How much $ can be made blogging | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

As many of you know I am a relatively new blogger.  I started blogging to become a better writer and force my brain to think creatively….and maybe make a few dollars (to pay for hosting, my domain, and maybe enough left over to buy a beer).  However, I've been reading a bunch of posts on this forum where folks comment that they are making money with their blogs.  So, I'm curious.  How much can be made?  How much are you making?  When did you start making money?  How are you making the money?  is it from Adsense?  If so, should I be clicking on ads when I visit your site? Do other advertisers find you or do you find them? Something other…?

I know I'm asking a lot of questions but I'm very curious.  If you don't want to post publicly on this forum, please send me an email (email addy below).

Thank you in advance!

Mid Life Miser (aka; Jody)

It's possible to make a full time income, but it takes a lot of work and dedication and you really need to look at like a business rather than a past time. While there are always exceptions to the rule, I find out about 2 years after I start a blog whether to not it is going to be a success financially. The problem is that you still have to put all that time and effort into it without knowing — a reason that I think that people that blog more because they enjoy it end up being more successful at it. 

The key to making money for most types of advertising out there is to get traffic to your blog. That is always the challenge, but earnings will usually move in the same direction as traffic. Not sure if that helped at all, but more than happy to answer more specific questions if you have them.

Blogging is really low hourly pay, most do it for fun and a few extra bucks. There are some like Buy Like Buffett, and Budgeting in the Fun Stuff who are probably making decent full time income.

That is interesting.  A lot of sites don't publish earnings but it is nice to see those that do compiled in one place.

The College Investor said:

You may find this site interesting:  http://deneilmerritt.com/septe…..orts-list/

 

 

I second SPF comment. Thanks for the link. That's very helpful!

It all depends on how much you want to put into it. The harder you work, the luckier you get right? I myself can definately say that you CAN make money blogging but it requires dedication and hard work. Just focus on the materials you write and the rest will fall into place. I promise you :D

I publish my earnings in my weekly update, you can view back as many months as you want in any post.  Feel free to contact me if you ever need any advice.

MyJourneytoMillions said:

 DO NOT BLOG THINKING YOU ARE THE NEXT CRYSTAL. 

If I dye my hair and cut myself off at the knees….

Blog your passion or else you will burn out by focusing on money. Check out Pat Flynn – he shares some innovative ideas on making money, with a blog as the foundation.

MyJourneytoMillions said:

I have said it before to people on this forum if you are worried about making money 8 posts and 3 weeks deep quit now b/c it is likely you'll burn out way before you ever make anything worthwhile. 

Blog because you love it.  Blog because it is a hobby that might turn a few bucks DO NOT BLOG THINKING YOU ARE THE NEXT CRYSTAL. 

 First, I think it's awesome that we can even say this!

Second, MJTM always says it like no one else.  That's the real answer to this question; you really have to do it because you enjoy it, not because you want to make money.  Writing for money isn't nearly as fun as writing for fun; it'll show through to your readers, your content will suffer, and so too will your eventual earnings.