5 EASY WAYS TO MONETIZE YOUR BLOG
Some bloggers start with the intention of sharing their views and ideas
with the world. Some bloggers begin with the realization that blogging
could be a way to make money. No matter what your path, there comes a
time when you decide this is the time to monetize your blog.
Before you begin to monetize your website, there are some things you
should consider. Don’t expect to get immediate results. Some bloggers
don’t make any money for at least a year, if they don’t quit before
that ever happens. But, don’t be discouraged.
To get the results you want, there are important ideas to keep in mind.
To make money from your your blog, you need traffic. Without traffic,
you won’t be able to make money with your blog.
As I wrote in my last article:
“HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR BLOG”. Click here for that article,
The best way to promote your blog and get the traffic you need to
monetize your blog, is with great content. Writing content that is
relevant and helpful to your audience is the most important tool you can
use to promote, drive traffic to and then to monetize your blog.
Things to do before you monetize your website:
1. Create your your website.
2. Write great content.
3. Do SEO to drive traffic.
4. Use social media to grow your audience.
5. Build an email list.
6. Develop a loyal readership.
Audience always comes first, then monetization!
Now that you’ve done the ground work, let’s make some money!
How to Monetize Your Blog in 5 Easy Ways
1. Google AdSense:
One of the easiest ways, and probably the way a lot of bloggers
choose to monetize their blog is with display advertisements.
Google Adsense is usually their first choice. You place
ads throughout your site and collect revenue each time someone
clicks on that ad. All you do to do is set up an account with
Google and connect it to your website.
Make sure the ads relate to your audience’s interests. If your
blog is about Travel, your target audience probably won’t click
on ads with parenting advice.
You’d want to pick ads that promote travel .
2. Affiliate Marketing:
The possibilities are endless. You can promote physical products,
digital products, services provided by another company, your
own services. If something can be sold, it can be promoted
through affiliate marketing. The great thing is: You don’t have
to create the product, you don’t have to stock or ship the
product, you don’t have to collect payment for the product and
you don’t have to deal with customer complaints or returns.
Your job is to market the product.
To make sure your affiliate marketing is well received, follow
these rules:
Disclose any relationships you have with the affiliate marketer
whose product you are promoting and disclose any links you have
on your page. Make sure the products you promote are related to
the type of blog you have and the products will be of value to
your audience. And never promote a product that you haven’t
used or thoroughly checked out.
You can choose to promote products with companies that have
affiliate programs. Some companies that have affiliate programs
are: Amazon, Target, Walmart, Home Depot and others. I have
written an article about: “HOW TO PROMOTE PRODUCTS
WITH COMPANIES THAT HAVE AFFILIATE PROGRAMS”.
Click here for that article.
You can promote products through Affiliate Networks,
such as: Clickbank, Shareasale, Commission Junction, etc.
I have written an article about:
“HOW TO PROMOTE PRODUCTS WITH AFFILIATE NETWORKS”.
Click here for that article.
3. Selling Your Own Products or Services:
You can create products and promote them to your audience:
E-guides, e-books, and audiobooks:
if you are an expert on a subject, put your expertise to use in
a book and sell it. You don’t need to send them to print,
distribute your ebooks in digital form. You can also turn your
e-guide into an audiobook. Audiobooks are very popular. They
offer users the convenience of listening to a book in the car,
while working out, or from anywhere they like.
Online courses:
Customers are looking for ways to learn new skills. Position
yourself as an authority in your field. Using your knowledge on
the subject and materials that you have previously gathered,
you can create your online course.
Build an app or extension:
An application can extend the reach of your website. For instance,
if you run a fitness website, adding a workout tracking app can
increase your earnings.
Sell merchandise:
Blog owners and content creators can also make money by selling
merchandise. Selling products via your blog is one of the
absolute best ways you can turn your loyal audience into a
consistent revenue stream
4. Buy and selling domain names, flipping established websites.
I have written an article about:
“HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE BUYING AND SELLING DOMAINS”.
Click here for that article.
If you have an established website you could sell that or if
you own a domain, you could build a website and then sell it or
you could buy from a site that sells established websites,
improve it then sell it.
5. Online coaching:
Share your unique skills, knowledge or ability in your area of
expertise. There are many people that would appreciate the
guidance of someone with experience in a field they are
trying to master. Just think! There are probably many would-be
clients out there waiting for the opportunity to talk to
someone with your experience.
Above are five of my favorite ways to monetize your blog.
Depending on your circumstances and your knowledge and the
type of blog you have, there are many different ways to monetize
your site. I’ll list a few of those different ways below.
If you think any of them might be of use to you,
make sure to check them out!
Monetize access to your email list
Publish sponsored posts and product reviews
Gate some of your content
Accept donations
Monetize your expertise
Start a premium certification program
Start a paid membership website
Set up a e commerce store or a dropshipping store
Start a podcast
Make a webinar
Generate ‘Leads’ for Other Companies
Thank you for checking out my blog and I hope you found this article to
be interesting and educational. I think if you’ve been reading my last
few articles, you’ll see that each skill you learn builds upon the the
last. You realize that you are learning a skill set, that all the
skills are related and are dependent on each other.
If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
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