how to make money with a blog for 2014 and beyond

Make Money With Your BlogThe 3 Best Ways

John Paul Aguiar | @BrainyMarketer | BrainyMarketer.com

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Question I Get Most

Everyday I have bloggers come to me with questions about blogging and…

The most popular question I get is…


How Do I Make Money

“How Do I Make Money With My Blog?”

My answer to the new blogger is usually something like…

“Focus on content and growing your readers before you think about money”

Now my answer to the more established blogger is usually something like…

“Sell your expert, with a book, course or consulting”


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Sel l YOU R Expert

I know, I know, there are many ways to make money with a blog like, selling affiliate products, selling advertising etc…

But nothing beats selling your own stuff, selling YOU!

The people that read your blog on a regular basis would rather learn from you and buy from you than to buy from someone they don’t know.


The Hurdle Is The HOW

Now the trouble in the past for bloggers was “how do I sell my stuff”.

They either didn’t have the technical skills or the didn’t have the money to buy the right tools to make selling on their blog easier.

That hurdle of the HOW, was almost always bigger than the hurdle of the WHAT should I sell.


Making The HOW Easier

Luckily, things have changed in the past couple years, today there are good services that help handle the HOW, leaving you to focus on the WHAT.

One service I like is called Selz, they let you pretty much sell anything you like from your blog. Plus you can take credit card payments without PayPal.

Since the HOW is handled nicely, let’s focus on the WHAT.


3 Ways To Sell Your Expert

3 ways you can sell “Your Expert” and make money with your blog.

1. Sell a low cost book to prove what you know and over deliver on value.

2. Sell a course or membership at a higher price point that’s big on value.

3. Offer consulting services for people that want a One-On-One service.


Follow The Steps

If done right, each step will make it that much easier for you to sell the next step, from ebook to course to consulting.

Prove Your Expert - You Build Trust

You Make More Money


1 / Sel l A Book

Selling a Book is a great way to share what you know that is written once and can be sold on auto pilot for a long into the future.

Make sure to be clear and descriptive about what your teaching and have action steps throughout the book.

For me, a good book doesn’t just teach me something, but teaches me things in small chunks that I can stop reading and go apply right away.


2 / Sel l A Product or Course

This can be a course or membership site, the perfect follow up to the book.

Selling a course isn’t the only type of product you can sell, try…

- Develop a full blown product like a video training course.

- Set up a membership site and share what you know.

Selling a course or membership site will take more work and more content to fill it, but the payoff is BIG since you will be able to charge more money for it.


3 / Sel l A Service

Selling a service is you selling your time. It can be consulting, freelance works, anything that is about people paying you for your knowledge.

- Good at writing? Sell articles or blog post writing services.

- Good at design? Sell blog design or graphic design services.

- Good at public speaking? Sell public speaking services.

You can sell anything you know enough about to charge people for your time.


The Wrap Up

How you decide to sell Your Expert is up to you, but the 3 step plan I shared is a good plan to follow for long term income from your blog.

All that matters is that you DO SOMETHING!

As a blogger in 2014 and into the future, it will take more then just using Adsense or selling ads to make a real income.

Customers are more savvy, they want HELPFUL information that is actionable coming from someone they trust and are learning from.

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