If you’re already into blogging, you may already know of these
methods. It’s nothing new. But this is an attempt to make the upcoming
bloggers or the non-bloggers aware that you can make money blogging.
Whether it is to earn few extra bucks a week, or earning to make it
through college, or earning a full-time income – there are thousands of
bloggers who does make money blogging.
Before I continue to tell you more about the ways, let me set your expectations right. Blogging is
not a get-rich-quick scheme
and blogging cannot make you rich. Of course, there are many who make
six-figures a year by blogging but the percentage is very less. Besides
being a blogger, some of them have flourished as an entrepreneur.
They have attained that income through years of dedicated hard work.
I’m not here to hype this up or make promises but to tell the truth –
it is indeed possible to make money blogging but it takes time to succeed. You need to work hard and smart.
So, set your expectations right before you delve into the blogging world.
Secondly, the ways I’ll mention below are general and may vary
depending from niche to niche. Every blog is unique, so depending on the
blog, some ways may work better than others may – the key is to
experiment with the income streams and find what’s best for you.
List of Ways to Make Money Blogging
I’ve listed 8 ways below but there are many more. I’ll update the list as I find more legit ways to make money blogging.
1. AdSense
AdSense
is one of the most common ways used by bloggers to make money blogging.
All you have to do is sign up or a Google Adsense account and submit
your blog to them for approval. You blog must have unique content fit to
their guidelines.
AdSense serves both text-based and image-based ads, so you’ve the option of choosing either one depending on your audience.
2. Infolinks
Another legit advertising program is
Infolinks.
They serve in-search ads, in-frame ads, in-text ads and in-tag ads. The
best thing about Infolinks is that they don’t require additional
spaces, as relevant ads are served through texts. By far, in-text
advertising works best with Google AdSense.
The revenue share is 70%, which is by far the highest in the industry
till now. Other advertising providers share only 40% to 50% of their
revenue. I’d say Infolinks to be the best start-up for newbie bloggers.
3. Affiliate Programs
Besides
advertising, affiliate programs are also a great way to make money
blogging. This way, you don’t have to own/create a product of your own
yet make money from the products created by others.
The main source of income on PMB till date has been through affiliate
marketing. They don’t make big amounts but small amounts still add up
to the earnings.
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What I love most about this is that they sell on its own and readers send emails just to thank me for the recommendation.
4. Ebook Sales
I’ve
not tried this out yet but many biggies like Darren Rowse have already
tried this method of income and have been highly successful. He even
says that he
made $72,000 from one of his ebooks.
You can write several ebooks that perfectly solves the problems your readers are facing and sell them for a price.
5. Private ads/Direct Advertising
This
is another advertising program where you can make money blogging but it
is a little different from the one mentioned above. In private ads,
advertisers contact blog owners directly to place an ad on their blog.
You can charge them directly and the earnings are much higher.
However, before you can get direct ads or contact advertisers, make sure that your
blog is in a stable condition with high traffic, low Alexa rank and high PR.
Advertisers won’t even look at your blog if you don’t have statistics
to show them and prove them that your blog is worth the price you’re
charging them.
6. Amazon Program
Amazon
affiliate program is another great source of income for bloggers.
Amazon has many products to sell. You can choose a product relevant to
your niche that you find is worthy recommending to your readers and
promote it.
The percentage of commissions earned adds up to the income of bloggers and you can make money blogging this way.
7. Consulting
If
you don’t like promoting products of others or advertising on your
blog, you can offer a consulting service on the niche you specialize in.
For example, if your expertise is in converting your traffic, you can
offer your services as a Conversion Consultant.
There’ll be many to hire your services; however, you need to educate
your readers through your blog about the importance of conversion.
The consulting fees are generally on the higher end if you can prove
yourself as an expert and provide real value to those who hire you.
8. Speaking
Many
bloggers are asked to speak in events and conferences. However, again
you’ve to establish yourself as an expert and deliver speeches that are
worth listening to.
Many times, you have to start up without fees as a guest speaker.
Once people realize your importance, you’ll be paid for speaking at
conferences. I spoke to a blogger last week who charges over $300 an
hour and he’s become a leader in this field through his blog.
Given so many opportunities that you can make money blogging, do
you think blogging is a scam or it is not possible to make money
blogging?
