How to make money from blogging in 7 particular ways

7 ways to make money blogging

1. Pay per click

The basic idea of ​​pay-per-click (PPC) is to place banners or text ads somewhere on your blog, and when a visitor clicks on these ads, you get a commission.

That commission is based on the price of the keywords advertisers bid on.

For a better understanding, let’s take Google AdSense, for example.

Google allows independent publishers (bloggers like you) to apply your website to Google AdSense so they can have the opportunity to create a source of income from your blog.

Once approved, you will be given access to your dashboard where you can generate codes that you can embed on your website to display ads, and when your visitors click on that ad, you earn commissions.

Surely, there were other alternative PPC ad network managers like Chitika, Infolinks, VigLink, etc.

However, in my opinion, Google AdSense so far is the best pay-per-click ad manager you can apply with as some bloggers here and there say that it is the best ad network out there to monetize any website (as long as when to comply with the Google AdSense Program Policy or adhere to the Webmaster Quality Guidelines).

2. Private advertising

Private advertising allows independent companies or other bloggers to buy ad space on your website.

The price is fixed, completely negotiable and the payment is usually monthly.

However, before engaging your website in this type of advertising, make sure your blog receives a decent amount of traffic. That traffic should also be your genuine followers. When I say genuine followers, those who might have followed you and your blog posts from time to time, those on your list, and the visitors you get from organic traffic.

3. Individual ads

In case you are unfamiliar with this advertising method, a solo ad is a one-time email blast that sells to a buyer who wants to advertise to their subscribers or on their email list.

I call it “the back door sale.”

Marketers often employ the solo ad technique. Fortunately, it’s not entirely unique to B2B (business-to-business) blogging.

For example, if your blog is about “dog training” and you’ve built an impressive email list of dog lovers, you are surely eligible to try this approach.

You can sell solo ads to vendors that sell dog training related products. Probably e-books, video courses, or whatever product they sell related to dog training, you can consider using the solo ad technique.

4. Affiliate Marketing

One of the most popular methods of monetizing a blog is through affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing partners with an independent business owner or company to promote their products directly on their website.

Unlike PPC, affiliate marketing is about placing text or banner ads (with your affiliate link attached) on your website and when visitors click on those ads and make a purchase that’s when you earn commissions.

You can also create a testimonial post about the products of a particular company, as long as you are creative, you can basically promote someone else’s product in any way you want.

Well, of course, just don’t violate any rules or agreements.

The commission you receive is based on the percentage that you agreed upon with the product owner.

For example, if the product X you are promoting is worth $ 59 and the affiliate commission set by the product owner is 45%, once you make a sale you get a commission of $ 26.55, that’s basically the idea.

If you want to use this method to monetize your blog, I suggest that you always promote products related to the topic of your blog, the product that you have tried, or the products that you are very familiar with.

5. Sell your own product

There are two types of products that bloggers can sell online, physical (or tangible) and digital (intangible) products.

Sample of physical products are T-shirts, glasses, books, etc., quite self-explanatory.

On the other hand, digital products were in the form of e-books, PDF, video courses. Digital products are usually guides and tutorials.

If your blog is about fitness, you can create video courses or e-books that discuss how to burn fat, eat healthy, get proper exercise, and more.

If you want your product to sell on a faster scale, you can partner with third-party merchants like ClickBank, ShareASale, e-junkie, etc. to involve your product in the affiliate marketing program. In this way, you are building a network of affiliate marketers who are willing to sell your product.

And when your affiliates make a sale, they get their commission, you get yours.

Of course, that depends on the percentage you set. In addition, you must also pay the merchants.

Whether your blog is in the B2B (business to business) or B2C (business to customer) niche, it will be a challenge to create your own product as it is not that easy (in my opinion) to create a unique and valuable product from of scattered and never proven (but probably effective information) anywhere.

However, in case you have tried a particular strategy that has worked for you effectively, for example, you accidentally discover a way to make money in the most efficient way (assuming your blog is about business), then you can write a eBook discussing the methods you used, how it worked, your experience, your results and then sell them to your visitors.

6. Freelance through your blog

One advantage of blogging is that you can be a freelance writer.

Did you know that content marketing is by far one of the best commercial strategic marketing used by large companies to drive traffic to their site?

If you have the gift of writing an impressive and well-researched blog post, you are surely eligible for freelance content writing.

You have the right to name your price.

You can display your articles through your blog or through guest blogging.

You can find your ideal clients on Craigslist, ProBlogger, etc.

Or you can post a job as a freelance content writer on Elance, Fiverr, etc.

7. Create a membership site

Do you like the idea of ​​people paying you month after month and having total passive income?

Well, this blog monetization method can be a good option, but I must warn you that it is not as easy as it sounds.

You have to think outside the box.

If you are serious about trying, ask yourself these questions:

What kind of product can I sell over and over again?

What service can I provide so that people continue to pay for it?

How long can I do this to keep my clients?

Is there room for improvement?

To answer these questions, let us examine the different membership ideas that you can incorporate into your blog so you can decide which one is next.

1. Exclusive access to content for members

As a general rule, bloggers create articles, they do podcasts and video courses, right? So what could be the products available here? Well you guess it: articles, podcasts, and / or video courses.

You read it right. In fact, you can charge people to access your content.

The idea is not to allow non-members to read, listen to or view the valuable content you have created, they must pay for that.

You can give a user the option to pay by the month or by the full year. In addition, prices vary according to the level of access.

2. Exclusive access to the forum for members

You can set up a discussion forum on your blog where like-minded members share great and valuable ideas on your specific blog topic.

Similar to content access, members could access the community forum only if they paid for it.

You might want to ask, why would a person pay just to join a forum? My answer would be to solve the issue of quality and trust. Before using this approach, make sure your blog is credible enough, that your brand receives a reasonable amount of good reputations.

3. Live webinars

Why not offer a live webinar to your subscribers or members? Connect with them in real time. In that webinar you can sell their products or you can charge them for all the knowledge you share.

You can also invite someone who is also a reputable blogger in your niche and then allow them to share their ideas and experiences, so that your audience can relate. What about that blogger you invited? Exposition.

However, if you have the ability to host a premium business webinar, you can do it yourself.

4. Exclusive access for members to the affiliate program

Didn’t I tell you that there are premium affiliate programs? You read it right. In my opinion, you can charge people, especially your members, who want to promote your products or services.

The basic idea for this is that your affiliates should be familiar with what they are promoting. They must have at least experienced or tested the products or services before promoting them.

Note: All of these ways to make money from blogging only make perfect sense assuming your offering is very valuable, unique, and useful products.

conclusion

While there is nothing wrong with blogging without the intention of monetizing it, I still think it would be more efficient if you tried. After all, it is not that difficult to embed ad code in your editor.

However, in case you want to change your mind and want to consider earning additional income from your writing hobby, you can try any of these methods.

And again, keep in mind that I’m not saying that this approach always works for everyone. How weird about making money from your blog depends on your actions (or inaction) and your level of determination.