A Step by Step Guide to Monetize a Blog like a Pro
Many people ask me, do you actually make money from blogging, and my simple answer is ‘Yes I do’. Today I am here to share with you all, How you can make $100+ everyday from blogging. For people who already have a blog up and running jump right in, for those who are not yet into blogging do check our post on how to start a blog for free.
Before we start, let me tell you that blogging is not a get rich quick ordeal, but if you do it right, you could well make a lot of money. Starting your own blog is an amazing, yet intimidating experience. Just the thought of it that the content you put on your blog will be read by so many people online is kind of crazy. Starting a blog and making money from it is not hard, but it definitely isn’t easy.
So now if you have made your mind up to take up blogging and plan to make money from it, let's dive right in.
Before we move on to how we can make money from a blog, I would like to touch base on a few important things to keep in mind while blogging. Like I said making money from blogging is not hard, but if you fail to follow these rules of blogging you will surely have a hard time trying to make some bucks. Follow these rules and you will have a good amount of web traffic flowing your way.
4 Golden Rules of Starting a Successful Blog
Dedication:
Starting and growing your blog needs a lot of dedication. You need to think about your blog like any other business out there, which will need your time and attention to be successful. Creating a successful blog that keeps people engaged is not an easy task to achieve, therefore, you need to be very patient and at the same time be consistent.
Quality:
I can’t stress enough on how important is high quality content. You must have heard the phrase “Content is King”, and it stands so true in blogging. Many new bloggers think that blogging is about adding an enormous amount of content to your blog, which is such a misconception. The quantity of the content will not matter if it lacks quality. The content you publish on your blog needs to be thorough and well-written.
Planning:
Starting a successful blog like any other business needs a lot of planning. Just starting a blog won’t drive the traffic to your blog. You need to plan and strategize how you will drive traffic to your blog and then how can you monetize this traffic. Scheduling your daily activities while blogging can help you increase your productivity a lot. Plan your list of things to do daily, weekly, and even monthly on your blog, and stick to this with dedication.
Engaging:
Engaging with your readers is very important to build an online reputation for your blog. Make it a point to engage with your readers through comments on your posts or on social media. Writing user engaging post will keep your readers coming back to your blog to read more.
Following these 4 golden rules of blogging you are sure to make an amazing blog that gets lots of traffic and earn you lots of money.
Now moving on to the question which many of you have in mind -
How to make money from Blogging?
First let’s look at what options we have to make money from our blog.
Monetize using Ad Networks
Brand Ads
Affiliate Marketing
Sell Digital Products or Services
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