Thinking of creating a personal blog?
I wonder if it's worth it.
Let these questions be answered in this article.
Let's get started.
Is it worth having your own blog?
The answer is yes, a personal blog is definitely worth it. A personal blog has many benefits such as: B. personal development, professional networking, stress relief and additional income. You also don't need a lot of money to start a personal blog, making it a great low-risk, high-return investment.
However, blogging can take a lot of your personal time and commitment, especially if you want to turn it into a digital business.
This brings us to the question:
Do personal blogs make money?
Yes, personal bloggers can make five or six figures every month. For example, a middle-class father earned $78,844 from July to September 2021. Another personal blogger, Sophia Lee, claimed to have earned over $43,000 in her May 2020 earnings report.
Since Sophia's last income statement was posted a year ago, you can request updated statements by email.
Personal bloggers make as much money as bloggers in some niches.
Finally, personal blogs can receive a wide range of interests. It all depends on who is in control.
Let's talk about how personal bloggers make money.
How do personal blogs make money?
There are opportunities to monetize a personal blog through sponsored content, paid promotions, advertising, affiliate marketing, consulting, and e-commerce. These are the same strategies bloggers use to monetize their blogs. Some personal bloggers also make money by writing their books and speaking at events.
- Sponsored Content - Personal bloggers can earn money by publishing articles about companies or their products.
- Paid Promotions - In paid promotion, a business pays a blogger to promote something on their blog or social media channels.
- Advertising - Personal bloggers can post ads on their blogs to generate additional passive income.
- Affiliate Marketing - Affiliate marketing allows personal bloggers to earn commissions by promoting another company's products.
- Consulting – Professionals can offer online consulting services to potential clients on their personal blogs.
- E-commerce - In some cases, personal bloggers create a virtual store to generate income from their blog.
- Public Speaking - Popular personal bloggers can be paid to speak at seminars and other public events.
- Book Selling - Another way for personal bloggers to make money is to write and sell their own books.
Finally, personal bloggers have the same money making opportunities as all other bloggers.
You can read my article 89 Blog Monetization Strategies to learn more about how personal bloggers can make money .
Now that we've established that personal blogs can be profitable, let's discuss what they're all about.
What are personal bloggers talking about?
Personal bloggers often use their blogs as an online journal where they share their thoughts, ideas and opinions. They should not focus on the needs of the audience when writing content. If they want, they can write about anything that interests them, such as hobbies, relationships, events and daily experiences.
However, most personal bloggers tend to focus on a specific set of content categories forever.
For example, Adrian Kulp's film Father or Alive focuses on topics such as parenting, lifestyle, food and travel. The personal blog also has an "Anything Inappropriate" category for random topics.
What are popular blogs?
Let's look at some popular examples to help you understand how personal bloggers make money:
1. Intermediate father
Middle Class Dad is one of the most successful personal blogs on the Internet. In its most recent earnings report, the blog earned $78,844 in one quarter, including advertising, affiliate marketing and coaching.
2. By Sophia Lee
Von Sophia Lee reported earnings of $43,000 in May 2020. Sophia makes money from her personal blog primarily through display ads and affiliate marketing.
3. Grandfather or Diri
Adrian Kulp earns his personal blog - Pa of Alive - by selling his books. It also earns money from sponsored campaigns, sponsored posts and giveaways.
4. Design for humanity
Design for Humankind is monetized through Erin Loechner's personal blog, affiliate marketing, and sponsorship campaigns. Erin also speaks and promotes the book Chasing Slowly to 120,000 monthly visitors.
5. Woogswelt
Kayte Murphy started WoogsWorld by accident with six posts between 2008 and 2010. Today, a personal blog generates significant income through sponsorship deals and book sales.
6. The art of inconsistency
Chris Guillebeau's The Art of Incongruity is a personal blog that uses a variety of monetization strategies. In addition to selling books and promoting affiliate products, Chris hosts a daily podcast and speaks at events.
7. Profit
Enjoy this simple and original personal blog written by Elise Blaha Cripe - humbly hosted on Typepad. Elise uses the blog as a funnel for her online store to promote affiliate products, courses and books.
This is how you can create your personal blog
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