Learn to Make Money by Blogging

Whether you are an expert Jet-ski racer, a classic car enthusiast, or a business oriented, stay at home mom, blogging can be utilized both as a method to get your words out there, as well as a means of income. I have seen bloggers of all ages, cultures, and mindsets. They all have something in common, and that is that they are sharing their opinions with the world. The idea of putting your opinions and ideas out there for anyone in the entire world to read, and comment on has attracted hundreds of thousands of people across the planet to the blogging world. Often what starts out as a hobby can grow into a full fledged business, sometimes even worth millions of dollars.

How to Start Blogging for Money





The first thing you need to begin your blogging career is a website. Depending on how serious you are, you will have to decide on if you wish to purchase a domain name or use a free blogging service host like Blogspot.com or wordpress.com. If you go the route of a free service, the professionalism is often degraded, Would you rather have a blog address such as Bobsblog.com, or one like bobsblog.wordpress.com? Clearly the one which doesn’t use the free host is much more appealing and easy to remember. Domain names cost about $8 a year, so it’s not going to break the bank. After a domain name is purchased you will need to find hosting. Shared hosting accounts can be found for as little as a few dollars per month. Once your blog grows, and you start earning revenue, you can easily upgrade to a dedicated server or cloud server. Once you have a domain name and hosting, you can begin working on your blog. WordPress offers thousands of free templates, and is rather easy to set up. Once the WordPress software is installed and set up as you like, you can begin your blogging right away.

Making Money Blogging

There are so many ways to monetize a blog. Usually as a professional blogger it is good to utilize a combination of several different monetization methods. Below is a quick overview of just a handful of methods that many pro bloggers use to bring revenue into their sites:

- Pay Per Click Ads – PPC ad publishing is primarily led by Google. Google’s Adsense program allows any webmaster to insert a simple code into their site, which will allow Google’s algorithms to target text and display ads which are then placed within your blog’s content. You will then get paid each and every time someone clicks on one of your ads. There are webmasters out there making hundreds of thousands of dollars each month just from Adsense alone.

- Selling Your Own Ads – Once you garner enough attention, and traffic levels increase to your blog, you will be able to begin selling ad spots throughout your site. You will have to determine the price you wish to sell your various ad spots for, which can be determined simply by trial and error. Remember you can always charge more money if you determine that demand is much higher than the supply of ad spots available on your site.

- Affiliate Programs – As a webmaster, you now will have the ability to make money from your blog readers. One of the best methods can be selling products and services. No, you will not be selling your own products or services, but you will sell those products and services of others. Affiliate marketing allows people to sell goods and services that other companies produce for a percentage of each sale. There are literally thousands of affiliate programs you can sign up for. Try Cj.com, Amazon.com, and Clickbank.com to start. Try to find items which are targeted more towards the niche of your blog. You can then place banner ads throughout your site for the specific products or services you are an affiliate for, or you can blog about the specific item and drop an affiliate link or two within the posts. Once you have a good following, your readers will jump at anything you recommend.

There are plenty of other ways you can make money with a blog. The above three methods should be enough to get you started though. Remember that as with any business, it will take time. You must have patience, as you will not make money right off the bat. Remain persistent, choose a topic for your blog that you enjoy righting about, and look at it as more of a hobby than actual work. If you don’t enjoy, as well as fully understand what you are blogging about, you will not last in the business.

Ways to earn money fast

Fast Money Idea #1 – Sell You Useless Junk on eBay

Start off by figuring out anything and everything that you no longer use, have no major attachments to, and which seem like others may have interest in. Once you gather all this stuff up, search eBay for it all.


See what prices they are attracting at auction, and then consider quickly listing a few auctions. The great thing about eBay is that you can place auctions up which only last a day. This means that within a day or two you could have money in your Paypal account, which can quickly be transferred into your bank account. Often times while searching for your unwanted stuff on eBay you will be surprised at how much other people will pay for your seemingly useless junk.

Fast Money Idea #2 – Contribute to Profit Sharing Sites

Quickly open up a Google Adsense account if you don’t already have one. Then you can search the search engines for “profit sharing forums” or just “Profit sharing sites”. There are dozens of forums and blogs that allow you to contribute in exchange for your Adsense code being posting within the posts you make. Forums like DigitalPoint.com are one of these sites. Create topics which will garner a ton of attention, and hope that they take off. The more activity and views that your forum topics receive at these various profit sharing sites the more money you will make, and fast. The one problem with this method is that you will have to wait a few weeks for Google to send you a check and that is only after you earn over $100. I have personally seen people earn residual income over time upwards of $1000 per month for their contributions, often on forums and sites that they already would be contributing to.

Fast Money Idea #3 – Social Networking Suggestions

We all have Facebook accounts in this day and age it seems. Why not utilize your friends on Facebook to earn a little extra cash? Making money via affiliate marketing has always been one of the top methods of earning online for individuals, as well as small businesses. There are literally thousands of great affiliate programs out there, from Amazon.com to eBay.com, to programs which pay you just for getting your friends to answer a simple survey. Sign up to a few affiliate programs. Amazon is the best, in my opinion, since you can literally sell tens of thousands of products for them. Although commissions are often 5% or less, those commissions add up fast for bigger dollar items. Who are the people to take your advise on something the most? That’s right, your friends. Suggest a product or two every few days via your Facebook stream. Use your affiliate links to direct them to the site where they can order the product. Always be sure to recommend products that you have tried. Even though a quick buck is always good, you never want to steer your friends wrong just to make some fast money.

There are hundreds of other ideas out there that we will discuss in future posts. In the meantime if none of these ideas seem to appeal to you, try to think outside the box. Blogging, creating valuable content, and selling your very own products online are all great ways to earn additional money, however, they will take some time to set up and a lot of work before you begin earning a substantial income online.

Making money on eBay can be simple

eBay is no longer just for auctions, however.  In fact a large quantity of their items listed are storefront items which are for sale at a fixed price.  If you are looking to make money on eBay, it is important to understand the difference between a fixed price item you sell, and an item you auction off.

Fixed priced eBay items will sell at whatever price you list them for.  Buyers may make you an offer below the sell price, however, you do not have to accept any of these offers.  Auctions on Ebay work entirely different and have several key elements to them.  You could have an auction which you list starting at 1 cent, or you could list it with a minimum bid close to it’s retail value.  The auction’s reserve price is another key element.  As a seller you can set a price in which you will not sell the item under.  This means that if you set your reserve price at $100, and no bids come in at, or over, that price, you are not required to sell it.  Setting a Reserve price often scares would be bidders away, who don’t want to waste their time bidding on a product which they may not win even if they have the high bid once it ends.  As a seller you need to find the right combination of a minimum bid and reserve price that sells the maximum quantity of whatever you are looking to auction off.

Finding The Right Product to Sell on eBay

Because of the vast number of sellers on eBay, it is often difficult to find a niche product which is not already over saturated by sellers.  If too many people are selling a product it becomes difficult to make an actual profit.  Some sellers have a strategy of buying bulk quantities of newly released electronics.  For instance.  When the Nintendo Wii first came out, they were selling on ebay at a 50% premium over what they were getting at the retail outlets.  It’s all about supply and demand.  If you can quickly acquire several in demand products on launch day, you may be able to make quite a bit of money reselling it at auction.  In the case of a highly in demand item with limited quantities, it is best to use the auction format, as prices could climb much higher then you may have imagined.

Other sellers rely on wholesalers.  If you can find good, honest, reliable wholesalers both internationally and nationally, you can often buy bulk quantities of products much cheaper then their retail prices, and then sell them on Ebay for markups anywhere from 5-100% or more.  This takes leg work, calling around, and establishing long term relationships with suppliers.  It’s not easy, but you can find several large wholesalers online, searching Google and other directories.  Prior to negotiating a deal with a wholesaler, figure out the average price the specific item gets on Ebay, and then deduct any fees that you are charged from eBay themselves, as well as Paypal or whatever payment intermediary you may use.  It is so important that you go into negotiations with a wholesalers with the proper figures after doing adequate homework.

In conclusion, money can be made on eBay if the proper homework is done, the individual who is selling the products have a clear understanding of the niche they are dealing with, and an understanding of general supply and demand concepts.  Starting off as an eBay entrepreneur may mean a lot of trial and error.  You may not make huge profits from the start, but as you and your business grow, you will likely be able to develop a model for your business, and a strategy which will increase your profits in the long run.  Like anything, don’t just jump into this money making opportunity.  You need to spend days, if not weeks investigating the business, and deciding, then, if it is the right thing for you.