So you have decided to leap into the online world. And you want to start a blog.
The first thing that will come to your mind is how soon you will be able to make money from your blog. You have got bills to pay and free blogging doesn’t cover it. So you will want to know, if you stay dedicated to your blogging business, how long it will take to make money from blogging.
Before diving into that, let me give a straight answer to another popular question which is: “is it possible to make money from blogging?”
Short Answer, Yes you can make enough money from blogging.
Several blogs are making a lucrative full-time income from a blog – myself included. I consistently make between £1000 and £2000 per month and have done for the last 3 years.
Take Pat Flynn’s blog smartpassiveincome.com as an example. His blog is about business, entrepreneurship, and more. He earns well into six figures through his blog.
Another great example is Michelle Gardner’s blog makingsenseofcents.com which is all about financial freedom, paying back debt, and taking control of your income. She too earns well into six figures.
But this is what the world sees. There is a lot that went behind the scenes. It’s been 8 years since Pat’s blog and 5 years for Michelle’s blog.
How long will it take you to make money from blogging?
Pat and Michelle’s story does not mean that it will take you 5 or 8 years to make money from blogging. Some reports suggest that you can start making money from your blog in about six months. I got my first paid post after 4 months, but it was inconsistent to start with.
There is no one solid answer to this, though. As when you start making money and how much you make will depend on several factors.
Factors for a money-making blog
One factor is your dedication. You will have to put in hours of writing and optimizing your blog. And writing alone wouldn’t be enough. You will need to learn SEO, management of a blog, marketing, retaining readers, etc.
The type of content you write will also play a huge role in your earning. You will write about topics that people are interested in and market the content well. Writing about what you feel may get you a few people but not enough to make a full-time income.
Content should be tailored to the audience. Audience forms traffic and more traffic has a greater potential to convert into money-making customers.
The design of the blog can also make or break the blog. Keep it sleek and simple. Don’t overdo it for the sake of decorating the blog. Make it easy on the eyes with hassle-free navigation. For better results, hire a graphic designer, if you are not one.
How to make money from blogging?
Finally I am going to give you some popular ways to make money with your blog.
AdSense
AdSense – the most obvious and commonly used way. But did you know that AdSense is not the only ad network you could use on your blog?
There are other high-quality ones like Infolinks, Propeller Ads, Adversal, etc.
Affiliate Marketing
Selling affiliate products has the potential to be lucrative if you are driving enough useful traffic to your blog. Here you sell someone else’s products and make a commission on the sale.
Sponsored Posts
Sponsored posts are when a brand/company pays you to write a specific post on your blog.
Digital Products
Sell e-books, printables, courses, and other useful materials on your blog to make passive income.
Conclusion
So now you know. Don’t procrastinate any further. Go start that blog and spread knowledge through it all the while making some money.
How much?
Only your actions will define it.
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