This post is part of the popular Business of Blogging series. If you’re looking to start a business online, or if you’re looking to grow your business with a blog, the information provided here is a good place to start.
More and more of today’s business is being done over the internet. Shopping, consulting, taking classes, even ordering food can be done by the swipe or tap on your smartphone. Despite the fact that convenience is one of the internet’s greatest gifts, it also gives us a host of knowledge right at our finger tips.
Blogging is no longer family pictures and a digital way to preserve or share memories. Today, blogging is a key way to provide expert information about your product or service and many online entrepreneurs are financially successful just by providing expert-level information alone.
So how does one turn a blog into a business? We’re glad you asked.
Despite the fact that anyone can start a blog, very few are successfully run businesses. And even though the idea of online businesses is still fairly new, the way to create a successful business is not. In this series, we discuss the details of business as it pertains to blogging, and our goal is to help you turn a profit from providing your knowledge, product, or service on your own little piece of the internet.
You probably know that business expenses can be used as tax write offs. But do you know how to track your expenses so that you don’t run into issues when you claim them come tax time? Maybe you’re even worried about claiming some expenses because the thought of being audited by the IRS is your worst nightmare? We’re sharing our expert tips on how to track your expenses the right way so that you can rest easy and get back to running your business.
