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There are thousands of articles and podcast episodes on ProBlogger about how to create content. Focus upon creating content that changes people’s lives in some way will be the type of content that people will value the most and it will help people to feel like they know, like and trust you – which is really important if you later want to make money from your blog. The key with creating content is to make it as useful as possible. What you choose to create will depend a little on the topic that you choose to write about (on that note, most successful bloggers have some focus to their blogging whether that be a niche or a demographic that they write for). Start Creating Useful ContentĪ blog is not a blog without content so once you’ve set your blog up you need to focus your attention upon creating useful content. It’s really not as hard as you might think! If you need a little help I would highly recommend you check out my article How to Start a Blog in which I run through the steps you need to take to get up and running. If that’s you – don’t worry! It was my story too and most bloggers start out feeling a little overwhelmed by the process of starting their blog. While this is pretty obvious it is also a stumbling block for many PreBloggers who come to the idea of blogging with little or no technical background. In order to make money blogging you’re going to need to have a blog. Sounds easy doesn’t it! On some levels the process is simple – but you need to know up front that there’s a lot to each step and below I’m going to give you some pointers on each including some further reading.
I did not make any money from my first blogs for almost 18 months (I didn’t even know you could so did not try) and when I did start to try to make money from them the first income was just a few dollars a week – but gradually in time my income grew from a part time income to a full time income and then beyond. I had no experience or profile in the online space, no technical ability and while I had done some public speaking had done very little in the way of communicating through the written word. I had no idea at the time that what I was doing would ultimately lead to a complete change in my career path and end up being something I’d make a full time income from in several years later. In 2002 I began to blog one day on impulse after seeing another blog and being fascinated by the medium. It’s perfect for those who already have a blog but if you don’t I recommend you check out our guide to starting a blog (it’s step 1). On this page I want to walk you through the process of how to make money blogging.