How To Start A Money Making Blog For Free Using BlogSpot

Is writing your passion?

And want to convert that passion into a money making habit and join the list of thousands of millionaire bloggers?

Then you are the right place.

Here I will share everything you need to know about starting or creating a BlogSpot blog that will help you in starting your own money making blog.

Why is the BlogSpot First Choice for Starting A Blog?

Well! there are very simple reasons for being the first choice:

BlogSpot is Google owned blogging platform.
BlogSpot completely free.
You don't even need to purchase domain or hosting.
Adsense approval is easy.
There are many beautiful templates available on the internet for free.
The email marketing is also free. Yes, with Feedburner you can collect emails and send emails to your subscribers for free.
The customization is very easy for BlogSpot blog as it is HTML based.
For BlogSpot blog you will get many widgets for free.
You can start any type of blog i.e. online magazine, personal blog, niche blog etc. with BlogSpot.

How to start a free blog using BlogSpot.com?

1. To start your free blogger blog first thing you need to do is go to BlogSpot.com and login using your free google account. If you don't have a google account then create one first (It's completely free).

When you visit BlogSpot for the first time you will see that BlogSpot looks like this:

Newbie Guide for creating a blogspot blog

2. In the upper right corner, you will see SIGN IN option click there to sign in.

After you click on sign in you will be redireted to google accounts page.

Google sign in page

3. Enter your email and click on next and on the next page enter password and click on sign in.

4. And once you have signed in you will be asked to choose a profile from Google plus profile or BlogSpot (or Blogger) Profile. I will recommend you to choose Google Plus Profile.

Creating Your First Blog:

First time Blogger Dashboard

After you have completed your Profile it's time to create your first blog.

5. So click on the new blog button.

Then a new popup window will open.

How to create a blog using blogger or blogspot

How to create a blogger blog

6. In the title field, enter the name you want of your blog.

7. In the address field enter your desired address.

8. And then choose a template you like (you can change it anytime).

Congratulations! your new blog is now created.

But that's not all my friend it's just the beginning.

Writing your First Blog Post

Welcome to your First Blog Dashboard

Click on the New Post button to create your first blog post.

First blog post dashboard

Elaborating this Dashboard in Detail:

Post title Field: This field is used to enter the title of the post or article.

Editor: This is used to write and format the article.

Publish Button: This button is used to publish the post.

Save Button: This button is used to save the post as a draft.

Preview: This button is used to preview the blog post so that you can see how your blog will look like after publishing the post.It is also used while proofreading.

Close: This button is used to close this dashboard.

Labels: This option is used to categorise the post.

Schedule: This option is used to schedule a post for certain date and time.

Permalink: This option is used to edit the url structure of the post.

Location: This option is used to display the post location.

Search Description: This option is used to add a description about the blog post which will be displayed in the search engine's result page.

Options: This option is used to change certain option if you don't like the default one. I will not recommend that change anything here.

Custom Robots Tag: Just click on the check boxes of all and noodp and leave all others unchecked and click on done.

So now you know how to create and publish a post in blogger. But there is a long way to go to complete this tutorial.

Also Read : How can I write a Good Blog Post.

Changing the Template of the BlogSpot Blog

If you are like me and thinks that the default blogger templates are boring and not enough good looking to attract visitors to your blog then you might want to change the template of the blog.

But the question is From where to get a beautiful template?

So my Friend if you are looking for a beautiful,fast loading,SEO friendly and easy to configure template then you don't need to go anywhere else just get it from Themeforest.

Disclaimer: Views stated on the blogger template are the authors own views and are not meant to hurt or insult any designer of the template.

Step by step guide to change the template of BlogSpot blog:

Download and extract the template in a folder.
Go to the main dashboard of your BlogSpot blog.
Click on Template
On the upper right side click on Backup/Restore.
Then click on choose file.
Navigate to the folder where you have extracted the template and upload the template.xml file (name may be changed according to the name of the template)
And click on upload.

Hurrah! You have done.

Now enjoy your good looking blog.

Adding a Custom Domain Name to your BlogSpot Blog

In blogger, you can also add a custom domain name which you have purchased from any domain registrar.

Adding a custom domain name gives your blog a unique address like www.feedbackonline.co which helps you in building a brand.

Step by step Guide to Add Custom Domain Name to BlogSpot Blog

Click on Settings (on the left side of BlogSpot dashboard).
Click on set up a third party URL for your blog.
Enter your URL including www.
Click on save.
An error will appear with two CNAMEs.
Visit your domain registrar's website and find the DNS (Domain Name System) or the Name Server settings in the control panel.
Delete existing CNAME entries
Enter the CNAMEs provided in the error message and click on Save.
Wait for some time to activate your settings.

So now you also know how to add a custom domain name in BlogSpot blog.

How to do the SEO for Your BlogSpot Blog?

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the process by which your blog gets displayed in search results.

So in order to get displayed in search results to get free organic traffic you need to do the SEO of your blog.

In this article, I am gonna tell you 3 SEO tips for BlogSpot blog.

1. Fill the description of your blog

Description of a blog tells search engines that what is your blog about.

And mind it is an important SEO step so fill it carefully.

To fill the description of BlogSpot blog follow these steps:

Go to settings > Search Preferences
Click on Edit (just next to description)
Fill the details.
Click on Save.

2. Create and Submit Robots.txt file

A Robots.txt file is used to give used to give instruction about the blog to search engine robots.

To create and submit Robots.txt for blogger blog follow these steps:

Go to ctrlq.org/blogger and generate a sitemap.
Copy the generated sitemap.
Now in your blogger dashboard Go to Settings > Search Preferences.
Click on Edit (beside Custom Robots.txt)
Click on Yes on Enable custom Robots.txt content.
Paste the copied sitemap in below field area.
Click on Save Changes.

3. Edit Custom Robot Header Tags

Edit Custom Robots Header Tags in Blogger

To edit custom robot header tags follow these steps:

Go to Settings > Search Preferences
Click on Edit beside Custom robot header tags
In the homepage option check the checkbox saying "all" and leave all other blank.
In the Archieve and Search Pages check the checkboxes saying noindex and noodp and leave all other blank.
In the Default for Posts And Pages check the checkboxes saying all and noodp and leave all other blank.
Click on Save Changes.

Also Read: How to Quick Index your website and get tons of free Organic Traffic.

How to use Feedburner for BlogSpot to do Email Marketing for Free

Feedburner is a great way to get email subscribers on your blog for free.

Since Feedburner is also owned by google so you don't have to worry anything about security or spam related issues.

To use Feedburner follow the following simple steps:

Click on Layout.
Click on Add a Gadget.
Click on Follow by Email.
And then click on save.

Wow! now you have started collecting emails and that too for free. Congrats buddy.

Also Read: How to boost your Email Subscribers List

How to Apply For Adsense to Make Money by Displaying Ads on your BlogSpot Blog

Adsense yet another google owned platform to help bloggers in making money by displaying ads.

And the best thing is Google does not charge anything for it too. You can register for Adsense for free.

But the major problem is that you can't get approval for AdSense easily.

To get approval for AdSense you need to have many posts on your blog, your blog needs to be some time older (in some countries minimum 3 months older), your blogs need to have traffic.

If your blog fulfils the above criteria then you can apply and get approved for Adsense Ads.

Steps to follow to Apply for Adsense in your blogger blog

Click on Earnings in the blogger dashboard.
Click on apply for AdSense.

To show AdSense ads just add an Adsense gadget by going in Layout > Add a gadget > AdSense.

How to make your BlogSpot Blog a Multi-Author Blog

Yes, you read it right. You can make your BlogSpot blog a multi-author blog.

But the question is how to do this?

Any guess?

Ahh! don't give much pressure on your mind. I am here to answer this and solve your problem.

The answer is simple you can make your BlogSpot blog a multi-author blog by inviting authors on your blog.

You can invite authors to your BlogSpot blog by following these simple steps:

Go to Settings.
Scroll down.
Click on +Add Authors.
Enter the email address of the author(s).
And then click on Invite Authors.

And once the Author(s) accepts your invitation they can start writing for your blog.

Note: You can invite as many authors you want for your blogger blog.

If your blog is receiving huge traffic but your AdSense earning is low or zero then you must read : How to stop Adblocker from hurting your blog income.

So that was today's guide on How to Start a free blog using Blogger or Blogspot.

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Also Read: How to become a professional blogger.