10 Insightful Tips to Make Money Online With WordPress Blog

WordPress Money Blogging

Blogging has become a passion for a large number of tech-savvy people who want to show off their expertise to their targeted audience and build a solid online presence to achieve their end goals. There are a good number of bloggers who operate WordPress sites/blogs with the sole intention to earn money.

Are you also among them? Want to earn a handsome income from your WordPress site/blog? If yes, then it is the right time to ponder upon some options using which you can monetize your blog and meet your monetary goals. Just have a look at a few ways detailed below:

Caution: 

Always keep in mind that you have to invest a lot of time, energy, and resources to make your WordPress site popular on the World Wide Web, get a steady flow of traffic to it, and start earning money. If you are mulling that you will be able to mint money simply by operating a WordPress site/blog, you are wrong. You need to be patient and consistent with your blogging job to get the desired output.


1. Affiliate Marketing 

Affiliate marketing is an old form of marketing. In this process, you refer someone's products/services on your website/blog and when a person purchases the product as a result of your recommendation, you get a certain amount as commission or referral amount.

The more you perform, the more commission you will get. Therefore, if you want to join affiliate marketing programs, you should do the following: 

     Choose affiliate marketing proposals from reputable and reliable brands. The company should be in your niche.

     Promote the products and services you have used personally and are well aware of their pros and cons.

     Do add a disclaimer on your site. It will help your audience from misleading advertisements/products/services.


2. Google AdSense

Google AdSense is an important way through which you can earn money simply by displaying Google ads on your site and blog. This PPC model Ad is aimed at displaying relevant ads on your site. You can earn money for every click made on each ad you display on your site.

As the sponsors of such advertisements pay you only when people click on the ads, your income may change from time to time. Generally, only a few people click on such ads. Therefore, you will need to generate a steady flow of traffic to your site if you want to earn a handsome amount of money every month.


3. Sponsored Posts

At a time when companies prefer content marketing to increase the volume of their web-based business, you can multiply your income by publishing sponsored posts on your site.

A sponsored post is created for advertisers and they look like normal posts. If you influence the digital world and have a large fan base, consumer product companies in your niche will get in touch with you for the promotion of their products/services through sponsored posts.

With every sponsored post published on your site, you reap double the benefits. You get paid from the product's manufacturers and from customers too, as they click on affiliate links to purchase those products and services online.


4. Create And Sell Your Products

If you are an expert blogger and have a decent command of your subject or work field, you can create your own products (such as how-to-do guides, E-books, Tutorials, videos, paid courses, etc,) and sell them on your site. Always keep in mind that there are numerous bloggers who provide the same products and services that you are going to offer to your potential clients.

Therefore, you should conduct comprehensive research and come up with unique products that offer some value to customers. It's a time taking process and you need to be patient to make money out of it.


5. Sell Ads Directly On Your Site

When you generate sufficient traffic to your blog, different companies contact you to advertise their products/services on your site by displaying banner ads. You can directly sell banner ad space on your website/blog to companies and get paid for that.

You will have to accomplish a lot of things in this regard, such as defining terms and conditions, performing administrative work, price negotiation with the advertiser, and making the necessary setting on the site. You can use WordPress plugins such as BuySellAds to embed the ads on your site with the help of shortcodes and widgets. 


6. Paid Consultation

When you dominate the digital world in your niche, several people rush to your site to get a valuable consultation to promote their web-based businesses. You can provide them paid consultation and can earn a significant amount of money. For instance- You can charge $50 for running a one-hour live session on your site's Facebook page and can tell your clients how they can get succeed in Social media marketing.

In this way, you communicate directly with your clients/customers and make a solid business relationship with them.


7. Write Paid Reviews

If you know how to play with words and attract customers through reviews, then don't waste your talent. You can write paid reviews for the products/services provided by several companies and publish that on your site to drive traffic to their site and earn the money you want.

You can also post the paid reviews on high-visibility review websites (if your clients allow this) and can get paid for that.


8. Turn Your Blog Into A Membership Site

     Do you have a huge fan base, Email subscribers, or audience?
     Do you have the capabilities to fascinate your audience with your valuable content?
     Are they ready to pay for your content?

If yes, then you should create premium content in sufficient numbers and allow users to access these valuable write-ups once they become paid members of your site. You can use WordPress plugins to turn your blog into a membership site and start generating recurring revenue every week/ month in an easy way.


9. Make Your Blog A Paid Business Directory

A paid business directory is just like a boon for you if you want to boost your site's reputation and earn an excellent income every month. If you get enough traffic on your site, you can turn it into a business directory by using WordPress plugins and allow entrepreneurs, private business owners, and companies to submit their listings on your directory in exchange for a fee.

Based on your site's ranking on search engines, traffic, and authority on the World Wide Web, you can charge specific fees to your clients for listings. You should keep the fees at a moderate level to attract a number of clients/customers.


10. Paid Job Board

Companies submit the details of their recruitment drives on job boards to get talented and skillful employees easily and quickly. If you are serious about generating sharp growth in audience and revenue, you can add a job board to your site.

It benefits everyone. You get payment from employers who submit their job listings on your site. It helps job seekers to find suitable jobs easily by using your site for job applications.


Final Words

These are some important ways to monetize your WordPress blog. Just utilize these tips carefully and earn a fair amount of money every week/month.


Brandon Graves
Brandon Graves describes himself as a bit of a WordPress consulting expert with years of experience. He is also an avid blogger who loves to share his in-depth knowledge in the form of articles, tips, and tricks. You can likewise follow Brandon on Twitter.



Gangadhar Kulkarni

Gangadhar Kulkarni is an internet marketing expert and consultant having extensive experience in digital marketing. He is also the founder of Seogdk and Director at DigiTechMantra Solutions, a one-stop shop for all that your website needs. It provides you cost-effective and efficient content writing and digital marketing services.

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