How to Make Money Blogging in 2024 (7-Figure Entrepreneur Secrets)
Hey, do you want to learn how to make money blogging in 2024?
I’m Adam Enfroy, and I’m a former pizza guy turned 9-5 drone turned blogger who’s made more than 3 million dollars from blogging.
This post will take you 10 minutes to read, but it could change your life forever. If you want to learn start a blog, but:
- Aren’t sure where to even start
- Are confused by the barrage of AI THIS, BUY THIS, SEO THAT information
- Are too worried about failure to take the leap
- Are wondering if blogging is even viable still in 2024 with Google updates and AI
This post is going to solve all of that.
I had a regular pizza job most of my adult life. But I felt stuck…like I was wasting all of my potential working some dead-end job.
And not even my high-paid 9-5 digital marketing job in Austin could cure that feeling. I knew the only way to fill that void was to have my own business. I knew in my heart that I just couldn’t work for someone else. Not if I wanted to feel happy.
I just felt like I wasn’t meant to sit in a cubicle all day working for someone else’s dream instead of my own. Something HAD TO CHANGE.
I decided to take the leap and start my own blog back in 2019. Within 7 months, I was making $40,000 per month. That’s when I finally achieved my life-long dream: I quit that job and started traveling the world working from a laptop on my own personal businesses. No alarms. No schedules. No boss. No nothing. I finally felt like I was living my dream.
In just 10 years, I’ve gone from a nobody pizza boy to a successful blogger running multiple 7-figure online businesses and a YouTube channel with 200,000 subs. Now, I run my blog and teach my students how to start their own $10,000+/month blogs at Blog Growth Engine.
In today’s post, I’m going to show you all of the ways to earn money online through blogging that I teach my 6,000+ students at AI Income Blueprint.
It’s easier now than ever before to earn a full-time living through your own blog. You just need to know how to monetize your website, how to bring in traffic, and how to do some basic marketing with automations.
I’m about to show you all of that and more.
By the way, this is the same information I teach in my community that has helped some of my students earn $5,000, $10,000, and even $15,000 per month blogging.
Ready to make money online? Let’s take the plunge…
Making Money Blogging in 2024 (Quick Rundown)
Let me just give you the TL;DR on making money with blogging in 2024 in case you’re in a rush.
My blueprint for monetizing a blog is simple:
- Use free (or cheap) keyword tools to find a niche.
- Find a web host for your WordPress site. I like Bluehost because it’s cheap and fast. It’s $1.99/month, so it’s practically nothing. Plus, they’re the most beginner-friendly host out there.
- Use AI tools to help generate blog posts quickly and efficiently. Some tools are so good you can’t tell the difference between human and AI writing. It’s amazing.
- Monetize your blog by running ads, earning affiliate commissions, and creating your own products.
- Scale using AI.
I teach this process to thousands of people in my AI Income Blueprint course because it works. Blogging isn’t nearly as complicated as most influencers – or Google – want you to think it is. We’ve tested this method across hundreds of websites and keywords, and we regularly see sites ranking Page 1 on Google using affordable tools and AI automations.
OK, let’s get to how to make money from your blog once it’s up and running.
5 Ways to Make Money Blogging That Still Work in 2024
Here are the 5 best ways to generate money from your blog that still work in 2024.
Become an Affiliate for Other Products
Pros
- No overhead
- Mostly passive income
- No customer support
- Easily scalable
Cons
- Commissions can be low
- You’re reliant on the product owner to make the sale
- Requires moderate to high traffic
Affiliate marketing is still the #1 way to make money blogging in 2024, especially if you’re new to making money online and want to generate passive income.
Affiliate marketing has totally changed my life. It’s the main reason I escaped the 9-5 rat race and built a life of total financial and personal freedom.
There’s no overhead, low startup costs, and once your articles are ranking, you can generate passive income on autopilot (so long as your content ranks).
Not trying to brag here, but some of my articles generate $10,000+ per month in income, and I haven’t done any work on them in months. Like this online course platforms article:
In case you’re totally new to this, let me explain…
Affiliate marketing is when you promote other people’s products in exchange for a percentage (sometimes up to 50%) of the sale price. You recommend a product and if the person buys it, you get a cut of the sale.
When people who want to build their own courses search “best online course platform”, my article pops up:
Inside this beast of an article, I recommend my favorite platforms:
When someone buys it, I get a cut of that sales for the entire lifetime of their subscription. That means every month when Thinkific gets paid, they send me money right to my bank account.
But Adam, everyone says affiliate SEO is dead. Does it still work?
Yes, affiliate marketing still works. If anything, it’s easier now than ever before with AI.
Before, you needed a lot of money and a big team to launch an affiliate site. Now, you just need to know how to leverage AI and you can do it all yourself.
Most people are doing it the wrong way, trying to take shortcuts, and then crying online when they don’t succeed.
Our students are crushing it right now based on the tips I teach in my AI Income Blueprint course.
Millie Pham is making $5,000 per month writing about AI tools (her passion):
Another student is ranking #1 and #2 on Google’s results over major competitors for high-value keywords using AI:
Those products retail for $2,000+. That could easily be a $1,000 payout for her for a single commission.
Does affiliate marketing still work in 2024? Yes it does. You just need to know what you’re doing. Don’t listen to the quitters who tried to cheat the system and failed.
Further Reading: Check out my complete guide on affiliate marketing. It’ll teach you how the industry works, as well as how to find affiliate programs and my top affiliate programs to sign up for.
Running Ads
Pros
- Easily scalable
- The quickest win in the game
- Works in any niche
- No time investment or products needed
Cons
- Low payout per transaction
- Requires an audience
- Annoying for visitors
Paid ads are the fastest and easiest way to monetize your blog. If you have the traffic, you can make steady income off your visitors by turning your site into a billboard for advertisers like Mediavine.
I love paid ads for a few reasons:
- They’re extremely easy to implement
- You just park them on your site and they generate 100% passive income
- You don’t have to rely on 3rd-parties or building your own products to make money
You get paid when a visitor views an ad. It doesn’t matter if they buy anything or not. Think of yourself like the landowner who gets money from the billboard company. You just sit there and collect checks regardless of whether someone pulls off the Interstate into the McDonald’s or not.
At one point, I was earning $14,000+ per month just from running ads on my articles.
Mediavine even did a report on it:
Let me give you a few tips for running ads on your site based on how I make six-figures per year with ads:
- Don’t run them right away: Ads are a numbers game. You need traffic or you’re going to be scraping pennies off the ground. I remember when I was making $1.50 per day with ads, and pulling my hair out trying to bring that number up. Get your traffic first!
- Don’t use AdSense: Google AdSense is a waste of time. They lure you in with a low traffic threshold, and since everyone wants to monetize right away, people fall into the trap of running AdSense (like me when I was making $1.50 per day). Use Mediavine instead. They pay up to 4x more than AdSense IF you have the traffic to qualify. You can also check out some of my favorite advertising platforms in my guide to the 7 best advertising platforms to scale your business.
- Don’t run ads on all of your posts: Ads can be annoying for visitors, so if you’ve got a post that’s important for sales (like the affiliate post I showed you before), don’t run ads on it. Run ads on less important posts and on posts that don’t have any other means of monetization.
3. Sponsorships (Sponsored Posts, Insertions, & Advertisers)
Pros
- High earning potential
- Very low effort
- High demand
Cons
- Requires oversight
- Requires website authority and traffic
- One-time payments
- May affect your credibility if you do it wrong
Here’s another way to make money from your blog that could add $3,000-$5,000 to your online income with minimal effort.
Sponsorships are when you utilize your blog’s audience and search engine optimization (SEO) power to offer paid placements for other companies.
This typically comes in one of 3 forms:
- Sponsored Posts: This is when a company pays you to publish a post promoting their company on your blog. Typical fees for high-traffic sponsored posts range from $500 – $1,500.
- Sponsorships: Once you build a name for yourself, other companies will take notice and want to work for you. You know how sports leagues always have “the official car of the NBA” partnerships? That’s what you’ll be doing.
- Link Insertions in Old Posts: This one is a bit tricky if you’re new to this space. I’ll explain, though. Links are super important for your Google rankings. Every time one site links to another, this tells Google that the site is trustworthy, and they get a boost in rankings. So you can utilize the posts on your site by selling links to other websites inside of them. Say you have a post on “the top dog breeds for families”. You could sell a placement in that article to a dog toy company or another pet blog. They pay you a few hundred bucks, you insert a link in your post to that blog, and everyone walks away happy.
Selling Your Own Services (SEO, Consulting, Content Writing, etc.)
Pros
- No traffic needed
- Make money right away
- Stable income
- No up-front investment required
Cons
- Very competitive market
- Not scalable
- Time intensive
Selling your own freelance or agency services is a great way to earn fast, stable income from your blog without needing any traffic or products.
Some of the quickest wins are to start selling:
- Content writing (AI and human)
- SEO services
- Consulting (web design, link building, SEO, etc.)
Your blog will automatically lend you credibility and earn trust in a prospect’s eyes. All you need to do is reach out to them and make them a proposal…someone is bound to bite.
It’s not “easy”, but it’s the fastest way to generate income from a blog. You’re doing this to make money, right? Offering your own services is the fastest way from A to B in that case.
Here’s a great example of one of our students, Millie, absolutely killing it with services from her site:
And one of our coaches, Kevin Meng, offers content writing, copywriting, and consulting using his website:
You might not make much money to start, but it’s possible to start earning $100-$200/hour for consulting and upwards of $500 per blog if you can deliver results.
If you want to take a shortcut to learning SEO, writing, and consulting skills that you can turn into your own freelancing or agency business, myself and my team of coaches teach them inside AI Income Blueprint.
All you need to do is:
- Learn how to prospect for leads
- Learn how to write cold outreach emails that actually get responses (99% don’t and most responses are “never email me again”)
- Learn how to write proposals that actually land clients
And, of course, you need to actually have the skills to back it up too.
Sell Your Own Courses (Using This Step-by-Step Blueprint)
Pros
- You keep all the profit
- Highest earning potential
- No limit to what you can do (course, community, products, etc.)
Cons
- Expertise required
- Up-front work required
If you want to build a 7-figure business, your end goal needs to be your own course and community. Of all the 7 and 8-figure entrepreneurs I know, the vast majority of them have a flagship course with a community attached to it.
Affiliate income, ads, and sponsored posts are how you escape the rat race and earn $100,000 a year or more. Next-level products like courses are how you generate true wealth and gain financial freedom.
I’m doing well over two million dollars per year, and my blogging course and community are the main money maker.
And the best part?
There’s really no magic to it. Find something you’re good at, make a high-level course on it, attach a community, and build a funnel (I’ll explain this below) that brings people to your course automatically.
You could make a course on:
- Using AI
- Learning a hobby that you love
- Learning a language
- How to improve your mental health (e.g, anxiety relief)
- Building a niche business
- Personal development
- Cooking
And once you establish yourself as an expert, having a course opens you up to consulting gigs, podcast appearances, conference speaking events, and high-paid sponsorships.
This is all relatively simple to do with the right knowledge and automations.
Let’s use an everyday example like woodworking.
Say, for some odd reason, that you just happen to be the best woodworker to ever walk the planet.
You could easily make an online course that retails for $1,000-$2,000 or more.
Don’t believe me?
Want to guess how much this guy sells his in-person woodworking course for?
Any guesses?
$30,000.
Yes, you read that right. Thirty-thousand United States Dollars.
You could probably sell yours for $3,000 and make bank.
How to Build a Marketing Funnel for Your Course That Brings in Clients on Autopilot
OK, so now that you’re totally committed to the idea of building generational wealth by making the best woodworking course in the history of human civilization, here’s how you’d market it.
You’d need to build what we call a funnel. Funnels are a marketing technique consisting of a series of automated steps that take an interested prospect and turn them into a buyer. It would look something like this:
- Get them to give you their email address by offering an interesting piece of free value
- Create a sequence of emails slowly warming them up to purchasing from you
- Create a great offer, sales page, and video sales letter
- Hit them with a great offer and send them to your sales page with a limited time discount
Here’s a real-life example…
If they’re interested in woodworking, you might offer them an interesting guide about building things out of wood, then automatically send them a series of emails taking them through a transformation from beginner to expert craftsman with his own thriving business.
And finally, after they’ve been through those steps, you hit them with a one-time discount offer for your new woodworking masterclass. This sends them to a targeted sales page (or checkout page) describing the benefits of your offer.
This could all be automated with tools like ConvertKit and AI integrations that will help you optimize the funnel.
I teach how to build a sales funnel like this in my AI Income Blueprint course, and there’s also a free training video on my YouTube channel of how I built a 7-figure funnel step-by-step.
How Do Bloggers Make Money?
Now that you know all of the income streams, I want to quickly show you how to grow your blog so you can start making money from it.
Making money from your own website requires one thing: Traffic.
You need people to visit your website every day, or else you’ll have no audience to sell to.
This is actually easier now than ever before if you use AI to help you. Your costs will be way lower, and you might not need to outsource anything. You can start and grow a blog 100% on your own with very low costs.
You just need to follow these steps:
- Find a Niche: Find a topic that you are knowledgeable on and passionate about. This could be woodworking, AI, or dog training. It’s your blog, I don’t care what you choose. Many of my students build their blogs around their 9-5 jobs. Yes, you can turn your professional skills into a profitable blog that generates you passive income.
- Get Your Website Online: Get a web host, build a simple WordPress website, and get that thing online. Once it’s ready, you can start publishing content.
- Start Creating Content: Do keyword research to find topics that people are actively searching for. You can use free AI tools plus some cheap keyword tools to find high-traffic, low-competition keywords that you can rank for quickly. You just need to publish blogs on that topic, and when you have enough content, you’ll start ranking.
- Monetize Your Blog: Once you have enough traffic, you can start signing up for affiliate programs and running ads. And when you’ve built your brand, you can start building your own products, too. This entire process can take as little as 6 months (some of my students make money within their first 3 months, but that’s rare).
Now You Know How to Make Money Blogging. What’s Next?
The next step is for you to take action.
You now know:
- Blogging is still viable in 2024
- How to grow your audience
- How to monetize your blog
All that’s left is for you to learn how to do it step-by-step from people who’ve done it already.
First, get started with Bluehost for $1.99 per month.
My free AI blogging masterclass shows you everything you need to know to start, grow, and monetize your blog. With some hard work and patience, you can build an online business that makes $5,000 – $10,000 per month or more.
If you’re hesitant, I understand. Just know that nothing happens until you make it happen. And anyways, it’s free. So, what have you got to lose? Check it out now and let me know what you think.
Whatever you choose, I wish you luck.
- Adam
Hi Adam,
This post is very informative.
Really guest blogging is very important as the competition is fierce.
I would love to know if you accept guest post.
Best regards
Eniola
Hey Akinduyo – thanks! Currently I do not accept guest posts but I will let you know if that changes.
If blogs in our focus niche don’t accept guest posts, should we target a sub-niche just in case we run into something like that?
Hey Bridget – great question! I would say that if your focus niche doesn’t accept guest posts, find a related niche. For backlinks, Google looks at the guest post site’s Domain Authority (DA) and also their relevancy to your content. So for example, for my blog, I aim to write on high DA marketing sites, but also find value in sites related to anything from sales to web design, ecommerce, etc.
Thanks for this idea. Blogging with passion in mind is just not going to work recently.
You’re right when you said that hobby bloggers are just there because they can’t figure out how to make money from their blog.
Thanks a lot though
Thank you very much.
Continue the good work on this blog.
Best Regards,
Eniola.
I really like the business model you have laid out. My struggle is the ‘niche’ and I know I have to devote more time to finding a profitable one. Cheers.
I appreciate your blog.This is the first time i am visiting to your post.really it’s so intersresting to read.Please keep up writing. Thanx for sharing.
Well done on an amazing achievement on your blog. I’ve been browsing around and you’ve created a real asset here. Your content is great. I’m practising my writing skills trying to engage my audience on my blog. Even went to buy Pro writing aid to help me with grammar. I’m really inspired by your success. Keep the great content coming!
Thanks Mozie – much appreciated! 🙂
One of the best guides on blogging, I was really interested in blogging.
Thanks for sharing such important information.
Hi Adam.
You mention you started all this success “without writing a single word.”. Did you outsource all the content on this blog too?
Thanks,
Hey Kevin. While I outsourced all of my guest post content, I wrote all of my initial content on my own blog. Now I do outsource some initial drafts for my site, but edit and update everything. Most of my writing is updating/improving current posts. So I might get a draft that’s 2,000 words. Then edit it and over time add to it to make it 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,000+ words.
Hey Adam, thanks for the article. Do you have a recommendation for who/platform to go to for outsourcing posts on your own blog? Thanks
Hey David, you can find individual freelancers on Fiverr and other sites like that. I posted a job on ProBlogger and got a lot of applications that way. Hope that helps!
Ok thanks a lot! What are you typically comfortable with paying for a 2000+ word article?
I need to work on guest posting and developing an email list. I keep reading that having an email list should be the number one thing to do, but I wasn’t sure about what company to use for growing an email list. I also like how you broke down the growth of website visitors to the days you’ve been blogging and methods of ways to make money during those times of growth. Thanks for this! It helps a lot!
Hey Jasmine, thanks for the comment and the kind words. I currently use ConvertKit and OptinMonster for email list growth. You can check them out if you’d like. 🙂
Hey Adam – Love this post! I’m referring to this religiously as I do my reachouts. From the email template you included in this post, just want to confirm, does this mean you guest post for each site multiple times a month? If so, how many guest posts do you typically do for each site? Thanks!
Hey David, I don’t guest post for each site multiple times per month. I often just contribute once to a site and never again. Others I may do a few times or monthly for 4-6 months. But I’d say in the vast majority of cases I do between 1-3 total guest posts for them. That way I can get links from a number of different sites. It requires more work/email outreach but is worth it to me.
Please Mr Adam I will Like you to teach how to Blog I need Your Help
Thanks.
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Am sugargurl this write up has really changed my concept about blogging, I am glad I came in contact with it. I wanna know if all these features can be found on blogspot.com cause that’s where I just launch my blog…thank you for this tremendous information
Hey there, thanks for your comment. Ultimately, I recommend you do not use blogspot but purchase your own hosting and domain name and use WordPress.
This is the best Blogpost about Blogging I’ve read in a while! I have a question. do you thin all these strategies work for the Spanish speaking market? I’ve been wondering about starting my blog in English or Spanish or both languages. What is your advice for this subject? So little information talking about this!
Thanks in advance.
Amazing helpful article. Got to learn new things from this. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Very few people are talking so cleverly about making money through blogging. Thanks for sharing such important resources with us. It really helped me.
Thanks Adam for this revelation. I found this article very helpful. I’ll have to try out these tips on my blog. I believe it will work for me too. I can’t wait to start seeing dividends on my blog. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Helana, thanks for reading! I wish you the best and let me know if you have any questions.
This is quite refreshing and informative compared to what i usually read. That distinction between passion and business is where i’ve always struggled
It’s the best article I’ve read so far …
I read your post and found it very interesting and informative not only to me but to all digital marketing professionals. I love this kind of posts on how to earn from blogging.
Please share more posts like this.
Great content, I like the part where you said to always research about your niche and its demand. The first step is the key point
Dear Adam
You have expose every truth that there is to know about blogging.
Indeed blogging for passion is a no no but blogging as business owner is a sure path to real success.
There is so much I need to do now. Thanks a lot for sharing this awesome article. Keep up the good job
Thanks Kelvin – I really appreciate it man!
I read your post, it s very interesting.Now i am building my new blog and your suggestions are very helpful.VERY WEL DONE.The five pillars exposed by you are very important in creating a blog.Ihope to become as good as you as a bloger.a big thank youbit.ly/ 2iH6gdp
thank you, Adam.
thanks so much for this post.
men I have not seen this amount info in one place since I started researching on blogging.
what you just gave for free here is what people pay for.
thank you for your heart of goal and passion for helping startup bloggers like me make money. am just so in lone with this site right now.
if I tell you this is the most resourceful place I have been to in the blogging thing am not flattering. its truth. thanks much and I love sincere people like you.
thanks again.
I want o start a blog on relationships(love and dating advice).
– do you think it’s a good niche that I can make money from well since am not a certified coach yet? but I have good coaching skills and is working towards certification
– also, how do you think I can start monetizing it from day one as you said apart from coaching?
Adam, you ‘ve not replied to these my questions and i have been axiously been waiting for your reply for days now
Hey Nkenne,
Thanks for the kind words – I’m glad you’re enjoying the content. 🙂
To answer your questions, most dating and relationship blogs make money via affiliate marketing (recommending dating apps/products) or via ads on their site (which require a lot of traffic. While I think you can make money in this niche, it is a highly competitive and difficult niche to make money in quickly. You will have to develop your personal brand, rank on Google, and funnel your readers into an email funnel where you offer them a dating product. Is there a reason that you’re primarily interested in this niche? Apart from coaching, I don’t know how to monetize this niche from day 1 – I think coaching is the way to do that.
to answer your question of if there is any reason why I am primarily interested in that niche, I will say its because I know I have great knowledge when it comes to that aspect, and have helped people in the past have great relationships. though not certified.
Thanks Mr Adam.
Its inspirational post for me…
thank you mr ADAM
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Hey there. Greetings from this side. Being a blogger myself I couldn’t agree more. This is a brilliant article. I really enjoyed reading this. This is truly insightful to your readers. Much thanks for sharing. Keep it up 🙂
Thanks Adam for the informative content. You recommend picking niches that make money even if you have no passion for them. Does this mean you recommend outsourcing all the content creation even for the first five blog posts you mentioned?
Hey Anthony, good questions. I would say that you need to pick a niche that you have either leverage or professional experience in. You shouldn’t go into a niche without having some knowledge in it or it doesn’t make sense. For example, I’ve seen people with a ton of career experience think they should start a fitness or nutrition blog just because that’s a niche they read about online. Go with your strengths. If you were to develop a personal brand and be known for one (profitable) thing, think about what that would be.
For the first five posts, I wrote those myself as I think it is important to get some writing experience under your belt so that you know how to format posts, what to provide your freelancer, etc. I hope that helps!
Thank so so much for this info. I just started a new blog from the scratch and hopping i will soon become a blogger like you.
Thanks for the post. But I think even though the niche market is really competitive – it’s hard to make as much money as your title
Adam, I am happy i found your blog. It gave out the real core insight on how to be successful blogging. I joined many top blogging site email lists to see what exactly, how they are doing their marketing and making their money. I found yours was different and unique.
Others seem hesitant to tell you the real stuff. They just want to sell you down the line through affiliate links.
I seems to have found the missing key (High DA Guest Posting) in my blogging. The first time i read your blog, i verified what you said by checking your DA (76), Blog age, i knew you know what you saying.
right now,I study your content like math books every day and firing my site on steroid
Adam, I am short of words! really. Really. God Bless you
Wow, thanks so much – your comment means a lot. And I agree with you on the key of high DA guest posting and link building. One good thing is that some niches don’t even require super high DA sites to link to you. Since my site is in the marketing niche it requires it, but lots of others can be successful with much lower DA links. Thanks again for reading and I’m very glad you found my site.
Adam
Thank you, there are a number of useful and effective make money with blogging ideas and how to make money blogging advice here now. Thanks
Great, thanks to much. I make money on my blog with Google Adsense
Thank you, there are a number of useful and effective make money with blogging ideas and how to make money blogging advice here now. Thanks
wow! such an informative blog Adam! You seem like a master of SEO. im new to blogging and you said every thing right, passion doesnt make money. money makes passion! Do you have any SEO courses or how to guespost? im so lost in how you get backlinks or just where to look for guest posting etc, and currently SEO is like just flying over my head! Would love some help and guidance please:) x
Hey Sadia, thanks for the kind words! I’m glad you found the articles useful. 🙂 Right now I’m working on an online course that will cover SEO, keyword research, WordPress, affiliate marketing – hopefully everything at a deep level that’s also easy to follow. For now, I have a product called Backlink Blueprint that provides some guidance and may help. I’ll keep you posted on when a full video course goes live.
Thank so so much for this info. I just started a new blog from scratch and hoping I will soon become a blogger like you!
Great Stuff!
I must follow these ways to make money through my blog
Thank you for sharing
Hello Adam,
You write with such authority and professionalism that it’s easy to see why your services are in demand and you earn such a good living. You obviously have the experience.
For someone like me, however, my area of expertise is writing itself, as a profession – I have been a ghostwriter and author of both books and articles for the past 11 years (a few awards for my writing and my clients), before that a screenwriter (award-winning also, and one produced film).
Another area of expertise might be puppy-raising and dog training (I’ve raised puppies for two guide dog organizations and have rescued and rehabilitated numerous dogs over the years. I’ve also helped train and breed bird dogs).
That said, both of those areas seem so saturated with online experts that I wonder if either would be a viable platform from which to launch. Your thoughts?
Thanks, Adam, for being so generous with your knowledge on this blog. Very insightful.
Blessings,
Noah
Hii,
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Thanks for this information.
Love from India .
Thanks for this information. I have started a new blog to follow these steps.
Wow! I love your content, This is a fantastic blog. I will keep in touch with you for the next posts. Thanks for sharing.
What a nice presentation of the tips of making money by blogging! Thanks you for the post that you posted on the site.
Thanks for sharing on how to make money from blogging ..
Many ways to make passive income online, but creating the website and drive the traffic on your blog.
apply for google Adsense and keep the ads on your blog and earn money.. You can also earn money by affiliate marketing…
Thanks for this very informative article on making money from blogging.
Hopefully we can apply some of these techniques and see some positive results.
Thanks for this very informative article on making money from blogging.
Hopefully we can apply some of these techniques and see some positive results.
Really great article especially for new bloggers. Keep up the good work. You are a motivation to many of novice bloggers like myself.
This is great advice, really it’s exactly what I was looking for, but I’m wondering, what if you don’t have any impressive professional leverage to get you in the door? I’m a student, about to start graduate school in clinical psychology, and I don’t have the credentials yet to have any real leverage with businesses, etc.
I’m also curious if you think a blog can evolve (e.g. as long as a blog stays within a broad niche like lifestyle do you think that it may be able to shift main content type like from diy to parenting advice, for example)?
Hey Brittany, thanks for your comment – I sent you an email response. 🙂
Very nice article. Actually I agree with you You are right passion doesn’t create money; money creates passion. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful information.please keep sharing more info about HOW TO MAKE MONEY BLOGGING IN 2020.
Hay Adam Enfroy thanks for this very informative blog post. It helps me a lot.
No problem – I’m happy it was helpful.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful information to start making money online. I am also working as a freelancer since 5 years. Now I am trying to grow as a blogger.
Google Adsense is an easy way to make money from your blog. All you need to do is add a script from Google to your website and start displaying ads.
While this is true, it’s also the least lucrative form of monetization. It’s mainly used for news organizations and sites that can get 500,000 or more visitors/month. I personally have no ads on my site.
Hi Adam,
Thanks for you post that helped me a lot to update my blog traffic. I’m just a new blogger and I am afraid people who actually accept my invitation. Let me try your pitch and try if it works. Thanks.
This is a very intriguing post. Lots of great info.
I’m generally quite happy with the organic traffic I receive at my blogs. I’ve never done any guest posting or any other kind of link building.The info here has me wondering what I could be missing out on.
Sounds like some experimentation is in order.
Thanks for the info and the inspiration!
Rick
Hey Rick, that’s great you’re happy with your traffic. I think some more off-page SEO might be worth trying out.
Hi! I love the honesty in your post. I’ve wanted to start a blog for awhile because I just had a baby and would love to work from home. But of course my options are teaching or being a mom, either a small audience or a over populated niche, so I don’t think I’ll be able to monetize as I hope. My fiancé, however, owns his own business as a general contractor and can literally fix anything and has a wonderful eye for home renovations. He’s truly an expert in his work and would have much kore to offer. He wants to start a YouTube channel and I thought it be good to connect it to a blog. I’d love your thoughts and suggestions on the possibility of this direction. Thank you!
Amazing! very nice article….
I’ve been thinking how should I start blogging. You just nailed it. Your information is genuine and informative. I like how you did a detailed explanation of the ins and outs. One thing I learned from here is not just write about your passion but target a niche that would totally hit the sales! Nice job. Hope to read more about your blog. Once I start my own, I would definitely leave a comment again. Hope to connect with you in the future!
Hi Adam,
Wow, This article was nice and useful. You have described very well how to make money by blogging. You speak real that “Choose Your Blog’s Niche Based on Market Factors, Not Your Passions”. I appreciate your opinion💖.
Thanks for your valuable post and waiting for your next article.👍
Anita Jacobi
Contributor, Careeriz
Thanks so much Anita!
Hello, ADAM ENFROY
Blogging is a good platform in which you can start a good start and make a good income from it. In this blog, you share such good information on blogging and be able to earn money. I learned a lot from your blog about blogging. Keep it up, I appreciate you.
Thank you
Have a nice day
Thanks Kanchan – I appreciate it!
Whoah. I am a small online jewelry artist, that is looking for ways to earn extra income by selling something intangible.
The coronacrisis has dried up my sales as people are panicking and I am taking these 3 weeks of lockdown to think of ideas for another business.
A way to earn income for my family of 5, but no longer selling actual products that Amazon or aliExpress copies and sells for much less. I want a digital product.
But what topic? I have a background in biochemistry, but am providing as a small business owner in jewelry for 12 years now. I am quite good in google ads. What combination is that, hahaha, biochemistry, google ads and pendants. Sounds like a Quentin Tarantino movie.
Through the corona panic, hitting small businesses hard, i want to look back in a few years and think this was the turning point in my life. I just have no clue where I could add value. Can only think of google Ads tips for small business owners, but those are hardly high end customers…
Thoughts are much appreciated!
Lidia
Lidia, please email me at adam at adamenfroy dot com. I feel your story and was there at one point. Please connect with me there and I hope I can help. 🙂
Oh cool! Have contacted you, Adam. Thanks
Hello,
This was very informative. I’ve read several blogs about how to start blogs online and how to make money and they are very vague in their details and I really don’t understand how to do it. Blogging is something I’m interested in doing not as a hobby, but to be able to make money enough to provide for my family and to put away money for savings. It seems it’s possible. I really don’t know what type of niche to blog about. I work as a registered nurse, and I am also a part-time teacher.
Also, every blog I have read about starting a blog and making money always talks about how it takes years to become lucrative. I’m looking for something that I can make lucrative in the next 3 months. I just don’t know how to make my ideas work. Maybe I’m not creative enough?
Thanks for the information.
SJ
I really like the business model you have laid out. My struggle is the ‘niche’ and I know I have to devote more time to finding a profitable one. Cheers.
Hey Adam,
You gave some valuable information through this article. I just had a question on what to put on the start up tab on your blog. What do you recommend that goes under your start here page?
Hey Kyreese, excellent question. I recommend you put some important content for new readers that don’t know anything about your blog. For example, this could be a quick intro about who your blog is for/the problem you’re solving, links to some of your top posts, and a call-to-action to join an email list or get involved in your blogging community. The start here page is basically a place that new readers should go so that they can start to understand who are you are and sign-up to get involved in the community you’re creating.
Thanks for this idea. Blogging with passion in mind is just not going to work recently.
Thank you for your excellent writing. It’s really inspiration. I think I have got some ideas already.
However, I wonder whether blogging would be a stable source of income for the future (e.g: early 2021 & so on).
Hey, thanks – that’s great you have some ideas already. I do think that blogging can be a stable source of income for the future. One key to maintaining a consistent/stable income is to make money from affiliate programs that pay on a recurring basis. It’s also a good idea to stay on top of new SEO trends and things that can maintain your search presence on Google.
Hey Adam, this article is awesome. I’m using your strategy with my italian site and I can already see results.
Thank you very much!
Awesome!
Great inspiration, and thanks for the real info. One of the best articles I’ve ever read.
I’ve bookmarked it and signed up for your emails to keep in touch!
Awesome, thanks Robert!
Making money blogging can take a lot of persistence, but it can pay off in the long-run if your starting out from scratch. Just remember that you dont have to use all of these money-making avenues at once. Consider what other people in your industry are doing, and start from there
Hi Adam,
This quote is very inspring. Because in the end, passion doesn’t create money; money creates passion.
I learn something new that every blog have potential since day one.
Thanks a lot.
Really good information. Just getting my site going. I have done a few in the past, but this time its a different project. I love your detailed explanations of everything. It makes it easy to follow along. I love your approach on how you got this blog into profit so quickly and sustainably. Great Job!
Hey there. Thank you so much for the fabulous content. You got a permanent reader. Thank you so much. Keep posting great content.
Hey ADAM ENFROY ! Just stumble upon your blog, it is so incredible, I really enjoy this post CHOOSE YOUR BLOG’S NICHE BASED ON MARKET FACTORS, NOT YOUR PASSIONS. I got a lot of tips I can implement in my online business and start increasing my income. God bless more. Amen !
Hi. Thanks for the good tips. I have recently created a blog about something I am very passionate about and good at, although my site is currently under maintenance. It’s about a sub-niche of tourism niche, so pretty much specific. There’s not much demand for it but not even high competition. In any case, I am planning to start a new blog about a profitable niche, faster profit-oriented, and will follow your tips. In any case, all sounds very confusing. Increasingly more influential bloggers state that blogging is not a quick rich scheme and it takes years before it becomes profitable. You say the opposite this causes some confusion overall. Thanks a lot
Hey Giulia, thanks for your comment and I wish you the best of luck with your new blog. Yes, my advice goes against the grain and you can check out my blog income reports to see that you can make money quickly with the right strategies. Most “influential bloggers” started their blogs over 5-10 years ago – their tactics are somewhat outdated, and written for a broad, non-technical audience to rank on Google. My strategies are different. It’s less about writing and more about scaling your processes like a business owner – I hope they help you.
Great article to learn from in your blog. The one I enjoy much is How much can you make blogging. Thank you so much and more blessing.
I’m enjoying your blog – thank you for all the information.
Nice
One of the best guides on blogging, I was really interested in blogging.
Hello, Very informative piece of article, this blog has helped me to understand the concept even better. Keep on blogging.
Interesting angle. Bloggers don’t always get the transition to business owner correct – in the same way that many people will not be successful in opening their own small business. I wonder what the data looks like for bloggers that were business owners or operators BEFORE starting to blog?
Hii Adam, Your blog has lots of information and is detailed also. I got to know many things from your post. It was very helpful. Thank You…
Great article
I think most hobby bloggers are just afraid of failure, it better to earn a coin here and there as a hobby than not meeting the high expectations that come with treating your blog like a business it should be.
Hi Adam,
Thank you so much for your regular updates. I started working on my blog in February of 2020 and am already starting to grow faster thanks to you.
I knew you could make money by blogging, but for some reason, I didn’t truly understand the kinds of systems you need to develop to be successful. I’ve worked for start-ups in San Francisco doing sales and building an outbound sales pipeline for the last few years so it was a new experience building my own business.
Once I heard you describe treating a blog like a start-up and learned more about the marketing funnel you were able to create… everything clicked into place for me. I got a sales crm, began doing out reach, and built up my contacts. Within a month, I finally had some domain authority, did two guest posts, and made my first $25.
This month, I’ve doubled the traffic to my blog, lined up 3 more guest posts, and have 4 SEO optimized articles ready to publish. My growth seems to be slower than yours, but I know I will pick up speed as I commit to a routine and improve my process.
Thanks for your help and I look forward to your next update!
Kat
Hey Kat,
That’s awesome, congrats!
Keep up the great work. 🙂
Adam
Great inspiration, and thanks for the real info. One of the best articles I’ve ever read.
I’ve bookmarked it and signed up for your emails to keep in touch! Need your permission to make dofollow backlinks from your side,kindly approved!
Amazing helpful article. Got to learn new things from this. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Really helpful information. Thanks
Great post. I got inspired by this post! Nice work!
Hi, Adam
It is a very informational article I am a new blogger and working on my educational blog still, I am struggling to get traffic
I will Follow your points
thanks
Hey,
I was wondering how I can apply am this to my gaming blog (I talk about PS games)
You could write reviews on the best games/accessories/consoles and join video game affiliate programs like Gamefly or others. Make sure to do keyword research to see what people are searching for. These could be reviews like “Horizon Zero Dawn Review” or “best” content like “10 Best PS4 Accessories”. It’s a very competitive niche so you’ll need well-written, long-form content to stand out and rank. I hope that helps. 🙂
Hi Adam. Than you for the detailed information here. It is exactly what I needed to read: bold and straight to business.
I have a couple of idle months ahead before I go back to a 9-to-5 job and I wanted to start a side hustle. I found blogging a place I could feel comfortable, make money and finally become a business man. That is why your perspective resonated deeply on me.
There were 2 concepts I couldn’t fully understand:
1- Creating guests posts is important but:
Do they generate income or are just to get connections?
How can I be accepted to write in other blogs If I don’t have anything to show to them just yet?
2- In what moment I should start writing on my own blog?
I’m sorry, your blog was really clear but I’m falling to understand those two concept. I think that is because are so disruptive vs what I was reading about how to start a blog.
Thank you so much!
Hey Gonzalo, I’m glad my article resonated with you.
Guest posts do not generate income – they get you backlinks, which helps your overall SEO and ability to rank on Google. So they indirectly help get you traffic. If you haven’t written any guest posts yet and don’t have any samples to show, you can start with lower Domain Authority (DA) sites that might be easier to write for. You could also potentially pay a small amount of $100-150 to get on a decent site that is taking paid guest posts. I don’t typically recommend this, but if you are doing outreach and struggling to get any traction, paying for 1-2 guest post spots to get samples can help with your outreach.
When should you start writing on your own blog? While first drafts can be outsourced to content writers, you should be writing on your own blog all the time by updating your posts. I’ll get first drafts written for me, but will focus on making them longer and more high-quality over time. For example, a post that I get that’s 3,000 words I might update to 6, 8, or 10,000+ words depending on your competition.
Hi Adam,
I got to know about you blog from my friend and found it really amazing.
I love riding and have started a blog on one particular motorcycle brand.
I write and create content(mostly on Instagram) for people who love travelling and riding motorcycles.I’m building this as a brand and later want to sell affialiate and own products.
I can’t think of anything to offer as consulting service. How can i use Email optins and get in touch with visitors in this case ?
Hey Rajat, thanks for your comment and that’s great you started a motorcycle blog.
For email opt-ins, I recommend using OptinMonster (you can see it on my site at the end of posts and as exit-intent pop-ups). Then couple that with ConvertKit to send automated emails to your list when they sign up from your OptinMonster form.
OptinMonster is a little pricey if you’re just getting started, so you can start with Mailchimp for free first, although they have limited opt-in form designs and no exit-intent forms (where you’ll get most of your sign-ups).
Making money through blogging is very common now. And in this lockdown season blogging is most popular now.
Thanks for this good idea. Blogging with passion in mind is just not going to work recently.
Thanks a lot though
Hi
Thanks for good idea of guest blogging. I think before requesting for free guest post with other bloggers, we need to maintain a good or great stuff in the niche. This needs a lot of hard work and time for getting a consent for a guest post offer. And guest posting is lucrative one but highly competitive too.
However thanks a lot.
Great article! You have rightly mentioned that several lousy advice on how to blog, but it’s my personal opinion that consistency pays off. I agree with you that it is not the passion you lack responsible for the failure but the choice of niche that is not profitable.
I learnt so much…Thanks for such a transparent procedure as to blogging.
Thanks for your post.I stated a blog with a Blogspot.com domain name just to test and see different strategy but to no avail and most of online opinion is write more than 2000 words post and you will rank high not even talking about backlink and competitors domain authority so no matter what I try my post never ranked high and I was discourage even to get a custom domain thinking it would be wast of money but after reading you post I was happy and I am going to do the recommended approach. thanks once again.
Great Article! I have been wanting to start a money-making blog for a long time and it is time to get serious! I do have a Keto blog, but that is not making me money. What I am seeing as one of my niches is “ways to make money online,” and I am pretty established on Pinterest is that people are laid off from the virus and looking for work. Since the virus keeps people at home, they are looking for ways to make money at home. I truly believe this is a great niche right now! The name of my blog is going to be moneywisecorner. Going to use BlueHost and WordPress AND I am going to be that 4% who earns over $10,000 a month and I am not just saying that! THAT IS A HUGE GOAL OF MINE!! Thanks for all the advice in your column!
One, I feel like we would be friends.
Two, how many hours a week do you think you spend working on your blog life? I keep coming back to the idea that I’d like to blog but I’m a go big or go home kind of gal and time is, well everything.
Hey Angela! When I first started, I put in 40 hours per week outside of my full-time job so was quite busy. Nowadays, it’s much less than that but I put in as much time as I can. 🙂
Wow! Today is such a perfect day! Thank you for this! I have attempted several times to blog but I’ve been meeting dead ends every time because I was focusing on too many bad advice. Today I’m making you my personal coach as I start my blog in two months. I’m with another friend, Francis, and so far we have enough experience and determination. We want to focus on tourism and innovation in Africa. Thank you so much for this great advice
Hi Adam,
Great thanks for this awesome and informative post. really a well-explained article. I have also a blog and looking for more ways to monetize my blog. Thanks Again!
Best Regards,
This is the most and comprehensive knowledgeable blog I have seen ever on the internet. Adam, my dear friend you are playing in blogging like Adam Gilchrist played in Cricket just mind-blowing, amazing, phenomenal. You are inspiring millions, yes I like to be the first one among those millions, Hopefully.
Great my dear friend, mentor. What to say you? I am confused. Amazing.
Love from INDIA.
Haha that is very kind of you – thanks!
Great article thanks
Hi, Thank You for sharing this
Great info and what about a blog for transitioning vets from all services. I feel like there are so many topics and things which could be tied to this. I feel like all the networks out there for job hunting, real estate, medical benefits, retirement, real life stories etc. would provide a wealth of information and resources which would generate traffic. Thoughts and thanks alot.
Thanks
Aaron
Great blog post, when you where talking about the keryword difficulty score, 0.8 is on a scale of 0.0 to 1.0 ? Because a 0.8 (scale 0 to 100) keyword with 5k+ it’s hard to believe and even find.
Correct – I need to update that to be from 0 to 100. Thanks!
great idea brother…
I too love blogging and I want to earn money through blogging
thank you…
Your site was one of the best, your tutorials are very informative. Thanks for once again
I would like to ask if I write a guest post, should I want to tell the editor that I will put backlinks in the article?
It is kind of assumed that you will. You can check any guidelines they may have and ask if it’s allowed if you’re not sure.
Hii Adam,
Great info,
Most blogging advice is harmful, not helpful, that is very true that one of your point is very helpfull for the beginners who start the blogging.Your blog is very impresive and nice stuff to read.Amazing article.
Thanks – I appreciate it. 🙂
Mind-blowing ideas you have presented. Thanks a lot.
No problem!
Thanks Adam for this powerful approach to running the blog as a business and not as a hobby and for the detailed journey to take the reader by the hand from scratch to start a blog, with the best tools.
I started mine 4 months ago, I have only 9 blogs published, focused on encouraging people over 55 to start their own business on the internet, but I still have no traffic. I found your recommendation of guest blogging excellent. Can you give me some guidance on what doors to knock on to get some articles published on a blog with greater authority on the subject?
Thanks in advance.
Juan Manuel
Hey Juan, thanks for the comment and that’s great you’ve started a blog. I recommend checking out my article on guest blogging for more tips. 🙂
Awesome Content Adam! I really enjoyed reading this article. It was long as he** but worth it…LOL. He Adam are you active on IG or FB the most or what’s your go-to social media platform? Thanks Man!
As a former business student (who’s taking a short break from school), I’m ashamed to not have looked at blogging as a business-first project. This article has opened my eyes to how a blog should be run. I’d love to implement this strategy within the coming months and let you know how it goes; however, I have no real authority or leverage in anything (yet). I do have passions that I’d love to write about, but as you mention, writing from passion will take longer and the money is in the market that’s willing to spend the most.
I guess my next steps are to find a niche that interests me and become a semi-expert. Thanks for the awesome post!
Thanks for these new insights into blogging. I think you can still be passionate about your subject AND follow the steps you share here (as long as it is a valuable niche). Not sure I can be a consultant to anyone who wants to give up their day job (make money online is my niche) just yet (as I am still in mine!) but using the guest posting strategy would still be a winner.
I will definitely give work on this and let you know how I get one.
Best,
Jean
Yes, that is very true. Thanks for the comment!
Hi
I took notice as to incorporating initially. My website reviews audiophile products and a company owner wants to “ contribute” ( give support to me ) with a designated Quarterly monetary contribution to start off.
The owner needs an invoice. — How is this done and is it related initially to incorporating my 2 year old website??
Thanks
Howard
You can send invoices with PayPal – make sure to create a business account. Or sign up for a free tool like Wave Apps.
HI ADAM.
THANKS FOR SUCH AN INFORMATIVE POST.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.
DO YOU SUGGEST GOING INTO DIGITAL MARKETING NICHE FOR A BLOG AS I AM A DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST AND HAVE DECIDED TO START A BLOG LIKE A STARTUP FOLLOWING YOU TIPS.
THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Yes, that could be a good idea. I recommend people always use their professional leverage and experience to their advantage. I’d make sure to not use all caps though in your posts lol. 🙂
Hi Adam, I really liked your post and I’m glad I found it!
I am thinking of starting a new sex & healthcare blog and I would love it if you can share your tips on that!
Please create a post on ‘how to make a successful blog’ on the niche in question and educate me on the promotion strategies.
Looking forward to it.
Best,
That’s quite a big ask lol. Many of the same strategies apply to blogs in many niches. I recommend you check out my article on how to start a blog like a business.
Hi Adam Sir,
Really Thank you So much for the great and long informative article and it took nearly a long time to read and to note important points, I’m following your blog from recent days. all your posts are very useful for newbies like me. After going through your blog, I started a site recently.
That’s great – best of luck with your site. 🙂
As a marketing analyst and wannabe blogger I found this posts to be both insightful and inspiring
Thanks!
very important information for every blogger. this is article very use full me.
Thank For Sharing This information.
I have been creating other people’s content for years and I recently (very, very, recently) decided to cut out the middle man and start using that content to propel my own business/brand. I decided to start blogging to make more money. This post was the first one I’ve read that empowered that notion; everything else has made me feel like a greedy interloper drowning in a sea of passionate hobbyists. I found your site doing my nightly research on marketing strategies and it’s the most sound advice I’ve unearthed in countless google searches. I felt bolstered by some of your early success techniques. I have been billing myself as a consultant since I got the idea to branch out on my own; in fact, my domain name is for my consulting firm. I know you’re far too successful to read or respond to your comments but I felt obligated to thank you. This post alone has proven to be an invaluable resource so I’ve signed up for your mailing list. I can’t wait to see how my business develops under your tutelage. Cheers!
Hey Charlie, thanks so much. I’m glad that you found inspiration and guidance from this post. That is my goal! Best of luck with your new blogging endeavor and feel free to join our private Facebook group linked in the email series.
I dig how in-depth your article is, and how it has more than the generic answers. Pretty cool how quickly and massively you’ve grown your business. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Ryan!
What an outstanding article, and very well written disclosing unique and lesser-known strategies and tips. Yeah, most of the information available on Google is outdated and encouraging the same old techniques to follow your passion. No one is talking on how to make real money like a boss. You nailed it!
Thanks Amrit! Glad you agree haha. 🙂
Wow! Thanks so much. I really like your process and execution. I have been reading books as I want to begin a blog, (blog rookie), but get bored just reading the how to books. Passion, passion, passion. If I am bored with my own narrow field I had planned, I can expect readers to be bored and subsequently non-existent. You really got me excited about the blog now. Off I go to get started.
Thanks so much!
Connie
That’s great Connie – thanks!
I’ve been blogging for four years, but form this strategy i will definitely can make more money from it. I feel like I am on the way up. So, my next step is to (hopefully) make some money. Thanks for giving me lots of ideas!and powerful technique
Happy to help. 🙂
Hello Adam Enfroy
Thanks for this inspirational article.
I really like your extreme detailed blog posts with high value for every reader.
The title looks challenging though, as how to make money blogging.
Thanks again for your relevant and useful article.
Hi Adam,
excellent article – a lot of food for thought.
Certainly a very different angle to the majority of the ‘gurus’ out there. Clearly one that has worked too.
The more I dig into this blogging/eCommerce world the more I realise that I have probably been wasting my time this past 9 months.
Content is clearly not that important (you can see from the results of most google searches). It’s all about the links and for that you either need to beg for guest posts or adopt dodgy black hat methods.
One I don’t really want to do and the other I won’t do.
Hello Adam, Reading your post give inspiration and motivation too.
I have question, Do you recommend only adding long tail keyword on the blog?
How should we balance short tail and long tail. For example lets say, I have to articles (How many short tail) and (how many long tail keywords) should be there? please help with your suggestions.
Add a mixture of both. Long tail, high-value, low competition keywords and short tail, high volume keywords.
nice work
Fantastic, and very help. Thank you for such a great help and guidance. You made something impossible possible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
No problem Vici!
Hey! Amazing blog post…Really helpful…..
Due to a lot of competition, it is difficult to stand out nowadays in terms of blogging. That is why it is important not only to consider the content of your blog but also optimize your blog site as well to be search engine friendly (SEO) so that it will attract more traffic. More traffic, more readers, more earnings!
Hi Adam!
Thank you for the detailed advice and direction for new bloggers!
If I am a health care professional and my blog idea is in the realm of that, I was wondering if my disclaimer needs to be approved by an attorney or legal consultant? Is a simple statement like “Information contained on this site is not intended to be a substitute for medical treatment or diagnosis….” copied from other health blogs, okay?
Also, do you write things like a privacy policy and other disclaimers yourself? Or are there resources to get a good one created for my blog?
Thank you!!!
Hey Alis, you’re probably (and I say probably because I’m not 100% sure) okay with using a statement from a highly-reputable health site. And you can find good examples of privacy policies and disclaimers if you Google them online + examples. I hope that helps!
Hi Adam,
I left another comment a little bit earlier but as you might guess, I’ve been sitting here digesting this very helpful blog so I have another question. Can you please expand on what you mean by the following that you wrote:
“That’s why I recommend launching a blog with 5 “pillar posts” – long-form, SEO-optimized articles built for inbound links. Add statistics, infographics, and case studies to making linking easier.”
1. So from my understanding, you recommend to have 5 posts already on my newly launched blog before reaching out to other blogs to guest post, right?
2. Are “inbound links” basically links within one article that link to a different article in my blog just to keep traffic within my blog?
3. And when you say “making linking easier”, is this also referring to the inbound links or links to other blogs?
Thank you
Hey Alis – great questions. 🙂
1. Correct.
2. When I’m referring to inbound links here, I mean links coming from other websites pointing to your blog posts.
3. This is referring to the links pointing to your blog posts from other blogs.
Hey Adam,
Thanks for your responses to my other questions. I have more lol 🙂
For BlueHost, do you recommend to pay extra for the Domain Privacy + Protection in the extra packages? Because I know you recommended to uncheck the add-ons Sitelock Security and Codeguard Basic.
Also.. I don’t see the security feature “Cloudflare” that you mentioned… is this integrated in the basic packagage?
Thanks! I might be back for more questions …
Hey Alis, I recommend you uncheck those add-ons and use the free Wordfence plugin for security. And Cloudflare is a separate thing outside of Bluehost – it’s a content delivery network (CDN) that you sign up for on their website.
Thanks For Your Step By Step Guidance. It Helped Me Lot.
Hi Adam, your blog and articles are very instructive and useful.
Thank you very much. Have a nice day…
Hi Adam, extremely useful insight. I have a question here. We are a fitness studio and in the midst of revamping our website and will be adding a blog section as part of the site content. Will your strategy work for such ‘blog in a Corporate website’ or more on a blog site? Will we still be ‘earning’ from such blogging if it’s sitting on our company website?
Hey Lynn – you can still make money with a company blog the same way as a “normal” blog. I would mainly focus on building backlinks to your website so that your Domain Authority (DA) increases and you start to rank for content over time. Then use a tool like Ahrefs to find monetizable keywords. For example, if you put in “best fitness” and used the “Having Same Terms” keyword tool in Ahrefs, you could find a lot of keywords to write about like “best fitness trackers”, “best fitness xyz”, anything like that.
Hi Adam! Thank you so much for this very detailed piece! I have always wanted to be a freelance blogger and would like to work from anywhere and now I have more ideas on taking this path.
That’s great. 🙂
Thanks for sharing this very detailed article!
Hi Adam,
I must say I really enjoyed reading this comprehensive and insightful post. You mentoined so many useful tips for starting bloggers. Just to edit article like this take quite much time for sure. I appreciate your efforts teaching blogging more straightforward ways. Really great work. Have a great day! Paul
Thanks, Paul – much appreciated!
Hi Adam,
How did you decide what type of consulting work to offer those first 90 days?
I chose specifically based on my experience and leverage. I was able to offer SEO consulting at first because I had some connections with SaaS companies and it was what I was already doing for my blog. Not every personal brand blog needs consulting, but if you can find something interesting at the intersection of your professional experience and professional leverage, that’s where I’d start brainstorming. 🙂
Hi Adam,
When you talk about targeting monetizable keywords, is this referring to the title of the blog post that would show up in a google search?
Or also referring to anywhere within the bulk content of the blog post?
Thanks
Yes, the title of the post. Every single blog post that you write must have one specific target keyword. While there should be other related and semantic keywords in the article, each post needs to focus on one target keyword. That keyword needs to be in the H1, at least one H2 heading, throughout the content, in the URL slug, etc.
Hi Adam… Your strategy is good.. can this apply to any other niche say, FINANCE?
Yes, you should apply these principles to any niche.
Hi, Adam. I’m glad that I met you. Trust me, it’s day 4 of the email tutorial series, and I was waiting for your email to arrive.
I really admire your approach to blogging, and I can’t wait to start this adventure.
But I have two main concerns:
I work as a YouTube marketing specialist on Freelancing platforms. This is the field I have my expertise in (YouTube SEO and Growth). After research, I found that there is an average of 5k to 7k monthly searches for my targeted keywords and the completion is very low.
But even though the numbers sound good, I don’t find any low authority domains ranking for my terms (didn’t find many LA domains even targeting this niche). Also, I believe, most of the audience for this topic is individual creators, not businesses. Hence, I’m worried to dive into this niche.
But…
After I was introduced to your idea of blogging (and I’m really fascinated by it), the first niche which occur to me is ‘marketing for small businesses’. Obviously, the competetion is not very low, but I want to enhance my marketing skills and knowledge through this. And I see the business potential.
Since, I don’t have much experience consulting businesses, my idea for the consultation part is to work with a business partner who can manage service-providings, while I focus on outreach. I will follow the exact strategies you suggest but a little tweak to fill my demerits.
Please Adam, let me know your point of view on what I should go for. Also, whether my strategy will work well?
I have full confidence in myself that I will succeed in this, but I fear on getting support from other ends because of my location (Sorry, I had to mention this)
But anyways, I really appreciate your work on helping blog startups. I think, you are the only marketer I sincerely followed and ever took so seriously.
I really look forward for your response, Adam.
Thank you once again,
Dhanush
I say that you go for both. One reason my blog was successful was that I used my name as my domain name and gave myself the freedom to pivot. If one sub-niche wasn’t working, I simply deleted it. Your blog is a living, breathing thing and can adapt over time based on what’s working for you. I’d focus less on picking the perfect niche and start thinking about your current life experience and what you actually want to write about. The perfect niche comes with time, but a blog is truly an extension of you – your digital resume. What do you really want to be known for?
In your case, YouTube SEO is a great niche to try, but so is marketing for small businesses. What area do you have more experience in? While your blog needs one overall unique value proposition, you simply won’t know what works best until you try it and start generating a little bit of traffic/data. In either case, you’re going to need a lot of articles, so go with what is easy and works for you.
And if you want some early traction, try to find low competition keywords with decent search volume – maybe under 20 keyword difficulty and at least 200 searches/month. I hope that helps!
Google keyword planner is fun to use (for me at least). I have some affiliate links on my site which match your timeline, as I’ve really gotten into content the last month or two and visits last month were around 4000. That big step into a webinar might be next on the list. Your input and point of view is appreciated.
Thanks Brian! Good points.
Hi Adam, extremely useful post. I have a question here
Can you please expand on what you mean by the following that you wrote:
take your chosen niche, and come up with the top 10 keywords to target.
do you mean 10 articles, each article has a target keyword
That’s correct – I wrote more about keyword monetization here.
Hi Adam,
First thing to say that this post/blog is just amazing! Its just quality content all around!!
Wanted to ask you about the consulting part when developing a blog. I have it a bit unclear if the high-end B2B clients are to be attracted by the outreach and connections or the 5 blog posts it-self.
In case you are offering a service, there are not many keywords having medium traffic that B2B clients might type in, from what I have seen, the volume is generally low. “Best” and “How to” posts mostly target B2C clients (or at least it seems to me), so I would like to ask:
1. The first 5 blog posts – who are they to target if the B2B keyword volume is not high? What kind of articles should they be?
2. Does the main part of getting B2B clients consists of your own outreach and leveraging connections?
Thank You,
Toni
Hey Toni! The B2B or consulting side is 100% optional – it won’t work for every niche or experience level. It mainly helps fund the blog’s early months so that you can funnel money into more content to scale faster.
It’s mainly an outreach and leveraging connections game, not from the blog posts themselves. Hope that helps!
Hey Adam,
Great article! How could I earn by implementing this strategies to my freelance web development website. Your answer will be very much appreciated.
Offer consulting services on your website – web design and development packages. Then create monetizable affiliate posts on the best web design software, WordPress tools, e-commerce tools, etc.
great article about earn money to start blogging & also sharing many valuable tips. thanks for sharing to us.
I really appreciate the work you have done, you explained everything in such an amazing and simple way.
Hey Adam,
Congrats on the success and thanks for sharing it with us. After finally getting comfortable with a computer and learning how to code, I have a clearer path. Cheers to you for seeing that earlier. Finding topics you want to write about and are passionate about was what kept me out of the game for so long.
I really like your article, good tips!
Thanks. 🙂
The information you’ve shared in this blog is remarkable. Thanks for sharing such quality information.
Very interesting article and some really useful tips. I am applying in the music genre cause I write songs.
Hi Adam..
Your website is nothing short of remarkable. I’ve been reading your blog for few months and really itching to get started, even with a very demanding day job but I’m a little apprehensive as most blogs I come across are US based and I live in the UK. Can a blog still be as successful for someone living outside of the US?
Thanks in advance
Hey Charles, thanks so much. 🙂
Yes, you can absolutely be successful if you’re not in the US. If you want to get a lot of traffic and appeal to an international audience, just make it a .com site rather than .co.uk. While a .co.uk site might rank better for certain terms in the UK, a .com, English-based website can reach a wide international audience the same as my blog could.
Hi Adam-
Greetings from a fellow Michigander and Spartan! Go Green!
I’ve spent a lot of time on your blog over the last couple of months learning about different guest posting and link building tactics. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on these topics.
In your sample outreach email for guest posting, you offer to link back to the collaborating site in other guest posts you write. Given the value of those links, should that be part of a blog’s monetization strategy by asking for payment for those links? Or should they be free and simply part of building a solid relationship with the other site owner?
Hey Kevin! They should be free and it’s a good way to build a solid relationship and hopefully get more links in return in the future. 🙂
Hi Adam,
I’ve bookmarked your blog, as one of my mentors is in the UK and mentioned it in a recent training webinar. I will be coming back regularly for ideas and help in my own journey, thanks for putting this all together in such a concise way!
That’s awesome – thanks David! I’m glad you found your way here. 🙂
Many thanks for your tips and information.
Bookmarked your website. So much to learn from you 🙂 I am so glad that I found your blog post. thanks a lot for this, very motivating .
Thanks for reading!
Hey Adam, this is an excellent article. I was genuinely getting tired of reading articles that say bloggers fail because they are not passionate enough. Thanks for writing this. And yes, I would agree that everybody is in it for money, the one’s not making any money from it are simply the ones who are unable to. Cheers!
Love it – thanks for reading Komal. 🙂
Do you think i should target long-tail keywords for my five blog pillars. I am a freelance web designer btw.
Nope, those are harder to get links to and I’d consider that thinking too small.
Hey Adam, it’s been a while since I read such an eye-opening post.
You’re right, traditional blogging that focuses on the blog itself and getting lots and lots of content published isn’t going that well anymore.
Most bloggers get it wrong because they think and act like a blogger – they blog.
Instead, we should really work on the marketing and monetization part.
Thanks for your insightful guide. I learned a lot here and am going to apply what I’ve discovered.
Cheers,
Shawn
Glad you enjoyed it – thanks for reading Shawn.
I was genuinely getting tired of reading articles that say bloggers fail because they are not passionate enough. Thanks for writing this. And yes, I would agree that everybody is in it for money, the one’s not making any money from it are simply the ones who are unable to. Cheers!
very useful for newbie to understand thanks …
Hi Adam! Despite the fact that this post has been created for quite a period of time, I feel as though I’m watching a box-office hit movie while reading your blog post! Jammed packed with stunning informations, tips and tricks.
I want to thank you for creating this kind of post.
I’m bringing back a whole new level of informations for my blog.
I will leave you with this last request: Would you mind if we (the new bloggers) to CTRL + C your brains? Haha
Cheers!~
Haha thanks Nazeef!
Thank you, you opened my mind to another world. The reality is hard but sincere, but you also help in what a new blogger should focus on.
It is an amazing post and you explained in a detailed way. Nice to see this here. I will bookmark your blog for more details. Keep sharing the new things like this.
Wow, this is the kind of article about blogging I’ve been looking for!
One question, if I’m not getting any readers to my blog and I create a pillar post doesn’t that mean that it won’t be seen by many people because I’m not getting traffic, how do I keep it evergreen?
None of your articles will be seen when you’re first starting out. The goal is to write every post based on a target keyword and build up your site’s authority so that it can start ranking on Google. It usually takes at least 3-6 months to see any traffic results. You can keep it evergreen by making it valuable over time – most topics don’t change all that much and a blog is not a news site.
Hey Adam.
Long-time reader, first time commenter. I read through most of your posts, but I have to say that this one, as well as the link building and guest-posting ones, has been the most insightful and eye-opening for me. I can’t believe I stumbled upon such a gem of yours only today!
As mentioned, it is possible to charge upwards of $3,000 per client per month for consulting services, which comes at no surprise given that B2B SaaS companies deal with some of the biggest online budgets. How many hours of consulting would you say a company would get for purchasing these $3,000-$5,000 services? Or, since different companies have different needs, could you name a rough estimate of how many hours do you dedicate to working with them?
I’m in a similar, but slightly different niche which caters more to the individual, and thus still trying to work out whether there is any need for consulting or coaching services there. 🙂
Thanks a bunch in advance and hoping to keep seeing lots of your kickass content man!
Thanks Eddy! It’s really not at all about hours, but the value you’re providing. For example, if you’re providing SEO services, you could be getting them backlinks and that could take you 1-2 hours a month. Alternatively, you could be offering SEO content planning which could take 10-20 hours/month. It really depends on the value you’re providing and is not about the time commitment. I recommend reading the book Million Dollar Consulting Proposals to get a feel for the concepts behind solution-based selling.
Seriously great article, Adam! I too agree that you need a strategy more than anything and write strategically rather than randomly. I too was able to grow one of my blogs from DA1 – DA7 just from 3 guest posts I wrote just 6 weeks after I had my baby 🙂 After I saw those results I ditched my old blog and started a new one on the right foot. But I do have one question for you in regards to outsourcing guest posts: Do you still outsource it, even if the guidelines state that the content has to be written by you? Because I noticed most guest blog guidelines clearly state rules like this or similar. Thanks in advance and rock on, Kris from MommiesMakingCents
Yes, you can still outsource it. Just make sure it is still high quality and that you check it when you receive the draft. 🙂
Hi Adam. Playing devil’s advocate here: B2B obviously has more money than many individual consumers, however it’s very unlikely the affiliate link will work: an employee can notice your post and use your link once, but they won’t be the decision maker, especially in wealthy companies. It’ll have to go through several approval stages and very likely the person who will actually be buying an item won’t be using your affiliate link and most likely will email a PO/contract to the company – this is how companies work. As a result, it is rather surprising to read an advice about B2B. Also, it seems to me that you yourself are targeting individuals in your blogs, not B2B audience. Your comments are welcome.
The sweet spot for affiliate revenue is a $30-$100 product with a 30% recurring commission – software that is widely known with good conversion rates, and an easy self service checkout. So on the small business side of B2B. Enterprise software typically plays in the CPC space and they don’t have affiliate programs.
I totally agree with your all points I am also a blogger and working on my I site. in the last month my DA was 4 but now after doing guest posting and link building it is moved from 4 to 11. is it not a good improvement?
Yes, that is a good improvement.