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Permalink Reply by Sue L Canfield on October 20, 2008 at 10:09pm

I started blogging as a way to get my name out there more and it has. I've only been doing it for a few months. I feel it's helped my name and business name get more well known. Also, as a virtual assistant that wants to help others learn to blog, I need to know how. I know one person who blogs and has actually gotten media attention from it. She also has Google Ads on her WordPress blog. Maybe because it's the paid version, not the free version? Here's a link to Stephanie's blog:

http://businessinfoguide.com/blog/

Permalink Reply by Laurie Mapp on October 21, 2008 at 10:44am

Wordpress is always free - the only difference is you must buy a domain name and set up your own hosting with wordpress.org - but the wordpress system itself is free!

Permalink Reply by Laurie Mapp on October 21, 2008 at 10:43am

Hi Becky! I have a business blog and a mom blog, and the first is obviously to direct targeted traffic to my VA business site. It's integrated with my site actually, so that the stats help my google rank and such. I don't know if I've "made money" off of it, but it has gotten people in my niche to be aware of me, and that is a great start in my opinion.

My mom blog has a few ads and I wouldn't mind making a little money off of it, but so far it's not profitable, lol. I don't really care though as it's mostly just a way for me to share and interact with the mom community on the blogosphere.

Oh and you can't use wordpress.com for monetizing. You need to do self-hosted and wordpress.ORG. Much more customizable and fun anyway!