7 proven ways to make money Blogging


 With a lot of things changing in the online business space; Blogging, is without exception, and one might think has fallen by the way side.
I'm here to tell you that of course, without any shadow of doubt; blogging is still very profitable.
And if you're determined to make money blogging, then this exclusive guide is for you.
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Is Blogging still profitable in 2021?

Before jumping into any business, it is alright to ask if the line of business is still viable, profitable and on top of the game.

With blogging, you can make up to $500 just by putting words together. It might sound crazy, but that just for a start. Moz.com blog, makes up to $44.9 million every year. That's not a joke, right?

Blogging gets better as you progress in it. At first, it may seem that the income stream is slow, but it can only get better.

Moz blog


What are the proven ways to make money blogging?

In this article, I highlighted, 7 evergreen strategies to make money blogging.
Let's jump right in!

1. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing is when you recommend a product or service, you don't own to your audience or readers using special links in exchange for a commission.
Okay, let me explain this in real terms.

A. You have an audience that loves oranges because you write about oranges; but you don't have oranges.

B. You then connects with a friend of yours that have enough oranges that will suit your audience taste.

C. You then, recommend your friends oranges to your audience.

D. When you make a sale, your friend then, pays you a cut(commission) for a good job.

Affiliate marketing is a relationship based marketing that exists between three distinct parties:

The Affiliate
The Advertiser
The customer

The Affiliate is the promoter of the product, he publishes the products as a recommendation to his audience. They are also called Publishers.

The Advertiser is the owner of the product you would love to promote.

The Customer is the third party that both you(the Affiliate) and the advertiser is trying to persuade to buy your product or service.

As a Blogger, Affiliate marketing is the most easy and fast way for you to start making credible income through your blog. 

All you need to do is to Join Affiliate Networks like

Commission Junction(Recommended)




Cj affiliate wall

Create a robust profile and get access to thousands of affiliate deals around your niche. Add affiliate tracking links and banner codes to your side and you're good to go.

How Affiliate marketing works

2. Ads (AdSense)

Google AdSense is an easy(if not the most easy) way to make money blogging. You will get paid for every time a user clicks on the ad. This are called CPC ads.

CPC(Cost Per Click) is a fee set by advertisers for every click on ads placed on your site, by visitors.

You also get paid through CPM ads, (Cost Per Mille) "M" stands for Roman Numeral for 1000.

For CPM ads, you get paid for ad viewed through your site by your  visitors.

Although, AdSense is a great way to earn, its usually slow based on the following factors.

1. AdSense accounts takes time to get approved. Your blog must meet AdSense requirements and also, approval takes days for some people and some weeks.  

2.Your blog might not get approved after waiting.

3.If you're not in the geographical location where advertisers pay more; then your earnings will be low; due to low CPM and CPC rates.

4. You have to grow a large audience to earn more from AdSense.

If you can bit thus hurdle, you can really earn massively from AdSense, or better still, you can choose other ad networks like Media.net; their payouts are also good.

AdSense dashboard

3. Publish Native ads and Contents

Unlike AdSense, Native ads are very friendly and so many advertisers spend 3 to 4 figures per day on native ad networks.

Native ads are contents placed on your site by a third party ad publishing network that you're affiliated with.

Through Native ads placed on your site like original contents(Internal links) people don't see them as add; so people click through very well (CTR:Click through Rate)

1.Sign up for native ad vendors/networks like Outbrain, Content.ad, Revcontent, Taboola etc

2.Place the codes to display ads; either at the top or at the bottom(recommended)

3.Contents related to your niche will be issued by the native ad network.

4.People click on the content like ads.

5.You get paid a cut by the native ad network.

All you need to do , is to keep increasing traffic to your site in order to get more possible clicks on content ads.

Native ads examples

4. Sell Digital Products

Selling Digital Products is madly lucrative. 
From ebooks to courses to audio books and more on your specifies niche. 

You can choose to create a landing page with element or or preferably Groove pages(free)
Design it perfectly to reflect what you want to sell.

Do keyword research and create a killer digital product. Be free to drop an indication in the comment box, if you want my digital product guide for free.

Tell your audience about your new product, or share the information on social media.

Create an enticing offer that draws the attention of your customers.

OR if you don't want to create a landing page; you can use digital product platforms like ejunkie(paid), gumroad(free)

You can also add your product to Affiliate marketplace like Warrior plus and Jvzoo.

You're good to go!
Gumroad

5. Offer freelancing Services


Freelancing is also a good way to earn from your blog. A lot of people are looking for services that will suit their taste and make their business blossom and your audience might just be one of them.

Your blog can be a big service portal, if you know how to boost relationship with your audience.

Create a lovely landing page and link it to your site or you can join top freelancing sites like Fiverr, establish a name there and channel your services to your website.

You can also offer SAAS(Software as a Service ) by joining reseller programs. For instance , you want to offer an SEO software service. You can join resellers like SEO resellers and resell their services to your audience.
Fiverr 

6. Build an Email list

Any blogger who doesn't consider building an email list, isn't ready for the new way of marketing. Many visitors who troop your site on a daily basics are likely not to visit your site again. 

You have to build an email list to capture most of them, as they would beci.e your real audience.

After establishing a  relationship with the; you can start sending them series of content and offers straight to their inbox.

Use email automations like MailChimp, SendFox, Convertkit to send email to your pool of audience. 

The results will be yours to share with me.

Email 

7. Become a Consultant or coach

If you're skilled in your expertise and you're ready to sell your knowledge repeatedly, then coaching is for you. Even if you're not very strong in your niche, a little learning will do.
Spend time boosting your credibility on LinkedIn and Quora.
As a coach, you can share your niche experiences and ideas with people who are ready to hear. Building a relationship is vital in this field.

Consulting and coaching


How do I start blogging?

Gone at the days when you need a very high technical knowledge to run an online business. Thankfully, with WordPress CMS, you can build a lovely blog, with ease.


There are 7 simple steps

1.Register a Domain name and Host your website with a reputable Web hosting Company. BlueHost is the No 1 recommended by WordPress themselves.
Bluehost


I negotiated a huge discount for you to get started. You will get a free Domain name for one year, free SSL certificate, Unmetered Bandwidth and 50GB storage.
BlueHost pricinh

Not sure about a web hosting service to choose?


You can choose other web hosting company, Hostgator, GreenGeeks; but Bluehost is strongly recommended by WordPress.org especially for beginners.
WordPress recommends blueHost


2.Install WordPress through BlueHost with just a click and your site is live, ready for customization.
BlueHost dashboard

3.Choose a WordPress theme from the dashboard and install it. 
A free WordPress theme will do Just fine. Customize it to suit what you what to portray and you're good to go.


4.Add plugins to your website, in order to add specific features to your website. Read my full guide here on All the plugins your blog needs.

5.Create and Publish posts through the post tab on your dashboard. Its very easy , with all tools readily available for you to create a top notch content.

6.Create important pages on your blog. Pages are static information's such as About page, policies, disclaimers and more.

7.Optimize your blog for Search engines. Just like this blog you're reading, organic traffic is very important. Ranking on search engines is a very vital way to boost your blog visibility.

You can use WebFx SEO Analyser to check for errors on your blog and fix them immediately, in order to rank well on google.

I recommend that you take a full SEO course to learn the ropes of ranking on search engines.  See the SEO Courses that Changed my Rankings

And a bonus tip,
Use Google Analytics to track the success of your blog. Your performance needs to be weighed as you keep pressing on. 
Its simple: 

1.Open a Google account(Gmail account)


3. Generate an Analytics tracking Code

4.Add the code to WordPress through the Google Analytics Plugin.

Done and Dusted. Keep posting and watch your blog make money for you even while you sleep.

If you want to boost your blog really fast in 7 days, Let's me teach you on Whatsapp for free HERE.

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