Making money with your blog is possible, but it takes work and patience. Are you an Tortoise or the Hare? To be able to monetize your work as a blogger, you will have to work like an Tortoise. So, Hare’s, this article is not for you. If you think you have what it takes, read on …
Monetizing a blog or website is a dream shared by many bloggers and webmasters. Today I bring you some tips that will help you get on your way to becoming a profitable blogger. These tips are from my own experience and those from mentors I follow.
Choose your niche wisely
When we start an online marketing campaign, we are often afraid to focus only on our target audience. Our intuition tells us that if we do, we run the risk of losing potential customers. But in online marketing we must focus 100% of our attention on our target audience. The traffic itself has no value, what really matters is how targeted the traffic is.
If you want to make money with your blog, it is better that you be as specific as you can with your niche. The more specific your blog is, the more targeted your target audience will be and the more value you can provide them with the product you sell.
Generates lots and only quality content
Once a niche is chosen, the real job begins. You will have to generate very good quality content to get you in position. To do this you must make a list of keywords and develop a plan for content considering the SEO and interests of your target audience. You must write at least once a week, the more you write, the better your google ranking will be. The quality of content is vital, both Google and your readers will only consider your blog if your content is good. Social media will also be vital when it comes to attracting visitors to your blog, if your content is really good it has a chance of going viral.
If you want to make money you need to be patient
After months of writing, you may be tempted to throw in the towel. Your visitor count will be very low the first few months . Google rewards perseverance and seniority. Google does not usually give visibility to new sites. After 6 months of weekly religiously publishing, you will begin to see that Google will start ranking your site and you will see a steady flow of traffic coming in from SEO. Once this happens you need to kick it into high gear and start publishing more, do not slow down.
And the truth is, the famous “passive income” that everyone talks about is not passive at all. You take hours and hours of work generating content, streamlining your social networks, marketing your site … The good thing is that your hard work will be rewarded.
Once you have a good amount of targeted traffic you should start thinking about monetizing your blog.
Respect your readers
When you begin to consider ways to make money with your blog, do not lose sight of the interests of your readers. No one likes being bombarded with advertising, encountering uncomfortable banners or pop ups that do not interest them. Only offers products that are of interest to your readers, in a respectful and non-invasive way. If your blog turns into a circus full of colorful lights or elements that make reading difficult, your readers will always feel that you have sold yourself out, and will lose the confidence they had in you. Your audience should be very targeted so offer them what they want and you will make money.
Figuring out SEO is definitely an important step I’ve been taking in the last few months. No good writing great content without having lots of people see it!
patience for sure. Some months you bank and others you have to lay low.
Great tips, thank you! Especially being patient is the hardest one for me at the moment!
This is helpful. I also find applying for blogging ops a useful way to make some cash, and selling advertising too
Good advice! I struggle with writing enough content. I’m just such a perfectionist that if the article isn’t exactly what I wanted I don’t even post it. Haha
Good advice. I’m struggling and 6 months sounds like a long time to wait to see results but I’m in this for the long haul. I religiously post twice a week and love blogging.
PATIENCE!!! THAT is the key!! If you don’t have patience, you will quit before you will ever see any income!
Interesting points to note. Although I am fairly a new Blogger and not so much focused on monetizing at this juncture, I still feel as though I am missing the point on this topic. Especially after reading other Bloggers income reports and how they make so much money in a short time. Hopefully it would all come together one day for me. Thanks for sharing
These are great tips! I have been blogging right at 6 months and am just now starting to see a steady flow of traffic.
Very helpful tips for bloggers. I like the patient part especially for new bloggers
These are all great tips. I have been blogging for 10+ years and it always comes back to quality content!
Great tips and thanks for the encouragement! It can be tough to be motivated but i find Blogging support groups really help.
These are great tips!
I’m new to the blogging world. I really enjoyed reading this post. It’s definitely not an overnight process. It takes work and patience for sure.
I love how you focus on patience and quality content. Too many bloggers feel that the more they publish, the quicker they will gain traction, but their putting out crappy posts. Great read Brian!
I’m so glad you mentioned passive income, or the lack thereof. There are so many experienced bloggers out here making people think it’s easy, when we all know it’s not. The real money comes from turning a blog into a business, a fact that is often overlooked. Great article!
Choosing a niche is important but so is consistency. The more consistent you are the more traffic you will have. Of course, quality content is always key. Nice post.
Great article! Love the tips. It definitely does take time and perseverance.
Very interesting. My blog has been up only since August, and it can get discouraging. But I love to write and I love being published, so I will persevere. Even if I never make money, I’m loving blogging.
Appreciate the tips (y) Spot on!!!
Love this post. It’s one I will share to many.
such great tips out there! thanks for this!