In Episode #25 Eric and Neil talk about how to monetize your blog. If you’re a passionate blogger with a good following, it’s time to start elevating your blog to a potential revenue source.

Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 00:22 – The best ways to monetize your blog
• 00:35 – Look into affiliate marketing or performance marketing
  • 01:10 – Collect money from sales
  • 01:17 – ClickBank, Commission Junction, Share A Sale, Skimlinks
• 01:29 – Avoid ads at all costs
  • 01:50 – You’ll make the least amount of money from ads
• 02:00 – Generate an email list
  • 02:15 – You can sell your products through your email list
  • 02:35 – Continually market to those people
• 02:45 – The concept of courses
  • 03:00 – People making seven figures a year
  • 03:20 – An example with eBooks and courses
• 03:57 – Don’t be too aggressive at the beginning. Wait for a loyal audience.
• 04:25 – Collect leads
  • 04:45 – Take your blog content and create lead pages
  • 04:55 – How to drive traffic to your lead page
• 05:45 – Monetizing a blog takes time. Think about your value to others first.
• 06:20 – Don’t push anything until you have a loyal following.
• 06:50 – Survey your audience to find out what problems they are facing.
  • 07:10 – Work to solve those problems.
• 08:12 – Get people to commit before you launch your service.
• 09:00 – See you in tomorrow’s episode!

3 Key Points:

1. Avoid ads at all costs.
2. Generate a following before you push sales.
3. Develop eBooks, courses, and other services that you can promote to people on your email list.

Resources Mentioned:

• ClickBank, Commission Junction, Share A Sale, and Skimlinks – Resources to help you get into affiliate marketing with your blog

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