Here are 20 proven earning options for bloggers with details and examples:
1. Affiliate Marketing – You can promote other companies’ products or services by placing their links on your website. You earn a commission every time someone clicks on your link and makes a purchase. Example: Amazon Associates.
2. CPC/PPC Advertising – This method involves placing ads on your website, and you get paid for every ad click. Example: Google AdSense.
3. Sponsored Posts – Companies pay you to write a blog post about their products or services. Example: SocialPubli.
4. Product Reviews – Companies send you their products for free, and you write a review about them. Example: Influenster.
5. Brand Ambassadorship – Brands pay you to represent them and promote their products or services. Example: L’Oreal Paris.
6. Display Advertising – You can sell ad space on your website to companies. Example: BuySellAds.
7. Consulting/Coaching Services – You can offer your expertise in a specific field to help others. Example: Copyblogger.
8. Digital Products – You can create and sell digital products such as eBooks, courses, or printables on your website. Example: ProBlogger.
9. Physical Products – You can create and sell physical products directly to your audience. Example: Pinch of Yum’s cookbook.
10. Paid Memberships – Your audience pays a subscription fee to access exclusive content on your website. Example: The New York Times.
11. Online Events – You can host webinars, summits, or virtual conferences for your audience. Example: The ProBlogger Virtual Event.
12. Crowdfunding – Your audience supports your project or product by contributing money. Example: Patreon.
13. Donations – Your audience can donate to your website or blog to support your work. Example: PayPal.
14. Sponsored Social Media Posts – Brands pay you to post about their products or services on your social media accounts. Example: Instagram Influencers.
15. Podcast Advertising – Similar to CPC/PPC advertising, you can place ads in your podcast episodes. Example: Midroll.
16. Sell Ad Space on Your Email Newsletter – Similar to display advertising, you can sell ad space in your email newsletter. Example: AdThrive.
17. Sponsored Videos – You can create sponsored videos for brands and post them on YouTube or your website. Example: Casey Neistat for Samsung.
18. Writing and Editing Services – You can use your writing skills to create content for others. Example: Contently.
19. Public Speaking – You can use your blog as a launching pad to become a public speaker. Example: Seth Godin.
20. E-commerce – You can create an online store to sell products related to your niche. Example: Selena Soo’s Impacting Millions.
There are many ways for bloggers to earn money. Choose one or several ways that work best for your blog, audience, and skills.
