Can You Really Make Money Blogging?
Buzz it
This is another common misconception that I hope to sort out today. The common belief is that blogging is an easy way out to making money online. One good example is provided by all the small blogspot blogs with adsense ads that have sprung up recently. These amateur bloggers believe that by writing an article or two and bombarding visitors with ads is the way to make money - but that is far from the truth.
The cold hard truth is that blogging is not an easy way to make money over the internet. I had to learn it the hard way. After reading all those great income reports by “dot com moguls” and the wealth of money making info out there, I was convinced to start my own blog. So I set it up, drop some syndicated articles and fill it with adsense ads. What was the result? My grand total income for the month was, you guessed it, $0.
But that’s not to say that you can’t make money online by blogging. Yes, you can make money, but only if you stick with it in the long run. It takes patience, trial and error and hard work to make even a dime. You won’t see any positive results in the first few months. But by then, most bloggers would drop out dissappointed. Professional bloggers know that a good deal of money can be made by blogging in the long run. You just have to lay the foundation right. So how do you lay the right foundation? Stay tuned because I’ll tell you. There’s more to follow.
Pssst… If you liked this article, then check out How to Build a better blog: The Blog Bloke Way by the same author. Often, the way to success is by branding your blog.
“`
About the author:
Mushfiqur Rahman is a gadget-loving, video-games playing college student. Visit his one-of-a-kind blog about video games, Gamers World Bangladesh Blog, for a unique read on everything related to video games and the raging next-generation console wars.
Filed under: Make Money Blogging, Miscellaneous Blog Tips, Opinion
What Next? Read More Tips From BLOGBloke:
Subscribe here to the Better Tips Newsfeed! 
Follow @BLOGBloke on Twitter for Social Media Tips & News!
Opinions? (click here to jump to the comments form)
Video
.gif){kind=small}
Blogging is not a way for most people to make a living. I don’t blog to make a living. However, I’ve been at it for a while, and I try to have decent content. So, my ads bring in enough money to cover the hosting fees and a few other incidental expenses. I even make enough each month to buy a burger or two. From my perspective, though, having a hobby that pays for itself is all that I could ask for. Granting, if my blog were to start bringing in big bucks, I wouldn’t complain, but I’d sure be surprised!
[
Reply..]
I think a lot of people start blogging with the misconception they are going to be able to quit their day job within a few months. But the cold hard reality is even the ones who are claiming the big bucks admit their blog isn’t doing it. Shoemoney for example recently stated he only makes about 3% percent of his income from blogging.
I’m happy that he came clean because I’ve been stating for a long time that I don’t believe the exaggerated claims. Funny though that he still waves that (unverified) cheque in everybody’s nose — eh!
Anybody want to attend elite retreat this year
[
Reply..]
What retreat?
I’d love to make money blogging but … I’d need a seminar and someone to show me how to do the links.
[
Reply..]
Sure Tica. All you need to do is pay $5,000 and you can learn how to make money from bloggers who don’t not make a lot of money from blogging.
But if anyone is that quick to part with their money, I’ve got an even better deal. Just send the Bloke $4,000 and I’ll teach you myself.
Now that’s a deal
[
Reply..]
Here’s a suggestion Tica. Download download w.bloggar. It has a plethora of menu shortcuts that will make creating links etc. easy for you. You can also use it to write your posts if you wish, but right now you can’t publish to New Blogger. There is a newer version promised soon that will enable that in the future.
[
Reply..]
Also, in the Blogger “create a post” menu, if you click on the “compose” option it will give you some basic formatting shortcuts, including making links. It’s not as sophisticated as w.bloggar’s but it’s another option available to you.
[
Reply..]
That’s what I’m talking about!
I thought ONE DAY you and the fam might vacation in CR.
[
Reply..]
Now there’s an idea, I would love to
[
Reply..]
People make money Blogging? How?
I have yet to read one source that honestly details how to earn a living from Blogging!
I stumbled upon Problogger, Darren Rowse, during a search on why “Technorati doesn’t answer eMails.”
According to his bio, Darren makes a living from blogs. Is Darren the CEO of Google? Darren talks about adding income streams which I assume is ADs.
Unfortunately, I do not have the time to scan and/or read hundreds of posts to find the bottom line at Problogger.
And, nothing personal Darren, but there are too many blinking ads that distract reading your blog.
In general, blogs and web-sites with too many ads hiding their content are closed immediately. I did not visit their site to scan all their ads in order to locate their content!
Just in case someone spots the Google Adsense at the bottom of my blog, Adsense was added as a service to my readers and I will be shocked to see a red cent from AdSense! So far, my Google Adsense income after 5 months is $0. And, this is why my Blog is on Blogspot.com.
[
Reply..]
My ISP was punishing me this Saturday morning for using excessive bandwidth. Now that I am in the clear,
Here is a techCrunch article about how Google is now punishing pay-per-post bloggers:
PayPerPost Bloggers get slammed by Google
[
Reply..]
” excessive bandwidth”
That’s the price we pay for popularity
[
Reply..]
I think money can be a source of income if one has the dedication to keep working with it. But, anything successful means someone has put some work into it.
[
Reply..]
Of course you can, and its really easy to get money from blogging
[
Reply..]
Thanks Dev! http://bit.ly/2pkIJb
awesome site brotha http://bit.ly/1jshln
@Gaia Herbs, some look like downtown Las Vegas in the evening. http://bit.ly/2ub7iQ
@Gaia Herbs, some look like downtown Las Vegas in the evening. http://bit.ly/2ub7iQ
@CFI, @hospitalera … my head was spinning when I wrote it
http://bit.ly/1CQix9
RT @BLOGBloke: 10 Reasons Why I Don’t Like Your Blog http://bit.ly/2TRLSx
10 Reasons Why I Don’t Like Your Blog http://bit.ly/2TRLSx
@Humayon, if you are just a blogspot user then you don't need to bother with dns settings. But I still recommend ge… http://bit.ly/1fDYre
@hari saryono, I wrote an article about why we should not play into terrorists hands by linking to these horrific v… http://bit.ly/2aTKBw
@InternetMarketingMentor, here's another analogy for you. Your blog is your permanent home and social networks are … http://bit.ly/4hZtE
Optimize Your Blog - Making Your Blog Search Engine Friendly http://bit.ly/4A9Go5
@Mike, glad you liked it. If you're serious about blogging then Wordpress is the way to go. http://bit.ly/33GQUp
via @BLOGBloke: Hi There! Thanks for following. Why not ask me a question or for more blog tips visit http://tinyurl.com/5zjajb. Cheers!
@Michelle, you do not need a subdomain for it to work. A subdomain is also a bad idea for SEO. You need to go over … http://bit.ly/5Z3vbE
@Justin Gill .. thanks for saying so Justin. It always feels great to hear from another happy customer.
Cheers! http://bit.ly/5Z3vbE
blog hating at http://www.blogbloke.com/10-reasons-why-i-dont-like-your-blog was just pinged to 91 Services!
@Kay, I never thought of it that way http://bit.ly/1CQix9
@humglum http://www.blogbloke.com/moving-wordpress-blogger/ basically… no. doesnt look like it'll happen.
@BLOGBloke,
I decided to get rid of the Blogger redirect as the redirect via modification to .htaccess works, t… http://bit.ly/5Z3vbE
@Michelle, redirect speeds will depend on the blog host's servers and your internet connection. You only need to pa… http://bit.ly/5Z3vbE
@drugi, you mean "you can please some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you… http://bit.ly/4CvJh7
Finding Your Blog Voice http://bit.ly/5LD5kQ
@zarazek, don't get your domains through Wordpress. Use GoDaddy or something similar. http://bit.ly/1fDYre
Saw an advertisement for Moving Blogger to Wordpress Service. Why not save your money and read my free guide? http://bit.ly/6rFYFE They do
hmm.. informative )) http://bit.ly/6krJX6
I should notify my girlfriend about your post. http://bit.ly/6iqFfC
hello everybody, how are you all doing.i am liking this web sight i might start staying on it more. me i stay sick … http://bit.ly/6krJX6
@Cdathy Tibbles, I host images on my wordpress.com account. Let me know it goes. I always like to hear from happy c… http://bit.ly/5Z3vbE
@BLOGBloke, Yeh, I had a domain from a different comapny but Wordpress said I still had pay them to be able to link… http://bit.ly/1fDYre
@zarazek, so if I understand you correctly your blog was being hosted by Wordpress and then they insisted on chargi… http://bit.ly/1fDYre
I'm very happy with the refinements I made to the blog. What do you think? http://www.blogbloke.com/
How to Produce Your Own Podcast http://ff.im/-dm32o
"10 Reasons Why Twitter Is So Popular" ( http://bit.ly/8CM5gX )
Updated my Blokester Buttons for 2010. Grab yours now .. http://www.blogbloke.com/introducing-new-blokester-buttons/
How to Make Professional Podcast Videos for Your Blog (Vlog) http://bit.ly/7EHvN8
RT @projournalist: How to Make Professional Podcast Videos for Your Blog (Vlog) http://bit.ly/7EHvN8
RT @journtoolbox RT @projournalist: How to Make Professional Podcast Videos for Your Blog (Vlog) http://bit.ly/7EHvN8
@BLOGBloke - really ok - am trying to pull off this from your blog http://bit.ly/5Zv5kW (thank you so much for documenting this - it rocks)
@BLOGBloke - do you think I could use this service to redirect or park my domain like you mentioned in http://bit.ly/5Zv5kW
Great tutorial on migrating your blog from #blogger to #wordpress. http://bit.ly/Nlr2k
@10timesone .. have you read this http://www.blogbloke.com/migrating-redirecting-blogger-wordpress-htaccess-apache-best-method/
@FijiLomalagi my email is at the bottom of my blog http://www.blogbloke.com/
@Kwame, you will have to play around with the Apache code .. http://bit.ly/5Z3vbE
@Ankit_A see if this helps.. http://bit.ly/Nlr2k
@drewmillikin My technical skills are limited, but I found this post to be very helpful: http://bit.ly/7LY764. My advice: pull the trigger.
@Adam Johnson .. it was my pleasure and glad it worked for you .. http://bit.ly/5Z3vbE
@gopmommy Your domain name redirection is done on your hosting service. Check this tutorial http://is.gd/8TXkI
@stepfanieb Check #6. http://bit.ly/Nlr2k
RT @BLOGBlokeTips How to Make Professional Podcast Videos for Your Blog (Vlog) http://bit.ly/2JgxLd