MoneyJust like any profession (Doctor, Lawyer, financial advising), there are different levels of blogging who are earning anywhere' from $1000-$2 million a year.
How much money you can make depends solely on a few factors such as:
- Which niche you are picking?
- How much time you are dedicating to learning and implementing?
- How much traffic you drive to your blog
- What digital marketing techniques you implement?
When Should You Start to Monetize Your Blog?
There’s no concrete number out there for how much traffic or how large an email list should be to make money from your blog because that all depends on what you sell and how you sell it. However, having two things straightened out first will help you a lot:- Get steady traffic: You don’t need tens of thousands of visitors but at least a thousand visitors a month means you’re doing something right.
- Grow your email list: Again you don’t have to aim for anything crazy here. We’ll show you examples of people who had a small list but still used it to their advantage.
01. Choose a profitable niche
If you’re just starting a blog, you're probably asking yourself, What should I write about? Before you dive into writing, you’ll need to choose a niche. Pick one overarching theme for your blog so that you can hone in on a particular field and attract a targeted group of fans. When selecting your niche, it’s important to start with your passions - after all, you’ll be dedicating lots of time and effort to this subject. But if you’re serious about making money blogging, you also need to think about subjects that people are interested in reading about, and that will ultimately be financially viable. With that in mind, there are three questions you need to ask yourself when choosing a blog niche:- What are my interests?
- Who is my audience?
- Which topics are profitable?
- Business and marketing blogs
- Finance blog
- Health blogs
- Fashion blogs
- DIY and crafts blogs
- Nutrition and food blogs
- Lifestyle blogs
02. Scale your blog content
Now that you’ve selected your niche, it’s time to start creating content. As you begin, keep in mind that the strategy behind your articles is just as important as the writing itself. Your articles, of course, will involve a lot of writing - but they’ll also involve a great deal of research and planning. On top of that, you’ll want to upload new content consistently and frequently without compromising on quality. Here’s what you should know as you start creating and scaling your content: Choose the right topics Just as you selected a strategic blog niche, you’ll also want to choose strategic topics to write about. The best topics must accomplish two things:- They address the needs of your target audience and offer them a thoughtful, actionable solution.
- They target keywords with high search volumes - a number that indicates how many people are looking up a given word or topic during a selected time frame (typically one month). The idea here is that the higher the keyword volume, the more interested people are in that topic. When your articles provide a thorough answer to people’s search queries, the more likely it is to rank on search engines - which, in turn, will bring people to your site (more on that later in Step 4).
- Outsourcing some content to freelancers so you can scale your content quickly.
- Opening up your blog for other bloggers to publish articles to your site (a great free option for you that also gives publicity to the guest contributor).
03. Build a reputation
Once you’ve created a large amount of strategic content, the next step toward making money blogging is to establish yourself as an authority in your field. These tips will help guide you: Try guest blogging Start by expanding your online presence, particularly in the writing and blogging world. You can reach out to online publications in your niche and pitch ideas for guest posts. Remember to send a link to your blog alongside your pitch as evidence of your experience in the field. To find guest blogging opportunities, browse your favorite publications to see if they publish content by outside contributors. Here are some publications that accept guest writers, with links to their Contact Us or Contributor pages:- Entrepreneur.com
- New York Times Op-Ed Section
- Inc.com
- Business Insider
- Forbes Opinion Section