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If you have a subject you are passionate about and have the ability to write and communicate, blogging can be one of the best ways to make an income from home and be your own boss. Here are a few ways to make money as a blogger.
Starting Your Blog
Before you can become a successful blogger, you will of course need to learn how to start a blog. WordPress and Blogger are great platforms for first-time bloggers to start on, and you can host your blog for free until you get the hang of things if you need to. These platforms provide an easy-to-use interface that’s useful even for those who don’t know anything about HTML, coding or website design and simply want to write about stuff that interests them.
However, it is noteworthy to mention that if you intend on making money online, a free blog is not the best option. While Blogger, Tumblr, Wix and Weebly offer free platforms, they also limit how you can design and monetize, as well as control what you can say due to their Terms of Service agreements. If you are truly serious about blogging, the WordPress blogging software is optimal. The software is free and you simply need to buy hosting because most web hosts will actually give you a domain for free with your hosting package.
Making Money from Advertising
Advertising is one of the most popular ways in which people make money from their blogging endeavors. If your blog gets a lot of traffic, you will be able to sell advertising space directly to advertisers who are looking for popular sites and blogs to use in order to promote their products and services.
Google AdSense is one of the easiest ways to start using advertising to make money from your blog as it is both simple and free to use. Google AdSense works as Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising and brings in money based on number of clicks rather than pure page impressions.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is basically promoting other people’s products on your blog through links, and receiving a commission from each purchase that is made through your blog. There are many different affiliate programs that you can get started with, including eBay and Amazon’s affiliate marketing programs which are simple to use and ideal for newbie bloggers. Not only that, but Amazon and eBay are both trusted and popular sites with online customers, putting you in with a better chance of earning money from your affiliate links.
Write an eBook
EBooks are easily one of the best ways to make a passive income, especially if you can write one on a subject that people want to read more about and sell it for a reasonable price. With e-reading on the rise thanks to Kindle and tablet devices and a whole range of e-reading apps for every type of smartphone, this is one of the best ways out there to monetize your blog.
If the topics that you cover on your blog are popular with readers and they’re always itching to learn more, an eBook is a great example of one way that you could provide them with the extra info that they want at a price.
While these options to make money blogging are the most popular, there are also dozens of other ways to monetize any website. Like any other business, focus on building a quality blog with a loyal following, and opportunities will spring up.
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