Make Money on your Blog

  How to make Money on your blog

This is a common question and one I get asked often know that I know how to do just that and I am getting fairly good at it. Still not a blogging Goddess though! Working on it. 

 I was asked this question by a good friend who blogs, she wanted to know if there was a website she could go to in order to get work. Thinking on it a few things came to mind. First being that my best jobs have found me, my second best jobs come from word of mouth from other bloggers, and that 3 there are a few sites but there can be issues with them. I gave her personal contact information after asking said contact if it would be ok. I can not post such information at this time on this blog as this would overwhelm those who do this job for companies. Stick around though, if I know you I might recommend you too! 

There is a site that came to mind 

https://www.blogsvertise.com

I used to get a bit of work from here, they pay out a month after you post and this is the longest pay out time I have seen, most are within days and my best is within hours if he is working when he gets my posts. 

This however was not the reason why I did not right off the bat give this site to my friend. I like my friend after all. This company over and over asked me to post things and not include the legal disclosure they know is needed. When I felt I needed to say something I stopped getting jobs from them. It was that clear cut, I mentioned it and suddenly they had nothing for me. 

   You could be fined if you do not disclose, you could be sued even. It is not something to mess around with and this company, or those they work for, asked me to break the laws. I wanted to work with them to promote for them legally but they had no interest in it. 

   So I share them with you to do with as you see fit. Maybe you can do some legal jobs with them or maybe your not in America so the same laws do not apply! 

    Good luck becoming a blogging Goddess and be sure to check back here for more tips and links to help your blog grow and put money in your pocket! 

Blogging Tip - Photos Photos Photos

They say a photo is worth a thousand words, and they are in the blogging world! 

I get a lot of my hits from google images. The best way to do this is to take your own photos, give them descriptive names such as funnysmilingdog.jpg and post them on your blog. 

You should try to get a photo in at least every other post in my opinion. Even if the photo is not your own! Of course DO NOT break any copy right rules but if you either have no camera or are bad with it or have no editing ability you can still add some great photos to you blog! 

You can pay for a site with stock photos or find a free site such as the one a got the doggy photo from to help add another level to this post about needing photos on your blog. 

http://www.morguefile.com

Just double check the permissions on each photo no matter where you get them. The one for this photo says: 

morgueFile free photo

You are allowed to copy, distribute, transmit the work and to adapt the work. Attribution is not required. You are prohibited from using this work in a stand alone manner.

Helpful right? So now you have no excuse to not add photos to your blog! They really do make a difference! 

Blogging Tip - Join a Challenge

If you find yourself out of ideas for content one of the best things you can do is to join a blogging challenge. There are so many different kinds of challenges to choose from. Do a quick search and I am sure you will pull a lot of them up. Some last a week, others a month, and still others last a year or longer. Here is a new one you can check out! It is hosted by a crunchy parenting blogger but the challenge is so open ended it would work for most any blog type. 

This one could last even more than a year of you only post once a day. I recommend at least once a day if you recall and more than once a day is even better. This blog is even offering a gift to the blog that finishes the challenge first! How great is that? 
So join a challenge and fill your blogging spiritual cup to the brim with wonderful new content!

Blogging Tip - Content Content Content

    My blog is now getting over 20,000 views a month and I have been at this as a "part time job" for near 8 months. Not bad! I am reviewing items a few times a week and getting paid sponsor work a few times a week as well. It is all coming along. 


  So what is my problem? I have been so focused on reviews and paid work that my blog is a mess with it all and content is not longer the theme. Certainly there is content but woven into so many of those posts are paid for links. I need more fresh content that is just content, only content. I have gotten so far from it though that I am bit lost. I am worried my blog will drop out from under me soon if I do not get back on track. 

  BLOG TIP: CONTENT!

    Don't end up stuck like me, focus on your content, your passion. Keep posting every day and make sure your posting from your heart and not just your wallet. In the long run it will make the biggest difference!