If you follow blog writers on LinkedIn, then you must have come across multiple posts with writers claiming they earn a four, five, and even six-figure income a month from blog writing.
While we can’t verify the authenticity of each of these claims (some are just cooked-up stories done for self-promotion), we can guarantee that you can indeed earn $1000 and more per month from blogs.
Sounds unbelievable, right? So, how do you start a blog that makes you a minimum of $1000 per month? Well, let’s find out.
1. Decide Your Niche
While some writers may tell you that having expertise in multiple niches is better, we advise you otherwise. After all, there is no use being “Jack of all trades and master of none.”
Focusing on a niche can help you gain extensive knowledge in the subject and make you one of the most reliable, credible, and experienced writers in the domain.
You will become a subject matter expert, and people will flock to your blog to get expert advice, tips, and information on a particular topic. This, in turn, will help increase your earnings.
You can choose a niche you are already passionate about, such as football, finance, geopolitics, etc. You can also explore a new domain based on what people love reading about, such as dating and relationships, tech, or investments.
2. Think of a Good Name for Your Blog
“What’s in a name?” Well, everything. Having a catchy name for your blog will help attract new audiences regularly. Thus, put some effort into thinking about a nice, attractive, and unique name for your blog.
Some of the ideas that you can use to name your blog include:
- Your name + niche or vice versa
E.g., Linus Tech Tips or Technical Nik
- Niche + keyword
E.g., Gamersguide
Whatever you decide upon, make sure it’s easy to remember, eye-catching, and unique. So, be wise with your words when choosing your blog name.
3. Get Affordable and Reliable Hosting
This is one of the most important parts of creating a blog that generates $1000 a month. Web hosting will determine the speed and security of your website. This will play a crucial factor in deciding whether users will visit your blog or not.
For example, if you don’t have HTTPS security or if your pages take an eternity to load, users naturally won’t visit your blog.
Thus, make sure that you select a reliable, fast, and secure web hosting provider. There are tons of web-hosting service providers, each with its unique offerings and price points. Choose the one that best suits your needs.
4. Select an Attractive Theme
Next, you will need to design your blog to have visually appealing pages. For that, you will need to choose the right font type, font color, size, background color, foreground color, button colors, and more.
Moreover, ensure that the website has an easy-to-use interface and is easy to navigate through. This will help enhance the user experience and draw more visitors to your site.
5. Start With Your First Blog Post
Finally, it’s time to write and publish your first blog on your website. Based on the niche(s) you decided upon, you can publish your very first blog. Make sure that you have an attractive, catchy title for your blog.
Similarly, ensure that the blog is well-researched, provides detailed information on the topic, and is highly engaging. The reader should get answers to their questions after reading the blogs.
We would like to suggest that you can also have your introduction as the first blog post. You can mention a little bit about yourself, why you started the blog, what are your aims and objectives, and other information.
This will help visitors get an idea about you and build deep, meaningful, long-lasting relationships. This, in turn, will guarantee regular traffic to your blog site.
6. Keep Publishing New Blogs Regularly
Next, you need to keep posting new blogs on your website regularly. You can create a daily, bi-weekly, or weekly schedule for the blogs. Ensure that the gap between two blog posts doesn’t exceed a week. Otherwise, you can see a decrease in the number of visitors over time.
Choose interesting topics, latest news and trends, or explain difficult concepts in an easy manner in your blog posts. Moreover, ask readers to leave their feedback, suggestions, and questions in the comments to increase engagement and website traffic.
7. Include Ads in Your Bogs/Promote Products and Services
This is how you will actually earn from your blog. You need to sell ad space on your blog page to advertisers. Advertisers can promote their products on your blog in exchange for an advertising fee.
Moreover, you can also promote their products and services in your blog directly in exchange for an amount.
For example, if your blog revolves around parenting and baby care, you can sell your ad space to businesses involved in the same industry. Similarly, you can also promote products like baby shampoos, oils, and diapers, among others, of different businesses in your blogs through affiliate marketing.
8. Promote Your Blog
Visitors won’t magically flock to your blog if it is unknown. Thus, you will need to promote it on different channels to let others know of it.
You can share your blog links on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media channels. You can also email your friends, family members, and others about your blog page. Moreover, you can also have paid sponsored posts on social media channels to reach a wider audience.
The amount of promotion you will need to do will vary on the situation. For example, you might need to do heavy promotion of your blog in the initial days. Similarly, if you have a high volume of visitors on a monthly basis, you can tune down or completely stop the promotions.
Parting Thoughts
There you have it. These were the easy, step-by-step ways in which you can start a blog. However, don’t expect to make a thousand dollars right from the first month. Building an audience, selling ad space to advertisers, and other aspects will take time.
All you need to do is to be consistent with your posting and keep publishing new, exciting, engaging, and easy-to-read blogs on your website. You surely will earn $1000 or more a month with your blog.
We wish you the best in your endeavour.
