Are you looking for a tested side hustle guaranteed to make you extra income from the comfort of your home or pretty much anywhere in the world? I got you sorted.
You can make more than $1000 blogging. If you want a flexible, creative and a fun way to make money then start a blog. All you need is good internet connection and a laptop. Perfect for anyone with 2 or 3 hours to spare a day.
If you are a stay home mom, a college student this could be a great way to make money online in your spare time. The good thing about blogging is that you don’t require a college degree or advanced tech skill anyone can do it really.
Why is blogging the perfect side hustle for you?
1. It’s a platform for you to share your story and you get to help and reach out to other people.
Would you love to inspire someone through your blog? By sharing your knowledge, experiences you will be able to help others solve their problems and excel in life. There is no sweeter email than one where a reader is thanking you for helping them with a, b, c & d.
2. It a nice way to interact with people.
When you start a blog you will you will get to meet so many people through networking forums, facebook or even through events. You form long lasting relationships with both bloggers and non bloggers too.
3. You can make money through blogging.
It’s all in the mindset. A positive attitude is the key to success in any career and the same applies when it comes to blogging.
There are so many bloggers out there who have turned their blogs into full-time jobs making more than $10,000 per month. When people read income reports online, they think it’s a get rich quick scheme. Their success didn’t happen overnight it took lots of hard work and patience.
If others have done it, so can you. If you monetize your blog the right way then you will make money out of it.
4. It is a learning experience
There is so much growth that comes from blogging. You exchange ideasas you interact with other bloggers.
The more you work on your blog the more you become an expert on the topics you are blogging about.
Apart from learning more about your topic, you will also learn how to networking, marketing, social media and so on
5. There is the potential for growth
Blogging can and will open many doors for you. As you continue to network with other people many opportunities will arise.
The more you blog the more people will get to know your personality and the more they get drawn to you. You also get to improve your communication and writing skilling. The more you do it, the better you get.
Your blog will in many cases serve as an online resume which will help you land amazing opportunities.
Blogging boosts your confidence. With time you will notice the more chances you get to interact with your reader or with other bloggers you will become more confident which will show in your writing.
6. Starting a blog is super easy and super affordable
As mentioned earlier you don’t need to be tech savvy or have a college degree to start a blog, getting started is pretty much easy. Check out my detailed step by step guide on how to start a blog for you on how to start a profitable blog.
You can do it with no prior experience. All you need is time and the willingness to learn. It doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg to start to blog.
7. Freedom
Starting a blog allows you to work from anywhere in the world. You can work from home, travel as you do it because you have control over the hours you want to work. You are not restricted to a 9 am to 5 pm job.
What Should You Blog About?
Most people who want to start a blog get stuck at this stage. They spend weeks trying to come up with the perfect topic. Coming up with a topic doesn’t have to be rocket science that you end taking a whole month(s) trying to brainstorm.
Just ask yourself this questions
What am I passionate about?
What can’t I stop talking about?
What advice do my friends come to me for?
Figure out what you are passionate about. A topic that you can write about for years down the line. Don’t have to be a pro in that field. As long as you are willing to put in the effort in learning more. Remember no one is born a pro, it takes time and dedication to be completely good at something.
Check out this post for more details secrets to choosing a profitable niche.
Should you niche down?
This is a question where some bloggers will say niche down to only a few topics while others will say it’s not necessary. Am with the latter crowd on this. Reason being there are so many lifestyle blogs out there doing so well. You don’t need to write only one or two topics for you to be successful.
Choosing a blog name.
This is another section that stresses out new bloggers. They want that unique and perfect domain name but forget that what matters most is the content you put out. You might have the coolest name in the blogosphere but if your content doesn’t sell itself then it’s all for nothing.
A few tips to help you come up with a perfect blog name
- Should be short. Something that would sound mouthful every time you are what your blog name.
- Easy to spell and to remember
For more tips check out this post on how to choose a creative blog name you won’t regret
How To Set Up Your Blog
The next step is finally choosing your hosting company, your plan and finally setting up your blog.
I love and use Bluehost. Their customer service is top notch . They are always there for you. If you have any question just chat them up.
They super affordable. which is about $3.95 per month I suggest you sign up for at least a year simply because signing up for a longer period means you get a higher discount and it also shows you are committed.
The good thing about Bluehost is that anytime you want to discontinue you can simply do so and get your money for the money not used.
For my readers, if you sign up through my link you get a discount and you get a free domain name for a year. Can’t get any better than that?
To set up check out this detailed post, step by step guide on how to start a blog in less than 30 minutes.
As a bonus when you start a blog via any bluehost links in the post above I will send you a copy of my ebook The Beginner’s whisper guide for free.
When I started I wished all the information in one plan or even someone to walk with me for the first month at least, that’s why I want to help you to start your blog with Confidence.
I will show you how to set up your blog professional, write your first post and one that attracts readers,how to drive
traffic to your brand new blog,how to monetize and much more.
Once you have purchased your bluehost hosting email me juelz@juelzjohn.com and I will send the book asap.
How to write your first post
This is pretty easy, but it can seem hard especially if you are new to WordPress.
First, you need to log in to WordPress and once you are on the dashboard on the left side you will post icon. Hover the cursor on the post icon you will see an option for a new post. I usually draft my post on the word document and edit it still there.
• Post title
This is where you insert your title. Your post title should be eye-catching enough to attract readers to click on it.
The post below will show to you how to craft blog post titles that will guarantee you more click.
More clicks = more traffic
Related post: 7 tricks to crafting a catchy blog post title
Make sure you include a long-tail keyword in your blog post title to make sure it’s SEO friendly.
For example in this title ‘7 tricks to crafting a catchy blog post title’ my long tail keyword is catchy blog post title. (Learn more about keywords here)
• Post URLs
Under the post title is the URLs which you can change as you desire.
Ensure that you have used the keyword you are trying to rank for.
I hope the term long tail keyword is not scaring you, this all has to do with SEO.
Once you have published be careful when you change the Url, it can result in 404 error. You have to make sure it automatically redirects to the new Url.
• Add media
This is where you add pictures you want to include in your post.
If your post is long try add at least 2 pictures this will help to break the monotony.
Imagine reading a post with more than 1500 words and no pictures. BORING
To add an image to your post you click on the add media, you will be redirected to upload files where you can either drag and drop your image or upload the normal way.
As you upload your pictures make sure you fill in the alt text and the description which will SEO optimized.
Related post: how to optimize your pictures for SEO.
The other icons on the visual editor are self-explanatory because am most of them you have seen before and used in a word document.
- How to link to another website or an older old blog post.
First highlight the text then click on the chain link icon on the editor tab. A pop up will open where you can paste the URL you want to link to.
What do they mean when they say Content is King?
You might have heard the common phrase content is king. Which is very true.
Content is everything.
You need to put out informative posts for your blog to grow. Remember your posts needs to serve a purpose or in other words solve a problem.
Create content that your readers can’t help but share. Try and publish evergreen content.
Find out what your readers are struggling with and write a post on how to solve the problem.
Since you are just starting out what you can do is join Facebook groups and find out what questions people are asking in the comments section.
- Proofread your posts
This is a very important step. You need to proofread your work.
Yes, we are all human and we are bound to make silly mistakes such as punctuations, irregular verb conjunctions etc.
Grammarly is the best free grammar tool out there and it basically corrects any grammatical errors.
Publishing an article full of mistakes can be a turn off for many people and you might end up losing readers along the way.
Sign up for a free Grammarly account here.
Key pages you need to set up before you launch your blog
Disclosure page see mine here
Contact page
Related posts:
How to write blog post that will attract reader’s attention
How can I make money blogging
There are 5 main ways bloggers.
- Sponsored post
- Affiliate marketing
- Ads
- Providing services
- Selling products
It takes time to see any sort of income from blogging and all bloggers are different.
Some take months and others year. It all depends on how much hardwork and time your are willing to put.
Bottom line it all about blogging smart
For you to make passive income you need to diversify your income streams.Combine some of these methods like affiliate marketing and sponsored posts.
Related posts:
5 ways bloggers can make money at any level
How to make your first $200 blogging (and you don’t need thousands of pageviews)
How i made my first affiliate sale
The ultimate guide to working with brands
Start an email list
You must have read this over and over again. You need to start growing your email list from day 1. It’s the best way to connect with your readers and you can also monetize your blog through your email list.
Email list is one of the simplest ways you can boost your traffic, once you have a new post or you have updated the old one just email your list and let them know. Super easy.
Am using convertkit which is amazing and most of the bloggers do use it. Want to give convertkit a go get a free trial through my link. During this trial you can try out the features and learn how it works. Then you can decide if it’s for you or not.
I have a few posts on email list which I highly recommend.
5 reasons why every blogger need to build an email list
The easiest way to start an email list as a beginner.
5 amazing hacks to grow your email list with Pinterest
Start a blog: Invest in yourself
The best way to grow as a blogger is to invest in yourself. There are so many ebooks and courses that can take your blog to the next level. They will help you save time from all the hours of research.
The one course I highly recommend is Blog by number course. This is the best course I have ever purchased and I recommend it to anyone who wants to start a blog. The content is priceless and everyone who is starting should highly consider it.
Blog by number is a course by Suzi from startamomblog. Its a step by step guide to a money making blog. It’s amazing how she took her blog from $0 to $20,000 in just over a year, crazy right?! She shares everything. All the steps she took to make that happen. She is an open book. She also shares what didn’t work for her, so that you don’t waste time doing the same thing while it doesn’t work.
The biggest highlight for me was Pinterest. The best way to drive massive traffic to your blog as a new blogger is through Pinterest. Before the course, Pinterest was greek for me, I had no clue. I learnt how to edit my pictures, how to create clickable graphics.
Eye-catching graphics are everything when it comes to Pinterest because you want as many people to click through. You also get 480+ group boards in all niches for you to join and you get to know how to email group board owners for you to get a response.
I love the affiliate marketing and SEO tips in that course.
It’s a roadmap to blogging,clears any doubts you might have.
Other topics and bonuses that are included in the course are:
How to write your first blog post,the type of posts that will drive massive traffic to your blog,
20 free stock images
83 different ways tomake money blogging and much more
I could go on and on but i have a post dedicated on the course check it out here
Check out the blog by number course here
Related post: The easiest way to start a profitable blog
There you have it an easy and realist way to make $1000 amonth. I hope you found this post helpful. Will you challenge yourself and start a blog soon? I can assure you won’t regret it, blogging is fun.
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