How to Start a Blog Website to Make Money Online

Blogging refers to writing, biography, and publishing media online. In the start blogging was started as a personal diary but now it has changed to posting articles on websites.

Many business websites have now introduced a section of blogs that help their visitors to know about the company’s business and services and products they offer. If you are too looking for the way to start making money online by blogging, you are on the right page. We will share here a complete guide to start a successful blog and make money online.

Choose Your Blog Name and Topic

The first step in starting blogging is to select your blog name and topic. If you already own a business, you can start posting blog content once you have a website ready for your business. If you don’t have a company or business ownership, then you have to select your blog topics on which you will start working as a blogger.

The selection of your blog topic might depend on your personal interest. But the selection of the most trending topics can be more beneficial and helpful for making money online. For example, the most in-demand topics for blogs these days are life hacks, kitchen hacks, home hacks and how to guide.

The topic of your blog is very important for your website as all your content will be revolving around that topic. So, you should be very careful about your blog name and choose a blog topic that can help you to gain an audience.

Create Your Blog Website

Once you have selected your blog name topic now it is time to build your website where you will start posting content. Creating your own website will require a domain name and domain hosting. After buying a domain name and hosting, set up your website with WordPress. Remember to choose a user-friendly website design to make it convenient for the audience.

Create Your Website Logo

A logo represents the identity of your blog’s website. Designing a logo relevant to your blog’s name can help your audience to remember the website. So, create an eye-catching logo design for your blog’s website. You can utilize free photo background remover and logo maker apps like Adobe Express to design beautiful attractive logos for your website.  If you are not able to finalize a logo design for your website, study the logos of your competitors and from there you can generate a unique idea for your own website.

Publish Your Blog Content

Once your blog website setup is complete now it is time to start publishing your blog’s content. Publish unique content that the audience will love. Remember there are millions of websites and there are billions of contents already posted on google. So, you have to create content that is qualitative enough to compete with other websites and rank higher in google search results.

There are some qualities of good content. You have to keep them in mind and write your content according to them. A good content is

  • Unique and Plagiarism free
  • Reader-friendly
  • It includes images, videos, infographics, and charts
  • Easy to read and meaningful
  • Well-researched and well structured

Nowadays there is high competition everywhere in the digital field. You have to take every step wisely. So, before writing a blog post you need to do proper extensive data research. Once you have collected data for every aspect of the topic now you should create unique content that does not match the content of any other website. In this way, you will be able to rank more easily in the google search results.

Add Images and Videos in Your Blog

Images and videos are very necessary for the blog’s website. The audience loves the content which has visual aids. Visual aids make it for the audience to understand the salutation of their problem. You can create banner online in easy steps to make your content more attractive, In the case if you are selling a product in your blogs people will love to see images and videos before buying the product.  So, post images and videos in your every blog.

It is important to note that copying images from other websites can lead to copyright problems. So, you should design images by yourself for your blog posts. Designing pictures is not as tough as you think. There are available a number of online background remover and picture editor apps like Adobe Express and Pixabay. All you need to do is to select the template that is relevant to your content topic and add some text and objects. Designing unique content along with visual aid will help your blog’s website to rank higher in google.

Start Making Money by Your Blog Website

Once you have enough blog posts and your website is getting traffic, you can start making money from your website. There are many ways to start making money from your blog’s website. We will discuss here the most famous and common methods of making money online from a blog website.

The first method is to monetize your blog website with google AdSense. Google will pay you for displaying ads on your website. Google AdSense is highly reliable and easy to use. All you need to get Google AdSense to your website is quality content and high traffic.  So, publishing good quality content on a weekly basis will earn you high traffic and consequently you will be able to make money from your website.

The other way of making money from your website is to start selling products or services.  Start posting detailed content about your products you are selling or the services you are providing. In this way you will be able to make money online.

The next way of earning by a blog website is through affiliate marketing. The most famous website that offers affiliate marketing opportunities is Amazon. You can write reviews of Amazon products and earn commission when people buy items by following your link provided in the blog post.

Conclusion

The modern world is changing to a digital world day by day. It is a golden opportunity to start shifting yourself to the digital field now. Starting a blog website can be a good decision as it will help you to generate some extra amount of money online. You can follow this article to start a successful blog website for earning money online.

Adam Hansen
 

Adam is a part time journalist, entrepreneur, investor and father.