Peep Peem….that is the sound of alert, as money dey enter the phone. Do you want more of that? I’m going to tell you how to hammer and turn your blog into a money-making machine! Am I exaggerating? Keep calm! I did it, you can too! All the other bloggers doing it don’t have two heads… LOL
Before we go on I would like you to know that 4 giveaways are attached to this post:
- I have lovely business cards and 4 of you will win business cards from Printivo!
- You see how nice my blog is looking? One lucky blogger will win a blog redesign!
- No electricity at home? I’ve got a weekend stay for 2 at Intercontinental Hotel Lagos + meals oh!
- Meal for 2 at GrillsIn&Out-yum yum yum
- The first to leave a comment on each post till Sunday get free airtime! it’s a win-win for everyone! See how to win at the end of this post!
I have been blogging for 6 years now and being in it full time for a year, I’ve gone from Zero kobo in the first 4 years to 6 figures in the last 2 years and it is all by the grace of God. Do your bit and God will handle the rest. You have to be consistent, hardworking and engaging!
For me, blogging started as a hobby and it still is a hobby for me, I enjoy it, I’m very passionate about this industry and the perfect icing on the cake is that I get to do it as my full time job, meaning I work from home, meaning I dictate my hours, meaning I’m living my dreams, meaning I can show you how!
No long thing, here are 5 ways you can make money from your blog:
First of all, go down low! (I kid) Build Your Blog and Traffic
You don’t need 1 million views to start making money on your blog however you need your traffic to be lit! How can you do that? By creating awesome content -that’s why I call myself a content creator. When you create original content, people will notice, and they will share with their friends, which means more traffic for you. See tips on How To Get More Readers To Your Blog and How To Get More Traffic
Your content is your money maker. If it’s gossip you create do it well, if it’s lifestyle, do it well! Make sure your blog is pleasing to the eye and easy to navigate, if your blog needs a new dress you can enter to win my blog makeover giveaway by leaving the name of your blog in the comment section, and why you blog + blog address.
Sell A Product
If you want people to buy from you then you should consider selling something. I’ve seen many bloggers doing this: they sell Ankara clothes, beauty products, spices, cookbooks, ebooks, t-shirts and so many things off their blog-this brings in cash! Nothing too small or too big to sell. You can even sell kpokpo garri or pots of soup.
Sell A Service
Some bloggers are really good writers and fantastic editors and they can sell their service to online magazines and other blogs that require those services just like I work for Cosmopolitan Nigeria as the Editor (multiple streams of income). You can also sell something like a consultation i.e blog consultation (but the way, I do this so if you want to invest in a blog consultation send me an email [email protected] or CLICK HERE).
Sell Your Time
Humming the popular Mike Okri song…”Time Na Money“. Time is money. If you’re an expert in your niche you can sell your time by speaking at conferences/ seminars/ workshops. I’ve sold my time by attending brainstorming meetings and they pay for ideas I birth.
Sell Ad Spaces
You can definitely sell ad spaces on your blog, you can get companies/ businesses to sponsor your posts. You can do a review and get paid for your honest opinion. You can sell your side bars, your top banner, and even blog background. It’s up to you!
Sell Social Media
I make a bulk of my money from selling Ad spaces and Social media marketing. This is why you have to create a thriving social media account. Like I said in my latest workshop HERE It is not just twitter, it is not just instagram. You can get paid to tweet about a brand, you can also get paid to post a photo on instagram-this is 2016! Cash in on all the time you spend online.
All I’ve listed above are money making ventures that I have done. You may wait to get contacted by companies, but you can also choose to be pro-active and email businesses that you want to advertise with you, what’s the worst that can happen? They say “No”. Collect the “No” and move on. Someone will say “Yes”
Giveaway
To get a high chance of winning any giveaway you have to actively leave a comment on every post this week (As per I’m celebrating 6 years na)
Weekend Stay AT Intercontinental Hotel
Rules:
Follow Intercontinental Hotel on Instagram and Twitter and Facebook
Leave a comment on this post saying why you would like to win + email address
On instagram/twitter, repost the photo below with the caption “I want to win ( write what you want to win here) from the sisi_yemmie blog giveaway! Courtesy @Interconlagos @Printivo @Grillsinandout @Sisi_Yemmie #sisiyemmiegiveaway #sisiyemmie #nigerianblogger #sisiyemmieissix “
Business Cards from Printivo
Rules:
- Follow Printivo on Instagram and Twitter
- Leave a comment on this post saying why you would like to win + email address
- On Instagram/twitter, repost the photo below with the caption “I want to win ( write what you want to win here) from the sisi_yemmie blog giveaway! Courtesy @Interconlagos @Printivo @Grillsinandout @Sisi_Yemmie #sisiyemmiegiveaway #sisiyemmie #nigerianblogger #sisiyemmieissix “
Blog Makeover
Rules:
- Follow SisiYemmie on Instagram and Twitter
- Leave a comment on this post saying why you would like to win + email address + link to your blog
- On Instagram/twitter, repost the photo below with the caption “I want to win ( write what you want to win here) from the sisi_yemmie blog giveaway! Courtesy @Interconlagos @Printivo @Grillsinandout @Sisi_Yemmie #sisiyemmiegiveaway #sisiyemmie #nigerianblogger #sisiyemmieissix “
Meal For Two At Grills In & Out
- Follow Grills In & Out of Instagram and Twitter
- Leave a comment on this post saying why you would like to win + email address + link to your blog
- On instagram/twitter repost the photo below with the caption “I want to win ( write what you want to win here) from the sisi_yemmie blog giveaway! Courtesy @Interconlagos @Printivo @Grillsinandout @Sisi_Yemmie #sisiyemmiegiveaway #sisiyemmie #nigerianblogger #sisiyemmieissix “
Good luck!
