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When I started my business, everyone was busy selling sidebar ads, and sponsored posts were a hot commodity. As such, many people came to believe that this was how you turned blogging into a career. It also means that bloggers try for years before they ever earn a cent. Guess what? This is actually how I started earning income on my blog. A blog itself isn't really a business—it's more of a platform for other income streams.
Your content alone won't likely make you money. Instead, you'll have to get advertisers, sell services like consulting or speaking, use affiliate marketing to get a percentage of sales from links people click on your blog, or maybe offer products like ebooks or premium content to actually generate income.
ProBlogger has an excellent post about these different ways you can make money. Don't let this discourage you, but just know it could take months, if not years, to start making a living with your blog.
I always tell folks that I worked for 8 months on my blog before receiving a single check! You have to make sure you are committed and passionate about what you're blogging about.
Focus first on quality content and bringing in traffic. Don't start a blog. Get a day job. I'd say give yourself at least 6 months before you start pulling in an income. And even then, it'll most likely be coffee money. The other reality is you'll probably have to product a ton of content to generate meaningful income—and that's a significant time investment.
Writing at least one post a day is best, but that one post could take hours of research, writing, and editing, depending on the content. I think that is because are so disruptive vs what I was reading about how to start a blog. Guest posts do not generate income — they get you backlinks, which helps your overall SEO and ability to rank on Google. So they indirectly help get you traffic. When should you start writing on your own blog? While first drafts can be outsourced to content writers, you should be writing on your own blog all the time by updating your posts.
I write and create content mostly on Instagram for people who love travelling and riding motorcycles. How can i use Email optins and get in touch with visitors in this case? For email opt-ins, I recommend using OptinMonster you can see it on my site at the end of posts and as exit-intent pop-ups. Then couple that with ConvertKit to send automated emails to your list when they sign up from your OptinMonster form.
Making money through blogging is very common now. And in this lockdown season blogging is most popular now. Thanks for this good idea. Blogging with passion in mind is just not going to work recently. Thanks a lot though. Hi Thanks for good idea of guest blogging. I think before requesting for free guest post with other bloggers, we need to maintain a good or great stuff in the niche.
This needs a lot of hard work and time for getting a consent for a guest post offer. And guest posting is lucrative one but highly competitive too. However thanks a lot. Great article! I agree with you that it is not the passion you lack responsible for the failure but the choice of niche that is not profitable. Thanks for your post. I stated a blog with a Blogspot. Great Article!
I have been wanting to start a money-making blog for a long time and it is time to get serious! I do have a Keto blog, but that is not making me money.
Since the virus keeps people at home, they are looking for ways to make money at home. I truly believe this is a great niche right now! The name of my blog is going to be moneywisecorner. Thanks for all the advice in your column! One, I feel like we would be friends. Two, how many hours a week do you think you spend working on your blog life?
Hey Angela! When I first started, I put in 40 hours per week outside of my full-time job so was quite busy. Today is such a perfect day! Thank you for this! We want to focus on tourism and innovation in Africa.
Thank you so much for this great advice. Great thanks for this awesome and informative post. I have also a blog and looking for more ways to monetize my blog.
Thanks Again! This is the most and comprehensive knowledgeable blog I have seen ever on the internet. Adam, my dear friend you are playing in blogging like Adam Gilchrist played in Cricket just mind-blowing, amazing, phenomenal. You are inspiring millions, yes I like to be the first one among those millions, Hopefully. Great my dear friend, mentor. What to say you? I am confused. Great info and what about a blog for transitioning vets from all services.
I feel like there are so many topics and things which could be tied to this. I feel like all the networks out there for job hunting, real estate, medical benefits, retirement, real life stories etc. Thoughts and thanks alot. Great blog post, when you where talking about the keryword difficulty score, 0. Because a 0. I would like to ask if I write a guest post, should I want to tell the editor that I will put backlinks in the article?
It is kind of assumed that you will. Hii Adam, Great info, Most blogging advice is harmful, not helpful, that is very true that one of your point is very helpfull for the beginners who start the blogging. Your blog is very impresive and nice stuff to read. Amazing article.
Thanks Adam for this powerful approach to running the blog as a business and not as a hobby and for the detailed journey to take the reader by the hand from scratch to start a blog, with the best tools. I started mine 4 months ago, I have only 9 blogs published, focused on encouraging people over 55 to start their own business on the internet, but I still have no traffic. I found your recommendation of guest blogging excellent. Can you give me some guidance on what doors to knock on to get some articles published on a blog with greater authority on the subject?
Juan Manuel. I recommend checking out my article on guest blogging for more tips. Awesome Content Adam! I really enjoyed reading this article. Thanks Man! This article has opened my eyes to how a blog should be run.
I guess my next steps are to find a niche that interests me and become a semi-expert. Thanks for the awesome post! Thanks for these new insights into blogging. I think you can still be passionate about your subject AND follow the steps you share here as long as it is a valuable niche. Not sure I can be a consultant to anyone who wants to give up their day job make money online is my niche just yet as I am still in mine! Hi I took notice as to incorporating initially.
The owner needs an invoice. Thanks Howard. You can send invoices with PayPal — make sure to create a business account. Or sign up for a free tool like Wave Apps. Yes, that could be a good idea. I recommend people always use their professional leverage and experience to their advantage. Many of the same strategies apply to blogs in many niches. I recommend you check out my article on how to start a blog like a business.
After going through your blog, I started a site recently. As a marketing analyst and wannabe blogger I found this posts to be both insightful and inspiring. I decided to start blogging to make more money.
I felt bolstered by some of your early success techniques. I have been billing myself as a consultant since I got the idea to branch out on my own; in fact, my domain name is for my consulting firm. Hey Charlie, thanks so much. That is my goal! Best of luck with your new blogging endeavor and feel free to join our private Facebook group linked in the email series.
I dig how in-depth your article is, and how it has more than the generic answers. Keep up the good work! What an outstanding article, and very well written disclosing unique and lesser-known strategies and tips. Yeah, most of the information available on Google is outdated and encouraging the same old techniques to follow your passion. No one is talking on how to make real money like a boss. You nailed it! Thanks so much. I really like your process and execution.
I have been reading books as I want to begin a blog, blog rookie , but get bored just reading the how to books. Passion, passion, passion. If I am bored with my own narrow field I had planned, I can expect readers to be bored and subsequently non-existent. You really got me excited about the blog now. Off I go to get started. Thanks so much!
I feel like I am on the way up. So, my next step is to hopefully make some money. Thanks for giving me lots of ideas! Hello Adam Enfroy Thanks for this inspirational article. I really like your extreme detailed blog posts with high value for every reader. The title looks challenging though, as how to make money blogging. Thanks again for your relevant and useful article. Clearly one that has worked too. Content is clearly not that important you can see from the results of most google searches.
Hello Adam, Reading your post give inspiration and motivation too. I have question, Do you recommend only adding long tail keyword on the blog? How should we balance short tail and long tail. For example lets say, I have to articles How many short tail and how many long tail keywords should be there? Add a mixture of both. Long tail, high-value, low competition keywords and short tail, high volume keywords. Fantastic, and very help. Thank you for such a great help and guidance.
You made something impossible possible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Due to a lot of competition, it is difficult to stand out nowadays in terms of blogging. That is why it is important not only to consider the content of your blog but also optimize your blog site as well to be search engine friendly SEO so that it will attract more traffic.
More traffic, more readers, more earnings! Hi Adam! Thank you for the detailed advice and direction for new bloggers! If I am a health care professional and my blog idea is in the realm of that, I was wondering if my disclaimer needs to be approved by an attorney or legal consultant?
Also, do you write things like a privacy policy and other disclaimers yourself? Or are there resources to get a good one created for my blog? So from my understanding, you recommend to have 5 posts already on my newly launched blog before reaching out to other blogs to guest post, right?
This is referring to the links pointing to your blog posts from other blogs. Hey Alis, I recommend you uncheck those add-ons and use the free Wordfence plugin for security. Hi Adam, your blog and articles are very instructive and useful. Thank you very much. Have a nice day…. Hi Adam, extremely useful insight. I have a question here. We are a fitness studio and in the midst of revamping our website and will be adding a blog section as part of the site content. I would mainly focus on building backlinks to your website so that your Domain Authority DA increases and you start to rank for content over time.
Then use a tool like Ahrefs to find monetizable keywords. Thank you so much for this very detailed piece! I have always wanted to be a freelance blogger and would like to work from anywhere and now I have more ideas on taking this path.
Hi Adam, I must say I really enjoyed reading this comprehensive and insightful post. You mentoined so many useful tips for starting bloggers. Just to edit article like this take quite much time for sure. I appreciate your efforts teaching blogging more straightforward ways. Really great work. Have a great day! I chose specifically based on my experience and leverage. I was able to offer SEO consulting at first because I had some connections with SaaS companies and it was what I was already doing for my blog.
When you talk about targeting monetizable keywords, is this referring to the title of the blog post that would show up in a google search? Or also referring to anywhere within the bulk content of the blog post?
Yes, the title of the post. Every single blog post that you write must have one specific target keyword. While there should be other related and semantic keywords in the article, each post needs to focus on one target keyword.
That keyword needs to be in the H1, at least one H2 heading, throughout the content, in the URL slug, etc. Hi, Adam. After research, I found that there is an average of 5k to 7k monthly searches for my targeted keywords and the completion is very low.
Also, I believe, most of the audience for this topic is individual creators, not businesses. Obviously, the competetion is not very low, but I want to enhance my marketing skills and knowledge through this.
And I see the business potential. I will follow the exact strategies you suggest but a little tweak to fill my demerits. Please Adam, let me know your point of view on what I should go for. Also, whether my strategy will work well? I have full confidence in myself that I will succeed in this, but I fear on getting support from other ends because of my location Sorry, I had to mention this.
But anyways, I really appreciate your work on helping blog startups. I think, you are the only marketer I sincerely followed and ever took so seriously.
I say that you go for both. One reason my blog was successful was that I used my name as my domain name and gave myself the freedom to pivot. The perfect niche comes with time, but a blog is truly an extension of you — your digital resume. What do you really want to be known for? What area do you have more experience in? Google keyword planner is fun to use for me at least.
That big step into a webinar might be next on the list. Your input and point of view is appreciated. Hi Adam, extremely useful post. I have a question here Can you please expand on what you mean by the following that you wrote: take your chosen niche, and come up with the top 10 keywords to target.
Wanted to ask you about the consulting part when developing a blog. The only secret is timing -- being in the right place at the right time. Bad timing will kill you, but you don't solve it by getting hung up on trend hopping. The traffic is very important. The strategic application of SEO principles is not that important. Blogging is good SEO. Most who go on to great success focus on high-quality content and marketing. Marketing attracts links naturally, and those links give you SEO benefit.
There are two types of brains in the world: Those who love to focus on finding keywords, and those who love to focus on content creation. Most of my audience are the creative types. They want to build platforms based on great content and marketing themselves to build a personal brand. They will get traffic as a result of doing that. You want people to come to your blog, join your email list, go through a series of emails, buy a product, then buy more products down the road.
To get that to happen, they must engage with your content. Yes, you can do a quick keyword check to see if it is better to use one word than another, but I've not seen dramatic results from that. It is better to be a great copywriter than to be a great SEO. Your content must be written for readers not search engines.
To get more information about Yaro, read his full story. To leave questions for Yaro or to share your own experience about how to quit your job and chart your own course, add a comment below. View Hide comments Back to blog. Content Marketing Entrepreneurship. You can -- and Yaro Starak is the man to tell you how! Who's Yaro?
Ready to learn his secrets? You already know the results, don't you? Unfortunately, though, most who try blogging for a living FAIL. Want to know why? Here's what I found -- I asked Ann Smarty's MyBlogU members to give us their best insight on why so many blogs go under and never really get traction.
Here are the reasons they cited Definitely, don't depend on organic traffic from search engines alone to deliver visitors.
Momentum is difficult to build. After you get started, things get easier. With your blog and your list, you have a means of presenting and supporting your offers. It is definitely a cause of burnout, even if you have a strong WHY. We should talk more about this. Here's how to quit your job and do what you LOVE Once you deal with the most restrictive stuck-point, find the next one and work to relieve it.
Never stop improving. Never stop heading in your chosen direction. Which of those things is not done?
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