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Most bloggers struggle to figure out how to make money blogging for a number of reasons.
Addressing these reasons frees you to make money.
For starters, a majority blogs mainly to get money. Difficulties follow because your patiently honed blogging skills – not blogging – makes money.
For example, if anyone buys an eBook or blogging course after reading this post it was my blogging skills, patiently developed over the years, that yielded the sale. Blogging From Paradise itself did not generate the sale because without a human being patiently working the blog it’d be worthless, useless and would gradually enter the cyber graveyard of abandoned blogs.
Blogging mainly to make money frames a blog like an ATM. Bloggers observe their metrics daily to see if the blog made money instead of patiently learning, practicing, creating and connecting over years to develop the skills that actually yield the money. Of course, the blog cannot do any work for them. None of these bloggers make money. Almost all of these bloggers quit because each expected their blog to do the work, the skills development and the credibility-building for them.
Skilled, clear, confident bloggers make money.
Becoming skilled enough to profit takes plenty of practice executed over years.
Let that idea sear itself onto your mind to lay a profitable foundation for your blogging campaign.
Tip A1: Work on Your Money Mental Blocks
Of course, if you love my blogging style you would love my blogging course.
But when some of you look at the $200 price tag a number of thoughts and feelings may arise in your mind:
- this is too expensive
- I need to save up for it, for years
- I cannot afford it
All of those thoughts/feelings are called “fears”, and if you feel fearful of running out of money, 99% of the time you will struggle horribly to make money with your blog. This rings true even if you work hard at blogging to patiently develop your skills.
Basically guys, the world reflects your predominant mindset back to you. Fearing money loss mirrors money loss back to you no matter how much you learn, practice and work.
No one outsmarts their predominant mindset.
The first step to make money blogging: work on your money mental blocks. Remember; it’s just money. Money is a simple means of exchange.
Why should anyone fear handing a neutral means of exchange back and forth to each other?
Get comfortable handling money by facing, embracing and releasing fears you have around money. Express the fears even if it feels uncomfortable to do so.
Clearing money fears allows money to flow to you through blogging or any other online and offline channels.
This is because even though we appear to be separated there is just one quantum field, or mind, in reality.
1: Remove the Getting Mechanism
Move your attention from getting to giving.
Ask: “What can I learn and how can I help people through my blog?”
The getting mechanism cripples blogging campaigns. Bloggers blog mainly to get. Blogging to get influences one to avoid all of the practice and skills development necessary to make money blogging.
Make your blogging day all about service. The getting becomes easier if you are all about helping people.
Give freely. Cut the strings of expectation. Receive easily.
2: Be a Student of Blogging
Before I could teach I had to learn.
Be a student of blogging.
Immerse yourself in learning about:
- blogging
- your niche
- your mind
Learning how to make money blogging is key because most begin without any idea of how to profit.
Blogging is far more than just writing about whatever’s on your mind.
This skill requires being patient, persistent and willing to learn how to prosper.
3: Learn How to Build a Successful Blogging Foundation from 1-3 Successful Bloggers
Pick 1-3 successful bloggers from your niche, or pick at least one thriving blogging tips blogger.
Subscribe to their email list. Read their posts. Take notes. Study those notes.
Follow pros. Pros know what you don’t know, and that knowing often contains the profits you seek.
Premium content published by professional bloggers yields the most powerful guidance you can receive in the online world.
Pay up to play up. Investing money in premium products and coaching moves you higher in blogging circles. Professionals in all endeavors invest in coaching from fellow pros.
Lebron James invests 7 figures annually in his recovery, fitness and nutrition. Paying for specialized advice allowed him to become one of the most successful and wealthiest athletes of all time.
4: Practice Writing
Write 500 words daily in a Word document. Trash the document. Detach some from your writing. Develop clarity and confidence in your writing voice.
Practice in private. Shine on the stage. Prosper through your blog.
Skilled writers profit financially.
Every pro blogger spent years honing their writing skills to become:
- clear
- confident
- posturing
writers. Clear, confident, posturing writers tend to attract increased blogging income through a variety of online channels.
5: Create Long Form Content
Create long form content spanning from 1200-1500 words per post.
Long form content:
- establishes your credibility
- draws organic traffic to your blog
- drives targeted blog traffic
- morphs readers into customers and clients
- entices customers and clients to drive referral business
Solve one problem for your specific reader. Pick one niche. Stick to it. Stay on topic.
Post once every 1-2 weeks so you don’t fall off the radar screen. Add details to blog posts. Be thorough.
Publish in-depth content to build a granite-like foundation for your blogging business.
Listen closely to reader problems for a steady stream of blog post ideas.
Readers give you an endless flow of blog post ideas but you need to pay close attention to their struggles to mine blog post ideas.
Scan:
- blog comments
- comments on Facebook and Twitter
- emails
- Messages or DMs
to spot reader problems.
Develop your expertise. Build your authority.
6: Build Connections
Engage in genuine blogger outreach.
Promote other bloggers through social media and through your blog.
Comment on other blogger’s blogs, publishing 1-3 paragraph, personalized, helpful comments.
Friendships will develop.
Your blogging buddies will:
- promote you
- endorse you
- hire you
- buy your stuff
- interview you
- feature you
….all of which lead to blogging profits.
Networking is a gateway activity for prospering online. Befriending fellow bloggers through your generosity lays the foundation for a profitable blogging campaign.
Friends organically prosper you slowly, steadily and gradually.
Why Engage in Blogger Outreach?
Watch this video to understand why you need to engage in genuine blogger outreach.
7: Monetize Your Passions
Monetize channels you enjoy working.
Do you dig writing? Write and self-publish eBooks.
Do you love blogging? Become a blogging coach.
Some income stream ideas:
- affiliate marketing
- advertising on your blog
- accepting sponsored posts
- blog coaching
- freelance writing
- creating online courses
- writing and self-publishing eBooks
Income channels hum beautifully by closely following all prior steps.
First, develop your blogging skills through patient practice.
Gradually, customers and clients will find your blog.
Patiently developing your blogging skills is the key step to making money through your blog.
Frame the above bullet point list as a receiving channel. Money originates in the detailed, targeted content you publish and genuine relationships you establish. Income streams are just receiving channels for money.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do Bloggers Get Paid?
Bloggers get paid through:
- direct deposit to their bank account
- PayPal or other virtual payment processors
in a literal sense. One receives money through bank accounts or payment processors.
As for how bloggers monetize, consider the income stream ideas above.
Can You Make $1000 a Month Blogging?
Any blogger can make $1000 a month blogging.
Few bloggers lack the:
- emotional intelligence
- work ethic
- worldly intelligence
- grit
- mindfulness
- willingness to be truly helpful
- patience
to make $1K a month blogging.
Why do bloggers search the above query on Google? 9 out of 10 – or more – desperately need $1000 per month. Bad idea. Desperation is fear. Making scared decisions brings struggles, failures and quitting because you and I do dumb stuff when we feel afraid. Check out my LinkedIn inbox; questionable tactics at best litter it.
Relax. Build your blog into an asset which generates $1000 per month for you passively. Blog with confidence. Build something truly helpful that works for you around the clock.
Do Beginner Bloggers Make Money?
Never.
Or almost never.
I call bullshit on beginners who claim to make big bucks fast. No entrepreneur nets quick profits because:
- learning
- practicing
- gaining credibility
takes a long stretch of time.
If something takes a lot of time you will never do it quickly.
Beginners patiently lay the foundation for monetizing successfully. Money comes later.
How Do I Start Blogging?
Click here to read this guide for starting a blog the right way.
Is It Realistic to Make Money Blogging?
Yes over the years.
No over the days.
Put in 1000’s of service hours to make prospering a near certainty.
Expect quick riches to make prospering impossible.
Which Blogging Niche Is Most Profitable?
Food blogs are always popular because people need to eat to survive.
Popular niches potentially become profitable – minus alliteration – if skilled, committed bloggers monetize effectively while conquering money blocks.
A blog does not make money because a blog is an inanimate object.
People make money.
Bloggers make money.
Bloggers who learn from pro bloggers, patiently follow pro guidance and practice diligently make money.
Can I Start a Pro Blogging Career with No Money?
No.
You can begin a failing blog on a free platform; no one will read it, branding becomes impossible and monetizing will be highly difficult because someone else owns the blog. You are just a user on a free platform. This is like trying to run a million dollar bagel store from the toilet in your parent’s basement. You can set up the business for free but no one will know about it.
Invest in your domain and hosting.
Blog successfully from day 1.
Can I Make Money Blogging About My Life?
Hmmm……
Click the “hmmmmm” for your answer….or for my answer.
Conclusion
Making money through blogging involves strengthening your mind and following practical blogging steps patiently.
Stick to the basics.
You will prosper.
