Winstanley - How to Start a Blog And Make Money from It

How to start a blog

& Make Money from It.

Table of Contents.

Introduction to How to Start a Blog

First off all, if you are to walk away with anything from this guide, you must understand that if your business is online, you can work virtually anywhere in the world as long as you have a computer and internet connection. No longer are you limited to hourly wages and a 5 day work week. With the winning combination of affiliate marketing and a successful blog, you can be earning money 365 days a year.

Remember, it only takes 150 per day to make an extra 50,000 per year. Dont quit your day job just yet... but how hard would it be for you to invest your time and efforts to make an extra 10 a day (3,650 extra a year)... while building up a small business on the side?

Get ready... Im about to walk you through the process of how to start a blog & make money from it and how you can do the same.

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Everyone wants to live the American dream, and become a millionaire! Thats how it used to be now people are just looking for a job and want some financial stability. I created this guide book not only to help newbie bloggers, affiliate marketers, and established entrepreneurs, but also for anyone who never fully understood the power of blogging and how to make money online.

Through this guide, you will learn everything from how to setup your own blog, to putting your established blog on autopilot and creating a new revenue stream that brings in money month after month, year after year. I will also be covering the basics of affiliate marketing, which will be the backbone to your blogs revenue.

Let`s just see how we are going to make money from our blog to earn a sustainable income. There are 365 days in a year, and your blog will be working for you every day of the year. This means your blog would only need to generate 150 per day to be making over 50,000 a year.

Depending on where you are currently at, becoming a five figure blogger isnt youre immediate goal. Yes, it is possible to make a few extra hundred pounds a month, or even create a new five figure revenue source but not without immediate action and dedication!

Blogging is one of the slowest and hardest methods for generating money online, but at the same time it also has very low start up costs and if built correctly, can become one of the most stable business methods around.

Whether you are a newbie, or experienced online marketer, this guide has something for everyone and hopefully inspires you to become the next work from home affiliate Blogger!

What Is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate Marketing is one of the most popular ways to make money online but what is affiliate marketing?.

Many people see and hear about it and how normal people are making money by doing it, yet they fail to understand what it is and how it actually works.

Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways for people to make money online. It has grown in popularity because it is virtually FREE to set up and the best thing about it is, just about anyone can start doing it, no matter how old you are or what walk of life you come from.

The easiest way to describe Affiliate Marketing would be the following:

Affiliate Marketing is basically selling someone elses products or services and then in return, you receiving a commission for doing so.

The concept of Affiliate Marketing, is that you get paid when you sell or promote someone elses product. As I am sure you can imagine, this is a very attractive proposition for many people, especially if you have a website but do not have any products or services of your own to sell.

Essentially, Affiliate Marketing is used by companies to reach a wider audience, increase sales and their customer base. It is a fantastic way for companies to get a large number of people (affiliates) to advertise, promote and sell their products and services in return for a small commission.

For Example:

Imagine if you had your own business selling a certain product or service. It is very hard and very expensive for you as a business owner to market any product or service on your own but if you had 100 other people selling your products and services too, you could quickly reach a much larger target area, build a large customer base and increase your sales. It also means that your business would only pay money out for marketing when you sell a product (a sale that you would not have made without an affiliate recommending you) and that means a very viable marketing strategy for your business.

If those 100 people (your affiliates) promoted and helped sell your product and then in return received a commission every time they sold one of your products, they would have an incentive to continue promoting your product.

It really is a win win situation for both the company and for the Affiliate Marketer.

Yes, is the simple answer to the above question. I myself have been making regular money online as an affiliate for many years. However, despite what you may read in those adverts about Affiliate Marketing telling you how you can easily make thousands of pounds every day for doing very little work, isnt exactly true!

Yes, it is possible to make huge amounts of money from Affiliate Marketing and there are people doing so each and every day but the fact is, they didnt start to make huge amounts of money overnight!

The truth is, it took them time and effort to set up their own Affiliate Marketing empires and now they are reaping the rewards for their efforts. Sadly though, a large number of these people fail to mention this when they are trying to sell you their secrets for large amounts of money, hence we are going to make our money from blogging.

Affiliate marketing is the perfect way for you as an individual to earn money and here are a few reasons why.

You do not need large amounts of money to start your Affiliate Marketing business.

You do not need to buy or hold stock.

You do not need to buy or rent premises.

You do not need to deal with customers or sales.

You do not need to deal with despatching goods and you dont need to deal with refunds.

You can run your affiliate marketing business from anywhere in the world and once you have it up and running, your affiliate marketing business can be earning you money 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.

Sound good? Of course it does.

The hardest part of starting a new blog, is deciding what you are going to write about! It sounds a clich, but in all honesty, if you choose something you are passionate about, you are much more likely to succeed. Choosing a blog topic you have little or no interest in just wont cut it. When you are passionate about the topic, your blog content will show it. This is what readers are looking for.

There is nothing wrong with having a personal blog, as long as you fill it with personal content. It would be very difficult to create a personal blog, then try and monetize it down the road. The majority of personal blogs are never meant to generate income, but instead simply to inform, and are usually a first attempt at creating a blog. If you are going to create a blog for profit and potentially sell from it in the future, be sure not to use your actual name as the domain name, as this limits its use for anyone else.

What are you good at, or known for? Whether it is your business, profession or even a hobby... blogging for branding is a great idea. As a brand blog, you will want to continually add new posts about your expertise and keep all topics tightly on target with your niche topic.