Have you been blogging for a while and now want turn your hobby into a money-making side hustle? Perhaps you’ve seen all these bloggers make a living from writing about their favourite topics, opinions and thoughts and are thinking whether you can do it too – Yes, you can! Starting a blog is easy, but you need to keep at it and not give up! Once you’ve created your blog and started to get a decent following from it, it’s time to start monetising it.

1. Sell your own products.

Do you have a pottery blog and are looking to sell your pieces? Perhaps you have a fitness blog and want to start selling your own workout equipment and clothing. Magento agency in London, Ad Lab recommend creating an online store to earn some extra money plus, increase traffic to the blog! It’s a win, win! They highlight the importance of making your online store looking sleek, modern and easy-to-use. For some inspiration, browse Ad Lab’s portfolio of award winning websites at awwwards.

Once you’ve created your online store, it’s important to start promoting it everywhere and anywhere you can. From talking about it on social media to partnering up with other bloggers to talk about your new venture – the team at Ad Lab believe that podcasts are a great way to promote your brand and products, check out James Sinclair’s business podcast which featured Ad Lab’s director David Newman.

2. Affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is a great and easy way to earn passive income. There are a lot of companies and affiliate programmes that offer bloggers, influencers and other creators with a chance to promote products with a special link that will give them a commission every time someone purchases the products through their links.

This article on Fashion and Style Police also mentions that even if you don’t have a blog, you can make the most out of affiliate marketing on other platforms “if you have a considerable following on another platform, share your affiliate links there.”

3. Sponsorships.

As Family Budgeting explains in a recent blog, “if you have a blog or a following, you can partner up with brands to create content about their products.” And this goes to small, medium and large bloggers! Of course, if you have a large following and a blog that is relevant to a certain brand or product, it will be easier for companies to be interested in sponsoring content, however, for bloggers with a smaller following there will be more leg work. This means, getting out there and reaching out to companies yourself!

4. Sell your skills.

Blogging is much more than typing away all our thoughts and writing about our favourite holidays, blogging gives you skills that a lot of professionals need help with. From social media management and copywriting to photography and much more! These are great skills to have in today’s society, so promote your skills and be ready to make some extra money!

This article on A Beautiful Space also recommends selling services that others might need. “Do you know busy professionals who could use a helping hand to organise their schedule? Or perhaps you know a family who needs some help tutoring their children? If you know anyone that you feel like you could give a helping hand, why not sell them what you can offer.”

How else do you monetise your blog?