Image sourceIf you have a popular blog, it might be time to take it to the next level. Blogging is rapidly becoming a huge industry, with some blogs earning massive amounts of money. If you get a lot of views on your blogs, it might be time to transform it into a business.
Move Into An Office
To start growing a business, you’ll want a real business space. Having an office can help you focus more on work and make space for more employees. A well-located office can attract more employees, so look for office space to rent in nearby populated areas.
This is the place you’ll be working from all week, so make sure it looks good. It might be worth getting a decorator to touch the place up. You should also enlist the help of commercial cleaning services to ensure the office looks clean and professional at all times.
Equip your office with chairs, desks, computers, and a stable internet connection. You’ll need to spend some money, but it’s an investment that will help you develop. After all, the world’s biggest blogs work out of offices.
Fill Your Office Up
With your business premises prepared, you’ll want the right employees to start working in them. A recruitment agency can handle this for you, but recruiting and interviewing yourself can help you find exactly the kind of people you want. There are plenty of websites to advertise your jobs, such as Monster and JobSite.
One of the best ways to find good bloggers is to ask for samples of work. A CV can only tell you so much about how someone writes. Seeing first-hand the kind of pieces they are capable of writing can let you know if they are suitable for writing for your blog.
You don’t just have to hire bloggers either. Employees such as IT assistants, lawyers, and marketing experts can also be beneficial.
Grow Your Blog
With more people working for your blog, you can really see the blog start to develop. Your employees will be able to provide you with more content from a multitude of perspectives. You can set a target number of blogs per day or just let them produce as many as they can.
If your blog starts off from a niche perspective, you might want to start expanding into new topics. You can also start working with new formats. Social media is crucial to all blogs. You should register as many social media channels as you can for your blog and have employees contribute content.
Reap The Profits
As your blog develops a following, you can start generating money. There are various ways to profit from blogs. You can offer paid advertising space. Some companies pay bloggers to review their products or services.
You can also make a dime from some social media services. It pays off to have a YouTube channel for your blog, as you can get paid for views. If your blog becomes popular, you could even offer merchandise such as t-shirts and mugs with your name on them.