How to Spend Your First Blog Income

by Ishan on September 18, 2009 · 9 comments

Money

The first income you receive from your blog is very special. Nothing can beat the feeling of satisfaction of holding that first check in your hand (or reading the PayPal invoice!).

Here are 5 easy ways to spend your first income and improve your blog:

Buy a Domain Name. If you use a hosted service like Blogger.com (which makes you look unprofessional), why not buy a domain name and shorten that ".blogspot.com" to ".com" or ".net"?
Buy Hosting. OK, so you started with your own domain name but still use Blogger (like we did). Why not move to WordPress? Buy hosting from a good company, and enjoy more features and control!
Buy a Premium Theme. Although many free themes are available, premium themes offer a lot of additional features and provide technical support. A premium theme will also give your blog a fresh new look.
Organize a Blog Contest. Spend a part of your income on prizes and organize a contest. (Hint: Find some Sponsors to get more prizes!)
Buy a Good Ebook. How about purchasing an ebook that you can use to improve your blog? If used properly, ebooks are a good investment. Try out Darren Rowse's 31 Days to Build a Better Blog.

These were just 5 easy ways to spend your first blog income. We moved to WordPress with our first blog income. How did you spend it?

A premium theme will also give your blog a fresh new look.

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Hi, I am a young Blogger from India. I am very passionate about blogging and also co-founder of Blogging With Success. I write about general blogging tips and WordPress. You can read other posts by me here.If you need help, feel free to contact anytime!

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Regular Blog Tips April 20, 2010

I haven't earned my first income yet but buying a domain will certainly be my top priority whenever I earn it.
.-= Regular Blog Tips´s recent blog ..The Lazy Bloggers Post Generation Tool =-.

Alamin April 19, 2010

I haven't got my first income yet, so i don't know what i will do with that. I may buy some pen to write more post on my blog.lol

David Shaw October 12, 2009

Ah, that first income. That was a very inspirational day for me.

I had put in weeks of hard work, many hours sat at my computer building my blogs and websites.

So, I decided to use my first income to treat my girlfriend to some presents, a romantic meal and a small trip away. She had to put up with me checking the computer every time I came home and sitting on it late into the night.

It was a great feeling to get that first payment and pushed me on to earn more an more.

Chris September 23, 2009

How about Buying a Good Chair,Bloggers Sit For Hours Damaging their Spine so I think a Blogger must have a Good chair,so you can be comfortable when you are Writing your blog. Because a comfortable writer is a Good Blogger,Do you think ?.

P.S

Thanks for you book on Commenting

Nhoel September 22, 2009