5 Simple Ways to Start Making Money with a Blog Now

Do you want to start making money with a blog now, using simple methods that don’t take years to learn?

There are many ways to make money blogging. Some of the best ways take time and hard work, and you should plan to eventually reach that point. But for now, there are a few simple ways to start earning so that you can stay motivated and inspired to keep blogging.

In this guide, I’ll show you 5 simple tactics for making money with a blog that doesn’t take forever or a day to do.

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Why Start Making Money with a Blog?

There are many reasons why you should be making money with a blog.

For starters, blogging isn’t free. Sure, the WordPress software is free, but once you get into it, you’ll want to improve your blog with a better theme and premium add-ons, and that costs money.

Hosting your blog is definitely not free. If you’re using a shared hosting service, it’s probably cheaper right now, though. However, as your blog becomes more popular, you’ll need to upgrade to better servers, and you might end up paying a few hundred a month when it’s all said and done.

Domain names aren’t free, either. You might get one for free for the first year or get a pretty good discount, but as the years pass, domain names will increase in price. I pay around $20 a year for the seriousbloggers.com domain name.

You deserve to earn a profit for all of your hard work. Why shouldn’t you be making money with a blog because of all the time and energy you have put into it? It’s just like anything you work hard for; there should be a reward at the end.

Blogging is a great type of profit-earning activity. You can turn blogging into a side hustle to add extra income to your day job. You could even work as hard as you can to make your blog a full-time career and live off it, as many bloggers are doing today.

1 – Start Making Money with Your Blog through AdSense

Google AdSense is a free advertising program in which publishers can earn revenue commissions from displaying targeted ads on their blogs and other websites.

Google AdSense is simple and easy to get started with. After you’re approved to use it, you add some code to your website, and you can start earning through PPC advertisements. Do note that asking for clicks or conducting click-fraud will result in a ban from using the service.

To get approved for AdSense, you will need to have established quality content on your blog. You’ll also need to add a privacy policy and an ads.txt file to your blog. If you get rejected, you’ll be able to apply again at a later date or after you solve the issues that cause your request to be rejected.

I have found the best way to earn through AdSense is to allow Google to run ad unit experiments on your blog and let them adjust to use through those experiments.

2 – Start Making Money with Your Blog by using Patreon

Patreon is a free online community-building platform that allows you to create a community that your followers can pay to access.

You can create a community and offer perks per tiered membership level on Patreon. You include your tax and payment information on the settings page of your account. Patreon takes a percentage of what you earn, and you get the rest.

Getting approved on Patreon is very simple. You will need legit bank account information to get payments, and that account may have to be verified. Patreon may not be available in some countries.

The best way to earn more on Patreon is to offer tiered-level membership benefits and to become skilled at running a community and engaging your members.

3 – Start Making Money with Your Blog with Buy Me a Coffee

Buy Me a Coffee (affiliate link) is a free service that allows you to accept small to repeated donations on your blog or other website.

This service is very easy to use. You set up your donation amount (most people do $5) or make it so that people can choose the amount. Then, people donate and have the option to “buy you several coffees” as a way to donate more money.

Getting approved to use Buy Me a Coffee is quite simple. You will have to provide banking information, and your account may require verification before you can be paid. This service may not be available in all countries.

To earn more through this service, be sure to link it everywhere, from each blog post to your newsletter issues, social media profiles, and email signatures.

4 – Start Making Money with Blogging by Offering a Product or Service

Inventing and selling your own products and services from your blog can be the most effective way to make the most money without a middleman.

The idea is that you create a product or service related to your niche. You use your blog content to help funnel readers into a buying mood. Then, through copywriting and sales tactics, you get your readers to buy the product or service you are offering.

You’ll need to facilitate the method of being able to purchase the product or service. You’ll handle promotion and sales. It might be more challenging, but you can earn maximum revenue this way, and you don’t have to pay someone in the middle.

The best way to earn the most is to create a product or service that solves the biggest pain points, challenges, and questions of your target blog audience.

5 – Start to Make Money Blogging by Selling Sponsored Blog Posts

Sponsored blog posts are typically blog posts written by others who pay you to post them on your blog as guest-contributed content.

Sponsored blog posts are usually commercial in nature. The articles will be informative about a subject but include links to commercial services or products. The idea of a sponsored blog post is for the person writing it to make money from it.

You must apply the “Sponsored Blog Post” label to the content in order to be ethical and abide by most trade laws. You should also ensure the link is relevant to the content and from a trustworthy source. Don’t let sponsored writers try to undersell you as many will, and don’t let them change the terms, which could harm your blog if you do.

The best way to make money from this sort of tactic is to only accept sponsored content that relates to your audience and is something that you personally trust.

Now, Over to You!

As you can see, there are many ways to start making money with a blog. The ones I have listed above are usually easier to get going and start making money a lot sooner. However, like with anything, you’ll have to put in some work to get them going.

Comment on this post if you would with ways you’re making money with your blog. If you need any help, feel free to ask me your questions. I love to see your comments and questions about blogging.

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About the Author

Shawn Gossman has created content, blogged, ran online communities, and shared a passion for digital marketing for over twenty years. Shawn believes the best way to help content creators, businesses, brands, and marketers is to give away more than you sell. The same advice is recommended for the readers who follow this blog. Shawn also offers various services for extra help in content creation and blogging.