Monetizing Your BlogEmily Caddell

Step 1

Find a web host. The most important aspect of monetizing a blog is being “self-hosted”. This means paying for a domain name that will belong to your blog, rather than blogging for free.

BlueHost is a reputable hosting company.

Hosting costs between $50-100 a year.

Step 2

Install Wordpress. Wordpress is a blogging website.

Install the new domain on to the Wordpress plug-in.

There are other options for a blogging website, however, Wordpress is very reputable.

Step 3

Start posting! After posts have been made and the blog has a lot of readers, you can apply to have ads on your webpage.

Ad companies differ but will pay certain amounts per ad and page views.

Step 4

Once your blog is somewhat successful, companies will pay for you to blog about a product or their company.

These posts have the potential to make more money.

Congrats! Your blog is monetized and you

are on your way to making money!