Want to make a full-time income blogging? It’s completely possible, and I’ll show you how to do it in this post!
I originally published this post in 2014. I updated it in June 2017.
When I wrote the post on how I make an income from home, I received many requests for a more detailed post on just how I make a full-time income blogging.
I didn’t start out thinking I would eventually make a full-time blogging income, and it definitely didn’t happen overnight. To be cliche, it took a LOT of “blood, sweat and tears”!
Personally, I believe in the slow and steady approach to blogging. I believe it must be about more than the income if you are to succeed. Be authentic to yourself and to your readers.
I feel a bit funny even writing this post. But because people ask me so often, I decided to delve into it. Just remember:
Yes, you can make a full-time income blogging, but money alone does not equal success.
That said, I am incredibly grateful that I’m now able to make a full-time income from my blog. It has provided in so many ways for my family–much more than I ever dreamed!
When people find out my work-at-home mom job is blogging, they often can’t wrap their minds around it. “Don’t people who read your site do so for free?” They ask. Well, yes, they do, and that is part of the beauty of it!
I love that I can make a full-time income blogging without anyone ever having to buy something!
My blog income is made up of eight income streams:
- private ad sales
- affiliate marketing
- Amazon Associates
- my own products
- sponsored posts
- ad networks
- speaking
- book deals
It almost always take a variety of income streams to make a full-time income blogging.
Some professional bloggers also have a ninth income stream, which I will call off-shoot businesses. I previously co-owned an off-shoot business called Ultimate-Bundles.
Let’s take a look at each income stream that, together, allows me to make a full-time income blogging.
Make a Full-Time Income Blogging
Affiliate Marketing
This was the first income stream I began to explore three years ago. Many businesses offer affiliate programs as part of their marketing plans.
When a blogger wants to promote their products, they use a unique affiliate link. When a reader clicks on the link and makes a purchase, the sale is tied to the blogger’s account, giving the blogger a percentage of the sale.
Some affiliate programs pay only 5-10%, but there are some that go up to 50% or more.
Many bloggers offer affiliate programs for their eBooks and other products. I offer an affiliate program, and I love when I get to pay other bloggers for promoting my eBooks!
Finding Affiliate Programs
To find if a business offers an affiliate program, look for an “affiliates” tab in their menu bar or in the footer of their site.
There are also several big affiliate platforms who host affiliate programs for hundreds of businesses. Share-a-Sale is one of these big affiliate platforms, and I use them all the time. In 2014, I attended the Share-a-Sale Think Tank Conference, which was all about affiliate marketing. You can join Share-a-Sale here and begin to explore companies that offer affiliate programs.
If you really want to bless a blogger that you love, be sure to click through her affiliate links if you are going to make a purchase of something she has mentioned in a post or on social media!
If you were to calculate my affiliate income earnings over the past few years, they would make up a small full-time income on their own. There are other bloggers who make a full-time income blogging just via affiliate marketing.
Even if you have a great income from affiliate marketing alone, however, I believe it’s wise to diversity your income and not put all of your eggs into one basket income stream–especially for an industry that is as fluid and constantly changing as blogging.
Private Ad Sales
Private ad sales is another income stream I began exploring early into monetizing this blog.
With these, I sell a small number of ads each month. The advertiser, usually a small business, pays a fee for the ad.
In addition to on-site ads, private ad sales includes social media packages, so a sponsor can purchase a shout-out on Facebook or tweet on Twitter.
The final thing I offer as part of private ad sales is sponsored posts. These can be review and/or giveaway posts or a post that is content-rich (like this one on detox baths) that mentions the advertiser’s product somewhere in the post.
The sponsors pay me via check. I do not get any extra kickback if someone makes a purchase because I get paid a flat fee. Although, it really makes private sponsors happy when they are able to see customers/interest coming from the blogs they have advertised on!
I strive to only work with private sponsors whose products I can endorse.
Managing Private Sponsors
I have used an ad manager in the past and am now selling my own because I am cutting back on private ad sales, as they are not the most passive income. I will be honest in that I often feel pressure to make sure the advertiser gets good results (which creates more stress on me).
An alternative to selling your own ads is to go with a company like Beacon Ads.
Can you make a full-time income blogging by private ad sales alone?
I’ve found that it is nearly impossible to make a full-time income blogging with private ad sales alone. Most private sponsors who work directly with bloggers are small business owners. They have smaller marketing budgets than larger companies who can afford to work with third-party PR agencies. I have never met a blogger who claims to make a full-time income blogging via private ad sales alone.
Because it wasn’t a good time investment to work with lots of private sponsors at once, I’ve scaled way back. I currently only work with one private sponsor.
Amazon Associates
The Amazon Associates program was illegal in my state my first three years of blogging, and I shouted for joy when it opened in February 2014. (It is still not legal in several states because of tax codes.)
This program is basically an affiliate program–for just about every item on Amazon.
But it doesn’t matter if people purchase the item you have linked to or any other product on Amazon: You will still earn a small commission if people click to Amazon.com directly from your link and make a purchase of any kind!
Again, I strive to only link to products I can vouch for or that I want myself (especially if it’s something on sale!).
Using Amazon Associates
To apply for the Amazon Associates affiliate program, scroll down to the “Make Money with Us” section in the footer of the home page and click “Become an Affiliate.”
One thing I like to do is search out the Daily Deals on Amazon.com and link to them on my Facebook page if I think the deals are something my readers will enjoy. My husband has also been experimenting with paying to boost Amazon deals on our Facebook page, which is helping increase our Amazon earnings.
If you are already going to be making an Amazon purchase anyway, it really blesses (and very literally provides for the families of) your favorite bloggers to click through their links to place your order.
My general Amazon link is here.
Although Amazon is not our family’s top income source, I do know several bloggers who make a full-time income blogging by this one income source alone. Again, it’s never wise to rely on only one income source while blogging, though, so be sure to diversify via several streams, even if you do well on Amazon.
Products
Products are a really great blogging income stream because you actually own them yourself. Most bloggers start out with selling eBooks, but many have branched out to sell eCourses and even tangible products as well.
I recommend getting your eBooks professionally designed and edited if you can afford it. My husband has design skills, so he has designed all of my eBook covers for me.
You can sell eBooks on your site and ask other bloggers to promote them on their sites via your affiliate program. You can also sell your books via Amazon’s self publishing programs (scroll down to the “Self-Publish with Us” link).
I did not personally format my eBooks for Kindle (remember: I’m not techie!), but I hired someone to do this for me. Many blog designers also do eBook formatting for Kindle and Nook.
My Products
My very first product was an eBook I co-wrote with several other bloggers called Real Food, Real Easy, but we are not currently selling it. To be honest, I recommend focusing more on single-authored eBooks unless you want to collaborate to put your eBook into a bundle sale together and know that is where most of your book’s income will come from. When you co-author eBooks, especially with more than two or three bloggers, splitting up the revenue can get tricky.
I have four eBooks but only three that I currently sell—Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert and Your Retreat: A Guide to Giving Yourself a Personal Planning Day and The Woven Heart: Essays for Moms on Life, Love, and Loss. You can make money on your site by selling my eBooks. You can sign up for my affiliate program here.
A great resource on turning your idea into an eBook is Idea to eBook by Mandi Ehman.
With the right products, you can very well make a full-time income blogging without any other income stream. Blogger products weren’t as prevalent when I began blogging in 2011, but many bloggers now see products as their primary income streams. This is considered one of the most stable income streams a blogger can take on.
Ad Networks
Ad networks are the most passive income you can have. All you have to do is write and generate traffic to your site. The more traffic you have, the more likely your passive ad network income will add up!
I really love this income stream because it allows me to focus on what I love the most–writing and connecting with my readers.
There are a plethora of available ad networks, with the biggest/most widely-known being Google Adsense.
Different Ad Networks
Other ad networks I have used include Sovrn (formerly Lijit), Izea, RhythmOne (formerly Burst Media), Media.net, Content.Ad, Rivit and Triple Lift. There are also premium ad networks like Martha’s Circle, Federated Media, BlogHer and AdThrive.
When you sign up for these programs, you will get html code that you can copy and paste into a widget on your sidebar. Some of the networks base earnings per click (so readers have to actually click on the ads), but others base them on impressions, or pageviews.
Earnings will vary greatly, depending on your site’s content, what topics are currently trending, your site traffic, the ad’s fill rate (how often the ads show up) and pay rate (some networks pay a lot more than others).
I do not recommend signing up for every single ad network and plastering them all over your site. In my experience, it’s better to just stick with a few. I have personally seen the best results with Google Adsense, AdThrive, Sovrn and RhythmOne/Burst Media.
DFP and Ad Network Management Companies
There is a way to get the ad networks to compete against each other called DFP, but I am not techie enough to figure that out. This is the best way to really increase your passive income.
If you are not techie, you can hire someone to manage DFP for you. There are many individuals that run businesses doing just this.
But if you reach a certain number of pageviews per month, you can apply to an ad network who will actually do the DFP part for you–at no upfront cost to you (they take a cut of one of the ad’s earnings, instead). Two networks I recommend are Monumetric (formerly The Blogger Network) and AdThrive.
I have a lot of blogging friends who use Monumetric and rave about it. It makes earning passive income so easy! But I personally use AdThrive.
The Blogger Network seems a lot easier to get into, while AdThrive usually has a long waiting list. AdThrive has recently rolled out AdThrive Edge, for those bloggers with a minimum of 100K pageviews/month. I am with AdThrive Premium, which gives me an individual to manage my ads (which is incredibly helpful!). You can apply for AdThrive Premium once you hit 750,000 pageviews per month.
I have been incredibly pleased with AdThrive Media and highly recommend them!
Where to Start with Ad Networks
If you are not able to afford someone to run DFP for you and are not yet at the 100K/month mark, I recommend that you start small with three Google Adsense ads (that is the maximum AdSense will allow you to run per page) and two or three Sovrn ads.
Google AdSense is customizable, and I know one thing I noticed that increased my earnings (before I was running DFP through AdThrive) was creating “customized channels.” I had someone help me do this because, once again, I am not techie. But I think if you have even one techie bone in your body, it’s not really hard. Customized channels make your ads a little more suited to the content of your site. For mine, we checked off “healthy living.”
Some ad networks pay via check, some do direct deposit to your bank account and some pay via Paypal. Most pay monthly, although for some you have to hit a minimum threshold before payout.
Downsides to Ad Networks
The only downside to these ads is that you have little control over what ads show up. BUT, you can block certain types of ads. (I try to make sure all of my ads are family friendly.) Some of the ads that show up relate to the site’s content, but others have to do with what the reader has recently been searching for.
Although my ad network income through AdThrive almost always allows me to make a full-time income blogging, there are some months where this stream is very modest, while other months I make significantly more. Because this income stream is dependent on web traffic, it is one of the most unreliable avenues of making money blogging.
Sponsored Posts
Many bloggers find sponsored posts to be a very lucrative income stream. Though they are time intensive, they are also the most financially rewarding. The rate a blogger is able to charge for each sponsored post is based on a variety of factors, such as social media influence, pageviews, and the quality of work as evidenced by sponsored posts written for other companies.
I do take a very select few privately-sold sponsored posts, but I have found the most success through sponsored post agencies. These agencies line up sponsored posts for you. They offer you posts they and the advertiser think will be a good fit for your site, and you can accept or reject the offers.
Posts for big brands usually pay very well, and it’s feasible to make a full-time income blogging via this income stream alone.
(But, yet again, don’t put all your eggs in one basket!)
I will admit that I have made mistakes and have accepted too many sponsored posts in the past. Instead of accepting every post that now comes my way, I try to stick to no more than four posts per month and only accept those posts that I feel would be beneficial to my readership and also pay my rate. (By raising my rate, I do not feel like I have to accept every post that comes my way.)
There are quite a few sponsored post agencies across the web, but the following are ones I have personally worked with:
TapInfluence: This is currently my favorite agency and the one I work with most frequently right now. They have been able to provide posts that I feel are more applicable to my readership, and they pay well.
Cafe Mom: This one is by invitation only.
The two above are my favorites, but I’ve worked with the following as well:
Linqia: This agency has paid me the best, but I only do posts with them a few times per year. They pay per click, whereas the other agencies pay a flat fee.
The Motherhood: The ladies who run this agency are super sweet. I typically only do a few posts per year with them. Post opps come via email. I have enjoyed working with them.
Mom it Forward: I have only done one post with them, but it’s worth it to sign up and get their emails to see if any posts are applicable to your readership!
Izea/Social Spark: I used to do quite a few with this one, but they started to feel like a stretch to fit into my audience, so I haven’t worked with them in quite a while now.
SITS Girls/Massive Sway: This is one of the first sponsored posts agencies I began working with. I attended their Bloggy Bootcamp when they came to Charlotte in 2013. They offer some good posts, but their rate is usually lower than what I am currently charging.
CLEVER: I did a few posts with this agency when I first started accepting sponsored posts, but, ultimately, I felt the posts weren’t a good fit for my readership, and the pay was minimum compared to other agencies.
Activate (formerly Sverve): I think I’ve done one post with this agency ever, and they weren’t the best fit. They don’t always pay, and they have a funny rating system where bloggers rate each other. (I honestly just don’t have time to go around rating people or ask for ratings from others…that’s just not my style.)
Collective Bias: I used to be a member of this agency, but I finally asked them to take me off of their roll. Other bloggers rave about them, but these posts require the blogger to get out and go shopping for whatever item they are blogging about. I.don’t.do.shopping. Seriously: Make me a dentist appointment, but please, please, please don’t make me go shopping. (I am so not kidding.) But if you like to shop, this agency might be right up your alley!
Other sponsored post agencies I have not tried:
Mirum Shopper: My friend Mandi recommended this one.
One2One Network: I get their emails, but I’ve never seen anything that seems super applicable to me.
Sway Group: This agency is a premium sponsored post agency under the same umbrella as SITS Girls/Massive Sway. They only accept a select few bloggers. I haven’t tried applying yet, although I might do so sometime in the future. I hear they pay very well.
If you do a google search, you are bound to find even more sponsored post agencies. But remember: You can only write so much, and blogging should be about more than the income. Try to focus on creating good content for your readers first and foremost.
Off-Shoot Businesses
A lot of bloggers will use their blog platform to form what I call an off-shoot business. Many of these include selling for direct sales companies, like essential oils, Lilla Rose, etc.
Other bloggers form their own business concepts, like how my friend Wardee at GNOWFGLINS has done with her Traditional Cooking School.
Traditional Publishing
Some bloggers who love writing set out with the intent to eventually get a book deal. Others just fall into it. I am the latter.
While I have always enjoyed writing, I don’t think I would have ever sought out traditional publishing on my own. But in 2014, I got a random email from a literary agent named Bill Jensen.
I am convinced that God ordained this meeting. Bill and I threw around book ideas for a long time, and I finally got to meet him in person and also meet with some interested publishers at the Allume conference in late 2014.
It took me a really long time to write my book proposal. I wrote it in bits and pieces, and I finally finished it in late 2015. I accepted a deal from Zondervan, and I’m happy to report that I turned in my manuscript! My book will publish in fall 2017.
Getting a Book Deal
The first step in getting a book deal is to secure a literary agent. There are a plethora of agencies to choose from. But I will advise to first begin building a platform via blogging. A solid platform is often instrumental in securing a book deal (and even in getting an agent who will help you get that book deal).
Why I don’t reveal my blogging income
Very few bloggers reveal their blogging income–although some do. I know this can make things hard in knowing the potential there is to make a full-time income blogging.
But there are several reasons why I personally do not reveal my exact blogging income:
1. I do not want to give others false expectations.
Sure, it would be easy for me to say: “Do x, y and z, and you will be on your way to making a full-time income blogging.” But what works for one does not always work for all.
But I do guarantee if you follow the steps in my post on how to grow a blog and begin tapping into some of the income streams from this post, you will start to see some income.
2. Income potential can vary greatly.
Certain blog niches seem to do better than others. The niche you choose can make or break your income potential.
3. I don’t want to incite jealousy; instead, I want to give hope.
Money does a funny thing to people; it can separate the best of friends. I do not want people to read about my income and become jealous.
Instead, I want to give you hope that you can, indeed, make some money from home.
4. I hold my blogging income with an open hand.
I am keenly aware that we could go back to being low income and barely making ends meet tomorrow. The Lord has blessed in this season, but it doesn’t mean that I will always make a full-time income with my blog.
And just because my income has changed, it doesn’t mean I cannot relate to those who are still low income. In fact, I often feel more comfortable around those who have less than those who have more.
Remembering where I came from–and knowing I could go back there–keeps me grounded.
5. My parents taught me not to share income.
My dad has worked in the corporate world for many years. He has a good position with the largest hospital system in the Carolinas. But my parents have never once revealed their income to me and my siblings. I have no idea how much money they make. And it’s none of my business.
And, frankly, the details of my full-time income are no one else’s business either.
I hope this post will help you if you seek to make a full-time income blogging!
Start out small–with something easy, like affiliate marketing, and remember to keep focused on your readers first. If you do that, the income should come.
Do you make a full-time income blogging? What are your tips on how to make money blogging?
This is the 3rd post in a 3-part series on blogging. Read part 1, “Blogging: A Crowded, Lonely Place” here and part 2, “How to Grow a Blog: Resources & Why Slow and Steady Wins” here.
Michelle
Thank you so much for your post, I am thinking of selling ad space on my blog. When did you know it would be worthwhile doing? i.e. how many likes on Facebook and clicks on to your website etc etc did you have?
Erin
Hi Michelle! I believe I began to sell ad space when I had about 25,000 pageviews/month. I sold the ad for about $25/month I believe. Hope that helps!
Michelle
Thank you
Louida
Awesome post! Yes I do make a full time income blogging but just like you it took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get to where I’m at today. I mainly make all my income with affiliate marketing and may start looking into ebooks and ecourses since my readers has been requesting it.
Erin
It sounds like you are doing amazing, @Louida! Thanks for commenting!
Heather @ My Overflowing Cup
Thanks so much for this series, Erin. As I mentioned in a comment on a previous post, my blog is first and foremost to encourage others. If, however, I can make some much needed income, that would be a huge blessing to my family. I really appreciate that you have taken the time to share all of this wonderful information with us. You are an inspiration to many. Thanks so much for your willingness to offer help and encouragement. We appreciate you, Erin!
Erin
Thanks so much, Heather! YOU are an encouragement!
Jen @ The Easy Homestead
Erin,
I absolutely love this post! You not only told us what you did but gave other options for us that just started blogging in the past year. I agree that it is no ones business what income you make! I also really appreciate how humble and grounded you are when it comes to your income. Congrats on your success!
Erin
Thanks so much, Jen, and I hope you will find the resources valuable as you continue to grow your site!
Ashley
Thank you so much for writing this! I am a new blogger, started in the end of July. I started to monetize right away with google and now TripleLift, but it’s so slow that I wasn’t sure if I had missed a step somewhere. This was very helpful!
Erin
Hi Ashley! It can be slow at first but as you continue to build traffic, the income should increase!
Brittany
Hi, so I was wondering, how exactly do you get 100,000 views per month? Are there certain tips/tricks? Are there certain sites to stay clear of when trying to have a blog with a side of income?
Erin
Hi Brittany! My best tips are to:
1. write good content
2. have good, pinnable images (don’t always use me as an example with this one since I am not the best with pics!)
3. have a strong presence on social media…you will need to post on Facebook often and pin very often
I hope that helps get you started!
Brittany
What platform do you use for your blog?
Liz
Such a great post! I am going to check out your first two posts in this series right now! My dad was a banker and he NEVER revealed his income. I don’t think my mom even knew exactly how much he made, so I can totally relate to that one. We are tight-lipped around our house, too.
Erin
I’m glad my family wasn’t the only ones, Liz! I really appreciate that they instilled that in me!
Tracy
Erin,
This was a great post and I look forward to reading the other two. I really love when I run across a blog from a North Carolina gal!! I live in the western part of North Carolina just outside of Asheville. My question is in relationship to blogging, however it is not directly related to this post and for that I apologize.
I am interested in starting a blog and your post has been helpful. What gave you the courage to just jump right in and begin your blog? I really do want to sprout my wings and begin my blog, but taking that first step off of that edge is scary.
JP
Hi Erin –
Thanks so much for your post! Great stuff.
Two
What would you encourage people to focus on in the first year as they are building an audience?
JP
Hmmm. That went through before I was finished!
Two quick questions:
1. What do you recommend bloggers focus on in the first 6 months to a year as they are building an audience?
2. Have you ever tried to sell an ebook or a course for multiple hundreds of dollars? If so, what were the lessons learned (I’m curious to see if a high priced low participation rate product might work.)
Thanks!
Mandy
Erin,
Great post with a TON of great information. The blogging world is definitely overwhelming. I can’t even fathom getting 100,000 views a day but I aspire to be there one day.
Thanks for sharing,
Mandy
Dena Norton
Since I’m still on the way to making a real income by blogging, I’m so grateful for the help and encouragement that this post offers. I especially loved your take on sponsored posts, since that’s an area I’m aiming to begin developing. Thanks for all the work that went into this post, Erin!
Nikolia
I’m not a blogger, but was wondering if your readers use a program like AdBlock, do bloggers still make money off the ads? I always find it sort of creepy that ads try to sell me things I’ve just been searching for!
Jodie Stolle
I have been thinking about blogging for several months now. This post has really helped me in moving forward. One question I am struggling with is, do you have blogs already prior to setting up wordpress or blogger? For example, should I have material done and ready to post or do I just start at ground zero and go for it? If its the latter, do you start with an “introductory” post? Thank you for all of your guidance and tips!
Sue
great article! Just re-started my blog. Hoping to help my etsy business and track my craft progress during the year.
Blessings!
Erin
Best wishes on your business!
April
How did you know what site to first start your blog on? I have not even started and I don’t know which one to sign up with to get this going. Thanks
Erin
Hi April! I signed up for a blogger.com blog simply because it’s free, and I had no money to invest.If you have a little bit to invest, I would definitely go with a WordPress.org site if you want to be a professional blogger.
Tiffany Banken
Where do you get the images you post?
Erin
I take some of my own but pixabay.com is a great free resource for stock images!
Jenetta Penner
It’s because of our own journey learning to save money in hard times I started Frugal Living Mom to help people find things that they could get for free and put “frugal strategies” into their everyday lives. Blogging also helped me gain additional income through consistent creation and sharing of posts.
Melissa @ Goal Minded Girl
Thanks so much for writing this and giving so much helpful information. I love reading blogs about blogging 🙂 I’ve been reading your blog for months now and never even realized you were in North Carolina! I’m right outside of Charlotte.
Erin
Thanks, Melissa! How neat! I am in the Lake Norman area!
Laura
Fascinating and generous of you to explain things…I still need to reread everything you wrote. My biggest concern is how in the world do taxes for all of this? I am hoping to figure out the book keeping and appropriate tax charges for every person, from every state or country. Just feeling overwhelmed!
Erin
Hi Laura! It is overwhelming! You must keep track of everything! We used a bookkeeper to do our taxes from the time I was self-employed as a freelancer at my local newspaper. There is no way I could have done it myself. We now use a CPA.
Lara
Let me add my Thank You to the chorus of Thank Yous listed above. I am very new to the blogging arena and if my primary motive was profit I think I would have already given up by now. I agree that the first priority needs to be connecting with readers. I truly believe that God has directed me to try to minister with my writing so ultimately, while knowing it is my job to try my best, the results are up to Him.
I created my web site in order to have a platform to share and sell my children’s books, silly poetry, and music. Thus I’ve wondered, do I want to add advertising or do I simply want to promote my own works. I think I might add small-scale advertising for two reasons 1) it will allow me to provide free content to more people and 2) strangely enough, it seems advertising makes a site look more professional.
The hardest part is finding the time to work on my writing/web site!
Best wishes… you might find this funny, I’ve certainly been skipping a lot of dessert lately! 🙂 www.laracilwik.com/blog-list/2015/1/5/new-mother-sleep
Erin
Oh I’m so glad you found it helpful, Lara!
Tim
This is a very informative article which provides great tips to bloggers. Working for Content.ad, I find these articles insightful for keeping up with the needs of bloggers & site owners.
Erin hit the nail on the head when she said, “I do not recommend signing up for every single ad network and plastering them all over your site. In my experience, it’s better to just stick with a few.” Not only will plastering ads everywhere hurt user experience, but running too many ads on the site will generally bring down the performance of all ads that are running. Also, if an advertiser is getting a lot of impressions from your site but very few clicks or conversions, they may begin to see your traffic as less valuable as it takes much more traffic to get a click or conversion.
Erin’s comment about content control was also correct. With Content.ad you can block a specific ad or entire categories of ads. You can also set your conservative content setting (i.e. PG-13, PG, G).
For anyone interested, Content.ad does not have traffic minimums required to run our ads nor do we push publishers to sign long-term exclusive contracts. The way we see it, if you are not happy with our performance you should be free to stop running with us any time you wish & for any reason.
As a top competitor, we work with all publishers from small blogs to top tier sites including Reader’s Digest, San Diego Union Tribune, ABC local group, and more. We would love to speak with more site owners who are interested in testing out our services.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and I will be happy to assist.
Great article, Erin.
Best,
Tim Mancino
Business Development Manager
Tel: 949.419.0262 ext 237
content.ad
Erin
Thanks for sharing, Tim!
Kimberly
Thank you! Thank you!! I am working on making my blog public, especially important since hubby has not been able to work because of a completely unexpected disability! Thank you! 🙂
Claudine
I came here while researching blog ad networks, and I learned so much more. I agree that slow and steady growth is best, and it might not seem like it at first, but increasing your social network presence is an important step.
Regina
I currently only use Amazon affiliate but want to start doing other stuff. I do have my referral link for inboxdollars & my herbalife information on my page but I will stay motivated & pray someday I can earn atleast something useful to our life lol
Erin
That’s a great place to start! Amazon was not allowed in my state the first 3 years I blogged. It has made a huge difference for us now!
Jennifer
This info is so helpful. I’m working on increasing affiliate income, but boy is it hard. My platform is Blogger, and I’ve heard it has its limits. Any advice on staying Blogger vs. moving to WordPress?
Erin
Hi Jennifer! This is a REALLY great question! I started on blogger as well–mainly because there were no fees involved, and we were really struggling on a low income at the time. I would say it’s best to move to a WordPress.org site (not WordPress.com, which cannot be monetized) as soon as possible. A WP.org site offers so much more customization, and since Blogger is owned by Google, you never know if they will decide to take down the content. With a WP.org site, you own it all. You will probably have to pay someone to transfer your site over, and you have to pay a host for a WP.org site, but it’s worth it if you can afford it!
Michelle J Nab
When you post your Amazon Affiliate links to FB, what do you do to ensure you’re not violating any policies Amazon has in the program? Are you adding a disclaimer? If so, what might it look like?
Erin
You do have to add a disclaimer. Basically, you have to make sure people know it’s an affiliate link. The problem is that it’s constantly changing. I am part of several FB groups of bloggers that help keep me up to speed on what the rules are. But, always disclose!