Here's some good news for you: it's possible to make money from blogging! Yes that's right! Monetizing your blog along with the content you create has never been so easy! mostly because we have amazing #fempreneure like Regina of By Regina or Melissa Griffin (formerly the Nectar Collective) pioneering the blog monetizing movement which is super great news for any aspiring bloggers or indeed newbie bloggers out there who hope to earn a respectable living from their blogging efforts.
Which means that all the hard work that goes into creating content for your blog has the possibility to be lucrative, a sentiment very much echoed by Amazon Fashion Director Kate Dimmock. She says: "What’s important for you to know is that every piece of content that you create is shoppable..." but it's not easy.
So, with that said, we made it our mission to find out the best tactics and advice from some amazing seasoned bloggers out there who are raking it in on the cash front!
And here's what they have to say
And here's what they have to say
FIRST ADVICE:
BE UNIQUE AND FOCUS ON WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT
Here's what Melissa Griffin has to say about that:
"hone in on what makes your blog unique. ... and focus on what you have to give in particular."
She then goes on to explain: "I see so many well-intentioned bloggers looking to earn money from their site, which evidently has a weak or confusing focus.
Here’s the problem: If your followers can’t trust your expertise on something in particular, then it’s not likely that they’ll buy from you."
She then goes on to give sound advice by saying: "Now consider your own blog and situation. Are you creating a strong focus on your blog? Is it easy for your readers to describe your niche or the specific value you offer them? If it is, then you’re on the right track and likely building an audience that would like to purchase your products or services."
[To read the full article, head over HERE.]
SECOND ADVICE:
BUILD TRUST AND AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY AROUND YOUR BLOG
one of the things that make monetizing your blog will surely be building an engaged community around your blog, and this is what Sarah from XO Sarah reiterates.
She says: "focus(ing) on building trust and a connection with the readers you already have." Because according to her, " you DO need a highly engaged audience that is coming back every week for the content you share. If those readers think you’re the bomb-dot-com you’ll have a much easier time earning affiliate income or generating traffic to sponsored posts because they’ll be excited to learn from you and share your content."
THIRD ADVICE:
NEVER SEIZE TO BE CONSISTENT
This sage advice goes to any new blogger out there... "Speak passionately to a crowd of 0.
Until you’re speaking passionately to a crowd of 3." That's what the amazing Regina of By Regina advises bloggers regarding achieving blogging success.
She then goes on to advice to "Create. Consistently." She says
" (create consistently) everyone else has gone to bed.
When everyone else has stopped paying attention to your dreams.
When absolutely no one seems to care.
When someone has recommended to you that you stop or that you move onto something more logical..."
FOURTH ADVICE:
AIM TO PROVIDE VALUE, AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW
You shouldn't go into blogging to first and foremost make money! No. You should go into the blogging world to provide value - a sentiment very much echoed by Lauryn Evarts of The Skinny Confidential whilst giving a talk at one of Create & Cultivate conferences at NYC. She says “I didn’t go into blogging solely to monetize,
I went in to provide value. That’s one of the most important things. You need to establish value and trust with your readership before you think about money.”
Courtney of Color Me Courtney who was also present at the conference agrees. She advises: "Have true intent. The blogging game has changed in the last two years-- it has become a major monetization opportunity. But you shouldn’t start out to hit a bottom line. You should start to create content and to create community.”
[To read the full article, head over HERE.]
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