Start Your Own Blog

          Being a blogger is one of the easiest ways to earn money from home. Unlike any other job, if you are blogging from home. You don’t need to work 9-5. You can work at any time of the day with ease. But beware blogging takes time before it starts making money for you. So I suggest you jump into this field slowly. If you have a day job, don’t quit it. Start part-time with your blog. Once it is on the stage where it is earning you more than your comfortable limits then it’s the best time to turn into full-time blogging mode.

Suitable For

People who love to write and would like to share their knowledge and expertise with the world. Ability to express knowledge in writing with simpler yet effective way.

How to Get Started

1. Pick a blog name. Choose something descriptive.
2. Get your blog online. Register your blog and get hosting.
3. Customize your blog. Choose a free template and tweak it.
4. Write & publish your first post. The fun part!
5. Promote your blog. Get more people to read your blog.
6. Make money blogging.

Tips

1. Start a blog about something in which you are really good at. For e.g. If you love travelling and you have travelled a lot of places then start a travel blog.
2. Always try to limit your blog to a particular domain. Don’t put content about multiple domains in one blog. For e.g. Writing about recipe tips on a fashion blog. Keep your blog specific to one domain only.
3. Using your experience and expertise, try to create a very unique and phenomenal content.
4. Try to give a lot of value to your readers. Write about something that will make a difference in your reader's’ life.
5. Listen to the readers of your blog. Try to solve the problems they are facing. Always reply to their comments. Make them feel better.
6. Be committed to your blog. A blog is like a relationship. Give it some love and it will flourish. Ignore it and it will die a death. There’s no point in being half-hearted in your blogging efforts - if you don’t care about it, why should anyone else?
7. Think about content, style, tone of voice, audience, etc.Look at the people who already do what you’re planning to do.  Ask yourself the following questions: How will I stand out from the crowd? What can I say that hasn’t already been said? What’s my unique selling point? Why do I want to do this?
8. Be professional in the way you handle and grow your blog. Don’t criticize other brands, bloggers or people. Remember what goes around comes around. You don’t want something you’ve said to come back and bite you one day.
9. Be open minded and willing to collaborate with other creatives. You’ll meet some fantastic and awe-inspiring people.

Monetization

        You can monetize your blog by recommending products or services related to your blog’s topic either by writing an informative article or placing banner ads on your blog’s relevant pages. You can earn handsome commissions when a person buys a product recommended by you. Another way is you can place Google Adsense ads on your blog. More people click on your ads more money you will make.

Top 7 Blogging Websites

1.       http://www.WordPress.org
2.       http://www.Wix.com/
3.       http://www.Joomla.com/
4.       http://www.Medium.com/
5.       http://www.Weebly.com/
6.       http://www.Blogger.com/
7.       http://www.Tumblr.com/

Tutorials

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Top Tips from Blogging Experts for Beginners

Top Tips from Blogging Experts for Beginners

Get ideas from your audience

Create blog posts that answer the most interesting questions from people you engage with on social media.

This can be a great way to gather ideas of what topics people would most like to read about, which will help your blog grow! One of the best ways I’ve seen this in action is through blog comments or Tweets. In one example, here on FastCompany a lot of people requested a post that features more women entrepreneurs:

Now, a few weeks later adding such an article where just women contributed and built great businesses was a big hit:

 

Understand your audience

Understand your audience better than they understand themselves. It takes a lot of upfront research, and often means being a member of the very tribe you’re trying to lead – but it pays off.

Brian Clark, founder and CEO, Copyblogger

Understanding your audience better means you’ll have a better idea of what blog content will resonate with them, which is a good start when you get to writing blog posts.

A great technique for doing this is to simply ask your readers first on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn with an engaging quote. If people respond well to it, than this is probably a great topic to write about. An example for this comes from Andrew Chen who famously “tests” his blogpost ideas on Twitter first.

And so does Joel here at Buffer. Take this example from a recent Twitter post of his, where he simply tweeted one quote to see how well people liked a topic before he blogged about

 

Write for yourself first

Write for yourself first & foremost. Ignore the fact that anyone else will read what you write; just focus on your thoughts, ideas, opinions and figure out how to put those into words. Write it and they will come.

Adii Pienaar, founder of PublicBeta

Adii’s experience in writing for himself firstly has made a difference to his blog in ways he didn’t expect:

Yes, since I’ve been writing for myself, I’ve found that I write more and I publish more often. I think though that the main reason for that is that I don’t decide whether to publishing something based on the traction / reception that the post will receive within my audience; instead if I want to publish something, I do so. For myself.

 

Build your email list

Start building your email list from day one. Even if you don’t plan on selling anything, having an email list allows you to promote your new content to your audience directly without worrying about search rankings, Facebook EdgeRank, or other online roadblocks in communications.

When you’re asking readers to sign up for your email list, you might want to try experimenting with different language. Willy Franzen found that his subscription rate jumped 254% higher when he changed his call-to-action from “subscribe by email” to “get jobs by email”:

 

Using this phrase more clearly tells Willy’s readers what they’re signing up for, which clearly worked well!

 

Love your existing readers

Love the readers you already have. A lot of bloggers get quite obsessed with finding new readers – to the point that they ignore the ones they already have. Yes – do try to find new readers but spend time each day showing your current readers that you value them too and you’ll find that they will help you grow your blog.

Darren Rowse, founder of ProBlogger

Focusing on your readers is a great way to get to know them better (see tip #2). I love the way Daniel Burstein describes blog readers’ expectations of you as a blogger:

A blog is really two things. One, simply a piece of technology, a platform. But, two, it is a promise in the minds of most readers, who expect that the blog should have actual content with some elements of value that is hyper-targeted to their needs. Much like with a newspaper. Readers don’t just look at a newspaper as newsprint that is delivered on their driveway every morning. They look at it as valuable information about their city, where they live, and the things that they do.

 

Focus on building an amazing call-to-action

I screwed up for years. I’d blog and blog. Some of my posts were doing very well on places like Hacker News, but I had such hard time getting return visitors. And very few people bothered to follow me on Twitter.

Don’t rely on people to do the work to find your Twitter account. Don’t rely on them to do the work to find your details in a sidebar. People are blind to sidebars. Thanks banner ads!

Finish your blog post with some kind of call to action to signup for an email list or follow you on Twitter. When I started doing this, I immediately increased my Twitter followers by 335% in the first 7 days.

Nate Kontny, founder of Draft

Nate uses a simple call-to-action on his blog now, that looks like this:

 

This particular technique we’ve also tested here on the Buffer blog and found it to work amazingly well to bring attention to other blog posts we’ve written, like this:

 

or to Buffer product features, like this: 

7. Give stuff away

Give away free content that adds value to people’s lives “until it hurts” and they will love you and become loyal fans.

Jeff Bullas, blogger and author of Blogging the Smart Way

A great example of this is the research done by Incentivibe, who found that adding a giveaway contest pop-up to the bottom-right of their website led to 125% more email subscribers.

Ways to Create an Engaging Blog Experience

 

Ways to Create an Engaging Blog Experience

Display Content With Cards

When you see the cards design, you probably think of Pinterest—bits of visual information at the reader’s fingertips. That’s why the card design is also effective for blogs to showcase multiple posts.
A card design helps marketers showcase multiple pieces of content in a visually appealing way. Instead of scrolling down a long list of blog ideas, it’s easy for readers to scan through the different cards, which makes it extremely user-friendly.
For example, Yoh’s blog features cards with different blog post topics. This allows the blog visitor to see a variety of options for content and decide what to click on next.

Yoh’s blog uses a card design to showcase content.
Readers discover new sites either through an interesting article posted on social media or because they searched for a specific topic online. Once they’re on the site, they’ll likely be engaged through easy access to multiple pieces of content.

Implement Responsive Design

Many people read blog content on the go—during their commute on public transportation, while waiting for someone or just hanging around. They also click on blog links while checking social media accounts on their smartphone.
According to a Google study on mobile sites, 79% of users who don’t like what they find on a mobile site will look for the information they need on another site. Additionally, 52% of users said a bad mobile experience made them less likely to engage with a company. These stats alone justify the necessity of responsive blog design.
While some Social Media Examiner readers check out articles on their desktop computers, others read it on a mobile device. Whichever way users explore the site, they’ll have an easy way to navigate.

Social Media Examiner is easy to read on a mobile device.
When people visit SocialMediaExaminer.com on a mobile device, they can scroll up and down to see the content options instead of scrolling up, down, left and right. It may not sound that important, but it makes a huge difference in the user’s experience.
When your mobile site is responsive, readers will stay put. They don’t need to leave your site to go to a more user-friendly website with the same information.

Serve Personalized Content

Personalization for blog content is becoming a necessity; it’s no longer something that’s just “nice to have.” This is especially important when you cater to multiple audiences, whether it’s different ages, specialties or roles within a company.

Show someone content that doesn’t relate to their interests, and they won’t spend much time on your website.

The first time readers arrive on the Sales Benchmark Index homepage, they’re asked to identify themselves.

Sales Benchmark Index homepage asks readers who they are, so they’re shown appropriate content.
After readers make their selection, they’re shown a list of appropriate blog articles, rather than seeing all of the available conte

Sales Benchmark Index blog content recommendations are different for each role.

Without asking visitors to fill out any forms, Sales Benchmark Index knows users’ roles at the company simply from their website design.
When you personalize your blog, it’s more than just a design benefit, although that certainly adds to the value. You give users a better experience by engaging them immediately and showing them targeted content.
Personalization gives marketers (and companies) more information about website visitors. This is great for testing and analytics, and allows them to segment interests and content even better.

Include Interactive Storytelling

When evaluating your blog design, also consider the look of your actual blog posts. A typical written blog post doesn’t cut it anymore; it’s all about user experience.
Readers now look for interactive elements within the blog posts. Find ways to incorporate them into your blog post design, whether it’s GIFs or special graphics that add to the article, infographics to supplement the material or an actual interactive adventure.
In their announcement of the new game Project Spark, Microsoft created an interactive post on their stories platform, rather than write a long post that explains the game, how they built it and other background information. In the post they take the reader on a journey; they ask questions and show different content based on the interaction.
Microsoft stories’ interactive blog post takes readers on an adventure.
After you choose a path, it continues the story. Note: Even if you say “no,” it gives you the option to change your mind.

Readers are taken on a different path based on their answers.
The more you read, the more engaged and invested you are in the story. You learn about the game in a fun, interactive way. It’s a “choose your own adventure” blog post style.

At every fork in the road, there’s always the option to answer no, complete your journey and download the game.
Microsoft constantly comes up with new ways to engage their audience and keep them coming back for more. It’s an excellent site for marketers to explore in hope of igniting ideas that will work for their brand or company.

Blog Topics Ideas

 Blog Topics Ideas

Blogging

• Step by step on how to build a blog

• Best tools for blogging

• Top blogging practices

• Best blog platform

• Share writing tips

• Top wordpress plugins

• Best hosting

• How to build your business

• How to promote your blog

Fashion

• Favorite fashion designer

• Favorite place to shop for clothes

• What is your fashion style

• How to dress like your favorite celebrity

• Clothing haul

• DIY clothing

• Best online clothing store

• Outfit of the day

Beauty/Makeup

• How to make your own ……….

• Your favorite beauty products

• Top makeup products

• Best hair products

• Top …….. beauty products

• Nail tutorials

• Hairstyle tutorials

• Makeup tutorials

• The best way to get rid of……..

• Makeup hauls

Food/Recipes

• Favorite meal

• Easy meal plans

• Pre-made meal plans

• How to prep food

• How to store food

• Food hauls

• Best couponing methods

• Cooking equipment you use

• Favorite kid meals

• Weekly/monthly food plans

Lifestyle

• Things you don’t know about me

• Favorite movie

• Favorite music

• Best dollar store hauls

• DIY crafts

• Craft tutorials

• Travel bucket list

• How to pack for vacation

• Traveling with kids

• Best road trips

• Places to visit before you die

• How to get travel deals

• Book review

• What you have learned

• Advice for your younger self

• Advice your parents gave you

• Parenting

If you have any great blog topic ideas please comment and share. I hope you have enjoyed and find this helpful.

7 amazing tips to boost your blog's organic ranking

 

7 amazing tips to boost your blog's organic ranking

which blog should you boost?

First things first, Google the target keyword in your blog post title and assess the competition around that keyword/ topic. What kind of sites are ranking first? If the top position holders are high authority sites such as New York Times, Forbes, INC.com, or (generally speaking) websites with .edu or .gov urls, chances are your blog is not going to out rank them. Brian Dean at Backlinko explains it best: “All things being equal, a page on an authoritative domain will rank higher than a page on a domain with less authority.”

With this in mind, try to choose a blog that has less competition around its target keyword. A great tip is to try ranking for a keyword that your competitor is already ranking for! Chances are, if they can rank for it so can you. For a more in depth look at how to choose keywords your competitor ranks for, check out this blog.

It's also worth noting that you want to know where your blog is currently ranking. Bottom of page 1? Page 2? Page 3? You will want to focus on a blog that has already been indexed by Google in the first 2-3 pages. If a blog already ranks well, it’s easier to push it higher than pushing a blog that is not on Google’s radar.

How to boost a blog’s ranking

Now that you have chosen a blog that has the power to rank well, how do you boost your current ranking? To help supercharge your blog’s ranking, follow these 7 tips:

1) Increase blog ranking with optimization

As a good inbound (or otherwise) marketer, I know this is the most obvious tip when it comes to helping your blog rank organically. At the risk of sounding repetitive I will just list the basics:

• Keyword optimization - Focus on long-tail keywords, and use your keyword along with synonyms naturally throughout the blog. Do not stuff your blog with keywords!

• Title optimization - Include your keyword (as far left as possible) in the title, and keep it under 60 characters.

• Meta description optimization - Include your keyword, keep it under 160 characters and write a clear, engaging description of what your blog is about.

• URL optimization - Findings show shorter, keyword rich URLs rank higher.

• Image optimization - Don’t forget your images! Include alt text that includes keywords/ synonyms.

• Link optimization - Link internally when appropriate and use external links to back up research and help increase the authority of the article.
For more information and best practices on how to optimize a blog post click here.

2) Increase blog ranking with external links

External linking is something I touched on in Tip #1, but I would like to go into a little more depth. Although Google has somewhat denied that linking externally is a ranking signal, a study done by Reboot shows a correlation between a page’s external (outgoing) links and its search rankings. Since the study positively correlates high authority sites helping a page’s SEO, it’s important to include these links in the blog post you’re trying to boost rankings for.

3) Increase blog ranking with backlinks from authoritative sites

Keep in mind, backlinks that come from aged domains hold more power than those that come from new domains. For this reason, link outreach to authoritative sites is a great way to boost a blog post’s ranking. There are many ways in which you can get backlinks, but here are a few to keep in mind:

• Email outreach - Start an email outreach program that targets websites that relate to your blog topic and asks for a backlink.

• Social sharing outreach - Don't have the contact information you need for an email? You can reach out to authoritative sites through social & blog commenting or messaging.

• Guest posting on authoritative industry sites - This may take some email outreach to inquire about guest posting, but is a great way to get a backlink.

4) Increase blog ranking with semantic keywords

Semantics is the study of meaning, and is how someone interprets a word. In today’s semantic search you need to have a database of keywords full of meaning that deciphers different contexts. So semantic keywords (aka LSI keywords), are keywords that relate to your main keyword.

For example imagine someone searched using the word “crash”. Do they mean an accident, a stock market drop, attend an event without an invitation, or a way to describe a sound?

As a part of Google’s algorithm, semantic search is used to allow Google to understand how to interpret a search based on the searcher's intent. By using semantic keywords in your blog, you can help Google recognize what your content is about and if it relates to a search. These keywords may not have the highest search volume, like the keyword you chose to optimize your blog for, but they will help increase relevancy.

Example semantic keyword phrases to the search “avoid a car crash”

5) Increase blog ranking with syndication

Content syndication is where a blog (or other piece of content) is featured on a popular website that relates to your industry. By syndicating your blog, you are able to get it out to a larger audience, one in which you may have never reached without syndication. There are many content syndication networks you can use, but it is up to you to find the best industry related websites in your field.

For example, I'm a contributor on the site business2community.com where my content reaches a greater audience than the subscribers on our agency blog. Remember, the blog you choose to syndicate should include a link that directs back to your website so not only will you get a backlink, but the traffic that goes along with it!

6) Increase blog ranking with social signals

As with most aspects of Google's algorithm, the search giant has never come out and admitted that social signals are a ranking factor. So this one has always been debatable, however case studies have shown correlations with increased social signals and a jump in ranking. Not only did these case studies show higher ranking, but they also show an increase in traffic! That being said, promoting your blog on social media and getting likes, comments, retweets, plus 1's etc. should be added to the to do list.

7) Increase blog ranking by Increasing Click Through Rate

Click through rate (CTR) is a user interaction signal that helps tell Google this blog is worth reading. So how do you help increase the organic CTR of your blog? One of the easiest changes you can make is to improve the blog title. After all, when it comes to the internet you can judge a book by it’s cover...or at least an article by it’s title. Update your title to something that will attract readers and make them want to click, while keeping it under 60 characters.

Did you notice my title “7 Amazing Tips to Help Boost a Blog’s Organic Ranking”? I’m sure some of you read it and thought “what makes these tips so amazing?” and clicked through to find out. This is the power of a great title!

Boost your blog today

There you have it, 7 amazing tips to boost your blog's organic ranking. So what are you waiting for? Put those blog posts to use and generate more traffic today!

20 Recommendations for your Blog

 

20 Recommendations for your Blog

1. Find Your Niche. You needn’t have a niche, but it helps. When learning how to be a blogger, it’s important to ask yourself what you’re passionate about. Running? Cooking? Being a parent? Have you found your passion? If so, whatever it is, write about that. If not, then you must first find your passion. (Note: We generally recommend that people don’t start a blog about minimalism or the paleo diet or any other heavily saturated topic. But what we really mean when we say this is: don’t create a blog about something unless you have a unique perspective. If you’ve embraced simple living and have a unique perspective, then by all means have at it. Enjoy yourself.)

2. Define Your Ideal Readers. Once you’ve found your niche, you need to know who will be reading your blog. For example, we blog about living intentionally. Thus, our ideal readers are people who are interested in exploring minimalism so they can clear the path toward more meaningful lives. If you want to write about your newborn baby growing up, that’s wonderful: your ideal readers are probably your friends and family. If you want to write about restoring classic cars, that’s cool, too. Tailor your writing to your readers (whether it’s your family or local community or whoever else will read your blog).

3. Add Value. Your blog must add value to its readers’ lives. This is the only way you will get Great Quality Readers to your site (and keep them coming back). Adding value is the only way to get someone’s long-term buy-in. We both learned this after a decade of leading and managing people in the corporate world.

4. Be Original. Yes, there are other blogs out there about the same thing you want to write about. Question: So why is your blog different? Answer: Because of you. You are what makes your blog different. It’s about your perspective, your creativity, the value that you add.

5. Be Interesting. Write epic, awesome content. Especially if you want people to share it with others.

6. Be Yourself. Part of being interesting is telling your story. Every person is unique, and your story is an important one. The important part of storytelling, however, is removing the superfluous details that make the story uninteresting. A great storyteller removes 99% of what really happens—the absorptive details—and leaves the interesting 1% for the reader.

7. Be Honest. Your blog needs to be authentic—it needs to feel real—if you want people to read it. You can be your blog, or your blog can be you. That is, do you really embody the stuff you write about? If not, people will see through you. “Be the change you want to see in the world,” is the famous Gandhi quote. Perhaps bloggers should build the blog they want to write for the world.

8. Transparency. Being transparent is different from being honest. You needn’t share every detail about your life just for the sake of being honest. Always be honest, and be transparent when it adds value to what you’re writing. (You won’t ever see pictures of us using the restroom on our site, because that’s just not relevant.)

9. Time. Once you’ve learned how to start a blog, you’ll learn that blogging takes a lot of time, especially if you’re as neurotic as we are (we spent over 10 hours testing the fonts on this site). And see those Twitter and Facebook icons in the header? We spent hours on those, deciding what was right for us). That said, once you have your design set up, don’t tweak it too much. Instead, spend the time on your writing.

10. Vision. The reason our site design looks good is because we have a great host, we have a great theme, and most important, we had a vision of how we wanted our blog to look. Once we had the vision, we worked hard to make that vision a reality. (Note: neither of us had any design experience prior to starting a blog.) It’s hard to create a beautiful blog if you don’t know what you want it to look like.

11. Find Your Voice. Over time, good writers discover their voice and their writing tends to develop a certain aesthetic, one that is appealing to their readers. Finding your voice makes your writing feel more alive, more real, more urgent. For additional reading, check out our essay about Finding Your Voice.

12. We Instead of You. Use the first-person plural when possible. Statements of we and our are more powerful than you and your, especially when talking about negative behaviors or tendencies. The first person comes off as far less accusatory. Think of it this way: we’re writing peer-to-peer—we are not gods.

13. When to Post. Question: When is the best day and time to publish a blog post? Answer: It doesn’t really matter. We don’t adhere to a particular schedule. Some weeks we post one essay; sometimes we post three. Yes, it is important to write consistently, but you needn’t get too bogged down in the details.

14. Social Media. Yes, we recommend using Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to help connect with your audience and other bloggers, but don’t get too caught up in it. Focus on the writing first, social media thereafter.

15. Ignore Negative Criticism and Stupidity. Sure, we get a lot of negative comments and stupid questions from ignorant people who aren’t really our readers (e.g., negative comments like “You’re not real minimalists” and stupid questions like “Are you guys gay?”). We call these people seagulls: they fly in, crap on your site, and fly away. But we pay them no mind, because we didn’t start our blog for them. Delete their comment and move on.

16. Research. Spend time researching what you’re writing about. The reason we are able to use so many helpful, relevant links in our essays is because we put in the time to research our topics.

17. Keep It Simple. This is where minimalism can be applied to starting any blog, irrespective of its genre. No need to place superfluous advertisements or widgets all over your site. Stick to the basics and remove anything you don’t need. Remove anything that doesn’t add value.

18. Picture. Put a picture of yourself on your blog. People identify with other people. If two goofy guys from Ohio aren’t too afraid to put their pictures on their site, then you have nothing to worry about.

19. Comments. If you’re going to have comments on your site, then read The Five Words That Kill Your Blog by Scott Stratten.

20. Live Your Life. You’re blogging about your life (or about certain aspects of your life, at least), so you still need to live your life. There are things that we always put before writing: exercise, health, relationships, experiences, personal growth, contribution.

You don't have to be a great Writer or Not?

 

You don't have to be a great Writer

It doesn’t matter whether you went to college or if you majored in journalism or underwater basket weaving. No one cares.

Your blog readers (depending on your topic and who you’re writing for) are most likely going to be average, everyday people who also aren’t professional writers. So they’re not going to know that you should have used a semicolon there or that your blog post is chock full of comma splices.

Writing for the web is far different from academic writing. I have seen some terrible grammar in the blogging world from very successful bloggers. 

That’s because no one cares about your grammar, they care about your ideas and how you’re able to communicate those.

So you don’t have to be a great writer. However, you do need to be a good conversationalist.

Freelance Writing

 

Freelance Writing

Freelance writing is one of the most popular ways to earn money online. Many successful freelancers can earn an average of 50 cents to a dollar per word. Some are earning twice that!

Of course, it doesn’t start out like that. You’ve got to build your portfolio and your résumé, blah blah blah. If you’re interested in writing, I’m sure you know this. If you’re not interested in writing, I wouldn’t recommend traveling down this road just for the money.

It takes dedication and time, though it can be highly profitable if it’s what you love. Assuming it is what you love, let’s talk about making money with it.

Before you decide to start reaching out to all of these freelance writing companies, you need to have a web presence. You need a blog (in my humble blogger opinion, of course).

Or you could just have an online portfolio. Even a LinkedIn profile works to get started. When you’re ready to start, here are 150 resources to help you write better, faster and more persuasively.

If that’s intimidating, just start with these 50 resources.

Now for what you’ve all been waiting for; once you’re ready to actually start making money, here are 10 websites you can start with:

> Listverse – Listverse pays $100 for each accepted post. The article must be a list, it must be at least 1,500 words and you must include at least 10 things. Other than that, you can get pretty creative with it.

> TopTenz – TopTenz pays $50 for each accepted post. Again, the article has to be in a list format and it must be at least 1,500 words, with few exceptions. They post often so your chances of getting accepted are fairly high.

> A List Apart – A List Apart pays $200 for each accepted post. They’re not first on the list, because they tend to publish less articles, which means you have a smaller chance of getting accepted. Same guidelines as above, 1,500 word minimum.

> International Living – International Living pays $75 for each accepted post. They are mostly looking for travel experiences from countries you have visited. For this site, it’s more about your experience than your writing ability.

> FundsforWriters – FundsforWriters pays $50 for each accepted post. They are looking for articles about writing and making money with it. They only accept articles between 500-600 words, but they want you to make each word count.

> Uxbooth – Uxbooth pays $100 for each accepted post. They do tend to take four to eight weeks to accept and post articles, so don’t count on this being a quick money maker. They take so long, because they pair with editors to only publish amazing content.

> iWriter – iWriter pays up to $15 for each accepted post. That may seem small, but they aren’t as strict as many of the others above and they also allow you to pick exactly what you write. You can write as many or as few articles as you want.

> Textbroker – Textbroker pays up to five cents per word, if you’re a 5-star writer. You’ll start by submitting a short sample article and you will most likely start as a 3-star writer, but you can work your way up by writing more and writing great content.

> Matador Network – Matador Network pays up to $60 for each accepted post, but standard pay is around $20-$25. They don’t really focus on a minimum word count, but they have a maximum count of 1,500 words.

> The Penny Hoarder – The Penny Hoarder pays up to $800 (rarely), depending upon the number of page views you receive. The pay starts at $100 for 50,000 page views, so this isn’t a guaranteed paid article, but it can potentially be highly rewarding.

There’s no doubt that you can make money with freelance writing, but it’s a process. Once you start building your portfolio and your writing skills, you can start making some serious money. If you’re not an experienced writer, expect to put some time in before you really start to see some dough.

 

Blogging & Earning

Hey look, an article about making money online that doesn’t mention blogging. . . oh wait, here it is.

First off, I’m a blogger so it seems wrong not to mention it, but more importantly, it’s a legitimate way to make money. It’s quite possibly the least straight-forward way on this list, but it’s very doable and it’s also quite possibly the funnest way on this list. I love blogging and I know hundreds of bloggers who feel the same. So let’s talk about making money blogging and what it really means.

Blogging is something that requires patience, persistence and discipline. It may mean writing everyday for over a year before you really start to see any money from it. There are exceptions to the rule, but from my dealings with other bloggers, it seems to be pretty common to spend one or even two years building your blog, your brand and your authority, before making any serious amount of money.

Some people argue that you can make money without a lot of traffic and while that is true in some circumstances, you will generally need a lot of website traffic to start earning from a blog and that takes a while. Once you’ve reached that point, here are the primary ways to monetize your blog and start earning:

> Advertising – This is definitely the most old-school way of earning money with a blog. It’s also starting to become the least common way. You can sell advertising spots directly on your site or you can sign up with a company like Google AdSense or Media.net. Either way, you won’t see a whole lot of money from ads until your views are well into the thousands each day.

> Affiliates – There are many affiliate networks, such as FlexOffers and CJ Affiliate that allow you to promote other people’s products and services. You simply put a link or a banner on your page and then you get a percentage if someone clicks through and buys the product/service. You’ll want to select products that are specifically within your blog’s category.This is an effective way to earn money once you have the traffic coming to your blog.

>Membership – Many people have created a paid membership area on their blog. This is typically for exclusive content that you can only access in the “member’s area.” If you have a really great idea on what to include, this can be a great idea.  You’ll have to create something that can’t easily be accessed around the web.

>. Products – You can create your own product, such as an ebook or computer software. You would then use your blog as a promotion tool to get people to buy your product. As long as you create a legitimate product with a whole lot of value, you should be able to get some buyers, but like everything else with a blog, you’ll need the traffic to get the sells.

> Services – You can offer a paid service, such as life coaching, blog coaching, goal setting or financial planning. Just be sure to investigate all the legal implications and make sure you’re not claiming to be a professional if you’re not one. With a service like this, you’re basically using your blog to sell yourself. You’ll need to convince people that you’re worth buying and then be able to back up your claims once they purchase your service.

> Sponsored/paid posts – Many blogs publish sponsored and paid posts. Sponsored posts are basically just posts about a specific brand, product or service. A company will pay you to publish an article about it. It’s similar with other paid posts as well. Your basically selling the spot for the article on your site. If you decide to take this route, you’ll want to build your traffic before you will get many offers.

> Subscription – If you think of something valuable (newsletter, online magazine, etc.) that you can consistently offer on a certain basis (weekly, monthly, etc.), you may want to offer a subscription service. This could be a fee charged each time your product is sent out or on a monthly basis. Either way, this has to be something that your customers can only get by subscribing to your website.

> Videos – This could be an entire section on it’s own. Many people have made money by creating YouTube videos. Evan of EvanTube is a kid and he has made millions by creating reviews of products that other kids his age would use. It’s not easy to get views into the millions, but once you do, you’ll start seeing some cash come in. Many bloggers have completely turned to videos to get their point across by starting a video blog.

If you’re truly interested in becoming a blogger, start by looking through the archives of ProBlogger, Copyblogger and Boost Blog Traffic. Then go read through all the free guides over at Quick Sprout. It may take you a year to complete those tasks alone, but it will be worth it. You’ll practically have a MBA in blogging.

What will you need to make money Blogging

 

What will you need to make money Blogging

Now that you have done your research and worked out what niche you want to enter it is time to start bringing all of the different elements together for starting and monetizing a blog.

1. Get a Blog
If you’re planning to make money from blogging then it goes with out saying that you will need
to start a blog. :)

When anyone asks me about starting a professional money making blog I always recommend them to use self hosted WordPress as it’s the best platform for bloggers. I always recommend to new bloggers to use BlueHost to host their new blogs. You can get BlueHost’s high quality hosting for  $2.95 per month (36 months sign up) Use this link to get a free domain name with your hosting.

2. Create Great Content

So now that you have built your blog you are ready to create some blog posts for your readers.
The reason this section is called “Great Content” is because your content really does need to be of a high standard. Everyday millions of blog posts are published on the internet and with so much competition for our limited attention spans you really have to be creating blog posts people are going to want to read and perhaps even share on social media or on their own blogs.

Make sure your posts are:

• Well formatted and look good with relevant images
• Are in-depth and entertaining
• Offer links to other posts to expand on points
I have created a guide to coming up with interesting blog post ideas which may help you here and this post covers some tips to writing great blog posts.

Useful Resources:

Free Stock Image Sites

3. Build Up Your Audience

I started my first ever blog by writing on a consistent schedule about myself, my hobbies and interests.

People found me via Google, Facebook, social media and my readership gradually grew over time to where it is today.

Once I had built up an audience, making money from blogging became an afterthought.

When you have a large group of fans interested in what you have to say, the money will come. Trust me on that.

The hard part is finding and gathering your fans.
Promote your blog
No matter how great your articles are no one is going to know about them unless you take time to promote your blog.

SEO

I know enough about SEO to probably be wrong about a lot of it. I could probably write a series of articles on SEO tactics I have learned over the years but as I am not an expert I’ll point you in the right direction to some good articles on the subject.
P.S. SEO is not dead, it’s one of the best traffic sources for people who will buy your products/services or sign up to your email lists. SEO is a lot harder than it once was but don’t ignore it.
Social Media

From my experience, the social media sites that send the most traffic to blogs in general are:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Google+
• Pinterest
• LinkedIn
• Reddit

The results will vary depending on your target audience.

If your blog is aimed around professional readers and business people you might have more potential traffic from LinkedIn and Google+. If your target reader is more visual it might make more sense to focus exclusively on Facebook, Pinterest and
Instagram for promoting your blog.

A great social media management tool for all this is Sendible. Try it for free for 30 days or check out my review on Sendible.

WordPress also have a variety of plugins that make it easy to put social sharing buttons on your blog posts. Some people like to limit the number of plugins they use on their WordPress blog because it can slow the blog down and it can open your blog up to more attacks, butt a social sharing plugin is one that should have high priority if you do choose to use plugins.

THESE ARE THE TOP SOCIAL SHARING PLUGINS FOR WORDPRESS:

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/sharebar/
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-socializer/
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/scrolling-social-sharebar/
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/digg-digg/
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/flare/
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/share-this/

Those are six popular sharing buttons. There are many more. Whichever you choose make sure you limit the number of icons that appear and also make sure the plugin doesn’t slow down your page speed dramatically. If it does you’ll lose readers.

Sharing your blog content on social media is an art. There is no right way to do it. People have success sharing blog content in their own unique ways. Some will share only their blog links on social media. Others will share a high percentage of unique content on social media.
As is with most things in life, sometimes the best approach is somewhere in the middle.

Paid Advertising

Paying for clicks and traffic on social media or in the search engines can be a great option to market your blog. A lot of the information about blog marketing covers the organic options. While some of these can turn your blog into a popular destination quickly the more likely scenario is that it will take time for you to build communities to promote your blog content.
With paid methods, you have the opportunity to pay for traffic and clicks right away. And if you do well in targeting your audience on the right channels you can easily build your audience with advertising to supplement your organic efforts.

Facebook – Depending on your niche you can expect to pay about $1 per click to your blog, but there are many variables that can influence how much you will pay. Depending on the nature of your business this can provide some excellent ROI in terms of initial sales, but the main focus of this ad campaign is to get people to your blog. Wow them with your content and get them to opt-in to your email list for more updates.
Twitter – has a variety of ad options like Facebook and other social networks. The best one for your blog marketing efforts is the Promoted Tweets option. You can expect about $0.50 to $0.75 estimated cost per engagement, which is Twitter’s way of telling you what your cost per click is.
Reddit – ads appear on the top of the various pages. They are obviously ads so users don’t feel tricked into clicking on them. When people choose to select an ad they usually know it. So there is little chance of upsetting customers this way.
LinkedIn – has traditional online advertising that appears in the sidebar, but the Sponsored Updates options is much more advantageous for content producers.
Build Your Email List

You will see lots of bloggers who proclaim that the money is in the list. In my early days I didn’t buy in to this ideology but now it’s one of the most important things I focus on.

Once you’ve developed your fan base, it is essential to retain them as you continue to build your personal brand.

In the case of my blog, about 99% of my early readers would come, read a single article, and then leave forever. So instead of missing out on a potential regular, I started gathering email addresses using a service called Awebber, but these days I prefer

GetResponse.
In return for a reader’s email address, I would give away a free 7 day email course via email. About 85% of the time, that reader would stick around after the mini course to check out my new articles and updates.

In fact, I have readers on my blogs that have stuck with me for over 6 years!?!

The key to growing your mailing list is to keep your existing fans while at the same time as attracting new readers. This way, your audience will increase month on month.

If you are not sure about which list building software to use I have reviewed a variety of email marketing services for you.

How To Create Your Blog

 

Part 3 – How To Create Your Blog

In this part you’ll start a blog on WordPress.

It’s simple – if you want to be a successful blogger you need to run your blog on a successful platform.

Let me give you an analogy – if you wanted to open a successful restaurant, would you use ingredients you could find for free? Of course not because who knows what you kind of ingredients you would be getting at no cost. You would start with the best ingredients you could afford.

Lucky for you – it doesn’t cost much to get started blogging (in other words, it’s the cheapest business you’ll ever start). You can get a good quality restaurant up and be running without breaking the bank. Plus if you decide you don’t want to be a chef, you get a 100% money back guarantee. Not bad!

Where to get started

WordPress is the #1 blogging software in the world. If you want to start a WordPress blog for cheap, going with Bluehost to run your blog is the answer.

I’ve used Bluehost to start three companies (including this website). In fact, the first time I used them was in 2005.

You can start your blog with Bluehost for as low as $2.95 a month (a discounted rate I personally negotiated and that is available only through my link on. Plus they give you a free domain name if you go with the 12-month hosting plan (that’s a $15 value).

The best investment you can make is signing up for the 12-month hosting plan through Bluehost. You save money by signing up for at least 12 months.

If you change your mind later, you can get a refund at any time. In six months if you decide to get a refund (you won’t because you’ll enjoy blogging so much), you can get a partial refund for your unused time.

Why pay for hosting?

You can find free blogging services like Blogger where you could start a blog. I already mentioned how that would be like using free ingredients to cook with and start a restaurant.
Here’s what’s important – if you ever want to:
• make money off your blog
• make money off your freelancing
• build a successful business
• have a professional looking website that attracts visitors and customers
you have to pay for hosting.

The reason is simple – customization and flexibility. Free blogging services like Blogger don’t allow you to add all of the features available with paid hosting. Such as:
• shopping carts
• advertising
• speed enhancements to improve the user experience
• free add-ons to make your site look better
• access to thousands of free WordPress plugins (custom functions and features so that each blogger can tailor their site to their specific needs)

I’ve been building online businesses and e-commerce websites since 2000. I would never in my life start a new website with a “free” blogging or “free” website platform. If you do, within months your website is going to start growing, and you’re going to have to switch to a paid platform anyway. You will have thrown away all that time (and lost money in the process).

I’ll give you another analogy. With free hosting, it’s like renting an apartment that has steel walls. You can’t use a hammer and nails to hang pictures, install shelves, put up wallpaper or hang a TV mount.

With paid hosting, your apartment is like a modular office space you can customize however you want. You can move the walls around, put nails in to hang pictures everywhere you want, install shelves, mount five TVs around the place, etc. Heck, you can even cut a hole in the wall and stick in a new window if you want.

You need to be able to customize your site if you want to make money.

For example, if you want to make money from advertising, advertisers prefer professional looking websites. A professional looking website is much harder to get with the free blogging services, which is just one more reason to go with a hosting platform like Bluehost.

Why Use Bluehost?

Here is why I trust and recommend Bluehost to new bloggers:
• Amazing 24×7 support via phone, e-mail, or chat. If you have questions on getting started or setup, you can get help quickly and easily
• It’s easy to get started. My 15-minute tutorial walks you through step-by-step how to get started blogging. It really is that easy to start a WordPress blog.
• FREE blog domain – Bluehost will give you a domain name for free such as www.MyAwesomeBlog.com
• 100% Money Back Guarantee – Bluehost has a 30-day money back guarantee
• FREE WordPress setup. WordPress is the blogging software used by the majority of bloggers. Bluehost includes an easy setup for adding WordPress.
• Reliability – Bluehost websites are up 99.9% of the time. Reliability is important because if your blog is down, you don’t make any money! I lost over $5,000 in one day before when GoDaddy was hacked and my website was unavailable.
• Self-hosting. If your goal is to make money from your blog you have to have a self-hosted blog. Self-hosting just means you are paying to host the blog yourself using a service, as opposed to using a free service that hosts it for you.
• You’ll look professional – Free blogs like Blogger, Tumblr, or WordPress.com limit you in various ways and appear less professional than self-hosted blogs.
• It’s cheap! Price matters. And when you have quality and price, it’s a win-win for you. Bluehost starts at just $2.95 per month (a discounted rate available through my link) which is less than a cup of coffee!
When you are ready to get started. There are a lot of blog hosting companies you might come across. As someone who has been in the online business since 2000 and has started three successful companies using Bluehost, invest in yourself and check them out.

Naming your blog

What if you can’t think of a name for your blog?
One challenge of getting started blogging has nothing to do with writing or setting up the blog. It’s figuring out what to name your blog!
You might think all the good names are taken! It just takes time to find the right one for you.
Even if you can’t think of one yet, you can get your blog setup and finish up the name later. I’ve worked on a lot of websites where we had an idea (our adoption website) and started developing it, only to settle on a name weeks later (NRFA.org).
If you’re stuck on picking a name check out the book
Action Items
1. Sign up for a blog host (Bluehost is the one I recommend) and get WordPress installed. You can follow my step-by-step instructions.
2. Start thinking about a name for your blog

Part 1: Why Should You Blog?

Part 2: What Should I Blog About? 

Part 3: How To Create Your Blog? 

Part 4: How To Make Money Blogging With Affiliate Income 

Part 5: How To Make Money Blogging With eBooks 

Part 6: How To Make Money by Freelancing, Staff Writing, and Advertising

Part 7: Why You MUST Build An Email List – And How To Get Started 

Part 8: How To Write Great Content That Gets Shared 

Part 9: How To Grow Your Blog And Get More Readers 

Part 10: The Resources I Use For My Business 

Part 11: How To Become Irresistible And Grow Your Following 

Part 12: How to make money with your blog?

Part 13: The Best Way to Make Money Blogging

Part 14: 7 Tips to Make More Money with Your Blog in 2021

Part 15: Only Blogging Advice You'll Ever Need

How To Make Money Blogging With eBooks

Part 5: – How To Make Money Blogging With eBooks

Now we’ll talk about how to make money blogging with eBooks. I’ve been creating eBooks since 2009. The best part about eBooks is they are easy to create, and you can sell them for a long time.

The eBook I wrote in 2009 was bundled with some other products. I didn’t have to update it again until 2014. I sold it for five years! That particular product generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for my business.

Here are some common questions and answers about creating an eBook.

How long should my eBook be?

As long as necessary. 🙂

Your book should be at least 40 pages so the buyer will see the value in it. That doesn’t mean it has to be 40 pages, single spaced, a 10-point font in an 8.5“x11” page size. Format it how you like – big fonts, pictures, charts, lots of white space.

Ask yourself this question:

If I bought this book, would I feel like I got a good deal?

How do I format an eBook?

eBooks are delivered in PDF format.

You can do it yourself by printing a Microsoft Word file or Google Doc to PDF format. It takes about 2 seconds.

If you want a nice cover you can hire a graphics artist on Fiverr or Upwork to create one for you. You will pay anywhere from $5 (Fiverr) for a simple cover to $299 if you use a service like 99Designs.

I used 99 Designs for the cover of my book 99 Minute Millionaire (just noticed we share a similar name). I was very pleased with the service. If you have the money to spend (which you will someday if you keep blogging) – they are worth checking out.

How much should I charge for my eBook?

I’ve paid $10 for eBooks that were 30 pages long. I’ve also paid $29 for eBooks that were 100 pages long.

How you price your eBook is based on the value you provide, and how your book compares to similar products (if there are any). A good price point is less than $10. Most people are willing to part with $10 for a book.

If you are an expert in a particular field, you can get away with charging more. For example, the $29 book I mentioned was a workout and diet program by someone that placed second at the Mr. Olympia contest. He obviously knows what he’s doing, so he can charge more for his eBook.

How do I sell an eBook?

Selling an eBook is as simple as setting up an account with PayPal and slapping a PayPal button on your website.

When Katie & I started selling our first digital products in 2007, this is what we did. When we started making more money we moved to a custom shopping cart.

Thankfully technology has improved since then. Here are a couple of great choices:

Gumroad is a popular service that connects to your blog and allows you to sell digital products. It’s only $10 a month for the service, and they take a small percent of each sale to cover the credit card transaction fees.

e-junkie is another great service which can have you up and selling in minutes.

Can I make money selling an eBook?

Have you ever bought an eBook or a Kindle book?

There’s your answer.

I own hundreds of Kindle books and have bought nearly 100 eBooks over the years. I’ll share with you some of the titles I’ve purchased to give you an idea of what people are selling (and making money on):

• Podcast Legal Survival Guide by Gordon Firemark

• Double Your Guitar Speed by Tom Hess

• Ultimate Sweep Picker’s Guide by Zack Uidl

• Phrasing Concepts for Rock Lead Guitar Soloing by Nick Layton

• Specific Carbohydrate Diet Lifestyle by Jordan Reasoner

• Road to Olympia 2015 by Ryan Terry

You can see I buy a lot of guitar books. There are some pretty obscure titles and topics in that short list. And I’m just one buyer!

Which brings me to my point – yes, it’s possible to make money selling an eBook on pretty much any topic.

Someone out there is willing to pay you for your expertise if you can do one of two things:

1. Solve their pain

2. Bring them pleasure

Turning Your Blog Into an eBook

Here’s something else to consider – people don’t necessarily want to read all your blog posts. You may write one blog post on a topic and then six months later write something else on a similar topic.

People will pay you if you consolidate your blog posts and turn it into a book.

Of course, you’re probably wondering – why would anyone pay me for an eBook when they can get it on my blog for free?

One word – convenience.

You’re saving them time because they don’t have to dig around your site for all of the information. It’s no different than if you’re searching the Internet to learn about something. What’s easier – searching out ten different sites, or finding the one site that has all of the information in one place?

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche took all of her blog posts on budgeting, and rolled them into a best-selling book on Amazon! It was the same content, but people wanted something that had all of the information in one place that they could easily read front to back.

 

Action Items

1. Start writing! If you haven’t started writing in your blog yet – start writing. Sit down and write 500 words today about your blog topic.

The eBook you’re going to want to create for extra income can come right from your blog posts.

Part 1: Why Should You Blog?

Part 2: What Should I Blog About? 

Part 3: How To Create Your Blog? 

Part 4: How To Make Money Blogging With Affiliate Income 

Part 5: How To Make Money Blogging With eBooks 

Part 6: How To Make Money by Freelancing, Staff Writing, and Advertising

Part 7: Why You MUST Build An Email List – And How To Get Started 

Part 8: How To Write Great Content That Gets Shared 

Part 9: How To Grow Your Blog And Get More Readers 

Part 10: The Resources I Use For My Business 

Part 11: How To Become Irresistible And Grow Your Following 

Part 12: How to make money with your blog?

Part 13: The Best Way to Make Money Blogging

Part 14: 7 Tips to Make More Money with Your Blog in 2021

Part 15: Only Blogging Advice You'll Ever Need

How To Become Irresistible And Grow Your Following

Part 11: – How To Become Irresistible And Grow Your Following

In this section, I’ll cover a few other tidbits that are going to help you succeed with how to make money blogging.

Create an About Page

As Chris Ducker (a very well-known blogger and entrepreneur) says:

Your vibe attracts your tribe.

People do business with people. Do you want your image to be that of a big mega-bank where every customer is treated as a number and a dollar sign? Or do you prefer the local bank where you walk in, and they know you by name and ask how your family is?

Having an About Page that reflects who you are and what you’re about will help attract the type of people who will become friends and customers. You can not, and will not, attract everyone. So don’t bother trying.

It’s better to have 1,000 loyal and die-hard fans than 100,000 wishy washy followers that don’t care that much if you post a blog or disappear into thin air.

It’s also more profitable to have 1,000 loyal and die-hard fans. Think about your favorite band or music. The band makes more from the fans that buy every product and show up at every concert than the fans who might come to a show once in a while if something better isn’t going on.

Be Yourself

Is your favorite food a banana and cheese sandwich? Then say so!

Be you, and people will be attracted to you. Be quirky, funny, snarky – let your personality shine through. People want to be entertained, inspired, and educated.

If you try to be something you’re not, you will either get bored or be found out.

I learned this in my first (failed) podcast. I did what everyone else expected people in personal finance to do. Look – here’s the artwork from my first podcast:

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Clean cut, collared shirt, smiling. All business, professional looking, and boring looking.

Upon receiving some good advice from some really smart people, I scrapped everything and ditched the polo shirt (I’m a black t-shirt kind of guy).

I re-branded everything and became who I was meant to be – the Financial Rock Star. The guy who plays guitar, is in a band, talks about money and investing, and has his cats meowing in the background of the show. I wear cargo shorts and black band t-shirts 340 days out of the year. That’s me.

I don’t hide who I truly am, and it’s paid off. I’m not going to be some guy in a nice suit talking about how to re-balance your investments. I will be the guy with tattoos, strange hair, and talking about how to re-balance your investments.

You should be who you are, and who you want to become.

Your vibe attracts your tribe.

Create a Contact Page

Ever been to a website where you can’t figure out how to get in touch with someone, or they intentionally hide their email address?

Me too.

Nobody likes that.

How will potential advertisers and companies contact you if they can’t reach you?

Have a contact page that includes multiple ways to find you. At the least you should include:

• Email

• Facebook

• Twitter handle

• LinkedIn

If you have a P.O. box or business mailing address, include that too. (For safety and security don’t use your home address).

Respond to comments and email quickly!

If someone makes a comment on your blog or sends you an email – reply! Doing so quickly helps foster the relationship. Never ignore people.

Some people respond to feedback within 24-hours. I have a rule of 3 business days because I get a lot of emails.

Just a quick reply sometimes that says ‘Thanks for your comment’ might be enough. Your readers want to know you’re paying attention to them. Responding is the quickest and easiest way to do that.

One-to-one communication is a must to build a community of loyal followers of your blog.

Wrap-Up

AWESOME!

You’ve made it through the How To Make Money Blogging guide.

You’ve mastered setting up a blog, how to blog, what to blog about, how to start building your audience, and a bunch of ways about how to make money blogging. Plus you’ve got tons of free tools to use to make you a better blogger.

I hope you’re on your way to becoming a successful blogger.

Final tasks

1. Write your About page It can be as long or as short as it needs to be. Make it personal! People want to do business with you, not some nameless, faceless corporate entity.

2. Create a Contact Me page Let people know how to get in touch with you.

3. Have fun! The most successful bloggers are the ones that do it because they love it.

Up Next

Now it’s time for you to implement everything you’ve learned – and keep up the great work. Good Luck!

Part 1: Why Should You Blog?

Part 2: What Should I Blog About? 

Part 3: How To Create Your Blog? 

Part 4: How To Make Money Blogging With Affiliate Income 

Part 5: How To Make Money Blogging With eBooks 

Part 6: How To Make Money by Freelancing, Staff Writing, and Advertising

Part 7: Why You MUST Build An Email List – And How To Get Started 

Part 8: How To Write Great Content That Gets Shared 

Part 9: How To Grow Your Blog And Get More Readers 

Part 10: The Resources I Use For My Business 

Part 11: How To Become Irresistible And Grow Your Following 

Part 12: How to make money with your blog?

Part 13: The Best Way to Make Money Blogging

Part 14: 7 Tips to Make More Money with Your Blog in 2021

Part 15: Only Blogging Advice You'll Ever Need