You may have seen various posts about the blogosphere about earning thousands of pounds from blogging and being CRAZY RICH because of it. Well friends, today I’m here to tell you about my success story, how I made 0p from blogging in my first three years.
You may be used to a £20,000 total after 3 weeks of blogging, but no, you read right, 0p in three years. I’m aware this is quite impressive and you’re probably all dying to hear my secrets, so I won’t keep you waiting any longer.
(I’m pointing out that in the more recent months, past my 3-year mark, I have been able to earn a small sum from my blogging. This post is a comical take on the real struggles of trying to monetise your site. I have only received very random opportunities recently because I have been lucky enough to have been found via social media. Blogging is hard and making money from it is even harder, I wanted to offer some light relief from the posts telling you how to earn thousands on your blog… which just isn’t realistic for most blogs)
Tip 1
So tip number one: create a really nice looking blog. If you work hard to create a blog that pleases the eye and makes sense to look at, then you’re onto a winner. Brands will see your site as professional and well thought out, they will take you seriously. Once you have your blog looking at pretty, you can move onto step number two.
Tip 2
Step two involves posting regularly and posting interesting content. Of course, you’re going to need to put time into your blog to see results. Sometimes hours and hours of work will finally help you reach the zero p total that I am proud to be at today. If you aren’t selling your first child to fuel your blog… are you really trying at all?
Tip 3
Use those ADs! Google AdSense is an amazing platform that allows you to add adverts to your site and every time someone clicks on one you get some cash. Great right? Except… no one clicks on them and you end up making about 1p a day… that you can’t withdraw until your total reaches £60. If I keep going at this average I’ll be able to write a ‘how to make £60 blogging in about 15 years’.
Tip 4
Get those affiliate links rolling in! If you aren’t trying to sell something CONSTANTLY to the readers of your blog… are you really wanting to succeed? The secret to affiliate links is not to select carefully the ones that suit you and what you care about, but to sign up for them all and push them in every blog post. This is the secret to success!
Tip 5
ENJOY blogging. Because, guys, if taken nothing from this post, let it be that blogging is super fun and it isn’t about the money. Book blogging especially is quite a niche and it can be super hard to make money from it, we can’t be expected to be earning thousands or even hundreds from it. I find if I’m to get any income at all, it’s generally because I’m advertising something for a brand on my social media rather than my blog.
Just one more confirmation that this blog post is a sarcastic take on making money from blogging. Yes, it is possible, and I have been able to do it only recently as I’ve grown my following more on social media. But those posts that make it look like a walk in the park to score a paid opportunity, they LIE! Take it easy, enjoy blogging and create content you feel passionate about. If you keep doing that, then you’ll be just fine!
It really surprised me to hear you haven’t earn much (or anything) because you are such a good blogger, and I even thought that you charge for your reviews (because I read it on your blog).
Other then that, I enjoyed reading your post.
I don’t use affiliate links because I don’t bother, it’s too much time consuming for the price we get (or don’t get).
I’d rather spend that time writing my next blog post, in hope I’ll get a sponsored opportunity.
Thank you so much Irena!
I stared at the top of the post that it’s only recently I’ve been able to go on and earn from this blog, but it took me a very long time before I made any money. And the rarity of that has been from my reviews.
omg, I loved this. I have been blogging for 2 years but only for maybe 8 months or so on this new blog and have also made 0. We are so accomplished!
Haha yay high fives all around!
I love this! I’ve also been going about three years and have made a grand total of 0p. My secret? Not trying to! Aha! Sometimes I see all those posts about people being really successful and think maybe I should try, but then I remember this is a hobby and the last thing I need to do is start stressing about that as well. This was such fun!
Love this! I’ve been lucky enough to earn a bit via Bookstagram but have no idea whether my blog will provide an income. I do both out of enjoyment first & foremost.
Truth. 🙌 Other articles claiming otherwise are so misleading. We need to hear more of how it really is from successful bloggers so we know what to expect. I feel like I’m doing most things very right but I see very little money. I’ve made around $23 in 1 1/2 years from amazon and about $36 in that same time from ads. Thank you for the real talk!
This is so true, people make it seem easy and really it is totally not 🙈
I have not earn anything too😂😂
I can confirm in the 3+ years I’ve been blogging, I have made exactly 0p as well. I never really set out to make money from it cause logically I knew it wasn’t going to happen and that’s not why I started it in the first place. In an ideal world, I’d be making a living off writing about the things I love, but this is not an ideal world and I am literally just having fun with it.
Haha I really enjoyed this! I, too, plan to make 0p from blogging. I don’t want to be too concerned with “what people want” and jump on trends – I’d rather enjoy it and do it for myself (but have a small number of readers).
I really enjoyed this. Such a true take though
Thank you so much!
😃 loved this post Beth! Zero is my nunber too 😆 Tbh I have not tried that hard to make anything out of it though. I ve left IG ever since I discovered Twitter and I dont work on Pinterest at all so theres that 😂 I do enjoy it though. Especially all the interaction with everyone!
Beth, this post was brilliant! It had me laughing out loud several times! I hope you write more posts like this.
(Sorry just reading now, it’s been a busy few weeks)
Haha I’m glad! I had good fun writing it!
Yup, I’m joining the 0p club lol” 😉 This is such a great post; I don’t think there are enough posts our there in the blogosphere that honestly talk about this. Would you mind if I re-blog and share this on my site? Obviously, I will link back to you. I think it’s really helpful.
Great post! Just wondering, I know there was a hint of sarcasm in this post but what is your experience of affiliate links? I wanted to be able to have affiliate links for Waterstones but they use Awin which has some AWFUL reviews on TrustPilot so now I’m really wary. I don’t really want to be signposting for Amazon so any tips or suggestions of companies/programmes you’ve used and been impressed by?