There are tons of ways I can tell you how to make money blogging. I’m going to tell how to make money blogging and what I’ve learned.
Blogging can make you a decent income and for some an extremely profitable career. Before becoming a blogger/work at home mom I worked part time making $20 an hour and then a second job at $25 an hour. I worked my butt off from 8am to 8pm to make the money I did. I was able to pay off a ton of medical bills and even some of our wedding. Eventually I realized I wanted to be a stay at home mom if and when we got pregnant. We were told it would take me two years to conceive, but God had a different time frame and we were expecting a month after trying! I didn’t want to go back to work and put my child into day care after she was born, while that may be a great option for some, it’s wasn’t for me. In our area we’d be paying more for daycare than I could make part time. Plus my daughter turned out having an extremely rare food allergy which means she needed me at home during her first few years.
I put all of my eggs into one basket with blogging. I signed up for social networks, joined affiliate programs and really tried to improve my writing and photography. Brands started to reach out to me and networks were approving my applications. I made $6k my first year of blogging, $14k my second year and $23k my third year. Blogging can be easy for some, but don’t think you won’t have to put a lot of time, effort and most importantly money into your blog. If you want to succeed you really need to invest in your business. Blogging isn’t easy, money doesn’t come quick, but if you try you just may become a successful work from home blogger!
Here’s a few of the networks we recommend to make money writing posts or sharing brand/product information on social media:
(please note these are networks we’ve personally worked with, while there are plenty more out there, these are the ones we recommend)
- Blog Meets Brand
- BluePrint Social
- Clever Girls Collective
- Double Duty Divas
- Influence Central (formerly Mom Central)
- IZEA
- Linqia (Pay Per Click)
- Massive Sway / SITS Girls
- Mode Media (also does ads)
- momdot media
- Mom It Forward
- One2One Network
- Pollinate Media
- Social Fabric / Collective Bias
- Social Moms
- Sverve
- TapInfluence
- Weave Made Media
Affilate Networks:
keep in mind these are affiliates that we use, there are plenty more!
- Amazon Associates – Earn a small commission each time someone purchases a product from your link
- ShareASale – Earn commission from Brands like Gymboree, Tea Collection, Adidas and more
- Tropical Traditions
- Zulily – Earn $15 for each person that signs up and completes their first order
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