How to Monetize Your Blog | Ep. #25

<p>In Episode #25 Eric and Neil talk about how to monetize your blog. If you’re a passionate blogger with a good following, it’s time to start elevating your blog to a potential revenue source.</p> <h3>Time Stamped Show Notes:</h3> <ul> <li>00:22 – The best ways to monetize your blog</li> <li>00:35 – Look into affiliate marketing or performance marketing <ul> <li>01:10 – Collect money from sales</li> <li>01:17 – <a href= "http://www.clickbankguide.com/affiliate.htm">ClickBank</a>, <a href="http://www.cj.com/">Commission Junction</a>, <a href= "https://www.shareasale.com">Share A Sale</a>, <a href= "http://skimlinks.com/">Skimlinks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>01:29 – Avoid ads at all costs <ul> <li>01:50 – You’ll make the least amount of money from ads</li> </ul> </li> <li>02:00 – Generate an email list <ul> <li>02:15 – You can sell your products through your email list</li> <li>02:35 – Continually market to those people</li> </ul> </li> <li>02:45 – The concept of courses <ul> <li>03:00 – People making seven figures a year</li> <li>03:20 – An example with eBooks and courses</li> </ul> </li> <li>03:57 – Don’t be too aggressive at the beginning. Wait for a loyal audience.</li> <li>04:25 – Collect leads <ul> <li>04:45 – Take your blog content and create lead pages</li> <li>04:55 – How to drive traffic to your lead page</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:45 – Monetizing a blog takes time. Think about your value to others first.</li> <li>06:20 – Don’t push anything until you have a loyal following.</li> <li>06:50 – Survey your audience to find out what problems they are facing. <ul> <li>07:10 – Work to solve those problems.</li> </ul> </li> <li>08:12 – Get people to commit before you launch your service.</li> <li>09:00 – See you in tomorrow’s episode!</li> </ul> <h3>3 Key Points:</h3> <ol> <li>Avoid ads at all costs.</li> <li>Generate a following before you push sales.</li> <li>Develop eBooks, courses, and other services that you can promote to people on your email list.</li> </ol> <h3>Resources Mentioned:</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "ht