Make Money From Your Blog

How To Make Money From Your Blog

Sell Your Own Ads-

When your traffic is 

growing and also when you have a 

very niche audience, selling your own ads is a 

really great way to go. IFB put 

together a guide for selling your own ads, which has industry standards and 

ways to calculate how much you should charge.

Join an Ad Network- 

Joining an Ad Network would really be more for bloggers 

who don’t want to manage their own ads sales. Ad Networks can be very 

lucrative for bloggers with a lot of traffic and who reach a wide audience.

Use Affiliate Marketing in Your Post-

Affiliates take a lot of patience to get started, but have the potential to be a great deal more 

lucrative than banner ads. Check out IFB’s Fashion Traffic Affiliate School for tips on using 

affiliates. 

Use Affiliates in Your Social Media Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, etc – One of 

the tips for expanding your affiliate reach is to post in Pinterest, that way 

your affiliate links have a way to ‘go viral’

Sell a Sponsored Post- 

Selling sponsored posts would be great for developing content for both the brand and your 

readers. At IFB we suggest using the “Post brought to you by: _____” and tailoring the 

content to be a win-win for everyone!

Become a Brand Ambassador- 

If you love a brand and want to be their brand ambassador, 

you can package sponsorship opportunities, 

like incorporating ads or [disclosed] links into your posts, reaching out to your 

community on behalf of a brand. Doing a special campaign on twitter 

using branded hastags. The possibilities are endless!

Host a branded Twitter Party-

A twitter party is an online event at a specific time with a specific hashtag so people can 

follow. IFB did one for the Oscars 

and over 1000 bloggers participated. You can try it for your blog and get a 

brand involved!

Sell an eBook- 

ProBlogger has been quite successful with his eBooks, I know I’ve shelled 

out $30 for an eBook. 

If you got juicy information to share, then you probably the 

beginnings of a successful eBook.

Self Publish Your Own Book- 

Amazon has great tools for self-publishing, you 

don’t have to wait for a book deal to get your book started!

Sell subscriptions to your blog- Selling subscriptions really works for 

companies that have highly important and useful information, WWD, 

Stylesight, are to name a few. If your blog has regularly updated niche 

information that takes a lot of time and resources to compile, selling 

subscriptions might be right for you.

Open a Shop From Your Blog-

After selling ads, this was the first thing I did to monetize, 

opening up a vintage shop. This in itself takes a lot of time and 

dedication but for some people has been the beginnings of a whole new career 

path.

Sell Ad Space on Your Videos- 

Are you a video wiz? The market for pre-roll ads have really taken off,

which means it could be a great time to start selling your own ads instead 

of relying on YouTube’s ad program.

Make a Branded Video- Maybe your ad space is fine enough, 

but you can brand a video like you would a sponsored post,

 curate great content that would be useful for your viewers as 

well as the brand.

Host an event and sell branded opportunities- 

The IFB Conference is one example of this,where we host an event, and sell branded 

opportunities (though all our proceeds go back to the IFB’s development, 

so we can stay self-funded). 

If you have an event where you know a lot of bloggers will be, it might be a great 

opportunity to extend this event to brands.Host a Branded Event- Here you can put 

together a branded event and invite your community or your readers.

Host a Branded Giveaway on Your Blog- 

If you’ve had great response from your giveaways,then maybe you can step it up

and offer a brand a more robust package for a giveaway, the sky’s the limit!

Teach a Class from Your Blog- 

You can do this either on your blog and sell subscriptions to it,or you can do it in real life. 

Whether it be how to buy vintage, or how to be a social media superstar, your topics can 

only be limited by your imagination.

Host a Branded Giveaway on Your Pinterest or Instagram- There are loads of great ways to 

extend your giveaways to other social media outlets, right now Pinterest and Instagram are 

super hot, and if you can think of a way to expand a brands presence on those platforms it’s 

particularly valuable.

Sell services from your blog-

Are you a photographer? A stylist? A writer? 

Can you consult brands about their own social media strategies? You can use your blog as 

home base for your budding business.

Use your Blog as a Portfolio to get other jobs- 

Are you looking to make a career change but don’t have experience? Well, these days you 

don’t have to wait to get hired to get experience, you can create a portfolio with your blog 

which will get you that job you’ve always wanted.

This was all I could think of for now, but I’m sure there is a multitude of other ways to 

monetize your blog! What are some of the ways you monetize? Do share!