How to Make Money Blogging for Beginners

Let’s be honest because we must be transparent. You have been lied to if you have been told that making money from blogging is as simple as writing content, signing up to Google AdSense, and watching your bank balance grow.

Realistically, the chances of you blogging and making enough money to live comfortably are pretty low but do not let that put you off.

To make money from blogging, you need content and an audience. If what has been written demotivates you, this is not for you.

What is blogging?

Blogging is writing content on a content management system like WordPress. You write a blog post, and people can comment and leave their opinion. You categorize your content into categories and tags.

The focus of your blogging depends on the goal of creating content in the first place. Some writers do it because they are passionate about a topic or want to sell a product or service.

Sadly, with the introduction of social networks like Facebook and Twitter, blog comments have died away. However, blogging is still crucial if you want to build an audience without the need of having to deal with algorithms and strict rules on social platforms.

Find your niche based on your passions

When it comes to how to make money with blogging, in my experience, it’s much easier if you focus on a niche that you are passionate about.

A good example is, do not write a blog about travel in Europe; instead, focus on a country or city; when you’re generating an income from that destination, you can focus on other places.

You must be consistent with your writing, so you must be passionate and knowledgeable about the niche you focus on. Can you write and edit a 500-700 word blog post in 60 minutes without doing any research?

• What are your passions?
• What do you want to teach people about this passion?

Grab a pen and pad, then start to write down what you are passionate about.

Be consistent

You do not need to write a new blog post every day. It could be that you will write every Sunday morning and publish it later that day.

Be consistent, so your audience knows when to expect a new blog post, and the search engines regularly index fresh new content from your website.

So, how can you make money from blogging?

Google AdSense

The easiest way is to sign up for Google AdSense and automatically place ads within your content. When a visitor clicks on any of those ads, you will receive money from Google because you have sent them to an advertiser.

We recommend setting your account to place the ads automatically once you have embedded the code within your website. This way, Google will decide to put the ads in a prominent position, so you make more money.

As we mentioned, to make money from Google AdSense, you need people to visit your website, which is why we recommend reading our audience-building articles to help you with this.

We are focusing on making a comfortable living from blogging, not a few cents here and there, which is why we included choosing a niche you are passionate about so you can consistently write content.

Affiliate marketing

The following way to make money from blogging is affiliate marketing. This is where you recommend products and services from within your content, and when someone clicks on the link and purchases, you will receive a commission.

We’ve written an article on the best affiliate programs for beginners, so we recommend that you read that article next.

Sponsored content

Finally, another way to make money from blogging is by writing sponsored content. Brands will pay you to write content and include their products and services.

This is harder to make money from because you need an engaged audience for brands to reach out. You could create a media pack, reach out to companies, and share details about your audience.

Building an audience is essential

As you’ve seen from these three ways to make money, you need an audience.

You cannot just create a blog post and expect to make money immediately. It would help if you focused on a niche, be consistent, write the correct type of content and do this for 12-18 months before you start seeing income that makes life more comfortable.

Hopefully, this article gives you some insight into how to make money blogging.