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Nobody is gonna just dump their secrets into something like this :D But.. in case people don't mind. How feasible is it to make passive income by having a blo

Nobody is gonna just dump their secrets into something like this :D But.. in case people don't mind. How feasible is it to make passive income by having a blog? I mean by having advertisements or amazon click-thru links.. is it worth the time to set up and use a blog to generate passive income?

smlacy 8y ago
There are no secrets.
danellis 8y ago
That's not passive. You have to keep writing content to keep people coming back.
- nfin 8y ago
  not very passive, but in some cases blog posts can be popular for years and therefor generate revenue for years (but not in many fields/topics) -> kind of passive in the long run
  - anon_mouse 8y ago
    I guess this might be true more for technical blogs, ie,. a dev blog explaining how to download a piece of software or repeat a case study discussed in the blog. For example, I was blown away by how useful & accurate this guy's medium blog was for setting up apache. https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-apache-in-macos-sierra-10-12-bca5a5dfffba https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-apache-in-mac... (just used this for a class, I'm not pushing anything for anyone)
noer 8y ago
>is it worth the time to set up and use a blog to generate passive income? I'd say the amount of time you'd need to spend monetizing & driving traffic wouldn't really make it passive.
- anon_mouse 8y ago
  How much time do you think it would take to break even for hosting / domain licensing ? Simpler question, do blogs generate at least $100/yr?
Jemmeh 8y ago
A really profitable blog isn't passive at all. You spend a lot of time creating content and optimizing things. You could potentially farm out the work but that applies to a lot of businesses. :) I have a technical blog/youtube and most of the "profit" is from having that on my resume.
- anon_mouse 8y ago
  How often do you post to your technical blog / youtube channel? I'm in the process of looking at blogging tools to do something very similar. I'm kinda worried about having a history though in a few years that shows I only post during interview times :D.
  - Jemmeh 8y ago
    Eh, I don't think people will look that closely at the time. Probably more like "How long has it been since they last posted" at best. I don't post that often. When I get stuck on a problem because of poor documentation or poor explanations I just make a tut off that. Mostly focused on other things right now though. Making a video is a lot of work. Come up with a project, a script, rewriting your explanation, fill in your gaps in info, voice recording, video editing. It adds up.
freehunter 8y ago
There's such a thing as passive blogging and there's such a thing as profitable blogging but they're mutually exclusive. You have to write a ton, push it hard across a bunch of different platforms, re-post old content to keep it fresh, keep up with SEO and social media changes, and most of the time you're posting on all your social media outlets (combined) a dozen or more times per day. It can be done part time and still be profitable, but it can't be done passively unless you're a genius in your fields and everyone is beating down your door to hear what you have to say (in which case you should write a book).

smlacy 8y ago

There are no secrets.

danellis 8y ago

That's not passive. You have to keep writing content to keep people coming back.

nfin 8y ago
not very passive, but in some cases blog posts can be popular for years and therefor generate revenue for years (but not in many fields/topics) -> kind of passive in the long run
- anon_mouse 8y ago
  I guess this might be true more for technical blogs, ie,. a dev blog explaining how to download a piece of software or repeat a case study discussed in the blog. For example, I was blown away by how useful & accurate this guy's medium blog was for setting up apache. https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-apache-in-macos-sierra-10-12-bca5a5dfffba https://medium.com/@JohnFoderaro/how-to-set-up-apache-in-mac... (just used this for a class, I'm not pushing anything for anyone)

noer 8y ago

>is it worth the time to set up and use a blog to generate passive income? I'd say the amount of time you'd need to spend monetizing & driving traffic wouldn't really make it passive.

anon_mouse 8y ago
How much time do you think it would take to break even for hosting / domain licensing ? Simpler question, do blogs generate at least $100/yr?

Jemmeh 8y ago

A really profitable blog isn't passive at all. You spend a lot of time creating content and optimizing things. You could potentially farm out the work but that applies to a lot of businesses. :) I have a technical blog/youtube and most of the "profit" is from having that on my resume.

anon_mouse 8y ago
How often do you post to your technical blog / youtube channel? I'm in the process of looking at blogging tools to do something very similar. I'm kinda worried about having a history though in a few years that shows I only post during interview times :D.
- Jemmeh 8y ago
  Eh, I don't think people will look that closely at the time. Probably more like "How long has it been since they last posted" at best. I don't post that often. When I get stuck on a problem because of poor documentation or poor explanations I just make a tut off that. Mostly focused on other things right now though. Making a video is a lot of work. Come up with a project, a script, rewriting your explanation, fill in your gaps in info, voice recording, video editing. It adds up.

freehunter 8y ago

There's such a thing as passive blogging and there's such a thing as profitable blogging but they're mutually exclusive. You have to write a ton, push it hard across a bunch of different platforms, re-post old content to keep it fresh, keep up with SEO and social media changes, and most of the time you're posting on all your social media outlets (combined) a dozen or more times per day. It can be done part time and still be profitable, but it can't be done passively unless you're a genius in your fields and everyone is beating down your door to hear what you have to say (in which case you should write a book).