10/04/2024
Day 3 - Side Hustle Jobs
3. Blogging
Let's face it: blogging is not a get-quick-rich side hustle business. As a beginner, you won't start a blog today and start making money in 30 days.
It takes some time to build a blog to the point it starts making money—maybe six, eight, or even twelve months and above.
Still, blogging is one of the best side business ideas to help you retire from your 9-5 day Job and live a life of time, financial freedom, and comfort.
But you'll have to put in a lot of work upfront before you can start generating income.
In summary, here's what you need to do to start your blog today: 👇
Step 1. Brainstorm on a marketable idea. This can be an audience segment with a particular problem(s). It can also be a trending topic, business topic, entertainment, health, technology, etc.
Whatever it is, ensure the topic has high demand in the market. Many people are searching for it, and there is enough money in the niche.
You can use keyword tools to validate your idea. Some of the best keyword tools for that purpose include Semrush, Rank Tracker from SEO powersuite, and Ahrefs.
I advise you to use Rank Tracker if you're a beginner. The free plan is more generous than the other two.
Hint: You can even start a blog about your passion. But that passion must be marketable; otherwise, it won't make you money.
Step 2.
How do you intend to monetize the blog? In other words, what's your strategy for making money on the blog?
You must map your blog monetization strategies out clearly because, to a large extent, your monetization methods will influence your content publication strategies.
If you run an affiliate marketing blog, your keyword strategy will differ from someone managing a blog with Adsense.
Likewise, a blogger who sells products/services directly will approach content differently.
It's important you think about this step critically because it will shape many aspects of your blogging strategy.
Step 3. Build your blog.
Let's save time here so this article won't become a newspaper (too long).
To build your blog, you need two things: Web Hosting and a domain name. Both of which cost money to purchase.
Namecheap, Hostinger, and HostGator are some of the best web hosting and domain name registration providers you can trust.
Visit any of these providers to register your domain name and get hosting.
I left a link to an article that explains what a domain and hosting are. The link is in the comment section.
You can build your blog yourself. There are lots of YouTube tutorials to help you. Or you can hire someone to do it for you.
Step 4.
Start writing content and publish it on your blog. Without content, nobody will visit your blog.
Write high-quality content that helps your readers solve a particular problem in your niche. The more content you publish, the more traffic you can drive.
Be consistent, and promote even more than you wrote.
Step 5.
Monetize your blog based on your outcome in step 2. Remember, your content strategies should align with your monetization methods.
To your success.