This post is about how to make money blogging. You will first need to register and install your blog to follow it.
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How to start making money online with a blog
1. Building Your Readership
There are many ways to monetize your blog once you have a good number of visitors. But when you’re just starting out, you won’t have a lot of readers, so it’s important to make the most of each one.
That means you need to make sure your blog’s first-time readers arrive. back. Only by having repeat readers will you be able to build a sizable audience that you can benefit from.
So how can you keep in touch with your readers?
The easiest and best way is to ask them for a email address where you can contact them with updates. By collecting your readers’ email addresses from the very beginning of your blog, you’ll build the largest mailing list possible.
Ever wonder why almost everyone websites you visit ask about you? Sign up with your email address?
In marketing there is a saying that goes “the money is in the mailing list”. This is because a mailing list allows you to contact people over and over again.
Each time you send an email to your list, you can offer them products/services or just get them to visit your blog again where you can earn money from ads (discussed below). This is exactly what big companies like Groupon do with their mailing lists. They send out daily or weekly offers
You’ll need an email marketing service to get started. By far the easiest and most reliable I’ve found is Constant Contact, which offers a free trial of its services for new bloggers. I’ve put together a complete step-by-step tutorial on how to use Constant Contact with your blog.
2. Monetizing Your Blog
Once you’ve built a decent reader base, you can turn your attention to making money from your blog. There are a variety of ways to do this, but one of the most lucrative ways bloggers make money also happens to be the easiest: advertising.
Having a large number of visitors to your blog means that advertisers will pay to show their ads to their readers. The easiest way to blog for money is to get paid to display ads on your blog by joining Google’s AdSense program at http://www.google.com/adsense
Once you set up your account in AdSense, you will be given a code to add to your blog. This code will automatically display ads on your blog from companies that are part of the Google ad network. You might see ads from small businesses related to your topic, or you might see ads from large businesses that have nothing to do with your topic.
The great thing about AdSense is that you have thousands of advertisers doing offers to advertise. on your blog, and all you have to do is add the simple code to your blog. Once you do, the process is completely separate.
Every time one of your visitors clicks on an ad, you get paid. Google collects the money from advertisers and then hands you a check (usually every month).
This arrangement is nice not only because it’s hands-off, but because you’re dealing with a reputable company that knows that will actually pay you on time.
How much can you earn?
How much you can earn with AdSense depends on three factors:
1. The number of visitors to your blog
This one is pretty obvious. More people visiting your blog means more ad clicks, which means more money for you.
2. The visibility of the ads
When you place the AdSense code on your blog, you can choose the style of the ads (large images, small images, text, etc.) and also where they are placed. The more prominently your ads are displayed, the more likely they are to be clicked.
However, you must balance placing your ads prominently against the potential to annoy your readers. We have all visited blogs where it is difficult to see the content due to the number and size of the ads. This is a delicate balance to strike and something you’ll need to experiment with to get the most out of your blog.
3. The topic you’re blogging about
The final factor that affects your AdSense earnings is the topic you’re blogging about. This is because advertisers will pay more to be on certain blogs than others.
For example, if your site is about golf, your readers are likely to have a healthy income. Because of this, there are quite a few advertisers who want to show their ads to their readers, and they will likely pay a good amount per click to do so.
Contrast this to a blog. About Justin Bieber. The readers of this blog are likely to be teenage girls, who normally don’t have much purchasing power.Because of this, advertisers are likely to pay less per click.
These three factors will determine how much money you make. Estimating exactly what you’ll earn is hard enough, but a high-traffic blog on the right topic has the potential to bring in several thousand dollars each month. Of course, many people earn less than this, and some earn even more. In fact, it’s been estimated that some of the top AdSense publishers make nearly $2 million a year from AdSense alone.
Remember that making money from your blog takes time. After all, there’s a reason learning how to make money online is the last step in my guide. You need to make sure that you have followed all the steps above perfectly to give yourself the best chance of earning a substantial income from blogging. This won’t happen overnight, but most bloggers find that the work itself is rewarding enough to continue on the journey.
Once you get your blog up and running, make sure Please refer to my step-by-step tutorial on how to install AdSense on your blog.
What’s next?
Learning how to make money with a blog is the final step of my tutorial on how to start a blog. I hope you will not only read this entire guide but also take action on it. Blogging is a long and continuous journey, but only by taking the first step will you be able to see where this path can take you.
Haven’t you started your blog yet? Click here to get started with step #1 of the guide
Of course, there’s still a lot more to learn about blogging once you’ve followed this guide. You can continue reading more tips and tricks on my blog or check out some of my other tutorials, including my guide on how to build a website and my review of website builders.
If you have any questions about blogs please feel free to contact me!
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