Ah, Pinterest. A bloggers best frenemy, am I right? Pinterest is such a great resource for so many things! As a user, it’s simple, effective, and full of awesome ideas. As a blogger, it’s an awesome place to share your content with like-minded people. The trouble comes in when Pinterest changes it’s algorithm – a necessary evil for sure. The algorithms are the reason that so many people love Pinterest. The social media/search engine site works hard to make sure that users see the best and newest content first. Their most recent updates focus on that second part – newest content. Keep reading to hear more about using fresh pins and Tailwind to gain web traffic.
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25 Ways to Make Money Blogging
Whether you are considering starting a blog or have been at this for a while, there is one question that all bloggers want to know the answer to – how do I make money with my blog? There are so many ways to monetize your blog out there. It can be hard to decide which to try and which will be worth investing your time into. I have been doing this for a couple of years now, and have tried a handful of methods to make money blogging. Here are 25 ways to make money blogging that I have found worthwhile. Not a blogger? Give this post a look anyway! There are many ideas here that can make you a little extra cash through social media as well.
The Reality of Starting a Money Making Blog
When I first started looking into how to create a money-making blog, there seemed to be endless amounts of resources available! There are so many pieces of advice and places to go to monetize a blog with just a quick Pinterest search. Sometimes it seems like there are more blogs out there about blogging than any other writing niche. What I didn’t really seem to find was a selection of posts about what the process of getting a blog going would actually be like. I found many how-tos full of affiliate links or income reports from people who were making pennies to a few dollars each month. The reality is that many of us fall in between the high-traffic/high-income blogs and the ones that are struggling to find any readers at all. Here is what you can really expect when you want to grow a business and get paid to blog.