13 Jun How To Make Money Blogging
So you finally want to join the blogging community. Well by reading this article you’ll have taken the biggest step to starting a blog that can create an income for you and your family.I have been blogging as my main source of income for the past 7 years. It has been a long hard slog but in the past few years I have managed to launch successful blog after successful blog which have meant that I can quit the 9-5 and spend more time with my family & building a lifestyle I am happy with.
Don’t get me wrong I have made many mistakes along the way but once I knew what I was doing it became a lot easier and more enjoyable. Many of my friends have emailed me or called me to find out more about “What Jamie Does”, but it can be a little hard to sink in at first as to how you can actually make a real income from running a successful blog(s). Therefore I have decided to create this guide for my friends, family, email subscribers and anyone else who wants to start doing “What Jamie Does”.
This guide to making a money making blog is completely free. I don’t want anything for it – just for you to take action and do it, so many of my friends would love to do it but give up too soon, often when their big breakthrough might only be a few weeks away.
The guide is quite long and there are lots of links to other pages on this blog and on other blogs too which will help you – so please make sure to bookmark this page.
I hope you find it as enjoyable as I did writing it.
How Much Can you Earn Blogging?
Whether you’re looking to supplement your income with a little extra to pay for a few nice treats or create a blog that will support your lifestyle then you can pretty much make as much money as you like from blogging if you are prepared to put in the hard work.
There are lots of great stories out there of successful bloggers who make money blogging:
For example over the past couple of years, husband and wife team, Bjork and Lindsay at PinchofYum.com, a food and recipe blog, have built up a huge following and some months they have made nearly $25k.
Another blogging couple, Yeison and Samantha, who run mytanfeet.com are making over $5k per month while they travel the world and share their photos and stories on their blog.
I’m not going to lie to you but it can take months even years before you might see a significant return on the time you invest in to starting a blog but that is why I have created this free guide so that you can be confident in taking the right steps to achieving your blogging goals.
So let’s continue…
How to Pick a Profitable Blog Niche
This is the most critical step.Seriously.
There is no point in starting a blog that you want to make money from without a plan. There are thousands, even hundreds of niches out there. Some are broad and huge; some are small and virtually unknown. Some niches are easier to make money in than others.
This is why your research is important.
A good place to start when you are picking a niche is to look at your own interests in Google.
For example I really launched a blog in the survivalist niche a couple of years ago which I sold for a great profit. The reason I created this blog was that I enjoy being outdoors, hiking and mountain biking etc. I also watch a lot of TV shows about people like Bear Grylls and Ray Mears.
I’m no expert but it’s something I like.
One area I never really got into with my survivalist blog and wanted to was Everyday Carry. Most people will have never heard of this concept but it really is an interesting sub-niche with in this niche. Everyday Carry is basically any items you can’t leave the house with.
For most of us this will be our wallet, phone & keys – and in the summer months hopefully some sunglasses :).
If you travel a lot for work you may have a laptop or tablet with you.
If you work on a construction site you may have a tool belt.
However for many people who are always prepared everyday carry is about having everything you might need in an emergency or for general use on you at all times. This will often include a light source (torch), a pocket knife, some small tools & rope it’s quite amazing how easy it is to carry all these things with you in your pockets, on your keys or in a small bag.
Successful Blogs Earning Money Online
For today’s post, I wanted to look at some of the most successful and profitable blogs that are currently online.For many people that are just starting blogging, it is hard to know how much you can potentially earn. In the initial stages of setting up a blog, it can be tough to keep motivated to keep going when you’re not making much money, but given time and lots of effort a blog can take off in a big way. The best examples that you can look at are the blogs that are at the top. It certainly inspired me to learn just how much money some of the top blogs make on a daily basis.
The following list of 50 blogs are considered the best in the business. I often get inspired by these blogs, urging me on to put in the work to make my own site the best that it can be. I hope that this inspires you as well!
| Website | Owner | Daily Income | Value | Main Income | |
| 1 | The Huffington Post | Arianna Huffington | $29,896 | $21.82 Million | Pay Per Click |
| 2 | Mashable | Pete Cashmore | $15,781 | $11.52 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 3 | Techcrunch | Michael Arrington | $14,816 | $10.82 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 4 | Engadget | Peter Rojas | $9,861 | $7.2 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 5 | Smashing Magazine | Vitaly Friedman | $6,382 | $4.66 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 6 | Tuts+ | Collis Taeed | $5,068 | $3.7 Million | Membership Area |
| 7 | Life Hacker | Nick Denton | $4,821 | $3.52 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 8 | Gizmodo | Attila Talos | $3,918 | $2.86 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 9 | Perez Hilton | Mario Lavandeira | $3,645 | $2.66 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 10 | Joystiq | AOL | $1,752 | $1.28 Million | CPM Advertising |
| 11 | Problogger | Darren Rowse | $1,751 | $1.28 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 12 | Kotaku | Nick Denton | $1,599 | $1.17 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 13 | Six Revisions | Jacob Gube | $1,587 | $1.16 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 14 | Noupe | Noupe | $1,400 | $1.02 Million | Advertising Banners |
| 15 | Venture Beat | Matt Marshall | $1,251 | $913,721 | Pay Per Click |
| 16 | CopyBlogger | Brian Clark | $1,184 | $864,861 | Affiliate Sales |
| 17 | Abduzeedo | Fabio Sasso | $983 | $718,239 | Advertising Banners |
| 18 | Talking Points Memo | Joshua Marshall | $887 | $647,750 | Advertising Banners |
| 19 | WPBeginner | Syed Balkhi | $692 | $505,420 | Affiliate Sales |
| 20 | Matt Cutts | Matt Cutts | $0* | $488,944 | |
| 21 | Steve Pavlina | Steve Pavlina | $664 | $485,024 | Pay Per Click |
| 22 | Slash Gear | Ewdison Then | $621 | $453,999 | Pay Per Click |
| 23 | Smart Passive Income | Pat Flynn | $607 | $443,406 | Affiliate Sales |
| 24 | John Chow | John Chow | $555 | $405,242 | Affiliate Sales |
| 25 | Freelance Switch | Collis Ta’eed | $533 | $389,517 | Membership Area |
| 26 | Shoemoney | Jeremy Schoemaker | $485 | $354,112 | Private Advertising |
| 27 | Gothamist | Jake Dobkin | $452 | $330,022 | Pay Per Click |
| 28 | Entrepreneurs Journey | Yaro Starak | $389 | $284,170 | Affiliate Sales |
| 29 | IncomeDiary | Michael Dunlop | $382 | $279,505 | Affiliate Sales |
| 30 | Chris Brogan | Chris Brogan | $371 | $271,147 | Affiliate Sales |
| 31 | Matts Marketing Blog | Matt Carter | $302 | $220,834 | Affiliate Sales |
| 32 | ClickNewz | Lynn Terry | $239 | $174,873 | Affiliate Sales |
| 33 | Dooce | Heather B Armstrong | $229 | $167,580 | Pay Per Click |
| 34 | Coolest Gadgets | Allan Carlton | $227 | $166,069 | Advertising Banners |
| 35 | Tony Robbins | Tony Robbins | $193 | $141,526 | Affiliate Sales |
| 36 | Just Creative Designs | Jacob Cass | $185 | $135,497 | Advertising Banners |
| 37 | David Risley | David Risley | $137 | $100,588 | Affiliate Sales |
| 38 | Car Advice | Alborz Fallah | $127 | $92,886 | Advertising Banners |
| 39 | Sizlopedia | Saad Hamid | $118 | $86,842 | Pay Per Click |
| 40 | Gary Vaynerchuk | Gary Vaynerchuk | $88 | $64,744 | Affiliate Sales |
| 41 | PC Mech | David Risley | $82 | $59,955 | Affiliate Sales |
| 42 | Timothy Sykes | Timothy Sykes | $81 | $59,284 | Affiliate Sales |
| 43 | Joel Comm | Joel Comm | $75 | $55,408 | Affiliate Sales |
| 44 | Tyler Cruz | Tyler Cruz | $74 | $54,736 | Affiliate Sales |
| 45 | Chris Garrett | Chris Garrett | $67 | $49,327 | Affiliate Sales |
| 46 | Money Dummy | John Paul Aguiar | $65 | $48,093 | Affiliate Sales |
| 47 | Retireat21 | Michael Dunlop | $65 | $47,487 | Affiliate Sales |
| 48 | Revenews | ReveNews, LLC | $64 | $47,122 | Affiliate Sales |
| 49 | StandOutBlogger | Thomas Sinfield | $59 | $43,633 | Affiliate Sales |
| 50 | BlogBareFoot | Carrie Wilkerson | $37 | $27,390 | Affiliate Sales |
[* – Matt Cutts has stated (see
comments section) that he doesn’t actually earn any money directly via
his blog. Instead he utilizes Twitter to promote various products
and merchandise to his many followers. Still a viable blog to feature
on this list though, as it shows that other methods can be used to make
money online.]
This list is only an estimate of the true worth of these sites. If anything, these are probably Underestimates, as many of these sites have many streams of income. Check out our ‘30 Ways Your Website Can Earn You Money‘ to learn of other ways in which you can monetize your website.It took me quite a bit of time to research this ‘Top 50 Earning Blogs‘ list. I learnt a lot from doing this and found loads of interesting sites and bloggers. I believe that this list helps to illustrate the ladder of success that we all strive to climb up.
OnlineIncomeTeacher.com doesn’t feature on the list YET, however I will strive to work hard to achieve a place amongst these outstanding names. I hope you feel as inspired as I do!
Disclaimer:- The website’s featured in this top 50 list
are only estimates and are not 100% accurate! This is just an
indication of how well they are doing regarding making money from their
blog. All of the ‘Daily Income’ & ‘Value’ statistics were calculated
using the free tool ‘SiteWorthChecher.com’ which can be used to
estimate the worth of a website.
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