How To Start A Money Making Blog In 2021 - Step by step guide

How To Start A Money Making Blog In 2021 - Step by step guide

 

Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog?

 

• Positions you as an Expert
• Generates substantial passive income
• Allows you to be your own boss
• Fosters your confidence
• Can engage and attract the audience
• You can mark your presence
  
• Teaches you new things
• Far-fetched personal growth
• And it embraces self-worth.
  

Busting The Myths That Are Stopping You From Starting A Blog

 

1. Blogging Doesn’t Work in 2021 or Later!

No, that’s not true.

Look how much I earned only from ads last month. (September 2020). This is ad revenue only, affiliate income not included. Check my full income report here.

Blogging works anytime. It’s never gonna die. Because internet searching is not a habit of just you and me but a habit of billions of people around the world. They all do searching every day using the internet. So, blogging works as long as people use the Internet to search for something.

2. Blogging is Saturated

It is a false claim. People told me the same thing when I was started my blog two years ago. If had given up that day, I wouldn’t be making $7000+/month in passive income these days.

You can check out my recent income report here: How I Made $7147 USD in September 2020 From My Blog?

I agree with the fact that there is a competition but that doesn’t mean blogging is not gonna work for you.

Coming to the competition, let’s discuss some real facts here.

• There are more than 500 blogs out there on the Internet.
• Millions of articles are being published by bloggers every day. (don’t be scary)

Let’s see the positive side of these facts.

• Not all the blogs available on the internet are active.
• Millions of articles get outdated every day and replaced by fresh articles in the search results.

This cycle continues. Got my point? These are the real facts, and no matter how many blogs are out there, you can still rank well in search results as long as you publish the best pieces of content.

3. Blogging Is Very Expensive To Start

Would you call paying $2.95/month really expensive? Not really, right? This amount is far less than a pizza cost and that $2.95/month investment could bring back $100,000+ every month if it goes viral.

4. Article Writing Requires Strong English Writing Skills

This is another false claim. To burst this myth, honestly, no one would be the best example than myself. I completely started with zero blogging knowledge and command on the English language.

As I am not from a native English country, I had to struggle a lot to deal with English in the beginning days.

It is common for everyone to receive mean comments and they shouldn’t bother us. Only a few people care about our writing style and grammar, but the majority of people care only about the concepts.

When your concepts and writings are great, then people really don’t care about your mistakes.

5. Blogging Requires Technical Knowledge

Gone are those days when everyone had to learn programming to create a website or blog. Now any non-techie person can create their own blog in less than 30 minutes and run it for a lifetime with zero tech experience.

6. Blogging Takes Forever To Grow

Yes, blogging takes time to show you the desired result, but it doesn’t take forever.

It’s not fair to expect results from a brand new blog. We are not preparing a breakfast here. We are creating a business that will change our lives. So you should give it some time to grow.

Great things take time. Be prepared to work for at least six months without expecting any results. Leveraging social platforms like Pinterest, Instagram, Reddit will boost up your progress. Work for a long time growth and give your best while creating the content. Once you start getting results, you’ll witness an exceptional growth and income for sure.

For instance, my blog didn’t make a penny in the first 8 months, and later it started growing exponentially. I got accepted to ad and affiliate networks after so many rejections. And some of these platforms who rejected my blog in the past had come back and requested me to be a part of their network.

That’s how the situations will change when you don’t give up.

So yeah, blogging takes time to grow, but the result after that will change your life as it did to me.

How I Started My Blogging Journey?

Our Introduction!

Hello Dreamers! I am Rommel Dela Peña, A OFW in Japan turned successful blogger. I make my primary income from this blog and it took me a year to achieve. Now, through this article, I am super excited to tell my story and help you achieve the same.

Two and a half years ago, I was also searching for ways to make money online like you are doing today. Before blogging, I have worked with MLMs, tried survey sites, and even worked as a Social Media Manager for a few clients from our city. I made money from those jobs but none of them was really life-changing.

But after seeing the small successes of my previous online money-making attempts, a friend of mine, Swathi Chalumuri from HearMeFolks.com insisted me to start a blog. I did start my blog and she really helped me a lot in the beginning days.

Initially, I have struggled a lot with writing as I am not from an English speaking country. but I’ve worked on improving my writing style simultaneously while working on this blog. Finally, all the hard work I put in really paid me off and my life has changed completely just because of this blog’s success.

Starting this blog is the best decision I have ever made in my life. If you ever felt like starting a blog but didn’t take action yet, now I would insist you to take action. Otherwise, you’ll be missed a great life-changing opportunity.

Yeah, we all deserve a life-changing opportunity to escape from the problems like

• high-interest debts
• Boring 9-5 job
• single income source
• not being able to travel
• not being able to make money through your passion
• fewer savings and no early retirement
• and more.

These are some common problems in everyone’s life. I too had faced most of these struggles and luckily have been able to overcome all of these just by trying something new. Well, that’s all in my case, but will it work for you?

I would definitely say YES. It worked for me, it worked for millions of other people, then why it doesn’t work for you? It will definitely work for you without a question.

You have to make the right choice. If going for a $60,000 a year 9-5 job after spending $80,000 on tuition is a good choice, then investing $100 or less on a small-scale side hustle which can bring more fortune than your regular job will be your greatest choice.

Note: I am not trying to insist you choose to blog over your career. I am just explaining its real potential and you can still do it as your part-time. I also started this blogging as my part-time and now working full-time on it as it is earning nearly $7000+/month. Now, I am working towards the $10,000/month milestone.

Now you know the truth that blogging makes money. But how much? What’s the upper limit? Let’s see how much the top bloggers are making from their blogs.

Step-by-Step Guide To Create Your Blog

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Here we are ready to begin the blog setup. Following these easy steps, you’ll be able to create your dream blog in the next 10 – 20 minutes. So without making any further delay let’s get started.

1. Choose Your Niche (Topic) & Blog Name

Like everyone says, you have to choose a topic that you are most comfortable with. we call it “Niche” in blogging. Once you finalize your niche, then you can start searching for a catchy blog name (yourblogname.com).

Almost, every blog revolves around a topic. For instance, This blog niche is  “Finance” and we have other dedicated blogs separately for Health and Lifestyle niches.

Well, you can blog about multiple niches on your blog, but it doesn’t work well in the long run. So I wouldn’t recommend you do that. Here you can find more info about blog niches and their potential.

One more thing I must say, never choose your niche based on its earning potential (every topic has its own earning potential). Because it is you who is going to write about it. If you fed up with the niche in the middle, you may give up or regret later for choosing the wrong niche that you don’t like and not passionate about.

• If you love cooking and making recipes is your hobby, start a food & recipes blog.
• If you are a travel freak, start a travel blog.
• If you love fashion & trends, then you can start a fashion blog.
• Health, Photography, Lifestyle, and Technology are also great blog niches to start with.

So, choose your niche smartly. There is no wrong niche in fact. As long as you can post great content with consistency, any niche will make you money. And once you make the first one successful, then you can start new blogs in other niches you love.

I hope you have your favorite niche in your mind by now. Now its time to search for an available name (domain address) for your blog. The blog name you are on right now is Dreamshala and “dreamshala.com” is its domain address. Similarly, you have to search and find a catchy available name for your blog. So, Let’s do that.

To get a unique available name quickly, try different combinations like HollysKitchen.com or MeganTravelDiaries.com.

Have any blog names in your mind? Then enter the name in the below search box and click on the “check availability” button.

If the domain is not available, try different word combinations and search again until you find an available name. If it is available, continue reading. Don’t leave this page for now. I will explain how to get the domain for FREE. Otherwise, you may have to pay for domain and hosting separately.

Got an available domain of your choice? Now let’s move forward to get that domain for FREE along with a Hosting plan.

Hosting is a space/storage on the Internet where you keep your website files to make your website available via the World Wide Web (www) and domain (ex: www.yourwebsitename.com) will be its address.

Now, let’s go to the Bluehost.com, the best hosting service provider I would recommend for beginners.

2. Buying The Best Hosting Service For Your Blog

We are beginning with buying the hosting services and linking the domain address to it. So, visit Bluehost.com here or click on the blue button below.

We are going to show how to create your blog with Bluehost.com step-by-step along with images. After clicking on the above button, you’ll land on Bluehost’s homepage. (image is given below).

Desktop Users: Now, place your pointer on the “WordPress” option on the main menu which is at the top-left corner of the page. A drop down shows up. Click on the first option “WordPress Hosting“.

Mobile Users: Go to the top-right corner and tap on the “Ξ – (Menu symbol)”, after that, tap on “WordPress” (first option), and then tap again on “WordPress Hosting”.

No matter which device you are on, after hitting on the WordPress Hosting button, you’ll be redirected to this page (Image is given below).

After visiting the page, now, you have to click on the “Choose Plan” button. It will take you to the Bluehost’s pricing page where you can see available hosting plans. The “Basic” plan is enough since you are a beginner. You can upgrade to higher plans anytime if your blog goes viral.

So, for now, choose the “Basic” plan by clicking on it. This plan includes all the basic things required including a FREE SSL Certificate.

After clicking on the “Basic” button, it will take you to the domain setup page.

Simply enter the domain name you have in your mind in the below section “Create a new domain“. (image is given below). Make sure you have entered the blog name all correct without any spelling mistakes. Then click on “Next“.

Now, you are on the last page of this setup. Here you need to fill all your details and choose your hosting plan. The minimum plan is for one year and you choose your term for up to 3 years.

The monthly cost goes down as you choose the longer-term plan. So, I would recommend you choose the 3-year plan to save money.

After choosing the plan, now look at the below section named “Package Extras“. Uncheck all boxes except the first one “Domain Privacy + Protection” and finally, enter your credit card details in the last section named “Payment Information“.

Bluehost offers 30 days Money-Back guarantee, so you don’t need to worry about it. You can try it, and cancel it anytime if you feel blogging is not for you.

Once all the required details are entered, agree to Bluehost terms by checking the box given, and hit the green “Submit” button.

Done. you got the domain and hosting registered. Once you complete the purchase, then it will ask you to create a password for your account. All those steps are pretty straightforward, create a password, and login into your account using your credentials.

3. Choose A Theme For Your Blog

Once you login to your account after creating your password, it will ask you to pick a theme for your blog. There are thousands of free themes available. You can find them by clicking on the Appearance Tab >> Themes of the left menu in your dashboard.

Since you are getting started now, a FREE Theme is more than enough. Or if you want your blog to look more professional, you can go for a premium and customizable theme. I would recommend the Astra WordPress theme. It is cheap, lightweight, and looks more professional.

Pick and apply the selected theme. Now it’s time to launch your blog. Click on it.

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