The One Year Millionaire

Hey everyone and welcome back to the ‘ONE YEAR MILLIONAIRE‘! If you haven’t noticed the last couple of issues I have been concentrating a little bit on how you can use a blog to rake in some extra cash! The reason I am talking a lot about this subject is that it could really be an easy way to make a nice income without too much work. Now a lot of people would say that blogging is a lot of work but for me and a lot of others out there it is much better than any job I can think of.

If you want to create a successful blog, rank highly and receive a great amount of traffic then signing up at Technorati.com is a must! What is Technorati? Technorati is a social bookmarking website for bloggers that keeps surfers on the internet aware of the latest news on all the latest topics! One of the greatest things about Technorati is that they are an authority in the blogosphere that systematically ranks blogs. You could generally see where your blog stands by comparing it to others.

Technorati “Currently tracks 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media.”

As a starting point a blog will have a Technorati authority of 0… with every links back to your blog from another blog that is registered on Technorati that authority will go up by 1. With every added link from a unique registered blog your own blog will go up in the ranks and the blog with the highest Technorati authority will be ranked as the #1 blog!

Here are 3 reasons that I think you should sign up your blog to Technorati:

1. Exposure
   It is without a doubt that your blog appearing within the Technorati ranks will bring more exposure to your blog. One of the highlights of Technorati is that since it is an authority on blogging a lot of online professionals and webmasters know about it. Remember that when more webmasters and bloggers know about your website there is always a higher chance of someone stumbling on to your page and linking to it! Not only can this create many great relevant backlinks but it could also expose you to a hefty amount of free traffic!
2. Stats
   One of the reasons I personally use Technorati is to see where my blog stacks up against some of my niche’s blog heavyweights. You can easily look up other blogs and see where you stand amongst them. I think that Technorati rank is a great way to build a blog’s reputation. There are definitely webmasters who may not care much for Technorati and think it doesn’t make a difference to your blog’s success but I say that it can only increase your chances and will never work against you.
3. Research
   If you are trying to build backlinks to your website then you can use Technorati! Whenever you are working on a website you must always remember to research what kind of things your main competitors are doing so you can follow and eventually surpass them if you work hard enough. With Technorati you can easily see where a lot of popular blogs have received backlinks from and you can also see the ‘anchor text‘ attached to those links. The anchor text is one of those things that can ultimately affect SEO in a positive or negative way… you will always want to use relevant keywords to ensure a good solid link! Checking out where your competition gets their links is great because you can do the same once you have the information!

New blogs are created every single day, but not all of them will see past 6 months! A blog that can last and continually pump out great content is one that will succeed! Why not let Technorati hold your hand to cross the street? There are so many advantages!

In the next issue of the ‘ONE YEAR MILLIONAIRE‘ I am going to re-visit affiliate marketing and expand on how you can use a blog to make nice affiliate commissions!