The Top Questions on How to Monetize Your Blog or Website, Answered

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"What is the number 1 thing I can do to monetize my blog or website?"

Without a doubt the answer to that question is to capture email addresses.

I know, I know. I saw you roll your eyes. You've heard it before and it's nothing new. Right?

But are you doing it? Or, are you still letting 100's of visitors a day walk through the revolving door that is your blog or website never to return?

The truth is that if you have interesting content and something of value to offer your readers then they will want to subscribe to your email list.

The best way to capture emails?

Offer your viewers something of value in exchange for their name and email.

And do it with a pop-up.

Here's a very handy WordPress plug-in that will allow you to easily add all kinds of pop-ups to your site in minutes.

Watch this video to see how it works

With this plugin you can:

Easily create Wordpress pop-ups using HTML, PHP, Javascript or plain text.
Control the, size,layout and color scheme of the pop up
Control the behavior of the pop up by specifying when the pop up will appear.
If you create niche blogs designed to promote a specific product, then you absolutely need the LightPOP to grab your visitor's attention.

Rick goes into great detail on the subject of email capture and list building in our free eBook and in the Psychology of Email Marketing.

"What is the best blogging software to use?"

There really is no debate on this.

WordPress!

It's the easiest to use and most universally supported. I've been a webmaster for over 12 years and I very rarely use anything else to build websites. And I mean all kinds of websites not just "blogs".

So, if you're serious about building a real web business with subscribers who trust you and will buy from you then pay close attention to the tools I'm going to share with you over the next 4 days.

If you're new to WordPress and have no idea where to start then click here.