Many people start their blog thinking that they will be able to earn easy money from it. Thousands of people start their blog everyday but only few of them succeed in making money from it. As a beginner many people are not aware about how the blogging platform works. They have this idea that if they write 15-20 posts then they will start earning from it but that is not true at all. There are some truths about making money from blogs that everyone, who wants to start his/her blog, should know.
Blogging is one of the best side hustle for anyone who wants to make money online. It is also very easy to start your own blog but it is not easy to monetize it. In the beginning it looks very simple that you will start your blog and write posts on it and after getting views you will start earning money from it but that is not the entire truth. There are many things which you learn as you go through your journey of blogging and there are some truths which you should learn before you start this journey.
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These are some realities of earning through blogs which every beginner should know as it will help you better understand blogging and also to plan your way accordingly.
Simple truths about making money from blogs
- You will not make money from your blog for months. It is very difficult to get the initial viewers for your blog and in order to be able to show ads on blog your blog must be at least 3-4 months old.
- In order to monetize your blog it should have minimum 40-50 quality posts. Its also very helpful if your blog has a niche because it is harder to monetize a blog without niche.
- It is not always a smooth ride. The views are the most important thing for a blog so that it can make money for you. In order to get regular views you have to post regularly. There can’t be too much gap in between the posts.
- Main source of income from a blog is via showing ads. If you want to do that then your blog have to get approved from google ad-sense and it must follow all the guidelines of google ad-sense if you want approval. You can learn about all the guidelines and rules from google ad-sense’s website.
- Another truth is that that you will get out of ideas to write. You will feel like that you don’t have any new topic to write. This can cause the inactivity on your blog and a potential drop of viewers and views. Whatever the case is just try to post with consistency and vent out all the bad ideas from your system and the good ones will eventually follow.
Hopefully this is helpful to you and you will start your blog with positive mindset. If you don’t make money from your blog soon then there is no need to get disheartened. Just have some patience and keep on posting consistently. Have fun blogging.
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