How to make money from blogging 2021

Creating a blog is one of those things that people always say they’re going to do, but never get round to it. If that’s you, our guide will give you a concrete action plan that you can use to get your blog off the ground and turn it into a profitable side hustle.

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how to make money with a blog for beginners?

I’m often asked how to make money blogging so want in this article to lay out some basic steps that I see most bloggers who make a living from blogging go through.

Here is how to make money from a blog:

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1. Start a blog
2. Start Creating Useful Content
3. Increase your blog traffic
4. Make money from blogging

How to start a blog

Getting started with blogging can seem like a bit of a minefield, particularly if you don’t have much tech knowledge.

You have two main options when it comes to actually setting up a blog – you can use a free blogging platform, or you create your own website.

1. Free blogging platforms

   Best for: Casual bloggers and those not interested in making money from their blog

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   Pros: Super easy to set up and completely free

   Cons: Limits on customisation and video/image uploads, you often can’t place ads or use affiliate links, you can’t create a custom URL and the platform retains the right to delete your blog.

   Here’s a quick run down of the best free blogging platforms out there:

   • WordPress.com
   • Blogger
   • Medium
   • Tumblr

2. Create your own website

   Best for: Dedicated bloggers and those looking to make money from their blog

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   Pros: Complete control over design and customisation, your own custom URL and the ability to use adverts and affiliate links how you like

   Cons: You’ll have to pay – firstly for your domain name (URL) and then for hosting.

   If you’re not a particularly tech-savvy person, the thought of creating your own website might seem quite scary – but it’s actually easy to do, and you can create one in just 30 minutes!

Start Creating Useful Content

A blog is not a blog without content so once you’ve set your blog up you need to focus your attention upon creating useful content. What you choose to create will depend a little on the topic that you choose to write about.

There are literally millions of bloggers out there covering pretty much every topic – your challenge is to find something original!

But that’s all easier said than done. To get you started, here are a few of our top tips for finding your niche if you’re struggling:

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1. Look at other blogs
2. Use Google
3. Search forums for common FAQs
4. Track current trends
5. Think about different types of content
6. Identify your own interests and passions

How to increase your blog traffic

So you’ve put the time and effort into creating your own website, you’ve come up with a kick-ass topic to write about and you’ve published your first posts – but where are all the readers?

There are many ways to experiment with growing your blog’s audience that I’ve written in previous blog posts and talked about in podcasts (I’ll share some further reading and listening below) but it is important to enter into all these strategies remembering that you should not just be looking for ‘traffic’ but ‘readers’.

You can’t just expect people to magically find your blog and start reading it – you have to promote it! It’s not easy, and it takes some serious hard work and dedication, but here are some crucial tactics:

1. Use social media

   As with any business nowadays, you’re not likely to get noticed if you don’t have social media accounts.

   We recommend setting up pages/accounts for your blog on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and even LinkedIn.

   Use them to promote new posts and tag fellow bloggers/influencers/companies who might share your content and help it to reach an even further audience.

2. Connect with other bloggers

   Make yourself known to those blogging on similar topics to yourself. Despite the fact you’re technically a competitor, you’re likely to be pleasantly surprised by how supportive the blogger community can be.

3. Jump on news stories

   If something happens in the news that’s related to your niche, get involved. This is what we refer to as ‘news jacking‘ and it can work a treat for getting you some great exposure!

4. Create viral content

   Creating viral content will help you reach a new market and in turn increase your readership. Again, we understand that this isn’t so simple!

   As this is your niche, you’ll be passionate and opinionated about it, and so be able to post an opinion that people want to read and share with their mates – in turn, pulling in a whole load of shiny new readers!

How to make money from blogging

Now we’re on to the interesting stuff – how bloggers actually make any cash! Monetising a blog takes time and relies heavily on you having a decent following. The more followers/readers you have, the more attractive you are to advertisers – simple as that!

To make any decent income from blogging, you’ll need to have multiple streams of income coming in from different sources and through different means.

1. Affiliate links

   Affiliate links are links that you can weave into the text of your blog that allow you to make a small commission every time a reader clicks through to a site and spends money.

   Read Quick Tips About Affiliate Marketing here.

2. Ads

   You can bring in some dough by offering space on your blog for brands to advertise themselves to your readers.

   For example, banner ads run across the top of the page, and sidebar ads are (you guessed it!) the ones that run down the side of your blog content.

3. Advertorials and sponsored content

   Advertorials are essentially adverts in the form of an article or blog post.

   So for example, say Adidas bring out a new swimwear line, and your blog is a popular women’s sport fashion blog. Adidas might offer to pay you a set payment in exchange for, say, 500 words plus four images of their products in your blog post.

4. Social media posts

   If you have a strong social media presence then you’ll be very attractive to brands. You can charge per post/re-post and the fees can be surprisingly high.

5. Guest blogging

   Occasionally, members of the press will get in touch if you’re a particular authority on a certain topic, asking you to make a little cameo appearance on their website.

6. Sell digital products

   If you have skills or advice to offer, another option is to charge a fee for access to eBooks, video tutorials, courses or workshops.

   In order to make this option work, you need to be able to show you’re extremely good at what you do, or that your content has proven to be incredibly valuable. This isn’t easy.

If you’re not sure whether blogging’s your thing, have a look at our other ideas on how to make money online which might be more up your street.