Investing Money in Your Websites
What Kind of Expenses Do Bloggers’ Face?
Anyone running a website or blog will have a few basic recurring expenses (unless they use a free platform): Domain name & website hosting. Those expenses are typically very small ($10 per year for a domain name, and about $4.99 per month for a basic share hosting plan).
Those are about the only expenses a blogger with his or her own domain and website have to spend. But, as a blogger who blogs to make money (and not just as a hobby), I can tell you that I spend a great deal more than that.
Investments that Bloggers or Webmasters Should Make
Some of the expenses that are optional, but highly recommended include: Advertising, premium blog theme design, search engine optimization, various software packages, content development, widget/script development, and more.
Obviously, a typical blogger or webmaster won’t have to pay for all of those things. I, for example, typically enjoy designing my own websites or tweaking themes. So I do this myself. But I do pay for a lot of other things. Submission to high quality directories, advertising on various sites, and even SEO help are all things I have invested money in before. I also invest in any software that helps me work more efficiently.
Was It Worth Spending Money in My Websites?
Yes! While it was very hard for me to justify spending $299 per year on Yahoo’s directory alone, or hundreds in software, I did see a great return on that investment over time. Take my newest project: how to make a website, I have already spent nearly a thousand dollars, and I haven’t even seen a return on that yet, but I will over time. Read the rest of this entry »
