Most bloggers fantasize about how to make a living blogging. We connected with 12 successful pro bloggers who run some of the top money-making blogs in the world and asked them to tell us their #1 blueprint on how to make a living blogging. Here are their top tips!
It’s okay. You can admit it. You’ve recently been asking yourself if you can make a living blogging. I know because most bloggers fantasize about the freedom that comes with making a living from blogging.
Sadly, many bloggers don’t make a cent from their blogs. And with an estimated 152 million blogs worldwide, there is no shortage of guides and tutorials about how to make a living blogging.
But here’s what makes this one different:
Success leaves clues.
Tony Robbins
Les Brown, acclaimed motivational speaker, put it this way, “Whatever area you are interested in, find people who have mastered it, and follow their example because success leaves clues.”
So we reached out to successful online entrepreneurs who’ve been there, done that and have the t-shirt.
We connected with 12 successful pro bloggers who run some of the top money-making blogs in the world. We asked them to tell us their #1 blueprint for making a living from blogging. Some of them answered the question, Can you really make money blogging? Others mentioned the blog niches that make money and the types of blogs that make money.
They all spoke from the heart, and we were amazed by what they said. It was refreshing, compelling, practical and down to earth. Although accomplished pro bloggers ourselves, we learnt a lot from them. And we decided to share their insight and wisdom with you in this blog post.
Here is what they said:
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12 Successful Entrepreneurs On How They Make A Living Blogging
# 1. Mark Webster – “Just Get Started!”
Our business specializes in growing authority sites and we have had a number of successes with many different sites over the years. If I were to provide just one tip on how to make a living blogging, it would be the following: Just Get Started!
Blogging is about continual improvement, not trying to achieve perfection. I’ve seen countless people get stuck poring over the color scheme or logo design of their site, but the fact is, these things won’t make you money. Writing content and promoting it will.
That’s why it’s important to get started with this as soon as possible and continue to make improvements to your process as time goes on. Don’t go into the whole process with the mindset of My blog will be the best! Because even if you take every step to ensure that, chances are, it still won’t be. Instead, think about how you can continually improve your blog and focus on the things that actually make you money!
-Mark Webster, Co-Founder of Authority Hacker, an industry leading online marketing education company.
# 2. Sa El – “Get Educated. Buy A Course…Seriously!”
My number 1 tip for people who want to make a living blogging is to first get educated by purchasing a course about blogging. It can be any type of course because you just need something that will give you a focus.
Before I started my insurance blog I was an agent and had been selling over the phone for years. I didn’t know anything about blogging or selling online.
It took me about 8 months to make my first sale for $120.00 blogging online and I never would have been able to grow it to 6 figures (in less than 2 years) without purchasing educational courses.
When it comes to blogging there are so many aspects that can either grow your blog or sink it. Trying to build it and having no education at all will lead you to failure.
-Sa El, Co-Founder of Simply Insurance, an online digital insurance blog that makes 6 figures a year
# 3. Mike Greig – “Treat It As You Would Any Other Business.”
My number one tip for those who want to start a money-making blog is to treat it as you would any other business. Many bloggers start a blog thinking it will be easy. While there’s undoubtedly a lower cost of entry than other businesses, it still must be treated as a business if you want to succeed.
Make a business plan including your focus topic, planned sources of revenue, how often you plan to publish etc. If you treat a blog as seriously as you treat any other business, you will succeed in time.
-Mike Greig, Founder & Personal Finance Blogger at Ninja Budgeter, a personal finance blog for families
