Post by lizakhatun1122 on Oct 30, 2024 22:50:05 GMT -5
Oh, how nice it would be to make a living from a blog! Can you imagine? Well, stop imagining and follow this guide because I'm going to show you how you can do it starting right now .
Spending hours searching Google for how to do it is worthless if you don't take action right away, and believe me, because I've been there before...
The first thing you need to be clear about is that you can make a living from a blog , and if you are not really convinced of this, then you will be trying in vain. In this article I do not want to convince you of this, I am sorry but you have to come home convinced already.
It is clear that earning money with a blog that allows you to live off of it is very complicated because it requires a lot of time and effort; you are going to sweat it out…
And with this article, what I want is for you to stop wasting time and take action right away, to start sweating now.
Grab your notepad and keyboard…
Reflect and start answering these 5 questions:
1.- What can I do?
Normally, the knowledge (perhaps specialized) that you have on certain subjects is what will initially differentiate you from many other people.
Knowledge is power my little jumping mountains .
2.- What do I like to read and write about?
Be careful, it is not enough that you know how to on page seo service do something; you have to like it. Understand that this enthusiasm is going to be the energy that will push you through good and bad times, because this has to be a medium- and, above all, long-term project. We are talking about making a living from a blog, not just generating some extra income.
In my case, for example, because of my “profession” I know how to make computer applications, but right now it is something that I hate and that bores me to death. I love reading and writing about blogs, SEO and social networks.
3.- Who might be interested?
It is important to know if what you know how to do and what you like can interest other people, to the point of paying for it.
If, for example, you talk about the mating ritual of the marmoset, you probably don't have much competition (which is usually a bad indicator) or many readers. But it may also be that the few readers you do have are willing to buy a very expensive product from the only expert they have found on the subject: you .
4.- Could I make money with it?
This is “the question”. It is clear that a topic like the mating of the marmoset is not exactly one of the most profitable. Even so, I never like to say “this cannot be done”, at least without having tried it.
It's up to you whether you want to focus most of your efforts on selling very expensive water in the desert or cheap umbrellas on the beach in Benidorm in the middle of August. Of course, in both places you're going to sweat profusely...
5.- Do I prefer people to talk about me or what I offer?
Think carefully about this point because it will be very difficult to “change” it later; this is not El Corte Inglés . Your brand will grow around you or what you offer. Many people start talking about their product because they are embarrassed to talk about themselves, and they also think “anyway, nobody knows me…”. But the key often lies in that very thing, in getting people to know you in order to differentiate yourself and make yourself stand out.
My advice is to grow your personal brand as much or more than your product. Keep in mind that there are many cheaper shirts like the ones with the crocodile brand, but only the crocodile one costs so much, simply because it is from that brand.
These are just 5 questions out of many others that you could ask yourself to start to get clear about what you want to do.
And believe me, they are more important than they may seem at first, because they will put your feet on the ground without false expectations, but with ambition .
The blog
Okay, now you have a clearer idea of what you want to do. You won't believe it, but you've already made much more progress than 90% of people who start a blog without really knowing why . That's how I started! And that's why I want you to save all that time I wasted...
Logically, the blog will be the key piece around which your entire blogging world will revolve , the one you want to make a living from. It is not just another tool: it is your new virtual home .
Welcome to the independent republic of your blog!
1. The domain
Choosing a good domain is essential . To do this, you can use the answers you have given in the previous questions as a guide. Because selling your personal brand and buying the domain pepitoperez.com is not the same as directly selling the products or services that you offer, Mr. Pepito, and buying the domain recursosparaprofesores.com.
Be careful, although I recommend that you give more importance to your personal brand , the domain is still one of the keys to web positioning, which will make it easier for people to find you on Google. Going back to the example above, it will be more interesting for you to buy the domain recursosparaprofesores.com than pepitoperez.com, because that way everyone who searches for “resources for teachers” on Google will find you more easily.
Then, once the reader is inside your blog, you can announce with great fanfare that these resources are yours, Mr. Pepito. 🙂
2. The hosting
On this subject, I strongly recommend that you only hire a quality hosting . The reason is very simple. If you really want to make a living from your blog, you need a hosting that guarantees its 100% operation and that has a technical service that knows what it is doing.
“No Ruben, I’ll try a free one first and then I’ll upgrade to a paid one.” If this is what you’re thinking, then don’t bother reading this guide any further, because it’s not for you.
You must understand that your blog is your brand, it is you. If the first visitors you get are going to a blog that is slow, has errors, shows advertising for the free platform or has a very “common” design, that will be the image you will be giving them of yourself . Good luck…
3. WordPress.org
At this point I am referring directly to WordPress.org because it is the platform that I recommend 100%. And if you need help, here is a guide to creating a blog on WordPress.org .
Yes, there are probably other platforms, very good and prettier, but this is the one that works for me and for many of the professionals who also make a living from their blog. There must be a reason for that…
The strategy
Great, you now have a blog “as God intended”. Well set up, well designed and brimming with personality from every corner. Very well, you are now part of the “select group” of a few million bloggers (well, maybe I went too far…).
The fact is that everything you have already “suffered” is only the beginning, because now the magic is missing to make your blog unique, and that is achieved with a good strategy .
Key points for a good strategy:
Brand : Yes, I am a pain. Brand here, brand there… But you have to realize the importance of this little word. The brand is what people say about you when you are not present, and you are going to configure your brand on your blog by showing what you want people to see about you, what you know how to do or what you offer. Your blog is your brand, you are your blog . That’s it!
Differentiation : very much in line with the brand. Because what makes you different from the rest is also what defines you. You must look for something that makes you different from everyone else who has a blog on the same topic as yours. You will surely find something that you can do differently, demonstrate differently or offer differently. When you find it, you will have made great progress in your strategy.
Some ideas
-Differentiation can be as “simple” as saying that you are the one selling it, but of course, to do that you first have to make yourself an interesting bran
-You can also differentiate yourself by providing something of value that your competition doesn't already provide. Do you know something that the rest don't know? Well, don't keep it to yourself...
-Change the perspective of what you sell. For example, the creator of the famous GoPro cameras doesn't just sell cameras, he sells freedom, leisure, risk, adventures, etc. And don't miss his story because it's worth it...
Planning : and planning down to the last detail: what you are going to write about on the blog, how you are going to do it, what you want to achieve with it, the time it will take, when you will be able to measure the results, etc. In the end, the strong point of the strategy is planning what you are going to do and how to achieve specific objectives. And all of it coated with a bit of branding and a bit of differentiation.
Well-seasoned planning
And to make all this planning easier for you (yes, I know, it's a bit tedious) I'm going to recommend a free tool that I use and that I find very interesting: TomsPlanner .
This is a diagram in which you can define on a calendar the tasks that you are going to carry out for the different phases of your strategy or the objectives that you have set for yourself.
The truth is that for a free version, the tool allows many options such as dividing tasks into smaller ones, defining a name, duration, status, adding icons, etc.
Course planning in TomsPlanner
In the image you can see a very simple plan that I made for the creation of my own course on How to monetize a blog . And so that you can use it as a template, I have shared it publicly at this link so that you can see it directly.
You no longer have an excuse not to start planning!
Monetize your blog
Great, you now have a blog that is supported by a whole strategy. Now you have to make all this profitable .
There are countless ways to monetize a blog and what is interesting is often to combine several of them .
Here are some of the most famous ways and reputable bloggers who use them to earn income from their own blogs or from other projects they have created themselves:
Advertisements
The most famous advertising platform (but not the only one) is undoubtedly Google AdSense. The idea is to place ads on your blog and earn money, for example, with each click your readers make on those ads.
Chuiso is definitely a genius at this. On his blog you will find a lot of information on how to create websites or blogs on topics with little competition and that are profitable (that make enough money for each click on the ad). Then he positions them well on Google with “his magic” and collects money.
chuiso.com
Spending hours searching Google for how to do it is worthless if you don't take action right away, and believe me, because I've been there before...
The first thing you need to be clear about is that you can make a living from a blog , and if you are not really convinced of this, then you will be trying in vain. In this article I do not want to convince you of this, I am sorry but you have to come home convinced already.
It is clear that earning money with a blog that allows you to live off of it is very complicated because it requires a lot of time and effort; you are going to sweat it out…
And with this article, what I want is for you to stop wasting time and take action right away, to start sweating now.
Grab your notepad and keyboard…
Reflect and start answering these 5 questions:
1.- What can I do?
Normally, the knowledge (perhaps specialized) that you have on certain subjects is what will initially differentiate you from many other people.
Knowledge is power my little jumping mountains .
2.- What do I like to read and write about?
Be careful, it is not enough that you know how to on page seo service do something; you have to like it. Understand that this enthusiasm is going to be the energy that will push you through good and bad times, because this has to be a medium- and, above all, long-term project. We are talking about making a living from a blog, not just generating some extra income.
In my case, for example, because of my “profession” I know how to make computer applications, but right now it is something that I hate and that bores me to death. I love reading and writing about blogs, SEO and social networks.
3.- Who might be interested?
It is important to know if what you know how to do and what you like can interest other people, to the point of paying for it.
If, for example, you talk about the mating ritual of the marmoset, you probably don't have much competition (which is usually a bad indicator) or many readers. But it may also be that the few readers you do have are willing to buy a very expensive product from the only expert they have found on the subject: you .
4.- Could I make money with it?
This is “the question”. It is clear that a topic like the mating of the marmoset is not exactly one of the most profitable. Even so, I never like to say “this cannot be done”, at least without having tried it.
It's up to you whether you want to focus most of your efforts on selling very expensive water in the desert or cheap umbrellas on the beach in Benidorm in the middle of August. Of course, in both places you're going to sweat profusely...
5.- Do I prefer people to talk about me or what I offer?
Think carefully about this point because it will be very difficult to “change” it later; this is not El Corte Inglés . Your brand will grow around you or what you offer. Many people start talking about their product because they are embarrassed to talk about themselves, and they also think “anyway, nobody knows me…”. But the key often lies in that very thing, in getting people to know you in order to differentiate yourself and make yourself stand out.
My advice is to grow your personal brand as much or more than your product. Keep in mind that there are many cheaper shirts like the ones with the crocodile brand, but only the crocodile one costs so much, simply because it is from that brand.
These are just 5 questions out of many others that you could ask yourself to start to get clear about what you want to do.
And believe me, they are more important than they may seem at first, because they will put your feet on the ground without false expectations, but with ambition .
The blog
Okay, now you have a clearer idea of what you want to do. You won't believe it, but you've already made much more progress than 90% of people who start a blog without really knowing why . That's how I started! And that's why I want you to save all that time I wasted...
Logically, the blog will be the key piece around which your entire blogging world will revolve , the one you want to make a living from. It is not just another tool: it is your new virtual home .
Welcome to the independent republic of your blog!
1. The domain
Choosing a good domain is essential . To do this, you can use the answers you have given in the previous questions as a guide. Because selling your personal brand and buying the domain pepitoperez.com is not the same as directly selling the products or services that you offer, Mr. Pepito, and buying the domain recursosparaprofesores.com.
Be careful, although I recommend that you give more importance to your personal brand , the domain is still one of the keys to web positioning, which will make it easier for people to find you on Google. Going back to the example above, it will be more interesting for you to buy the domain recursosparaprofesores.com than pepitoperez.com, because that way everyone who searches for “resources for teachers” on Google will find you more easily.
Then, once the reader is inside your blog, you can announce with great fanfare that these resources are yours, Mr. Pepito. 🙂
2. The hosting
On this subject, I strongly recommend that you only hire a quality hosting . The reason is very simple. If you really want to make a living from your blog, you need a hosting that guarantees its 100% operation and that has a technical service that knows what it is doing.
“No Ruben, I’ll try a free one first and then I’ll upgrade to a paid one.” If this is what you’re thinking, then don’t bother reading this guide any further, because it’s not for you.
You must understand that your blog is your brand, it is you. If the first visitors you get are going to a blog that is slow, has errors, shows advertising for the free platform or has a very “common” design, that will be the image you will be giving them of yourself . Good luck…
3. WordPress.org
At this point I am referring directly to WordPress.org because it is the platform that I recommend 100%. And if you need help, here is a guide to creating a blog on WordPress.org .
Yes, there are probably other platforms, very good and prettier, but this is the one that works for me and for many of the professionals who also make a living from their blog. There must be a reason for that…
The strategy
Great, you now have a blog “as God intended”. Well set up, well designed and brimming with personality from every corner. Very well, you are now part of the “select group” of a few million bloggers (well, maybe I went too far…).
The fact is that everything you have already “suffered” is only the beginning, because now the magic is missing to make your blog unique, and that is achieved with a good strategy .
Key points for a good strategy:
Brand : Yes, I am a pain. Brand here, brand there… But you have to realize the importance of this little word. The brand is what people say about you when you are not present, and you are going to configure your brand on your blog by showing what you want people to see about you, what you know how to do or what you offer. Your blog is your brand, you are your blog . That’s it!
Differentiation : very much in line with the brand. Because what makes you different from the rest is also what defines you. You must look for something that makes you different from everyone else who has a blog on the same topic as yours. You will surely find something that you can do differently, demonstrate differently or offer differently. When you find it, you will have made great progress in your strategy.
Some ideas
-Differentiation can be as “simple” as saying that you are the one selling it, but of course, to do that you first have to make yourself an interesting bran
-You can also differentiate yourself by providing something of value that your competition doesn't already provide. Do you know something that the rest don't know? Well, don't keep it to yourself...
-Change the perspective of what you sell. For example, the creator of the famous GoPro cameras doesn't just sell cameras, he sells freedom, leisure, risk, adventures, etc. And don't miss his story because it's worth it...
Planning : and planning down to the last detail: what you are going to write about on the blog, how you are going to do it, what you want to achieve with it, the time it will take, when you will be able to measure the results, etc. In the end, the strong point of the strategy is planning what you are going to do and how to achieve specific objectives. And all of it coated with a bit of branding and a bit of differentiation.
Well-seasoned planning
And to make all this planning easier for you (yes, I know, it's a bit tedious) I'm going to recommend a free tool that I use and that I find very interesting: TomsPlanner .
This is a diagram in which you can define on a calendar the tasks that you are going to carry out for the different phases of your strategy or the objectives that you have set for yourself.
The truth is that for a free version, the tool allows many options such as dividing tasks into smaller ones, defining a name, duration, status, adding icons, etc.
Course planning in TomsPlanner
In the image you can see a very simple plan that I made for the creation of my own course on How to monetize a blog . And so that you can use it as a template, I have shared it publicly at this link so that you can see it directly.
You no longer have an excuse not to start planning!
Monetize your blog
Great, you now have a blog that is supported by a whole strategy. Now you have to make all this profitable .
There are countless ways to monetize a blog and what is interesting is often to combine several of them .
Here are some of the most famous ways and reputable bloggers who use them to earn income from their own blogs or from other projects they have created themselves:
Advertisements
The most famous advertising platform (but not the only one) is undoubtedly Google AdSense. The idea is to place ads on your blog and earn money, for example, with each click your readers make on those ads.
Chuiso is definitely a genius at this. On his blog you will find a lot of information on how to create websites or blogs on topics with little competition and that are profitable (that make enough money for each click on the ad). Then he positions them well on Google with “his magic” and collects money.
chuiso.com