How To Build A Blog And Make Money
In this updated tutorial I’m going to show you how to make money with affiliate marketing by making a simple niche site for well under $200.
If you’re brand new to affiliate marketing or struggling to make your first sale, this is going to be your blueprint for success because this is what works for me and many others.
Forget all the technical jargon and fancy BS that you may have already overloaded your brain with because it’s time to get back to basics…
This whole guide will get you set up so you can start blogging within an hour, so please set aside at least one hour.
I promise I will try and make this tutorial as easy to follow as possible, but for this to work, YOU must take action.
Please do not be that person who reads and reads without taking any action, you will learn so much more by doing and the quicker you start the quicker you will see results.
I’ve had many people email or message me who have followed this guide sharing their success from making their first sale, hitting their $100 a day milestone and sharing how happy they are because they ranked their keywords #1 – all because they took action.
Before we dive in, there are some things that you will need to get started.
What You Need To Get Started…
IMPORTANT: Just to let you know, just like any real business you will need to spend some money to get started, but trust me it will be worth it in the long run and you can make your money back many times over.
To be honest, you should be able to do all this for under $150 but put aside $200 just in case…
Here’s what you will need:
A niche or idea for your website. ( I will go over some at the end )
Domain and FAST website hosting.
SSL Certificate. (Free)
WordPress. (Free)
A WordPress Theme + My list of FREE plugins. (You can use a free theme but I recommend a premium theme)
Email Autoresponder. (You can get a free trial but it will cost around $20 per month)
30 – 60 minutes of your time.
Coffee or your favourite beverage ( I like beer, mmm beer! ).
Before we get too far in, I want to explain something that is very important.
Affiliate marketing is all about recommending products and services, NOT selling them.
Please keep this in mind because it’s something I didn’t learn until later on in my journey and I want you to understand this before you begin.
Okay, grab a cup of coffee or your favourite beverage and let’s get started…
Website Ideas: Choose a Profitable Niche
This is where a lot of people get stuck.
Choose a niche that you have some kind of interest in or will feel comfortable writing about.
You will need to write content – lots of content and if you can’t write content you will need to spend money outsourcing it.
Trust me, you don’t need to be the best writer in the world, but you will need to be able to write articles and reviews to get people excited or interested in the products you’re going to be promoting.
What are YOU interested in?
Write down a list of things you’re interested in or feel you can write articles about – try make a list of at least 5 different niche topics.
Here’s an example of how I would list my interests:
Fishing
Fitness
Computers
Gaming
Self improvement
Your interests can be anything so don’t spend too much time thinking about it, just jot them down on a piece of paper.
One thing that is important: There must be products or services for sale in the niche. A quick Google search or a search on Amazon for products will tell you if there is.
Now, choose one out of that list and commit to it.
