Five Ways To Make Money On Your Blog
If you’ve followed by five step guide to starting your own blog, you’re well on your way to make money on your blog.
I started my blog over ten years ago and a lot has changed in the industry. It took me quite a few years to get to a point where I could start to make money. But for the past five or so years I’ve managed to make a bit of income through my blog. In the 2022/2023 tax year it came to just over £20K. I am hoping 2023/2024’s figure will be similar but I’ve definitely noticed a drop in budgets/ the amount of collaborations.
Most of my income comes from just one revenue stream. But here are five of the ways you can make money on your blog.
Sponsored or guest content
Almost all of the income from my blog comes from sponsored or guest content. I classify sponsored content as pieces that I write that will be in collaboration with a brand. Whereas guest posts are pre-written pieces of content that a brand sends me to share on my blog. The former posts are housed in a specific guest post area so my audience know the words themselves aren’t my own.
If your blog has good authority online and search engines respect it then it’s beneficial for a brand to have a link on your website. Payment tends to be influenced by the domain authority your website has and traffic that it generates.
If you’re looking to accept paid or collaborative posts then make sure you have a clear contact page. This way brands can reach out directly yo you. Starting to get paid can be tricky but there are a number of great Facebook groups you can join to help. And keep an eye on hashtags on X like #BloggersWanted or #PRRequest.
Make money on your blog through affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing is when you promote and link to a product or service. Then you earn a small commission from the company when people purchase.
Awin is the most popular affiliate network, but there’s are a lot more options out there depending on what you’d be promoting. For example there’s Amazon Associates if you promote Amazon products a lot.
I use Awin occasionally but because most of my content doesn’t promote goods I don’t make a lot of money this way. Sometimes with services such as Monzo or Quidco I use direct refer a friend links.
Paid advertising
Most websites you see will have ads somewhere on the page, usually in the sidebar, footer or within the content of your blog. Most people use a network like Google Adsense or Mediavine and you get a small payment when someone clicks on an ad. You can also set up your own advertising packages for brands and companies.
I’m not a fan of sites that have a lot of ads, especially popups and within the content. Personally I tried paid ads but the return wasn’t good enough for me to justify the way it made my website look. Generally you need to be generating a lot of traffic to get good ad income, so this is a revenue stream that I do not have.
Make money through social media
Most bloggers have accompanying social media channels that they use to promote their work and as an extension of their brand. For me it’s a little difference because my brand is just me. So my social media is both my business and personal account in one. But you can make money through social media posts as well.
Much like on your blog a brand or company may pay you to promote a service or talk about a product.
Product reviews
Product reviews happen when a company send you an item to try out/ use. Then you write about your experience on your blog. When you do this you need to disclose that you were gifted the item to be transparent to your readers. And it’s part of the industry regulatory guidelines as well.
A lot of the time companies tend to offer products to review with no additional cost, but sometimes you may get paid for product reviews. Payment tends to depend on the value of the item, and your influence within the industry.
If you blog, do you make money from it?
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I think this is so great for any starting blogger. There are so many ways to monetize your blog. It’s important to take advantage of all of them whenever you can.
Yes take advantage of as many as you can, but not all methods will be applicable to everybody x
Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money, especially if you get a lot of traffic. You can really move a lot of people through your links.
Despite my traffic I’ve never found they work too well for me, I think due to the type of content I create. But that’s fine they can’t work for everyone x
I launched my blog with a vision, not just as a creative outlet, but as a thriving business venture. Through engaging content and strategic partnerships, I watched it grow into a source of sustainable income. Now, I celebrate the freedom it brings, allowing me to live passionately on my own terms.
That’s great for you that you knew you wanted to make it a business and it worked x
These are helpful tips for bloggers. There are many opportunities to make money, the adverts are the main one and bring in good side income.
I didn’t know all about these. Thank you for sharing it with us, very helpful.
These tips are going to be very helpful for new bloggers! Display advertising and affiliate marketing are definitely pretty good ways to make money as a beginner blogger.
I find affiliate links can be a great way to make a little extra and of course sponsored posts too. I have also noticed a drop in collaborations recently so am exploring other avenues.
I think most people have seen a drop and it’s a bit worrying. The Google update really hasn’t helped x
I also have had several people ask me to post a guest post about them, but I haven’t done it so far
You’ve got to go with what works for your strategy/ plan for your blog x
Yes all great ideas and nice ways to get multiple streams of income from one source. Thanks for sharing!
This insightful blog post offers a candid reflection on the evolution of blogging as a source of income over the past decade. The author’s journey from humble beginnings to achieving a notable revenue stream of over £20K in a tax year is both inspiring and informative. Despite experiencing a recent decline in collaborations, the post generously shares five valuable ways to monetize a blog, with a focus on sponsored and guest content.
These are all great ways to earn money from a blog yet it’s important to note earning from a blog doesn’t happen overnight. Having ads on a blog is a good way to make extra income if you get enough people visiting.
100%, it took me years before I even made a penny and a while to build from there x
This was such a helpful share. I’ll have to try out the guest content, never thought of that!
All great ways to make some extra money! I haven’t had a ton of luck with affiliate marketing, but I don’t really have a niche for my blog, so I think that is the main reason why.
Yeah sometimes it can be tough depending on what you talk about, but every little adds up doesn’t it x