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Well you won't exactly become Kottke overnight. Blogging requires that you build the habit of blogging. I like to write on an airgapped machine to trial out som

Well you won't exactly become Kottke overnight. Blogging requires that you build the habit of blogging. I like to write on an airgapped machine to trial out some posts before they go live to the masses. If my post looks good, then I move it off the airgapped machine to my main device where I upload it to my Ghost instance and then seen by thousands, or even millions if it gets picked up by other bloggers/news outlets who would amplify your message and spread it far and wide. Providing you have monetized it, you can generate revenue, although to really earn properly from it you would need a small staff of writers and master Commission Junction / Amazon Associates and you would need to consistently churn out well written high quality posts and also build your audience organically over time.

thescribbblr 6y ago
So it's like monetizing a blog is a hard task?
- diablo1 6y ago
  It depends on how much you want to earn from it. Most people are happy with Adsense and like their income from that, but to really earn properly you need to have guest writers, paid promotional posts, and be doing affiliate marketing. You also need to be as authentic as possible and not give the impression you are just doing the blog for money (as many sites do). Like anything, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
  - thescribbblr 6y ago
    Thank you for the guidance. But is there any live example or a blog link that I should definitely follow before I start blogging. And which topic should I write about. How should I decide this?
    - diablo1 6y ago
      Just as an example: there's a site Tom's Guide that monetizes in an article here: https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-vpn https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-vpn The site is huge and they're doing affiliate marketing on multiple pages, not just my example link. Also: The articles are also authoritative, authentic and not mere blogspam. They explain everything in detail and offer insights; the affiliate links are not the sole purpose: they want to write a blogpost too!
      - thescribbblr 6y ago
        Wow I was unaware about it. Thanks a lot for the suggestions.

thescribbblr 6y ago

So it's like monetizing a blog is a hard task?

diablo1 6y ago
It depends on how much you want to earn from it. Most people are happy with Adsense and like their income from that, but to really earn properly you need to have guest writers, paid promotional posts, and be doing affiliate marketing. You also need to be as authentic as possible and not give the impression you are just doing the blog for money (as many sites do). Like anything, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
- thescribbblr 6y ago
  Thank you for the guidance. But is there any live example or a blog link that I should definitely follow before I start blogging. And which topic should I write about. How should I decide this?
  - diablo1 6y ago
    Just as an example: there's a site Tom's Guide that monetizes in an article here: https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-vpn https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-vpn The site is huge and they're doing affiliate marketing on multiple pages, not just my example link. Also: The articles are also authoritative, authentic and not mere blogspam. They explain everything in detail and offer insights; the affiliate links are not the sole purpose: they want to write a blogpost too!
    - thescribbblr 6y ago
      Wow I was unaware about it. Thanks a lot for the suggestions.