{"id":23213,"date":"2022-07-06T09:45:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T09:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralbulls.com\/?p=23213"},"modified":"2022-07-06T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T09:45:58","slug":"top-ways-to-make-money-blogging-on-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralbulls.com\/blogs\/top-ways-to-make-money-blogging-on-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ways to Make Money Blogging on WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Curious how people use WordPress websites to make money blogging?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More and more, small business owners and entrepreneurs are making money online. And with today\u2019s technology, it\u2019s easier than ever for even non-technical people to make a website that generates income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we\u2019ll show you the top ways to make money blogging on WordPress, so you can start doing it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress is the&nbsp;best blogging platform for beginners. If you don\u2019t have a WordPress.org site set up yet, make sure to check out&nbsp;how to start a WordPress blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pick and&nbsp;buy your domain name&nbsp;(web address)<\/li><li>Choose and buy your&nbsp;hosting provider<\/li><li>Install WordPress<\/li><li>Write your first post<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve got your WordPress site up and running, here are the best ways you can make money blogging with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CreateanAmazonAffiliateStore\">1. Create an Amazon Affiliate Store<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to build your own online store, but don\u2019t want to have to deal with the time, cost, and burden of selling your own physical product?&nbsp;Building an Amazon Affiliate WordPress shop&nbsp;might be a fantastic choice for you to make money with your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, you promote Amazon\u2019s products on your website. When your visitors purchase those products through your links, you earn a commission. If you have a lot of traffic, this could be a fantastic way to make money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The affiliate program, known as Amazon Associates, lets you go about this in a couple ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create a new online store that promotes only Amazon products<\/li><li>Add Amazon products to your existing eCommerce store<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting a blog about a specific topic and selling physical products to help solve your readers\u2019 problems is a smart way that bloggers are earning money online. This can be done with your own products too, which we\u2019ll cover next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SellYourOwnPhysicalProducts\">2. Sell Your Own Physical Products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you\u2019ve created your own or found a physical product you\u2019d like to sell to the world from your blog.&nbsp; Or, maybe you already have a storefront and you want to take your products global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online shopping is exploding in popularity and there\u2019s a ton of room to make money in the industry, just check out these&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/ecommerce-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amazing eCommerce statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily start your own eCommerce store on your WordPress blog by using a plugin like&nbsp;WooCommerce. It\u2019s easy to use and helps you completely customize your shop with tons of&nbsp;WooCommerce plugins&nbsp;and&nbsp;WooCommerce themes. Plus, you can skyrocket revenue by&nbsp;adding live sales notifications for WooCommerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/online-shop.jpg\" alt=\"online shop\" class=\"wp-image-610922\" title=\"online shop - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also&nbsp;create a simple order form&nbsp;in WordPress to start selling right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DisplayAds\">3. Display Ads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another popular way to make money blogging is by placing ads on your website for your visitors to see. There are several ad networks around, but the biggest is by far&nbsp;Google Adsense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You make money when users see or click on ads that Google displays automatically on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AdSense requires you to apply in order to run ads on your website. It usually takes about 8 hours for Google to review your application and determine if you qualify for AdSense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/google-sense.jpg\" alt=\"Google homepage\" class=\"wp-image-945848\" title=\"Google homepage - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019re qualified, check out tools like&nbsp;AdSanity&nbsp;that help you stay organized with your ad monetization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SellaneCourse\">4. Sell an eCourse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If someone loves your products or services enough, they\u2019re pretty likely to want to learn more about you and your methods. If you\u2019ve got some great tips and tricks to share about whatever you blog about, your audience could be willing to buy an eCourse from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ecourses-to-make-money-blogging-with-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"ecourses to make money blogging with wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-610913\" title=\"ecourses to make money blogging with wordpress - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Online courses are insanely easy to set up with&nbsp;LMS plugins. We recommend using&nbsp;MemberPress, it\u2019s a membership plugin and an online course builder, all-in-one! And the coolest part is that you can work on your course upfront, then release it and get recurring passive income whenever someone buys the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monetizing your blog long-term is easier to do with passive income like this. Especially because eCourses sell at a much higher price than other premium digital content like ebooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SellEbooks\">5. Sell Ebooks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You still shouldn\u2019t shy away from publishing an ebook to make money blogging with digital products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For one, it\u2019s really easy to do. You can use a plugin like&nbsp;Easy Digital Downloads&nbsp;to make selling your ebook super simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/make-money-blogging-with-ebooks.jpg\" alt=\"make money blogging with ebooks\" class=\"wp-image-610910\" title=\"make money blogging with ebooks - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And, ebooks are a smart way to make money blogging because they\u2019re insanely easy to create. If you already have some popular posts on your blog, you can repurpose that content into an ebook. This is a common way bloggers make ebooks fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, you can also&nbsp;self-publish your ebook on Kindle Direct Publishing&nbsp;so people can find it on Amazon. This can help bring visitors to your blog and build your brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you decide to sell your ebook on your own website, consider&nbsp;tracking your CTA button clicks. That way, you can see which pages are most effective in driving sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"GrowYourEmailListwithPopUps\">6. Grow Your Email List with Pop Ups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re asking yourself, \u201ccan you make money blogging on&nbsp;WordPress?\u201d this is the tip for you. The money\u2019s in the email list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, at least 70% of people who visit your website never return. So getting their email address should be a top priority in your&nbsp;email marketing&nbsp;plan.&nbsp;OptinMonster&nbsp;has mastered the art of high-converting pop ups that aren\u2019t annoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of its wildly popular and effective tools is the&nbsp;Exit-Intent&nbsp;pop up. It\u2019s a pop up that appears just as a visitor is about close your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/exit-intent-popup.png\" alt=\"exit intent popup\" class=\"wp-image-610153\" title=\"exit intent popup - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A great place to add these pop ups is on the pages your users leave your site completely most often, called exit pages. To find your exit pages, we recommend installing&nbsp;MonsterInsights, the best plugin for Google Analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"AcceptGuestPosts\">7. Accept Guest Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While most bloggers accept guest posts for free to help them come up with&nbsp;user generated content, you can charge for guest blog posts if you\u2019d like. Keep in mind, your site has to be large enough and have enough traffic for it to be worth paying for a guest post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But accepting guest posts can save you time, get you fresh content for your blog, and make you some money. That could make&nbsp;WPForms worth it&nbsp;if you need more income streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/guest-post.jpg\" alt=\"guest post\" class=\"wp-image-610897\" title=\"guest post - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The WPForms&nbsp;Post Submissions addon&nbsp;makes it easy to collect user-submitted content in WordPress without users ever having to log in to your website\u2019s admin area. And using the&nbsp;Rich Text field, you can let users write and style their posts from your submission form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily&nbsp;add custom fields to your guest post forms&nbsp;as well. This makes it easy to collect information from your guest bloggers and display it on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, you can add a&nbsp;Stripe, PayPal,&nbsp;Square, or&nbsp;Authorize.Net payment form&nbsp;so you can collect funds when a user submits their guest post.&nbsp;For more details, check out our tutorial on&nbsp;how to require users to pay to submit a post in WordPress, or check out&nbsp;how to accept payments with Stripe&nbsp;on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to let your visitors know each time you publish a new guest post on your site. The&nbsp;PushEngage&nbsp;plugin lets you easily send a browser notification to subscribers every time a new post goes live. That can help to build a loyal audience who keeps coming back to your site to read new content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"AffiliateSales\">8. Affiliate Sales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful bloggers usually have an income stream that comes from affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an affiliate marketer, you simply use your blog to promote a product and recommend others to buy it. It\u2019s another great way to make money blogging with passive income because once your special link is in place, you automatically earn a commission on sales of that product through that link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/make-money-blogging-with-affiliate-programs.jpg\" alt=\"make money blogging with affiliate programs\" class=\"wp-image-610893\" title=\"make money blogging with affiliate programs - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Affiliate links are awesome because they work everywhere, not just on your website. So you can share the link in other places like your brand\u2019s social media platforms and still make money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use a tool like&nbsp;Pretty Links Pro&nbsp;to help organize your affiliate links and affiliate marketing plan. Once you\u2019re set up, you can install MonsterInsights to&nbsp;track clicks in WordPress&nbsp;and see how your affiliate links are performing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of affiliate programs out there, but&nbsp;ShareASale&nbsp;is a huge player that is popular with successful bloggers who make money online. If you\u2019d like to learn more, here\u2019s a great guide on&nbsp;getting started with affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SellSponsoredPosts\">9. Sell Sponsored Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t do it too often, publishing a sponsored post that someone paid you to write is a great, easy way to make money blogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be careful not to overdo it and lose your audience\u2019s hard-earned trust. Check out&nbsp;how to add a sponsored post prefix to a post title in WordPress&nbsp;to make sure your audience knows it\u2019s a sponsored post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"StartaPodcast\">10. Start a Podcast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A simple way to make an audience fall in love with you and your brand is to hear your voice. Consider using&nbsp;WordPress podcasting plugins&nbsp;to create episodes where you share a little bit about yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/podcast-on-your-blog.jpg\" alt=\"podcast on your blog\" class=\"wp-image-610930\" title=\"podcast on your blog - WPForms\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can share affiliate codes over your podcast, plus run different campaigns and send users to&nbsp;dedicated landing form pages&nbsp;to make sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious how people use WordPress websites to make money blogging? More and more, small business owners and entrepreneurs are making money online. 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