On this page I want to walk you through the process of how to make money blogging. In I began to blog one day on impulse after seeing another blog and being fascinated by the medium. I had no experience or profile in the online space, no technical ability and while I had done some public speaking had done very little in the way of communicating through the written word.

While this is pretty obvious it is also a stumbling block for many PreBloggers who come to the idea of blogging with little or no technical background. It was my story too and most bloggers start out feeling a little overwhelmed by the process of starting their blog. If you need a little help I would highly recommend you check out my article How to Start a Blog in which I run through the steps you need to take to get up and running.

What you choose to create will depend a little on the topic that you choose to write about on that note, most successful bloggers have some focus to their blogging whether that be a niche or a demographic that they write for. The key with creating content is to make it as useful as possible.

There are thousands of articles and podcast episodes on ProBlogger about how to create content. See our latest stuff in the content category on our blog and on the podcast. Also check out some of these popular articles on different aspects of creating content.

As you create the most useful content that you possibly can it is easy to get very insular with your focus and spend most of your time looking at building your blog. If you want to make money from your blog you need to not only focus upon building a great blog but it is also necessary to get off your blog and to start promoting it.

Begin to list where they might be gathering:. Each of these places that you reader might already be gathering has opportunities to develop a presence whether that be by leaving good comments, offering to create guest posts or simply by being helpful and answering questions. With this list of blogs, focus, podcasts, social media accounts in hand you will have some good spots to begin to hang out and create value. The key is to build a presence, to add value, to foster relationships — not to engage in spammy practices.

See our latest posts and podcasts on finding readers in the finding readers section of the podcast and here on the blog. Here are a few other links to check out on the topic:.

At this point you need to switch your focus to engaging with those readers and building community. One of the biggest misconceptions that I see bloggers having about monetising blogs is that they have to do it in one of a handful of ways.

The reality is that there are many ways to make money from blogs. This is where many bloggers start. In many ways this model of making money from blogs is not dissimilar to how a magazine or newspaper sells ads. While you need decent traffic to do a direct deal with an advertisers there are ad networks like Google AdSense that act as a middleman and enable smaller publishers to run ads on their blogs.

This is where many bloggers start I did too. A recent survey of ProBlogger readers found that affiliate promotions was the most common type of income that our readers have. To put it most simply — affiliate income is when you link to a product that is for sale on another site take Amazon for example and if someone follows your link and ends up buying that product you earn a commission on that sale.

While not something most bloggers do I have noticed an increase in the number of bloggers making money by running events. This is where readers pay a regular recurring amount usually on a monthly or annual basis for access to either premium content, a community area, some kind of service, tools, coaching or some combination of these things.

Many brick and mortar businesses indirectly make money from their blogs by using their blogs to grow their profile and direct readers to their business. A common way that many bloggers make money is through offering services to their readers. These might be anything from coaching and consulting, to writing or copywriting, to design, training or other freelance services.

While I started out making money from my blogs through advertising and affiliate promotions today my 1 source of income is through selling eBooks and courses on my blogs. Products can of course take many forms and income virtual information products like eBooks or courses but also other virtual products like software, reports etc.

The other type of product some bloggers sell is physical products. This is most common when the blogger has a business but sometimes bloggers also create merchandise T-shirts etc or other physical products to sell.

There are of course other forms of income that bloggers experiment with. Some include asking for donations, syndicating content to other sites and lastly selling their blogs.

Diversifying your income in this way not only is smart and helps you spread the risk from having all your eggs in one basket but it also speeds up the journey to going full time. I learned this lesson the hard way after having most of my income coming from one source in the early days but after a bit of a bad experience began to diversify my income streams read about that here — it was one of the best things I ever did!

I more recently reported on how I made money blogging in this income report. One last little distinction in terms of income streams…. I put AdSense ads on my blog and promoted some products on Amazon as an affiliate and the more readers I had the more income began to trickle in it really was a trickle at first. In time as my traffic grew this income grew and I was also able to experiment with other direct forms of income such as selling advertising directly to advertisers.

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As my blogs and profile grew as a result of my blogging I was able to sell my services as a speaker and consultant and was offered the opportunity to author a book with the publisher Wiley.

Later I was able to start an event for bloggers which also made money. While the way that I make money blogging is a combination of direct and indirect income many bloggers focus upon one or the other. Start Here Blog Podcast eBooks Resources Jobs Events. Make Money Blogging Last Updated Jan 31, On this page I want to walk you through the process of how to make money blogging. My Story Of Making Money Blogging In I began to blog one day on impulse after seeing another blog and being fascinated by the medium.

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Get off your blog and start finding readers As you create the most useful content that you possibly can it is easy to get very insular with your focus and spend most of your time looking at building your blog.

Begin to list where they might be gathering: Are they reading certain blogs? List the top 3 Are they participating in certain forums? List the top 3 Are they listening to podcasts? List the top 3 Are they engaging on certain social networks? List the top 3 Which accounts are they following on each of these social networks?

List the top 3 Each of these places that you reader might already be gathering has opportunities to develop a presence whether that be by leaving good comments, offering to create guest posts or simply by being helpful and answering questions. Here are a few other links to check out on the topic: Having an engaged reader is also much easier to make money from. Further Reading on deepening reader engagement on your blog: It takes continued work and experimentation to make money from your blog.

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There are Many Ways to Make Money Blogging One of the biggest misconceptions that I see bloggers having about monetising blogs is that they have to do it in one of a handful of ways. Advertising Income This is where many bloggers start. Affiliate Income A recent survey of ProBlogger readers found that affiliate promotions was the most common type of income that our readers have. Further reading on affiliate income: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money with the Amazon Affiliate Program 10 Popular Affiliate Programs for Small and Medium Sized Blogs 3.

Events While not something most bloggers do I have noticed an increase in the number of bloggers making money by running events.

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Alternatively online events or summits are getting more popular. Promoting a Business Many brick and mortar businesses indirectly make money from their blogs by using their blogs to grow their profile and direct readers to their business. Services A common way that many bloggers make money is through offering services to their readers.

Products While I started out making money from my blogs through advertising and affiliate promotions today my 1 source of income is through selling eBooks and courses on my blogs. Other Income Streams There are of course other forms of income that bloggers experiment with.

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