Making money from your site
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I started this post out by asking the question that everyone asks, can you make money from your blog? The answer is a resounding yes!!
So many people have been able to bring in enough money to supplement their income and/or even quit their job to blog full time. Blogging is a honorable way to make money, just like any other career. You can make money with your blog from:
- Ads
- Affiliate sales
- Sponsored posts
- Creating your own products
- Coaching or another service
- Courses
Tip; If you still are a little leery of making money on your site because you don’t want to come across salesy, check out these fantastic resources, which have really helped me to provide a great service through my blog and be proud to earn income for all my hard work.
Ads
Adsense
Definitely start out with adding ads to your site. This is another way to diversify your income. If you think about it, all the big professional websites have paid ads on their sites, so why shouldn’t you?
As a small blog, you will probably only be able to start out with Google Adsense until you can grow your blog enough to join some ad networks. You won’t make much at first, until your traffic grows, but it is another source of income.
I use a plugin called AdInserter, which works really well with my Thrive plugins.
You can insert 3 ad placements with Google Adsense and I have mine before each post, in the middle, and at the bottom of each post.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is where you partner with another company and you will get a referral fee, anytime someone clicks through with your link and makes a purchase. It is a fantastic way to earn income from your blog.
In fact, most of the links in this post are affiliate links. I’ll earn a commission for referring you and there’s no difference to your cost- and sometimes I am able to give you a discount!
There are so many companies and products you can be an affiliate for. Just promote things that you have had experience with and products you believe in. This will help your voice to be authentic and will build trust with your readers.
Master Affiliate Marketing Guide
I learned how successfully do affiliate marketing with the Master Affiliate Marketing Guide from Blogger Revolution. This course will teach you how you can include affiliate marketing in a natural voice, without being super pushy, and how you can earn some great money with your affiliates.
- The Master Affiliate Marketing Guide can be bought al a carte or together with all the other fabulous Blogger Revolution courses, Blogger Business in a Box, for much cheaper, which is what I recommend!! I bought all the courses together and they totally changed my blogging business!!
>Start here with a free 7 Steps to a Blogging Breakthrough intro course to Blogger Business in a Box
Some other affiliate programs that I belong to are:
- Amazon- everyone knows and trusts Amazon. You can link to just about anything!
- CJ Affiliate- there are many companies that you can become an affiliate for under CJ Affiliate.
- Share-a-sale– this is another main hub for multiple companies you may want to partner with and become an affiliate.
- Ultimate Bundles– puts together huge bundles for a great price with several flash sales through out the year and has incredible training to help you.
See how to rock sponsored posts and create your own products on the next page!
Hi! I’m Charissa. I’m on a mission to help hardworking women overcome money struggles and gain financial peace with a Biblical perspective so they can have the freedom to impact their families and communities. Ready to make some changes that will impact your finances in 2020? Click here to get a free worksheet to help you make it happen!