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Chances are that you have engaged with blogging as a personal pursuit at some point or another. Blogging is a great time-filling activity and your blog itself can provide you with a space to openly express your views, opinions, interest, and focus on the things that really captivate you. However, nowadays, blogging is becoming an increasingly popular business tool. Individuals who can generate a large and regular audience of readers, have pages that generate a whole lot of traffic, and companies will start wanting to use space to advertise. This can prove extremely lucrative and can generate sufficient income for blogging to become a full time career. Alternatively, small businesses are using blogs to educate consumers on their products and to advertise the benefits of engaging with their brand. As soon as you start earning money from blogging, regardless of how you may be using a blog to earn money, it becomes increasingly important to ensure that everything is professional and constantly accessible. Down time can result in a significant loss of profits! Here are just a few different ways to keep everything ticking over at all times of the day and night!

 

Engage with IT Support

 

IT Support can put you in touch with professionals who will actively monitor your tech and ensure that everything is running as it should be. They can identify potential problems in the pipeline (effectively dealing with them before they establish themselves) and if errors do manage to crop up, they will be able to put wrongs to rights quickly.

 

Protect Your Credentials

 

When your blog experiences increased readers and traffic, you are likely to become a more viable subject for hackers. They know that if they are able to access a high profile blog, they can post spam that will reach more users. Make sure to protect all of your login credentials. Be aware of phishing – this is when people email you requesting information under false pretences. Never share your login name or password to anyone.

 

Credit Your Material

 

If you are using any material that isn’t your own, it’s extremely important to gain permission before using it and to credit the original source. Otherwise, you can find yourself in legal disputes that (at the very least) will result in unauthorised content being removed from your page.

 

These are just a few different steps to take that will help you to keep your blog up and running as it should be at all times. Engaging with them will reduce your chances of running into trouble down the line and losing money in the process!