Many people have started blogging as one of their side hustles but are worried they can't make any money.
This post will tell you what I think is the most important thing to keep in mind when earning money with your blog.
I'm going to show you how to make money from your blog.
- Define your purpose and goal of blogging
- Learn how to manage a blog
- Improve by PDCA cycle
- Follow the plan without hesitation
- Choose something that you can continue
- Don't expect immediate results
- Provide useful information
Is it difficult to monetize your blog?
I'll tell you from the conclusion, if the amount of money is about a few hundred yen to a few tens of yen, it is not so difficult.
However, if you want to make tens of thousands of dollars or more, you will need to be prepared to do so.
If you are running a blog to earn money first, it is essential to think of blogging as a business.
IIfyou think of it as a business, it is a natural attitude, so please read on with a clear understanding.
7 Blogging Tips
Here are my 7 tips on making money blogging as a business.
- Define your purpose and goal of blogging
- Learn how to manage a blog
- Improve by PDCA cycle
- Follow the plan without hesitation
- Choose something that you can continue
- Don't expect immediate results
- Provide useful information
I will explain each in turn.
1. Clarify the purpose and goal of blogging
First of all, you need to decide the purpose of your blog.
No one does business without a purpose.
If you do, you'll fail.
By being clear about what you're writing your blog posts for, you'll have the motivation to write them again when you lose motivation!
Then set yourself the goals you need to achieve right now to get there.
Here's what it looks like
Define your goals and objectives for your blog
When setting goals, choose ones that you can achieve, such as "I'm only going to write the structure of my post today" or "I'm going to choose the images for my post," rather than an end goal.
Set lots of achievable goals and complete them one by one.
Your successes will gradually drive you to achieve bigger goals.
2. Learn how to manage your blog
If you have just started blogging, you should study how to manage your blog.
If you don't know what you're doing, you'll end up failing.
In business, you can't just open a shop without learning anything.
In industry, you can't just open a shop without knowing anything.
You have to make up for the lack of knowledge.
In blogging, read my blog and the posts of famous bloggers to clarify what you are lacking and what you can incorporate.
3. Improve by PDCA cycle
PDCA cycle is a method to improve quality by continuously doing the plan, do, check, and action.
No company can make a good product from the beginning.
It is a process of trial and error and improvement to make a good product.
Blogging is the same.
It would help if you used the PDCA cycle to improve to achieve your goals.
Improving with the PDCA cycle
For example, assuming you write a post in the summer, you can use the following PDCA cycle.
Plan
Many people who barbecue in the summer will likely be searched, so if I write a post using the keyword "recommended barbecue," it will attract access.
Action
Try to write a post using the selected keywords.
Evaluation
If you get access, clarify the reason why.
If you don't get access, think about what went wrong with the hypothesis you made and why.
Improvement
Based on the results, we will improve and make the next plan.
By turning this PDCA cycle quickly, you can bring your blog management closer and closer to success.4. Carry out the plan without hesitation
Follow the plan without hesitation
Following your plan without influencing your motivation is essential to make money from blogging.
There will be emotional ups and downs, but don't let them stop you from doing what you need to do every day.
"To keep blogging, you need to make blogging a habit, not a temporary motivation!"
5. Choose something you can continue
Choose a theme for your blog that you can continue for a long time.
It's important to ask yourself, Could you keep doing this until I succeed?
If you are too focused on making money and choosing an unsuitable theme, you will fail almost 100%.
It's the same in business.
If you can't cook at all, it's impossible to run a restaurant, and you have to do what you can do.
If you choose what you do for a living or what you like to do, it will be easier to continue for a long time.
"Rather than focusing on making money, focus on whether you can benefit your readers by publishing on a subject you're good at!"
We have written a post on choosing a theme for your blog, which you can read here.
6. Don't look for results right away.
It's also important not to look for results immediately.
Some people quit blogging when they don't see any results after a few actions, but this is a waste of time.
You can't become a success overnight.
In the case of blogging, you have to post more posts than anyone else, look at other people's blogs, and improve them before you can finally make money.
It doesn't mean that you have to spend a lot of time, but you should do what you have to do without looking for immediate results.
7. Provide helpful information
For users to read your blog, you need to provide helpful information.
You need to be willing to put all of your knowledge and experience into each post!
Providing value to your users and getting paid for it is the basis of any business.
The same applies to blogging, and if you provide value from the user's point of view, you will get access and make money.
The following post explains the importance of providing helpful information from an SEO perspective if you're interested in reading it!
Summary
I told you seven points to keep in mind when earning money by blogging in this post.
In summary, it is as follows.
- Blogging is not challenging to earn, but you need to be prepared
- The premise that "blogging = business" is essential to think
- Let's set a goal and send out helpful information.
To make money from blogging, you need to think of blogging as a business and have a business mind as a starting point.
You will need to be prepared to think of every possible way to win (and achieve your goals) in any situation.
I believe that blogging is a tool that can be used for any purpose other than just earning money.
Still, I've focused on making money this time and introduced the necessary attitude.
Thank you for reading to the end.
To learn more about blogging, check out the post below.
