Facebook fan pages are a great way for businesses to connect with customers or potential customers and they are easy to set up.  You create a fan page account and hook it to your normal account (if you like; or keep them separate) and then advertise it on your website (Join our Fanpage on Facebook!), in your e-mails, and even advertise right on Facebook, though this costs money.  As long you as you  maintain your fanpage with updates, deals specifically for fans, a forum and other things, you can reap a number of benefits from it:

Ÿ  Increased traffic that you don’t have to hunt down yourself.  People on Facebook are all about networking and fans of your business will suggest it to others for you; free advertising and marketing!

Ÿ  Improved relations with customers.  Thanks to the Wall on Facebook, as well as Discussions and notes, you can get on-the-ground feedback about your business, what people like about it, what they don’t like about it and suggestions for improvement.

Ÿ  Making people feel special and valued in some way.  ‘Liking’ a page gives people a sense of being closer to others that are like minded and makes them feel special.  This in turn leads to a better chance of sales and attention

Setting up a fan page is completely free; all you have to pay for is any advertising right on Facebook and even that is pretty affordable.  As long as you spend some time connecting with your fans and attracting more, you can get all kinds of free traffic and so make more money online with almost ridiculous ease.  It’s also a lot of fun; you can run contests, set up discussions and link with other fan pages to get more publicity.  They are easy to set up and can be maintained with just a few minutes of work a day.

Getting a Facebook fan page isn’t the only thing you can do, but it is definitely a facet you should consider when you want to make it big as an online entrepreneur.  Facebook fan pages give you free traffic, a chance to connect, and lets you spread your business out without having to pay for it.  All in all, it’s a great way to make more money online and get more traffic to your site.

Sort of, but it’s not easy and it takes a bit of time and effort.  How can you make money online posting blog comments?

There is one major answer to this: Backlinks.  By posting your comments successfully on other blogs, you can drive more traffic back to your website by throwing yourself out there.  Search engines such as Google also look favourably on websites with plenty of activity, including lots of backlinks from disparate blogs.  Do it right and you may even find that the bloggers will push your stuff too or at least mention you in a post which means even more exposure.  And how do you get these precious backlinks on other peoples’ blogs?  Instead of simply reposting a portion of the blog or a bunch of random gibberish or a long list of links or an advertisement, post a real comment. There are a few reasons for this.

You’ll get past the spam filters including the ultimate filter: the blog owner him/herself.  Most blog owners who retain full control over the comment box delete anything that looks like spam and some blog owners get quite irate at the spammers for not even taking thirty seconds out to say ‘Nice post’.

ŸIt’s polite.  Again, these bloggers took time out of their day to share their thoughts, feelings, advice, recommendations and musings.  You spend time on your blog-how do you feel when you get a pile of spam?  Why would any other blogger feel differently?

Builds relationships.  A steady commenter who contributes to the blog can build a relationship with the blogger and may find that they are in the seat of being blogged about-great exposure for your website!  You can also swap links, advertise each other, and become internet buddies, all of which is great for business.

ŸBecome an expert.  Regular interaction in a blog can turn you into a mini-expert within the blogger’s field and that makes your links more likely to bring traffic back to your site.

All of these things hinge on your ability to write actual comments that are interesting to read, informative or at the very least, flattering.

Furthermore, instead of trying to hit hundreds of vaguely related blogs with your recycled, bot-driven comments, focus on just a dozen or so and make sure to subscribe to them and stay updated.  Then haunt these blogs and comment regularly.  This is all a part of networking and building relationships which in turn will feed back into your business.

You can make money online posting blog comments.  The main idea is to use the blogs as way to get backlinks to your site or sites and this means more traffic and thus more profits.  However, you have to treat the blogs with respect, give useful, real comments and actually put some effort into your blog commenting or you’ll just find yourself hitting spam filter after spam filter.  If treated appropriately, commenting on blogs is an excellent online money making strategy as part of your larger marketing scheme for your online business.

Surprisingly, no.  Most of the so called ‘secrets’ of blogging are little more than common sense, dedication, and a bit of luck.  But, there are some things to keep in mind if you want a successful blog.  Here are four ‘write’ things to do for your profitable blog!

1.  Write Lots.  Updating your blog regularly is extremely important.  It will keep your readers interested and keep the search engines happy and ranking you high so that you get even more readers. If you can’t manage to write a new entry daily, at least manage to do it weekly; regularity is a key to a successful blog.

2.  Write relevant content.  Whatever you decide to write on, make sure that it is rich with keywords and phrases, is relevant, and is interesting to readers.   Keyword rich content will be more easily ranked by search engines and you’ll capture the attention of more interested readers who may then click on your advertising links.

3.  Write on free blogs first.  Test the waters of your blog by using a free blogging platform such as Livejournal, blogger or WordPress.com.  This will let you write your blog without worrying about paying for domain names, hosting or learning how to do website work and you can see how popular your blog is.  Then, when your blog gathers up plenty of readers and you’re on a regular rhythm of updates, you can move everything over to your own website where you can start doing more vigorous affiliate marketing or sell your own things.

4.  Write what you love.  One of the most important things that is often overlooked: write what you love.  If you are writing about things that seem profitable but you hate doing, you won’t do as good a job of it as if you write something you love that is less well known.  Your readers can sense your passion (or lack thereof) and if you start trying to coast by writing only on things that seem profitable, you’ll have bored readers and you’ll be less likely to update it.  All of these things mean that your blog will flop no matter how profitable it seems like it should be!

There are no ‘secrets’ to successful blogging, nothing that anyone is particularly holding back.  The main reason why most blogs fail is because people don’t give them enough time to become successful, they don’t write very interesting content and/or they just try to focus on money making and not on what they enjoy.  People go to blogs to get opinions, discussions, and a window on someone’s view on life, not just to have products shoved in their face.  Write what you love, write regularly and write well and your blog will do well for itself and even become profitable for it.