Most of the blogs that I follow are doing something to try to monetize their blogs. Most are using adsense or affiliate marketing programs. Some are selling direct advertising, and others are involved in advertising networks like Entrecard or CMF ads. A majority of the bloggers are missing out on what I see as the best opportunity to make money from your blog; Selling Services.
Most bloggers choose to specialize in a niche because that is where their expertise and interests lie. If you write unique and useful content then others will start perceiving you as an expert in your field. Why not offer consulting services in this area? As an example, I run a career advice blog and through that blog I offer resume writing services and interviewing preparation consulting. My earning from that blog are averaging between $1,400-$1,800 a month, with 90% of that money coming from resume writing. I am lucky if I make $10 a month through adsense on that blog.
Most of my readers are blog owners or people that are interested in starting a blog. One of the best services to offer as a blogger, is writing services. There are many webmasters and other blog masters that will pay good money for high quality content. Last month, I created a page on this blog called, “Hire Me,” and on that page I have a brief paragraph that informs the reader that I am available to hire for content creation through my writing company, Juicy Content . In the past week I have had three new clients and over $250 dollars as a direct result of advertising my own services on my blog. The best part is that I did not have to pay anyone a percentage, the entire amount was pure profit. I love getting these kinds of emails:
Other services that you can offer as a blogger, in addition to writing are:
- Design services, logos, banners, themes, etc..
- WordPress set up – You would be surprised at how many people need help installing WordPress, uploading a theme, and installing plugins.
- Proofreading
- Social marketing consulting
- Creating Squidoo lenses or Hub pages
- SEO services
Give it a try, go ahead and add a “hire me” button on your navigation bar, what do you have to lose?
Do you sell services on your blog? What types of services do you offer through your blog?
Wow, who would have thought that blogging or keeping a site can earn you lots of money. That was a very interesting post. Thanks for sharing this article.
By the way Dan, can you tell us how much do you charge? I was also thinking to offer a service in my blog which is a field of expertise that I have.
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I think I have to offer some extra services in my blog just like yours. I also earn little by adsense. You accept payments through paypal only?
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Smart idea Dan… any way to make extra money is good with me. Everyone is good at something and there is always someone out there that is not good at what you are… and are willing to pay someone to do it for them. Why can’t it be you?
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Selling services like Virtual assistant service or article writing is a good way to earn online. I am a living proof to this.
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wow. you earn well by doing that service. That was great!
Totally agree, blogging is the new buzz word and we all need to make some extra out of it.
Offering services is another great way to make money online, but we need to be expert in that field. For me, I think I could only provide services like setting up wordpress, themes, and plugin. For writing, my writing skill is not that good yet, I’m trying to improve right now.
Thanks for telling us about these Dan! I may want to selling my services as well in my blog.
Regards,
Lee
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@Dan: Many times people offering services have a blog so that they can communicate to potential buyers and showcase expertise. Those who don’t have a blog, should probably try to get one
But a normal blogger may not be able to write as well as you do. Some people are good designers, they can offer that service, but keep in mind that it’s not the blogger who is providing the service.. Again, its the service provider who also happens to blog. I guess you see the subtle different here
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