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How Do You Make Money From A Blog?

So you have been enjoying blogging for a while, your traffic is okay, and now you’re wondering… how do you make money from a blog?

Maybe you have something you want to write about and are thinking, why not try and make money while I’m at it? Or perhaps you are looking to capitalize on a project that took off.

How can I maximize opportunity with this thing that I love to do that people are actually enjoying right now?

So how do you make money from a blog?

I get asked this question a lot, how do you make money from a blog? I have been blogging for years, and it took me a while to figure it out. Now I am passionate about helping bloggers to get unstuck and make their blog work for them.

If you want to know how do you make money from a blog, check out this simple step by step process.

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Narrow Down Your Niche

Everything starts with your audience. If you are wanting to know how to monetize your blog the first thing you need to do is get obsessed with your avatar.

If you start with , “I want to make money; what can I sell?” your business will not be successful.

Instead ask, “What does my avatar need and what can I sell to provide a transformation for them?”

You need to learn everything about your avatar that you can so you can give them what they need.

Get Some Ads Going

If your blog has already been established and you have some traffic going, a great way to generate passive income is with ads.

Be careful when placing ads. Remember your audience first. Some might be turned off my ads, or maybe you just need to be very mindful of placement.

Try Partnering Up

Affiliates are a great way to generate income in the beginning as well without having to develop your own products. You promote their products to your email list and get paid for clicks and purchases.

Joint ventures are also a great way to maximize how much you make from your blog. You split the work for a shared product that you both promote = double the audience!

Sell Something

Once you have narrowed down your niche, how do you make money from a blog?

You have to come up with something to sell them! What does your audience need and how can you help meet that need?

The list of things you could create to generate income are endless, but here are some options for bloggers looking to monetize.

Product Brainstorm

Whether you are an artist or mental health expert, you can create products to sell to your audience.

eBooks
Recipes
Patterns
Templates
Artwork
Photography
Worksheets, workbooks and printables
Software
Audio products
Music

Services Brainstorm

Maybe the way you help your avatar goes beyond providing them with a product, but with your time, energy and expertise on a subject.

Online Courses

Online courses are great because they are scalable, meaning they only take up limited resources and you can sell an unlimited amount without further investment.

What do you have specialized knowledge in that you could teach to other people? It can be a 2 day workshop or a 12 week intensive marketing group.

Coaching

Coaching is not scalable because it requires personal time, and you can only give away so much of that.

But the benefit of non scalable products? Is that you can charge a premium price for your availability.

Other Services Include:

Virtual assistant
Legal professionals
Real estate professionals
Web designer
Graphic designer
Copywriting/ Ghostwriting
Editing
Translators

Set Yourself Up For Success

If you have been wondering how do you make money from a blog, there are some foundation stones you need to have set in place. Here are some tips for creating a good foundation for future sales and monetizing.

Build Your List

Social media platforms can change, but your list will always be your list. It is an audience that intentionally subscribed and is invested in you and your business.

Create an opt in and start building your email list as soon as possible. Here are some other ways you can build your list.

Establish A Social Media Presence

Choose a couple of platforms to show up on for your audience and start offering value and being available. Even if you don’t have something to sell TODAY, everything you do in front of your audience draws them in or makes them forget you.

Be relevant, offer value and encourage engagement from your audience. This will build their relationship with you, and when you do have something to sell they will trust you.

Start A Facebook Group

I love creating a community of people who are interested in how we can help each other. The people in the group support each other, and it is a place for me to show up for my audience, answer questions, host trainings and engage with their posts.

Your group is a place where people can get to know you, and where you can casually get to know your audience without the pressure of sales. Then when you have something to sell, they know who you are and why they should buy from you.