A few days ago, a new subscriber contacted me and asked for my advice on how to make money with a blog. He explained to me that he has a few blogs up and running, but none of them have been generating income. He said that he felt like his content was the source of the problem. So, I asked him if he considered himself to be a good writer. And I have to say that his response is what motivated me to write this post.

He told me that he felt like he was a terrible writer because he was failing to generate revenue with his blogs. I explained to him that there are thousands of people, all with excellent writing talents, who fail to earn money with their blogs. I continued by telling him that his writing talent was not the source of the problem. Then I mentioned that it’s likely that the problem stems from the topics he is choosing to write about. After that, I thanked him for being a subscriber and encouraged him read my next post, because it will pertain to the conversation we had.

So, the reason why I wrote this post is because I realize that many people reading my blog might also have the same problem as the person I spoke with. And if that’s the case, I want you to understand that failing to earn a profit from blogging doesn’t necessarily mean that you lack writing talent. The fact alone that you have the desire to be a blogger and cover a topic shows that you have talent. Also, it’s important to understand that not all people have a goal to earn money from blogging. That said, if you’re someone who does want to earn money blogging, here are some tips that will help you make money from your blog. These are also universal tips for people who want to increase the popularity of their blog.

To begin with, you need to make a list of all the topics that you would like to write about. This list should only contain topics that you are very comfortable with. Potential topics should include things that you can easily write about without having to invest a lot of time into research. Do not make a list of topics based off what you think will yield the most profit. That part will come after you make the list. And lastly, do not assume that certain topics fail to monetize. You may be shocked to discover otherwise.

Next, once you have the list created, you can then research each topic and determine which ones that have highest potential to earn money. And once again, it’s really important to not make assumptions when creating this list. You really never know what to expect. In other words, any topic purposely left off the list based off an uneducated assumption could potentially be the most profitable one. The point is this: You really don’t know what to expect until you do the research. Continuing on, once you have assigned a value to each topic on the list, rewrite it, and order the topics from highest potential for profit to the lowest.

The next step is to research the level of competition for each topic on your list. This is very important because it’s possible that some of the topics that you have determined to be the most profitable could also be the most popular. And if that’s the case, then these are topics that you definitely do not want to write about. Doing so, will greatly reduce your chances to earn money due to the challenges you will face with getting traffic from search engines. After you have assigned each topic with a level of competition, rewrite the list again, but this time put the topics that have the highest level of profit coupled with the lowest level of competition on the top, and work you way down to the topics that have the lowest margin for profit while yielding the highest level of competition.

The last step is to take all of the different ways to make money online into consideration, and then determine which methods will work best for your blog. Also, there’s nothing wrong with testing things. Try using AdSense for one month and record the result. Next month, remove AdSense and then try using Chitika or similar. If these type of programs fail to produce satisfactory results, then try a different format all together, such as Amazon Associates or the eBay Partner Network.

Lastly, it’s also very important to realize that some topics attract people who have become blind to advertisements. Take the topic of making money online for example. Many people who study this topic often view advertisements as being a non-indigenous part of a webpage. In other words, an advertisement is not native to the content. It is also an element that the author did not specifically choose to include with their writing.

One could easily say that an online advertisement is nothing more than an inanimate object that randomly appears based on algorithmic calculations that determine which products and services will have the highest probability of being the most relevant to the content on the page, coupled with being the most appealing to the people reading it. Simply put, people who have become blind to advertisements do not click on them. And if it’s your goal to profit from blogging, then ultimately, it’s in your best interest to stay away from covering topics that attract people who have ad blindness.

I hope that my advice enables you to achieve success with profiting from blogging. If you need some help, feel free to ask. It’s worth it to me to spend a few minutes guiding you in the right direction. I know that my advice can significantly help you reach your goals. And ultimately, that is most important to me. I want to see more people achieve success. The opportunity to earn money blogging is within anyone’s reach. But, the process of learning how to do it can be challenging, and at times, very overwhelming. So, if you follow these tips, I think that it will greatly increase your odds of making money with your blog. As always, if you have something that you would like share, I invite you to post your comment below.