"Originality, dedication and a lot, a lot of patience"Here are the 3 key factors that you must always keep in mind, whether you already have a blog or want to create one that is successful, beware that with success we are referring firstly to the good reception of readers, secondly to being liked by Google which will be the source of visits and finally the precious money-money which is like the seventh heaven that every blogger aspires to one day reach.
From now on I tell you that in the world of the blogosphere the magic formula does not existNor the investment, if you don't have money, create a good gmail email and set up a blog about what you are passionate about (essential) under the free Blogger platform. Requirements? Na! Anyway, you learn as you go and you have hundreds of tutorials and help forums on the Internet at your disposal.
Do you already have the blog and visits? Well! That which you are so passionate about writing and sharing can make you money, it will not be easy Nor will it fill your 4 trouser pockets, but it will be an extra little money that you will like knowing that it is the result of your effort and perseverance 🙂
I am not a blogger guru of course, but my more than 5 years in the blogosphere allow me to share the methods to earn more with a blog, without much wordiness we are going to the mess that we are to learn and share.
Techniques to make more money with a blog
1. Advertising
AdSense is the leader and to be honest I tell you the good and the bad. Okay: easy to implement, the bad: little profitability (unless you have thousands of daily visits and several blogs). There are also other advertising companies that you can complement, such as Infolinks, HotWords, Kontextua that also offer text advertising.
Take into account that filling the blog with advertising is not good, it annoys the reader.
2. Advertising spaces
As time goes by, your blog becomes known and gets a lot of traffic, that's where you can take advantage of your popularity to rent advertising space On your blog, this is placing banners from other sites, companies or brands and getting paid for it.
3. Sponsored posts
It consists of writing yourself a good article of at least 300 words with original content, doing an analysis or criticism about a product or website that has previously contacted you to publish it on your blog.
In return you will have a juicy payment 😉 quick and easy money for bloggers.
4 Affiliate programs
One of the best ways to make a blog profitable It is through affiliate marketing, on the Internet there are hundreds and hundreds of companies that sell their products and allow you to sell them on your blog as well. You simply place an ad with a link that they provide and if someone makes a purchase through your link, you will receive a commission that can vary depending on the product sold.
5. Sponsored Tweets
As in point 3 of the sponsored posts, if you reach thousands of followers through your Twitter social network, there will be brands or other interested blogs that will pay you to publish tweets to promote them.
Without a doubt it is a very fast, simple and effective way.
6. Offer your services
Maybe you are a graphic designer, webmaster, SEO, copywriter or any other profession, in your blog you could advertise your services yourself, just strategically build your ad and place it in a strategic place, visible to all your potential clients.
7 Sell eBooks
If writing is your thing, consider creating a guide with original content that is not found anywhere, that is undoubtedly eye-catching and that is useful for your readers to be encouraged to pay for it.
8. Social networks
In the event that you have thousands of fans on Facebook or followers on Twitter, you could sell mentions to other blogs or companies related to your topic. Register in forums where this type of business is done, that this route will give you an extra little money.
9. Donations
It is not ideal, but it is a technique used by some bloggers, especially with religious content. If you want readers to donate to you, you should always offer them quality content that encourages them to help you.
10 Sell your blog
It may be due to financial necessity, lack of time or some other reason, the business section of many forums is always covered by people who sell blogs. If yours has decent traffic, social media fans, subscribers, and seniority, you could make good money.
Final Tips:
Whether or not you are new to this world of blogging, be patience, «with time and a rod everything is fished», money, as in any other job, is not easy to obtain, it requires effort and a lot of dedication.
But always remember that you must love what you do and create quality content.
I'm glad you liked it GerardoIt is true, without passion or inspiration you lose interest and as you say, it is better to leave than to deliver something of poor quality to the reader 😉
"If you're going to do something, do it well, if not, don't do it" I like to say it hehe Greetings! and thank you very much for the comment.
Very good article Marcelo, the other day I read in a blog, of which I do not have the data right now, the following sentence
If you wake up in the morning, and think: "pff I have to write articles for my blog, how heavy"
Better close the blog or sell it, blogging requires passion, without that there is nothing 🙂
Thanks Pedro, you well know about this, it is always good to share 🙂
Hug back friend.
Very good advice, we will take it into account.
A hug Marcelo.