In my previous article, I talked about how to create an online blog where I presented all the steps to follow to have an active online blog. To continue further, in this article I will present 10 real ways to earn money by writing on your blog.
Creating a blog and making money with a blog are two completely different things. Not necessarily having a blog gives you the opportunity to gain income through it and vice versa, you can not necessarily earn money online only through the blog. There are many other ways to earn online even without having a blog or a website. As affiliate marketing e.g.
If you are just starting out, this article will show you the most realistic and successful ways to monetize your blog.
Let’s see what are the most accurate methods to earn money online 2023 by blogging.
1. Make money with Google AdSense
AdSense is a platform owned by Google that gives you the opportunity to earn money by displaying advertisements on your blog.
To get started, you must first be accepted into the AdSense.com program by applying with your blog. Fill the application form carefully. Someone from the Google staff will review the application and if it is in order with all the norms then the approval is done successfully.
Clarification: unfortunately, you cannot apply directly with a blog in the Albanian language. The list of languages allowed for the AdSense program can be found here: https://support.google.com/adsense/ansëer/9727?hl=en
2. Publish ADS in Banner form
This is the most famous method widely used by large and small companies.
Many companies are willing to offer you some money if you place their ad on your blog. It is understood that in this case the agreement is always in your hand and it mainly depends on the number of visitors your blog receives per day or per month. The more visited the blog is, the more money you should ask for advertising banner advertising.
The BuySellAds website is a marketplace where you can buy and sell advertising space. In this case, you are interested in selling space on your blog and someone can buy it.
Here is a screenshot of a website that asks for different prices for advertising spaces of different sizes on their website.
Let’s do some simple calculations:
Total Impressions : 3,550,000
Price – $5 for 1000 impressions
3,550,000 / 1000 = 3550
Total : 3550 x 5 = 17,750
So, this website sells an ad space of 350x250px and earns $17,750 per month for a single ad space.
*Impression is the number of browsing which is different from the number of visitors. To better understand, a visitor can perform several navigations within a page.
3. Write a review about a product.
Most of the reviews you read online are paid for or in exchange for other favors such as a discount for a positive review. This is true!
Many companies pay significant amounts of money to bloggers to write positive reviews about their products.
I believe you mean those who have many followers on Instagram posing in different resorts or wearing clothes of a certain brand. Obviously, each of them is paid to do such an ad.
The same goes for the reviews you might write on a blog. For example, if you have a blog about make-up, you can easily contact a cosmetic company and ask them to write an article in the form of impressions about their product against payment of course.
If your blog becomes popular, I assure you that they will want to contact you themselves.
4. Text links in Posts
Many companies even pay you if you link to their site in one of your articles referring to their product without having to write a detailed review. Just mention it by linking.
An example : the biggest social network in the world is Facebook (I don’t profit from this because Facebook will not know about a click that I can send to them 😀)
5. Make a video about the Product.
Same as method 3 but in this case making a video and not an article. Many companies would offer a lot of money if you made a video advertising their products. Videos are an excellent way to share information in a very short time.
You need to understand that first you need to have a considered number of followers with whom you need to share this video. No one pays you for a video that no one watches.
6. Affiliate Marketing
This is the most preferred method that bloggers use to earn money online. Affiliate Marketing consists of promoting other people’s products on your blog through banners or links or by writing an impression about them.
It’s not the same as the ways I mentioned a bit above. If in point 2 I showed you how you can earn money by publishing banner ads on your site against a fixed monthly price, with affiliate marketing you earn a % that varies from 10% to 80% for every sale you manage to make through the banner or link you have placed on your blog.
First you register in the affiliate marketing program and after you are accepted, they will give you a unique identifying link and for every click or sale made through that link you will get your commission.
This is an affiliate link with HostGator
https://partners.hostgator.com/c/346408/178138/3094
If you click the link and buy a hosting package through it, HostGator pays me a % based on the sale.
7. Sell Your Product or Service Online
If your blog achieves a wide popularity for a certain area then you can create and sell a product that does something specific. It is not said to be a physical product.
It could be an eBook. For example, if you have a blog about cooking recipes and you are passionate about cooking, you can create a 100 Recipes eBook and sell it.
The fact that your blog consistently writes about cooking makes you credible and your readers feel confident enough to buy from you. Does this make sense to you?
8. Offer Online Training/Courses
If you manage to build enough popularity on your blog, you have a real chance to create and sell online courses. For example, if in point 7 we mentioned the sample eBook with cooking recipes, you can similarly create a series of videos or live trainings to teach those interested how to cook a number of specialties.
Each of you has a passion, each of us knows something that someone else would pay to learn. Don’t underestimate what you know.
9. CPA Marketing
Even CPA Marketing is among the most famous ways to earn money online that is widely used. What is CPA Marketing? CPA means Cost Per Action – adapted in the Albanian language it means Cost for a certain Action.
This action can be filling out a form, downloading and installing a program on a PC or an application on a smartphone.
Many app companies use this method by offering publishers an incentive for each user install of their app.
To see some CPA offers visit OfferVault and see the incentives offered to you for each Action you can send to these offers.
10. Email Marketing
Email Marketing is also a very popular way to earn money online. How it works?
You should create your own list of subscribers who are signed up to receive emails from you periodically.
In the case of the blog for cooking recipes.
You should invite your readers to sign up to receive a new cooking recipe every week. In one of these emails or in all emails you can also include your paid eBook where you have listed 100 cooking recipes.
The advantage of using WordPress for building a blog gives you the possibility of installing many plugins that make it possible to sell online or send periodic emails.
With WooCommerce you can sell online with paypal or credit card, while with MailPoet you can create your email list and send your emails and offers to subscribers.
Bonus: If the blog reaches high popularity, you can offer paid Guest Post where someone will pay you to write an article on your blog writing about their product or service.
To close
These are some of the methods that I have used over the years to generate income online, passive income I must say since the blog is not my full time job.
It is enough to choose one of the ways that you find easier to follow and work for at least 2 or three months before switching to another method. With time you will learn and perfect one of them and you will start earning money without doing it🙂
If you’ve just started a blog or want to start one, I really hope these tips have piqued your interest and given you the confidence to keep going.