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DIY Blog Bookkeeping

What do you benefit by doing your own blog bookkeeping?

DIY Bookkeeping - Save Time & Money

How to organize yourself and do your own blog bookkeeping, we need a spreadsheet on our computer, a free resource available is “Open Office dot Org” which is equivalent to an Office Suite.

When the online marketing business grows, you can purchase a small bookkeeping system to meet your requirements; or hire someone to take care of the finances and tax implications for your blog.

A good place to start by keeping proof of expenses together with copies of receipts, open a folder called Blogging Finance on your desktop.

101 Bloggers Bookkeeping

One of the main foundations (pillars) of building a business is the finance, also known as bookkeeping.

Cruising around the online world I have met some friends who are dubious as to whether or not they can organize and control their own bookkeeping.

We Blogger’s are adept at learning, so why not take this one step further to enhance your blog business and keep track and trace, of your hard earned cash.

This really is not a big deal, so keep it simple (KISS).

Blog Bookkeeping

Pic of Zim Dollars

Stack of Zimbabwe Dollars - Worth very Little!

Blogging and online marketing the “work at home”, has increased phenomenally over the past couple of years.

Entrepreneurs are making use of various online tools, software and knowledge now available, to boost small to medium sized business.

Meeting fellow bloggers from various walks of life, many indicated not knowing how much money is being spent. It is amazing how many blogs are running without taking into consideration the financial side of the business.

Some bloggers who are now making money, related how they started off on the good old “hit and miss” system, with some regret.

RAP Bank

RAP Bank

Affiliate-Vendor Bank’s for Bloggers

Affiliates and Vendors normally use one of the online banks to buy and sell digital products.  If you are a Vendor, you normally have to pay a fee to add your product to the site.

So what are RAP Bank and ClickBank. Both these banks are for bloggers selling products as an Affiliate, this is selling someone else’s product for a commission; or as a Vendor, wishing to attract Affiliates to sell your products for a commission.

ClickBank is a secure, online retail outlet, in the market place since 1998. This site boasts approximately 12 000 digital product vendors, to approximately 100 000 active affiliate marketers.