. Try to make constructive comments and join in with the topics discussed – if people think you know what you are talking about, they are more likely to click on your links.

Another alternative is to write some articles about the product, or the topic that the product deals with, and post them to article directories. You are allowed to add a link in the resource box when submitting your article, if people like the article they may click on your link. These links will also count as backlinks to your blog and may improve its SERP position and Pagerank.

8. Once you have completed these steps go look for another product and repeat the whole process again. The more blogs you create, the more money you can earn. If you choose related products you can even interlink the blogs and improve your blogs SEO.

The more you practice this technique the better you will become. You will learn how to search out better performing products, become more efficient at keyword research and find new ways to generate fast traffic. The most important thing is to get started – you will never earn money unless you put yourself out there.

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Tips for Finding Online Freelance Writing Jobs

Work At Home Malaysia — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:17:46 +0000

Need a job? Can you write?

These are two of the minimum requirements that can get you started on a productive and rewarding online freelance career.

If your brain is all fired up with ideas, and your hands are ready to type away, then check out these excellent places to find online freelance writing jobs.

1. Freelance Portals.

There are hundreds of sites like Odesk, Elance, and GetAFreelancer that serve as a haven for both freelance writers and clients who need their output.

What you can do is sign up as a freelancer or provider, build your profile, and start browsing through open jobs.

However, getting hired and paid is on a bidding basis, so be sure you can put your best foot forward!

2. Web forums.

Forums, like TalkFreelance, DigitalPoint, and others, are no longer for discussing issues, but they are now classified ads for dozens of online writing opportunities.

Most employers and content-seekers post threads in forums, inviting interested and competent freelancers to make their best offers.

It can take a lot of browsing and scrolling, but if you lock in a job opening that fits your qualifications and expertise, then you can present yourself as the best one to hire!

3. Article directories.

Like Helium, there are also numerous venues on the web where writers of all kinds can showcase their skills and readability.

Because freedom of speech is really free, online writers can submit as much content as they want; and therefore contributing massively to the knowledge pool we call the Web.

You can check out Ezinearticles, Associated Content, Constant-Content, and others for job requests that you can fill in.

4. Online magazines.

Gone were the days where writers need to be on paper to get noticed. With hundreds to thousands of online magazines (like the Examiner and Suite101), the possibilities of getting hired and getting digitally published are now endless!

Though the job criteria for online publications are rather stricter and more specific, the pay is generally good. So send in your resume and give them a shot.

So you searched through freelance openings, placed your bids, sent your samples, and filed your job application — What to do next?

If you want to create a more effective internet presence, then don’t just stop at searching for freelance writing jobs.

Why not make the jobs find you?

Here are some ways of building client rapport and getting your skills noticed:

- Start a blog.

Think of it as a portfolio of your best work, which you can update and improve as often as you wish. At times, it’s better to present possible clients with your URL, so they can have a better view of what you’ve got to offer as a freelance writer.

- Do some social networking.

Having a MySpace or Facebook account can help you join freelance writing groups where you can share experiences and even seek advice for job openings. If you also regularly provide relevant comments on fellow freelancers, chances are you can get noticed, too.

- Keep writing articles.

As said before, Helium and similar sites are excellent ways to get exposed.

The more you research and write, then the more positive your presence as a freelance writer becomes, because more people will come back to check out your freshest and most interesting content.

Keep in mind that quality of work, and not quantity, is the foremost attribute that sets apart the best freelance writers from the rest.

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5 Ways to Make Money Writing Articles

Work At Home Malaysia — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:30 +0000

As a freelance writer, one of the main ways to make money is by writing articles.

There are different kinds of articles, such as how-to articles and FAQ articles.

They can also vary in length and be about a wide variety of different subjects.

Basically, the possibilities are endless.

But how can you really make money with your articles?

Here are some ideas.

Pitch Magazines with an Idea

One of the first things you can try to do is come up with an idea that seems like it will fit into a certain magazine and propose it to them.

You do this by writing something called a query letter, which outlines your idea and your experience.

There are resources such as the Writers Market that has a comprehensive listing of magazines to pitch your ideas to.

These listings will give you details about where to send your query, the name of the editor, and what the magazine is looking for.

Write Articles Online

There are several websites that will accept and/or publish your articles online.

Associated Content, Constant Content, eHow.com, and Helium are some examples of this.

Some of the websites pay you for the article and others pay you according to page views.

Sites like Constant Content allow you to set your own rates.

Be careful that you work with a website that has a good reputation.

The ones listed above are well established and reliable.

Write Articles for Clients

There are a lot of businesses out there who need articles written for their websites and newsletters.

This type of writing usually incorporates search engine optimization techniques.

It sounds complicated, but most clients do the keyword research and give you the requirements for the article.

The downside is that this writing can be low paying.

However, the pay isn’t as bad as it looks.

These articles can be written quickly, which means that you can still make a decent hourly wage.

Post the Articles on your Website

Another way you can make money is by posting the articles on your website or blog.

This will allow you to make money on the ad revenue and use the articles to help attract visitors and people who will potentially hire you.

If you decide to post articles you’ve already written and had published, make sure you still have the rights.

Do Some Article Marketing

With article marketing, you don’t directly make money from the articles.

However, indirectly it could increase traffic to your site or blog which could translate to more clients and more ad revenue.

There are plenty of sites that will lit you post your articles with a short bio or resource box where you can give a link to your site.

Check out ezinearticles.com, goarticles.com, and searchwarp.com.

If you follow these tips, you will be able to make money writing articles and increase your existing income.

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8 Strategies for Making Money with Your Blog

Work At Home Malaysia — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:30 +0000

Your drive to develop a blog that creates a steady revenue stream is important.

Try to find the right Internet tools and strategies to attract a regular blog audience.

If you can provide meaningful content in your blog, your readers will return again and again.

Customers want information they can rely on, and you must deliver this information.

Because you want to give blog readers a solid product, try these 8 strategies to generate blog profits:-

1. Determine the purpose and audience for your blog. Are you starting your blog for a specific reason? Do you plan to blog just to share your thoughts with the blogosphere? Your blog’s purpose influences the audience for which you will create content. If you drill down to the details of the blog you want to create, you will be poised to start earning money in the blogosphere.

2. Select a blog site. Some bloggers post their blog on their personal server or web site. Others choose a web site with free web hosting or a free blog provider such as Blogger or WordPress. When you choose where to publish your blog, remember that free templates offered by blog platforms offer a distinct advantage. You must decide which blog host or web site fits your blog design.

3. Develop or purchase unique content for your blog. In order to set your blog apart from millions of other blogs, you have to create blog posts that hold people’s attention once they visit your site. If you choose a theme for a niche blog, you must ensure that your web content (including articles, videos, and tutorials) is related to the niche audience.

4. Add new features. Like a website, a blog is an interactive web format. You can provide various features, including RSS feed, an area for users to post comments, third party advertisements, third party widgets, links to affiliate sites, photographs, videos, tutorials, and e-books.

At first, you might think you are limited to standard features offered by a blog provider. However, when you work with HTML, you can add or change the code to accommodate new features. For example, you can paste the HTML code for an e-book anywhere in your blog code.

5. Add Google features. You can set up Google AdSense and Google AdWords on just about any web site or blog. Remember that AdSense means that Google places ads for other companies on your blog pages. In the AdWords program, you pay a fee for Google to display your business ad (i.e. the name of your blog) on other web sites. Google recommends that advertisers pay a minimum of $50 a month for the AdWords service.

6. Add frequent posts with useful information. In order to build traffic to your web site, unleash the power of search engines, including Google, Yahoo!, and MSN. When you create posts, think about what information you can provide and what links you can include for further reading.

7. Submit free articles to web article directories. If you write an article on a topic related to your niche blog and submit it to an online article directory, you can mention your blog in the short biography at the end of your article.

8. Generate more traffic to your blog. If you attract regular readers, they can subscribe to your RSS feed and post it on their web site. Their web visitors may click on the RSS feed (i.e. your blog feed on their site). When visitors like what they read, they can click through to your site. Keep in mind that more click-throughs that users perform on your Google ads will earn more for your AdSense account.

You can also join a blogger community or bookmark your blog on a site like Stumble. If you plan to generate a respectable passive income from your blog, you have to build contacts. Bloggers and readers of bookmarking sites are potential contacts who can channel more traffic to your blog.

The blog is a powerful way to generate income if you can attract readers and keep them loyal to your blog.

You can also sell ad space on your blog if you can prove your significant traffic.

Blogging changes rapidly as users around the world use the Internet to read and create blogs.

Make your blog stand out from the rest by providing readers with excellent content and they will refer more subscribers to your blog.

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How To Build a Bigger Subscriber List for Your Blogs

Work At Home Malaysia — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:56 +0000

Many bloggers face the problem of not having enough readers who subscribed to their blog.

If your blog is not doing well in getting subscribers or readers, you will need to read this.

Here’s why…

Once you finish reading these RSS tips you’re going to learn how to finally profit from your blog; yes, you’re about to get insider access to pro blogging “secrets”.

And before we get into the nitty-gritty, here’s a quick reminder – RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary”

To be more precise, RSS is a web feed format used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video — in a standardized format.

Here are three easy steps to make money blogging with RSS.

Step #1 – Add feedburner on your blog

FeedBurner is a no-cost RSS management service owned by Google that enables you turn your RSS original feed into a feedburner standard LINK

Once you create an account, make sure you redirect your default wordpress feed to feedBurner by logging into your control panel and changing your feed settings.

Step #2 – Update your ping services

Whenever you publish a new post on your blog, RSS feed directories will be notified by your new post; some might index your post/link, just as Google does.

That means you’re benefiting from the RSS traffic potential.

How to get the maximum out of this feature?

When you go in the “settings” – “writing” options you’ll be able to add a list with all the RSS feed links you know, or that are available out there.

Here’s the latest list ping services that you should add :-

http://api.moreover.com/RPC2

http://bblog.com/ping.php

http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2

http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php

http://ping.feedburner.com

http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php

http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/

http://rpc.pingomatic.com/

http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2

http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping

http://topicexchange.com/RPC2

http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates

http://xping.pubsub.com/ping

Step #3 – Publish great content frequently

There’s no secret about it; top-notch content that your readers want is what will attract massive traffic to your blog over the long run.

And RSS makes it easy to send your stuff in your subscribers inbox, saving them time and providing them with solutions to their wants and needs.

If you want to make money blogging, I suggest you read this program -RSS Email 2.0

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Top Keys of a Successful Money Making Blog

Work At Home Malaysia — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:22:05 +0000

So, what does a successful money making blog make.

Building a successful money making blog requires more than just publishing a new post a few times a week.

Assuming you want your blog to rake in cash, you’re going to have to go about it in the right way to make money blogging.

Sure, you could probably manage to make a little bit of money here and there simply via advertisement revenue and by promoting certain offers – but this probably isn’t going to bring in the sort of riches that you dream of.

Truth is, if you’re set on making as much cash as you can from your blog, you’re going to need to ensure that you’ve covered all your bases and are tweaked them so that every aspect of your money making process is performing in tip top condition.

How do you do that? Well, the best place to start is to look at each ingredient of a successful money making blog individually:

1. Blog Traffic

More blog traffic normally means more sales and more money to be earned.

At least, it definitely means more potential customers which in turn means that you should be making more sales than previously.

Of course, traffic is a very wide topic and there are countless ways in which you could generate it – so what you need to do is pursue as many of these as possible.

While you’re at it you should also be aware that you’re looking for as highly targeted traffic as you can.

Using keywords, you should find that you’re able to achieve this well.

2. Blog Conversion Rates

How many of the potential customers that visit your blog actually end up buying stuff from it?

In a nutshell, that’s your blog conversion rate (though it is normally measured as a percentage, i.e. X% meaning X sales per 100 potential customers).

Ensuring that your blog conversion rate is as high as possible is an extremely good idea because it means that you’re going to be taking advantage of more of your traffic.

By capitalizing on as much of your blog traffic as possible, you’ll be getting the most out of your efforts, and not ‘wasting’ any of the traffic you’ve worked so hard to obtain.

3. Repeat Customers

Having made the effort to clinch a sale with one customer, it would be a crying shame if you simply let them leave and never hear from them again.

Seeing as they’ve already bought something from you it means that they are interested in the niche that you’re in, and more importantly – they’re willing to buy products in that niche!

So if you could just take down their details, you should be able to turn them into repeat customers (or at least stand a good chance of doing so).

Yes, we’re talking about list building, though nowadays using things such as Twitter can be just as good.

End of the day, the choice is yours so long as you’re able to set up some system whereby you can continue to market to your proven buyers.

If you’re able to take care of each and every one of these key ingredients, you’ll quickly find that you’re able to turn your own blog into a successful money making blog too!

None of this is really all that tough, and now that you know what you should be looking at, why don’t you head over to your own blog and see what you can improve!

If you’re tired of barely scrapping by and are ready to finally make some money online with blogging, you need to check out Bloggers Payback.

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WordPress Video Tutorials and Coaching Program – Make Money Blogging

Work At Home Malaysia — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:25:07 +0000

WordPress Wizard 2.0

When I started, people said that you can’t make money blogging in an already crowded niche and I am the living proof of how untrue that is.

Blogging was never meant to be a quick and easy process to make money, but after adding quality content, building a brand and factoring in social/word of mouth marketing, you really can start cashing in.

Besides being a good communication tool, blogging is also a great way to make money.

If you’re new to blogging and yet want to start quickly, there are several business models you can try for maximum results in a short time.

This article discussed the three most popular methods. The first method is get paid to blog.

Using this method, you create your blog and add a few good articles to it. Then you signup with paid blogging networks like Pay Per Post or Review Me and see what “opportunities” are available.

These networks are filled with advertisers looking for blogger who can help them spread the word, and they are willing to pay.

Accept the opportunity, write about it on your blog, and you get paid.

The second method is AdSense WordPress blogs and it requires a little more technical know-how. You need to build a WordPress blog on a specific niche topic, and start writing some good content on it.

At the same time, try to get links from other blogs by leaving comment on the blogs or by doing a link exchange with the blogger. The objective is to get more traffic who will click on your AdSense ads and make you money.

The third and most sophisticated method is affiliate marketing with WordPress blogs.

Again, you set-up a good WordPress blog but with this model the amount of content you publish is not as important as the “selling quality” of the content. Each post you write must pre-sell the web visitor and convince him to click on your affiliate links.

When the visitor makes a purchase online after that, you get credited for the sale and earn commissions.

Ultimately, which model you choose depends on how much time and resources you can dedicate to creating and managing your blogs.

Your best bet is to choose a low-investment option at first. When you get the hang of it, you can venture into other blogging models as well.

If you’re serious about making money from your blog, I strongly recommend that you signup with this video tutorials.

As a member you’ll get tons of step-by-step video tutorials on how to use WordPress, web 2.0 technology, search engine optimization, making money from Google AdSense and affiliate marketing, and so much more.

I knew nothing about WordPress, html, php, adsense, or affiliate products when I started–I had to teach myself.

If you are serious about blogging and are looking for the best way to customize your blog’s look and other features, then getting a self-hosted blog from WordPress.

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Make Money Online and Earn Extra Money in Malaysia

Work At Home Malaysia — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:19:08 +0000

Many malaysians don’t realised that they could make money online and that the internet could help them to earn some extra money.

To be able to make money online, Malaysians need to find legitimate internet programs that can assist them in their quest to earn extra money.

The internet can be your best friend if used correctly but there also a lot scams on the internet out to scam Malaysians.

I have been making money on the internet since 2007 and have found legitimate and also scam money making programs.

You need to need to do your homework before you join these money making programs so that you will not get scammed in any way.

The best way is to do a google search on the program that you wanted to join and see what other people say about that program.

If there are a lot of people says that the money making program is a scam, chances are they are.

However, you need to use your own common sense in determining whether the program is a scam or not.

You just need to trust your own instinct!

Below are some of the programs that I have joined to make money online and earn extra money in Malaysia.

These money making programs have paid me before and some of these programs have helped me to make money online.

Malaysia free paid surveys – These free paid surveys panels for Malaysians have helped me to earn some extra money on the internet. These survey panels are 100% free to join so you have nothing to lose by joining these survey panels. You will be rewarded in cash and prizes for every survey that you completed.

- Youthsays Surveys

- MySurvey Malaysia

- Valued Opinions Malaysia

- GlobalTestMarket Malaysia

- American Consumer Opinion

- Planet Pulse Survey Panel

- Nielsen Your Voice Malaysia

- Survey Savvy

- Brand Institute

- Clear Voice Surveys

- YourSay Survey Panel

- SpiderMetrix

- EmailCashPro

- Hits4Pay

Once you’ve sign up with these Malaysia free paid surveys panel, don’t forget to check your email for confirmation emails. If you don’t “confirm” the emails, you will not receive any surveys from them. Sometime, the confirmation emails might go your email’s spam folder so don’t forget to check your email spam folder.

Make Money Blogging – Blogging is a great way to make money online and you could earn extra money in your spare time by blogging. Make money blogging takes time so don’t ever think that you could make money blogging overnight. Below are some of the programs that you can join or buy to help you to make money online by blogging.

- Problogger’s 31 Days To Be A Better Blogger

- The Niche Blogger

- Atomic Blogging 3.0 System

- The Blog Mastermind By Yaro Starak

- Ramped Reviews ( How to be a review blogger )

- Affiliate programs for bloggers

Remember that you need to open a Paypal account if you wanna make money online…

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How to Improve Your Writing Dramatically

Work At Home Malaysia — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:01:12 +0000

Do you enjoy writing?

Do you consider yourself an amateur or a professional?

There is a huge difference between the two.

Amateurs write for fun and for their own personal enjoyment. It’s a great way to spend your free time but it’s not going to make much of an impression on the reader.

Professional writing, on the other hand, can move an audience in ways that make them respond mentally, physically and emotionally.

Your readers will respond to the words in a positive way when you know how to write professionally. New business prospects can be reached and the information that you provide with your writing could help improve the world in which we live.

Are you ready to move up the scale and become a professional? Do you want to know how to improve your writing in a way that will touch your readers on a variety of different levels? Then read on to learn about the three simple rules you should always follow when writing professionally.

One of the main goals of a professional writer is to transform the audience and help them see things in a new exciting way. How can this be accomplished? Start by considering what your specific goal is and how you can change the presentation of your writing to meet this goal. You can do this by following the three simply rules listed below.

Know Your Audience

The first step is to become one with your audience. Don’t simply throw a bunch of words together when writing and hope your meaning gets across. What you write should be focused on a specific audience and contain information that’s compelling and interesting to them in particular. Know what appeals to them the most so you can capture their attention and hold it all the way to the end. Leave them thinking about what they read and wanting more.

Things to consider when targeting a specific audience:

• Age
• Gender
• Interest
• Race
• Talents
• Hobbies
• Location
• Income

You need to know as much about the audience as possible in order to find the words needed to truly reach them. You need to speak their language, use words that get them excited and make your point in a unique and exciting way.

The Venue

The venue is the method used to get your message across to the readers. There are many different methods that can be used and certain ones will appeal more to certain types of people than it will to others. For instance, the older generation may be drawn more to books, newspapers and magazines whereas the new generation turns to blogs and websites. The best venue to use will depend on the type of reader you are trying to connect with and you must know the audience in order to choose correctly.

The Transformation

The goal of transformational writing is to either provide information, make the person want to take action or reach deep into their emotions. When the writing is informative it will help the reader learn and understand the information in a new and exciting way. This new insight will change their life and the way they perceive the subject at hand.

When you are writing to make them take action, your words should make the audience feel the need to go straight and do something specific based on what they read. To make the audience feel you must reach and stir up their emotional state on the subject at hand.

As a professional writer you need to choose the transformation that you want to create in your audience and then focus on that one particular goal. Knowing your readers is the key to finding the words to capture their attention, use the correct venue and then transforming them to learn, react or feel the way you want. These three simple rules will greatly improve your writing and help you become a professional.

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How To Make Money As A Healthcare Writer

Work At Home Malaysia — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:37:25 +0000

Are you knowledgeable in the field of healthcare?

Combine that knowledge with good writing skills and you have the formula for a winning freelance writing business.

There’s a strong market for people who have the knowledge and expertise to be a good healthcare writer.

Even if you’ve never been to medical school, if you have basic health knowledge and a knack for the written word, there’s likely a market for your work.

As a healthcare writer, who needs your services?

There are a multitude of doctors who need printed information to give to their patients.

A doctor may also be interested in publishing a book or article on his or her area of expertise but may not have the time to do the research and writing themselves.

You could offer your services as a medical ghostwriter or editor to doctors in your area who want to establish their credibility as an expert.

Another niche for a healthcare writer is publishing monthly newsletters for local doctor’s offices.

Doctors need a way to keep in touch with their patients and a newsletter provides an effective way of reminding patients of the services they offer.

You could also write a newsletter and market it to a variety of doctors, leaving room for them to personalize it with their name and logo.

Your newsletter could include seasonally relevant medical information such as the importance of getting a flu shot as well as general information such as how to lower cholesterol levels.

Many doctors would like to offer a newsletter to their patients but don’t have the time or resources to write it.

Doctors aren’t your only potential market as a healthcare writer.

Other healthcare professionals such as chiropractors, dentists, veterinarians, optometrists, osteopathic doctors, pharmacists, and alternative medical practitioners could use your services too.

Once you’ve tackled these smaller markets and gained some experience, you could approach larger markets such as hospitals and pharmaceutical companies.

Hospitals and drug companies may be interested in having you write information for brochures, manuals, product related literature, or press releases.

Start by approaching the offices of local health care providers in your area to find out what their needs are.

Be sure to have a professional business card that discusses the services you offer as a freelance writer.

Carry a portfolio that shows samples of your writing along with any awards you’ve won and health related information you’ve published.

Before you offer your services as a healthcare writer, be sure you have good medical research skills as well as the desire to keep abreast of the latest medical studies.

It’s important to include references when you write professional medical articles to support your statements.

It may help to take a course on medical writing if you don’t have extensive experience writing in the healthcare field.

If health information is your interest and writing is your passion, a career as a healthcare writer may be a perfect match.

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Malaysians Can Make Money Online by Doing Paid Blogging

Work At Home Malaysia — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:00:57 +0000

More and more bloggers are doing paid blogging these days to make money online.

There are many reasons why many bloggers resort to this.

First of all, a lot of people are reading blogs everyday even in Malaysia.

In fact, many people read several blogs throughout the day in order to catch up on everything from celebrity gossip to news about their hobbies.

You can make money on this fact by being a paid blogger!

You can make this happen for yourself in a variety of ways.

There are even some companies that will hire you to maintain their blog and keep it updated with content.

You can get paid per post or per hour, depending on the arrangement you make with the company.

Another option is to maintain your own blog.

You can accept paid blog post assignments where companies will pay you a fee to blog about their product or service.

This isn’t as lucrative as other paid blogging opportunities but it can still put some money in your pocket.

One of the best ways to take advantage of getting paid for blogging is to start your own blogging empire!

People go on the Internet to learn information.

They also research and purchase products.

If you have several blogs set up in different niches (that are all designed to earn you income) the sky is the limit for what you can earn.

Unfortunately, there are many other people out there who are also building their own blogging empires.

The search engines are filled with blogs and websites that can make it hard for you and your own blogs to rank.

Don’t worry, all that means is that you need to find a process that will pretty much guarantee your success as a blogger.

Instead of flailing around and trying to figure things out on your own, you should follow the guidance of someone who has “been there and done that.”

The best resource I have found is The Niche Blogger run by Amy Bass.

She is a mother of four who stays home with her children and blogs as a way to provide for her family.

What struck me about her method of paid blogging is that she doesn’t have to be chained to her computer all day long.

These blogs are earning her passive income and make money blogging is her niche.

That means if one of her little ones is sick she is able to care for them instead of sending them off to day care while she goes to a job.

Her paychecks come in even if she takes a day off.

If this is the lifestyle of paid blogging that you would like to achieve, then you really can’t go wrong if you join The Niche Blogger.

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Professional Blogging -The Best Way to Earn Passive Income

Work At Home Malaysia — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:14:36 +0000

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Professional Blogging -The Best Way to Earn Passive Income

Professional blogging is something that has really taken off even in Malaysia during the last few years.

Blogs haven’t been around a long time, but now they are the main source of information on many different topics for many people out there!

You can see how Malaysian bloggers have been a force to reckon with in the Malaysia political scene.

There are many companies who will hire professional bloggers, but there is no reason why you can’t become a professional blogger yourself!

Actually, there are a few different definitions of “professional blogger” out there.

There are the types that companies hire to maintain their blogs.

There are also networks of pro-bloggers who really set the pace for the rest of us.

Then there are those who create and maintain blogs to earn a part or full-time income from home.

I am in the later category, and it was all made possible from my membership to “The Niche Blogger.”

This membership site really does take blogging to the next level by making it easy and fun.

It does not assume that you know anything about blogging, and the content is not written in a way that talks down to you either.

The owner of The Niche Blogger is named Amy Bass.

Her mission was to create the easiest method of professional blogging out there.

Once I decided to become a professional blogger, I knew that I needed to learn from the very best.

I had heard a lot of buzz about this membership site, and decided that the price was too low to pass up.

Once I got inside I was excited to see that the content is delivered in a way that makes things super-easy to follow.

There are videos, screenshots, text, and interactions with other members on the forums.

All of this combined made it such a great value and I never felt overwhelmed because everything was taken care of.

How much would it mean for you to change your family’s life by becoming a professional blogger?

If you’re like me, then that is your main goal!

Following in Amy’s footsteps is the best decision I have made to date.

I urge you to consider downloading her free materials, and then sign up for the first month of membership.

Once you’re inside, you’ll see what all the fuss is about too!

Imagine, instead of having to drive to work every day you really can have blogs earning passive income for you.

All you’ll have to do is maintain them and add content every once in awhile for your profitable niches!

This dream really can become a reality by becoming a professional blogger and learning from the material found in “The Niche Blogger.”

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Work At Home Tips For Malaysians

Work At Home Malaysia — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:24:59 +0000

Work At Home Tips For Malaysians

Since I launched this blog – Work At Home Malaysia in January 2009, I have been receiving a lot of emails on a daily basis which I find very hard to reply to all.

Most of the emails are from Malaysians who are interested in working at home and making money on the Internet.

Most of the emails asked me questions which are very general to answer, such as :-

Can I work at home and make money online ?

Malaysians can work at home meh…..?

How do you start an online business ?

How much do you make as a work at home blogger ?

Please teach me how to work at home in Malaysia ?

These are just some examples of what kind of emails I receive in my inbox everyday of the week !!

Actually, I have responded to a lot of the emails but some Malaysians are just too lazy to read what I send them and keep asking the same questions. This is taking a lot of my time.

Though I like to help people, I cannot afford to waste my time replying to emails when I should be writing for my blogs !!

I’m so sorry but I just cannot reply to each email that I receive, it’s just taking too much of my time.

So, if you are interested in working at home and making money from the Internet, please subscribe to Work At Home Malaysia blog Rss Feed or sign up here to receive this blog latest post on your email. This way, you can follow my blogs updates.

You can also follow me at Facebook, Twitter, MyBlogLog or Friendfeed.

I don’t own an online business yet but I plan to have one up soon.

I’m a blogger so I make money online by creating blogs !! That’s all I do.

I don’t have a membership network site yet but hope to do one soon so all interested work at home Malaysians can join me. ( Many asked me how to join my network )

Some of other make money online programs that I joined are paid surveys for Malaysians and get paid programs.

I also make money by promoting these affiliate network ads at my network of niche blogs.

You can read some of my blogs here :-

- Make Money Blogging

- Work At Home Blogger

- Top Affiliate Networks

Blogs that I read :-

- Problogger

- Shoemoney

- Yaro Starak

If you want to work at home and make money online in Malaysia, you need to do a lot reading and research. Don’t be lazy or you won’t see the money.

95% of the people who try to make money on the internet failed to do so, start reading and you can be in the 5% !!

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Make Money Online by Blogging At Home

Work At Home Malaysia — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:18:48 +0000

I’m a full time work at home blogger who makes a living by creating blogs or blogging.

I loves to blog and I enjoy making money from blogging.

I never thought that I will actually make a living as a blogger but I’m now a full time blogger!

Many people don’t realise that blogging can earn you a lot of money that you can actually quit your day job.

That being said, not many blogger will ever earn enough money to quit their day job while most blogger don’t earn more than $100 a year.

Blogging for money sound easy but it’s not. Many blogger simply abandoned their blogs after just a few months.

The problem is that these blogger want to make money overnight.

They are hoping to make $10,000 a month with a few weeks old blog.

It can happen if you are a top blogger with a few thousands followers, but you are not.

Anybody can create a blog but not everybody can make money with their blogs.

You could make money blogging if you are willing to learn, patient and consistent.

You could start blogging using free blogging platform – Google Blogger Blogspot

Learn how to use Google Blogger Blogspot here.

Watch Google Blogger Blogspot video tutorials here.

If you are very new to blogging and want to learn blogging using Google Blogger Blogspot, I would suggest you read this blog – Blogger Buster.

Learn what you don’t know and understand it.

Reading will help you improve your knowledge on blogging.

Blogging is really not that hard if you are willing to learn.

Stay tune for more updates in my next posts.

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