In my previous post on this blog i wrote about how to start a blog where i outlined the basics of blogging as a beginner, you may like to check it out HERE if you are not quite aware of the very basic things you need to know before you can start making money through your blog just from the comfort of your home.

Now i normally hear people say that blogging is a passion, that is quite true cause if you do not have passion for it don't even bother starting one but that being said there comes a time that you will tend to expect some reward for your passion and hardwork, cause trust me blogging without any reward attached will always lead to frustration. believe me when i say that a lot of people have giving up on blogging because of this very reason and if you do not want same scenario read on to know how to make money blogging.

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The very first step you should take is to make your site design look professional, if you cannot do that you can always contact a good web designer to do that for you and make sure that there is a contact us, privacy policy, disclaimer, and about us page. the very essence of creating pages is to make brands know what your site is all about and also know how to contact you for any collaborations.

Now after putting those in place the next thing is to make sure that you always publish quality contents and not just publish whatever you feel like publishing, let your audience be glued to your blog each time they visit and after making sure of that i will now outline some of the various platforms through which you can earn some money blogging from the comfort of you home.

1. Make Money via Google Adsense: Google Adsense is no doubt on the top of the when it comes to earning money obnline via your blog, Google Adsense works on the basis of CPC (cost per click) ie you get a certain amount of money each time someone clicks on Google Adsense adverts displaying on your blog, though there policy is somewhat strict and difficult to get an approval but if you have followed my blog post from the previous post where i laid emphasis on how to start a blog to this very post i do not think your blog would find it difficult getting an approval, if you do not have there adverts on your blog already, you can sign up via www.google.com/adsense

2. Make Money via Sponsored Posts: Sponsored posts can come individually or via a firm, i previously wrote a blog on how to monetize your blog with valuedvoice now they are one firm i have tested and certified them might want to check them out via www.valuedvoice.com and one lovely thing about sponsored posts is that all is on your own terms, you have the opportunity to fix whatever price you so which per blog post published on your blog.

3. Make Money via Affiliate Marketing: When we talk about affiliate marketing if you don't know already, it's basically telling your audience of the availability of certain product or services and when they in turn purchase via your link you get a commission. Top of the list for me are Amazon, Ebay, Shareasale and Alibaba. but there are many more which you can always google.

4. Make Money via E Books: This is basically putting some lecture on a subject matter you have knowledge on in a digital form and selling it out and making your profits.

Those are the ways through which you can start a blog and make money, Actually there are lot more but those are top on the list that many people have tested and confirmed.

Blogging in the past  was not paid much attention to like the attention it's getting now simply because of the various successes recorded recently and that being said, if you are reading this and you really want to know how to start a blog of your own and succeed likewise, then read on cause in this very article i will be explaining in details how you can actually start a blog.

To start a blog there are some key features which is very important if you are to succeed in it in the long run.

1. Passion: This is the number one on the list, i must be honest with you at this point; if you don't have passion for blogging don't even bother starting a blog.
2. Commitment: You should be able to commit to your blog if not a 100% at least 80%.
3. Consistency: To succeed in blogging you must be consistent, do not be a lazy blogger.
4. Uniqueness: You have to be unique in every sense cause today, there are many blogs on the net and also the competition is very high.

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1. Failure is the key to success, each mistake teaches us something. "Morihei Ueshiba"  
2. Integrity is the essence of everything successful. "R. Buckminster Fuller"
3. Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. "Jim Rohn"
4. Failure is success in progress. "Albert Einstein"
5. One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. "Leonardo Da Vinci"
6. I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but i can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time. "Herbert Bayard Swope"
7. The secret of success is sincerity. "Jean Giraudoux"
8. The first requisite to success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary. "Charles Caleb Colton"
9. The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear. "Brian Tracy"
10. Success is how high you bounce back when you hit bottom. "George S. Patton"
11. It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. "Herman Melville"
12. Behind every successful man there is a lot of unsuccessful years. "Bob Brown"
13. One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. "Benjamin Disraeli"
14. Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration. "Evan Esar"
15. One important key to success is self-confidence is preparation. "Arthur Ashe"
16. If you have no critics you will likely have no success. "Malcolm X"
17. Forget the past. "Nelson Mandela"
18. The true success is the person who invented himself. "Al Goldstein"
19. So i feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you are prepared it's going to continue to come your way. "Anthony Mackie"
20. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. if you have what you are doing, you will be successful.
21. Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time."Arnord H. Glasow"
22. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. "Winston Churchill"
23. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. "Vince Lombardi"
24. Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. "Thomas Alva Edison"
25. Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals. "Paul J. Meyer"
26. Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always, "what's in it for me?". "Brian Tracy"
27. Do your best when no one is looking. if you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to. "Bob Cousy"
28. The part to success is to take massive, determined action. "Tony Robbins"
29. I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times i have been trusted to take the game's winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why i succeed. "Michael Jordan"
30. There is no gains without pains. "Benjamin Franklin"
31. Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals. "Bo Bennett"
32. Most of the successful people i have known are the ones who do more listening than talking. "Bernard Baruch"
33. I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools or made the most money. "Ben Stein"
34. The best revenge is massive success. "Frank Sinatra"
35. The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. "John D. Rockefeller"
36. Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. "Maya Angelon"
37. True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment. "Dada Vaswani"
38. Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. "Vaclav Havel"
39. Integrity is more valuable than income. Honor is richer than fame. Self-worth is wealthier than Net-worth. "Robin Sharma"
40. To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little. "Mason Cooley"
41. Success is relative. it is what we can make of the mess we have made of things. "T.S Eliot"
42. Actually your past successes are your biggest obstacle: every battle, every war, is different and you cannot assume that what worked before will work today. "Robert Greene"
43. If you want to be successful, surround yourself with people who are more successful than you are, but if you want to be happy, surround yourself with people who are less successful than you are. "Naval Ravikent"
44. Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. "Henry A. Kissinger"
45. The season of failures is the best time for sowing the seeds of success. "Paramahansa Yogananda"
46. Success is not always going to be a huge contract; success is going to be if you just live out your purpose in life. "Allan Houston"
47. Behind every successful person has a pack of haters. "Eminem"
48. You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing. "Dale Carnegie"
49. Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self-criticism.  "Albert Einstein"
50. People just don't understand how obsessed i am with winning. "Kobe Bryant"

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4 Things Millennials Can Teach Us About Self-Care

We care about a lot of things in today’s modern world such as our jobs, children or environment. However, how much time do we dedicate to caring about ourselves? Maybe the more important question is how much encouragement do we get for self-care?

Millennials have brought a new set of values and expectations into both the personal and professional lives of all generations. When it comes to self-care, everyone can learn a lot from these seemingly selfie-obsessed 20-somethings. When you are feeling overwhelmed, overworked and overburdened, try a few of these timeless and timely self-care strategies.

Spend some quality time with man’s best friend
Your dog is your lifeline to positivity. Self-care is a blend of action and attitude, and playing with your dog on a regular basis can set the standard for a happier day. The joy and excitement our dogs often feel can rub off on us the more time we spend with them. They fill our lives with emotional stability, exercise, structure and unconditional love. Dogs help to take away anxiety, stress and depression.

Stay hungry for experience and adventure
This world is big and beautiful and boundless. You don’t have to leave your own city to embrace new experiences that empower you as a person. When you thirst for newness and adventure, you are giving yourself the gift of growth. Self-care is often about slowing down, but sometimes it can benefit from speeding up. Challenge yourself with new experiences. Broaden your perspectives with new adventures. For example, studies show that even just looking at photos of a vacation can cause a surge in mood. Taking vacations that excite you in the moment, will also excite you later on.

Seek balance with compassion for yourself
Self-care isn’t about being selfish; it’s about finding a balance between prioritizing yourself and prioritizing everyone else. When searching for that balance is challenging, remember to be kind to yourself. When we’re stressed, we often feel guilty, like we aren’t smart enough or talented enough to handle our own lives. In reality, it may be that the role we play in society is too inflexible or expectations are unrealistic. Self-care starts with having compassion for yourself in these moments of perceived failure. Understand that you can learn just as much from proving yourself right as proving yourself wrong.

Be flexible in mind, heart and body
Situations where we cling to expectations often lead to some level of worry, anxiety and disappointment. That’s what make flexibility such a crucial component of self-care. Being flexible with the direction life goes can help you adapt to change more smoothly. Flexibility can help you forgive others — and yourself— so you can let go of feelings of guilt, anger or shame, which severely limit your capacity for self-care. Getting good exercise and eating the right foods energizes your mind and body, helps you deflect stress and reduces the risk of injury or illness.

Read a book, take a bath, hop on a bike, take a class, practice yoga, meditate, paint your nails, get a massage, unplug your phone, play with your dog, go on a trip— these suggestions are just the tip of the self-care iceberg. It’s easy to neglect taking care of ourselves when we feel busy or overwhelmed, but, remember, self-care makes us more productive, helps us to focus and improves self-esteem. Self-care can be a hard habit to start, but it is worth it. If you can find 20 minutes in your day and work on one self-care act during that time for a month, you might see a substantial difference.

Blogging is most satisfying when you get some sort of income from it for all your hardworks and late nights. it is without doubt that passion is the heart and soul of blogging, if you do not have the passion for blogging i advise you do not venture into it but most importantly whenever you are paid for your hardwork it's very satisfying and this brings me to the very essence of this very blog post which will open your eyes or rather get you informed about this very platform that pays you for Blog Post with Article Provided, Blog Post with you Creating Content and Product Review Blog Post.

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