Hey friends! Can you make money blogging if
you are just starting this year? What are The best ways for beginners to make money
blogging? You’ll get the answers to these Questions but not only that. I will share
with you my story and tell you how I made My first $1000 a month as a blogger and how
long it took me to get to that number. And if you are totally new to blogging, stick
with me to the end of this video because I Will tell you where you can get my Printable
Checklist for Beginners. It’s 11 things You should remember to do the RIGHT way when
you start a blog on WordPress. Hi! I’m Anastasia of Anastasiablogger.com
and on this channel, I share my tips on online Business and Pinterest marketing every Thursday. If that’s what you want to learn, make sure
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buttons again until the very end of the video  So this was my reality in 2017. I was working
full time in an office and was secretly planning My escape from the 9-5. I was trying to focus
on my blog after working hours, and on weekends. It was quite exhaustive but I was positive
that this extra effort was a temporary thing And will allow me to change my lifestyle completely
once the blog will start getting traction. I promised to tell you how I made my first
$1000 / mo with my blog, and when this happened. So it was actually at 11th months blogging
when my blog was accepted to a premium ad Management company. I’ll talk more about that in a few moments
but let me just show you this graph because You’ll see here that I didn’t jump from
0 to $1000/ mo overnight. There was a steady Growth of blogging income, I was first making
less than $100 a month, then I was making Several hundred dollars which was a really
nice addition to my day job income. So I was slowly growing my blogging income
and what worked for me initially at a few Hundred dollars level was Google Adsense and
affiliate links. But you know what was the Real breakthrough in terms of blogging income? I crossed that first $1000 mark only when
I was able to join a premium ad management Company. And display ads on the blog started
bringing me consistent income from that moment. So let me explain what I am talking about.
You know you can apply to Google Adsense with A pretty new website and little traffic but
with Adsense you usually will get paid very Little and I encourage you as soon as they
reach higher traffic volume, try to apply For premium ad management companies. One of such companies is called Newormedia
and they currently accept websites starting From 30,000 monthly unique users. I want to
thank Newormedia for sponsoring this video

But honestly, I was going to introduce you
to this company anyway because one of the Questions that I get asked very often on this
channel is which alternatives to Google Adsense I could recommend. And most of these companies want you to have
much more traffic, it usually goes anywhere From 50,000 to 100,000/mo sessions as a minimum
requirement. And I mentioned that Newormedia Accepts websites starting from 30,000/mo unique
users. So you’ll get a chance to increase Your monthly ad income so much faster with
them. Newormedia told me that most publishers see
from 20 up to 50% boost in earnings when switching From AdSense because they don’t work only
with Adsense but also with other demand partners And that means more competition for your ad
placements. One of my favorite things about Newormedia,
which is also not very common for many of These companies, is that they don’t require
exclusivity. So if you are hesitant about Leaving AdSense, Newormedia are still willing
to work with you. But I am pretty sure that you will want to
drop AdSense when you see your ad income improvements From working with Newormedia. You know what, if you not unsure if it’s
the right move for you, just check out what You could be making using their free earnings
calculator. on their website. I will give You a link to it in the description below
this video! You will be surprised by how much More money you can make with them compared
to Google Adsense, with the same amount of Traffic. At the time when I started monetizing my blog,
Newor didn’t even exist, and it’s great That now you have more options. So that was about display ads. I want to just
add here that in order to make a decent income From display ads, you do need that traffic
volume. And what helped me as a beginner blogger Get the minimum required traffic within the
first year of blogging, was Pinterest platform. You maybe heard a lot about Google SEO and
how it’s important for any website. And It is important indeed. I will give you a
link below this video to a free training from A guy who is doing really great with Google
SEO. But the problem with it is time. Google SEO is really slow when your website is new.
So what I used for my blog to drive my first Traffic much faster was Pinterest. And you know on this channel I talk about
Pinterest a lot, so if there is any place You can go and learn about Pinterest, it’s
in my videos and I also can invite you to A free Masterclass that goes into more details
on how this platform can drive you free traffic. Check the links in the top right corner and
in the description below this video.

Now, I hope you now understand what is your
next goal after Google Adsense. And if you Ask me, honestly, I wouldn’t even bother
trying to join Google Adsense when your traffic Volume is very low. Adsense is paying so little
that I think with a small traffic volume, You can focus first on other monetization
strategies that can bring you more income Per visitor. What are the other strategies? Well, the easiest to start with is affiliate
marketing. What kind of products you will promote as
an affiliate and how much you’ll get paid For it in commissions, really depends on your
niche. And you will definitely need to check Some of your established competitors to see
what are the affiliate products they promote. But I can mention here several large affiliate
networks that you might want to join because They work with a ton of product and could
fit many different niches. Shareasale
CJ Affiliates RewardStyle
Amazon affiliates is also a well-known option. Depending on your niche, you could give links
to services, to digital products like Ebooks, Online courses, printable files, and so on.
Or you can give affiliate links to physical Products. Let’s say you have a blog about
Ketogenic diet. With this topic, you could Promote as an affiliate both things – digital
meal plans and physical products, like protein Powder or whatever.
I think in every niche you can find something To promote as an affiliate. You just need
to do some research and maybe you’ll have To apply to some affiliate programs individually,
outside of the big affiliate networks that I mentioned. Just as an example, you might not expect to
easily find an affiliate program when you Are writing a blog about solar panels, right?
But funny enough, just last week a company Reached out to me offering me to become an
affiliate for their solar panel product. I Politely refused because that it’s not even
close to what I talk about on my channel but You see, affiliate marketing opportunities
are possible in almost any niche. You just Need to actively look for them. On my blog, since a lot of my content is teaching
you how to blog, I have affiliate links to The hosting provider that I used when I started
and I can recommend it to any beginner. If You are still in the planning stage and haven’t
actually started your blog, I can tell you This company has a great package that includes
a free domain for the first year and you’ll Be paying just $2.95 per month to have your
own piece of land in the online world. They offer this special pricing to my followers,
so I’ll give you a link in the description

Below this video. Check it out there. I also
have a click by click tutorial that shows You how to set up a WordPress blog. The link
to this video is in the info icon and in the Description down below. 3. Offer any kind of services related to your
niche Someone would say well, offering your services
on the blog doesn’t mean making money with Your blog. And I will answer– who said it’s
not? If you start a blog about human psychology
because it’s your area of expertise. And Then you get your first clients who found
you only because of your blog? How is it not Making money with your blog? Of course, it
is! I’ll tell you more. In the business world,
it’s actually called content marketing, And many companies have full-time employees
who create content for their corporate blogs And even Youtube channels. If having a blog
wasn’t profitable and didn’t drive clients To these companies, do you think they would
invest into these full-time employees? And even in my personal blogging story 1:1
services played a big role. Because I focused So hard on driving traffic from Pinterest,
and got great results for my own blog, I was Able to offer my Pinterest management services
and 1:1 consultations to other bloggers and Businesses. In all honesty, a lot of beginner bloggers
should actually start thinking about some Kind of services they could provide because
until you make your first $1000/mo with display Ads, you will probably work on your blog for
at least a year. You need to find an alternative Income stream and use your blog as a free
platform where you can demonstrate your expertise, Your skills and knowledge in order to get
your first 1:1 clients. Again, it doesn’t matter what is your niche.
In most niches, there is always something You could offer as a service. If you are an
expert in DIY home remodels, you could offer Consultations to people who want to do their
home renovation. If you think about services And nothing comes to your mind, the easiest
you can do is offer your copyrighting to either More established bloggers in your niche, or
to some companies that work in the same field. You can use your existing content on your
blog as your portfolio. I can’t think of An easier way to make some extra buck for
a beginner blogger. There are other ways you could make money
blogging but I consider them a more advanced Level, I will not talk about them in detail
in this video for beginners. It’s creating and selling digital products.
It could be simple eBooks or comprehensive Signature online courses. Selling your own
products means you need to build funnels around Them, build an email list, it’s not something
you can jump on as a beginner blogger.

But if you are considering creating something
like this. Maybe your own online course for Example, then I’ve got you covered in my
Stress-Free Courses Accelerator program. If You want to learn more about it, I’ll give
you a link in the info icon and in the description Below this video. Now remember I promised you at the beginning
of the video a Checklist for beginner bloggers, With 11 very important things you should remember
to do the RIGHT way when you start a blog On WordPress. If you miss some of these steps,
your blog will exist but when you find out What you’ve done wrong, it will be really
hard to fix those mistakes. So check the link In the info icon and in the description down
below, and make sure you do things right from The beginning! Before you close the page, check out a couple
of my other videos that are perfectly complimentary To what I shared with you today. Check them
out here and there! And I’ll see you in The next videos!