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From Blogs to Riches <ul><li>Monetisation through blogging </li></ul>

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What? <ul><li>2 years </li></ul><ul><li>Around 100 blogs </li></ul><ul><li>2 sites run entirely using blog software </li></ul><ul><li>Some titles get up to 25% of web traffic from their blogs </li></ul><ul><li>Comment and page views growing rapidly </li></ul>

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Why?

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“Blogging is a great way to make things happen indirectly” Hugh MacLeod - gapingvoid.com

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The Good Old Days <ul><li>How We Miss ‘em </li></ul>

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Competition Stuff Journal Stuff Gazette

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Competition Stuff Weekly Online eStuff Gazette

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The Conversation Your Site

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Distributed Space Public Space Closed Space

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Private Space <ul><li>Akin to a house </li></ul><ul><li>Content is “hidden” </li></ul><ul><li>Social networks, members-only forums, sites with privacy </li></ul><ul><li>“your space” </li></ul>

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Public Space <ul><li>Akin to a pub </li></ul><ul><li>Open to all </li></ul><ul><li>Hosts have control </li></ul><ul><li>Forums, sites with comments </li></ul><ul><li>“our space” </li></ul>

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Distributed Space <ul><li>No physical world equivalent </li></ul><ul><li>Traffic moves freely </li></ul><ul><li>Free form conversation </li></ul><ul><li>Blogs, wikis, microblogging, IM </li></ul><ul><li>“my space(s)” </li></ul>

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Distributed Space Public Space Closed Space Your Site Blogs

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Why? To link your site with the wider internet conversation

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Why? TRAFFIC

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Where’s the cash?

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Ads

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Sponsorship

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Marketing

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Blogging for Profit <ul><li>Draw interested readers to your blog (ads) </li></ul><ul><li>Get links from other bloggers (ads) </li></ul><ul><li>Become an expert in the space (sponsorship) </li></ul><ul><li>Drive traffic into your existing sites (marketing) </li></ul>

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The Unexpected

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Conversations Relationships Brand loyalty Events

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What Doesn’t Work <ul><li>Straight Journalism </li></ul><ul><li>Impersonal Voice </li></ul><ul><li>No Linking </li></ul><ul><li>Opinion from on high </li></ul><ul><li>Not reading other blogs </li></ul>

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What does work <ul><li>Clear, personal voice </li></ul><ul><li>Tightly defined subject matter </li></ul><ul><li>Genuine enthusiasm for subject </li></ul><ul><li>Linking inwards and outwards </li></ul><ul><li>Participating in discussions on other blogs </li></ul>

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Adam Tinworth [email_address] http://www.onemanandhisblog.com