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Not Making Any Money from Blogging Yet? Read This!

October 17, 2011 - Last Modified: October 20, 2011 by Felix Albutra

Make Money Blogging

We can’t deny the fact that most bloggers don’t generate income from their blog. For me, I consider that bloggers are the geniuses of Internet Marketing because they know many things in the field of internet marketing and apply it to their own blog.

It’s sad to say that most bloggers are struggling so hard in spite of the things they have done. Some end up thinking that  blogging is not meant for them or maybe their routines are not good enough. Being a professional blogger or a successful blogger, you need only this one thing in order to survive – and that is your Brand or Authority. Don’t argue with me! Lol… And that is really hard and takes a long time to accomplish.

On this post, I am going to tackle the technique that I used to make money online not just being a blogger on my own blog, but using the knowledge and skills of a blogger to other blogs.

What I mean by this is that, bloggers are what I call the professors of internet marketing. And that’s why we have a wide area of knowledge related to online marketing that we can use as our weapon in the new world that we will be entering in the future of our career.

Below are some of the effective options that you need to pursue once you discover that you are not making enough money from your blogging efforts.

1. Offering Services.

I’ve seen many bloggers are now offering services to other online business owners. Using their own blogs, they can offer their service packages. Perhaps, using their blog as a reference of what they have experience as an internet marketer.

You might think that offering services is also a way of monetizing your blog. Maybe, your blog helps you to gather clients but it is not a passive income. Most successful bloggers use their blog to make money online in a passive way. If you offer services, you do all the work but is it worth it for the money you generate?

2. Part-time Freelancing.

As a blogger, you know many techniques to drive more traffic to your blog or other peoples’  blogs. Using your experiences, you can do some part-time freelancing jobs like doing social media marketing, SEO or article writing while you are still managing your blog.

Perhaps, you can use the money that you earn from part-time online jobs for your blog’s benefit, for example applying a new concept of making money online,  purchasing a new domain name or extending your blog hosting subscription.

As a part-time freelancer, you need to join various marketplaces to find clients.  I suggest that joining the Micro Job Marketplace is the best way to gather your prospective clients. Below are some of the best micro job marketplaces that you should join.

  • Fiverr.com – This is the place for people to share things they’re willing to do for $5.
  • 3Quid.com –  This is the UK version of fiverr with a twist. Win CASH prizes from their monthly contest.
  • Zeerk.com – This is another marketplace that you can join where you can offer different prices from your gigs.

Above are just some of the few and most recommended micro job marketplaces that I previously joined and make an income from.

3. Full – Time Freelancing.

Being a full-time freelancer is I think one of the best ways to generate money online. This is also the exact term for virtual assistants where you become a full time online employee for an online business company.

I suggest that before doing the full-time freelancing job, you should have some experience in the part-time. This way, you will know the characteristic adjustments that you need to undertake. What I mean by this is that, most of the time, bloggers tend to treat other people at their own level. That’s why you must think first how you call your employers because we bloggers mostly call other internet marketers by their names or in a personal approach. I guess there’s nothing wrong with that but this time, we are not solely a blogger but an employee for their online business.

To find companies that are looking for good Virtual Assistants, you should also join some marketplaces where you can create your own profile. Below are some of the best freelance marketplaces that I previously joined.

  • Odesk.com – Remote staffing for long-term work
  • Elance.com – Hire Online Workers. Get the Job Done.
  • Freelancer.com – Hire online for a fraction of the cost!
  • OnlineJobs.ph – Hire Filipino Virtual Assistants – Outsourcing to the Philippines. This is the marketplace where Filipino Virtual Assistants are gathered. This is owned and managed by John Jonas of ReplaceMySelf.com

The above marketplaces are some of the few examples of websites that I currently joined but I used to get more jobs from OnlineJobs.ph since I am also a Filipino Virtual Assistant.

Conclusion.

In the end, I am hoping that the information being shared above helps bloggers to start earning money online not just from their own blog but by also providing online services for other people’s businesses. I also suggest that if you don’t have an account with some marketplaces that I mentioned above, you should create an account right now.

For instance, if you need more information about Virtual Assisting, I would like to invite you to please visit our blog at www.blog.3quid.co.uk. I will be covering various tips and techniques on how to become a great virtual assistant or freelancer.

P.S. 3Quid.com is hosting a monthly contest for active users who create at least 3 Gigs.

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My name is Felix Albutra Jr. and I welcome you to my site. I have been blogging since early 2009. I am not a millionaire, yet I earn money made online and I want to share it to you here. Why you should listen to me? Visit this page to learn more about me.

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{ 62 Responses }

  1. Maria Pavel says:
    Fiverr is indeed a great site. I actually earned money from it. You can have full control of the tasks within based on your skills and your desired rate, unlilke sites like freelance.com where a seller needs to under price his rate in order to get the job. I hope somebody would come up with a job site without any fees at all in the future! But for sure it wouldn't be possible because site owners need to maintain their sites too.
  2. vinay says:
    I'm working as a part time freelancer designer in freelancer and recently i've joined in fiver. Your tips are so nice and really i enjoyed reading it.
  3. Lishiel says:
    Thank you for sharing this Felix, I agree when you said that “joining micro freelancing marketplace is also a good start to gain reputation or a brand for your freelancing business or services”. Just like Odesk, there are so many professionals who have gained good feedbacks on their freelancing services and got multiple projects because of that good reputation.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Lishiel, Thank you very much for your insights. I am glad that this post really benefited other people who read this. - Felix
  4. Dylan Didiano says:
    Great post! Just to add to it, another good service to offer is blog posting on other blogs. You can link back to your own blog too and earn traffic like that.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Thanks for the comment Dylan. I really appreciate it.
  5. Peter says:
    do not always expect that once you blog you will receive a money that fast, it takes time to make your blog very popular. The more the popularity of your blog the more the income of money to you.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Yes, that's true Peter. Thanks for the comment.
  6. Saket Jajodia says:
    Hey! Thanks a lot for those website going to try them (and I am sure they going to help me alot) for my new website/logo designing business..
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Thanks for your comment Saket. I am glad that you benefited from it. - Felix
  7. Marcie says:
    Thank you for sharing all of these options. I am going to work my freelance mojo really soon.
  8. RoseAllen says:
    I am glad to have drop by and saw a this very good article. I can help but notice as well that you have mentioned about Filipino Virtual workers on a freelance job are you a Filipino if that is okay to ask? Also actually I am a Filipino who have been helped by one of the freelance site that you mentioned and I am so glad I have heard of it since I am able to work at home seeing my family. It pays good and with my credibility as my stake I am hopeful to have a good working connection with years to come. I am doing SEO work right now and it is very rewarding even if competition is really tough!
  9. Noah Ava says:
    Yes, You can earn more money by Google Adsence account. You can brand of your blog. This is very nice article.
  10. S.Pradeep Kumar says:
    Newbie bloggers rarely notice the essential 'other' ways to make bucks from their blogs. They should give a second thought to other monetization methods. Thanks for the insights Felix. :)
  11. sai krishna says:
    currently i am doing affiliate marketing with my blog.but i can not get much more with affiliate marketing.i am waiting for approval of adsense.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Sai, Just wait and follow the instruction in registering an account in Google Adsense. By the way, do you have a Google Adsense Account before? If you want to earn great income stream from affiliate products, you will just build your brand in your blog and let other people or your readers follow what you are recommending to them. Slow but surely. It's better to work slowly than you quit without achieving the result. - Felix
      • jai says:
        Yes affiliate marketing is slow but to make some initial cash to spend on marketing you need adsense or sort of advertising or you need to offer a service to make some money without 100% depending on affiliate marketing.
        • Felix Albutra says:
          Yeah, that's correct Jai. Thanks for your comment. - Felix
  12. Maja says:
    There are more than one aims that you can apply on your one blog but before introduction of any service always think that you have professional skills in that niche.I have posted many projects on freelancing sites but most of the persons working there are not too much professional and lack professional spirit.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Maja, Thanks for the comment. Anyway, I guess you have the advantage if you are a professional in your freelancing services. You should not be affected by other freelancers. Perhaps, joining micro freelancing marketplace is also a good start to gain reputation or a brand for your freelancing business or services. - Felix
  13. Azhar says:
    The sites you have mentioned for earning not too enough good as the buyers want to get the quality work at very cheap price.There is a lot of competition on these sites to get the project. Service providers also offer services at very cheap price.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Azhar, Have you ever been ordered an order on the websites or marketplace mentioned above? - Felix
  14. Dianne says:
    This is why I love famousbloggers! Amazing article. I'm actually transitioning to being a full time freelancer, so the websites are pretty helpful.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Thank you very much Dianne. I am glad that you benefited from the information stated above. - Felix
  15. Mohamed Osam says:
    Great post Felix. Thanks for posting. Just a quick correction (I think) though, I believe you meant "freelancer.com" not freelancers.com (with an "s").
    • Hesham says:
      Thanks Mo, I've corrected that!
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Mo, Thank you very much for the correction... I missed that typo. - Felix
  16. Athena says:
    Just wanna say that you’re right. Freelancing is probably the best option to get extra money in blogging but this involves skills and consistency. There are several methods to generate income online, I’ve read lots of articles about this. Many thanks for sharing your ideas.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Athena, I am hoping that the above information benefited you. Thank you very much for your comment. - Felix
  17. Christian says:
    Yes, while blogging offers multiple income streams, it is not very easy to earn money if you do not have the basic knowledge of SEO website promotion techniques. Most people ignore this fact and learn the lesson the hard way. If you are not able to manage a living with blogging, it is a good idea to try freelance writing as there are people who are good at writing and bad at marketing their writing skills. Odesk is a good place to start with as you can get smaller tasks, best suited for newbies.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Christian, It is really true that blogging offers various monetization techniques. Yet freelancing is a good option to take on. oDesk is also a good marketplace for freelancers but it has a lot of competition. But anyway, you can wait. While waiting for a client to come in oDesk, you can also try micro freelancing job marketplace like fiverr and 3quid.com Thanks for the comment. - Felix
  18. Shan Ali says:
    thanks felix for the tips. i would surely visit the sites you mentioned. Write now i m considering just part time free lancing as i m not getting much free time...good post
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Shan, Thanks for your comment. I am glad that you benefited from the information above. - Felix
  19. samrat kafle says:
    Hey, Felix you have revealed some great stuff to keep in mind.It takes lots of time and hard work to make decent money from blogging so freelancher will be best platform for them those who want instant revenue.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Samrat, I am glad that you agree from the information I have shared above. - Felix
  20. Rob Benwell says:
    If you have passion in everything you do I believe you'll excel. Same like in blogging if it's area of your interest everything will run smoothly. It's a matter of right attitude and passion to do it. More Power Felix!
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Rob, I was surprise that you made a comment on my Guest Post. Anyway, you are right. One of the biggest factor that most bloggers succeed is their right mindset and passion about the topic on their blog. Thanks... - Felix
  21. Louis says:
    Start managing your time more effectively will also help a lot.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Louis, Thanks for your comment. I really appreciate it. - Felix
  22. Grady Pruitt says:
    I know my brother offered his services for a long time while he was building up his blog. He did fairly well, if I remember. Thanks for sharing these great tips.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Grady, Thank you very much sharing your brother's experience. Anyway, why not try it too? - Felix
  23. Tom says:
    Thank You for great post. I want to thank you for giving freelance site examples. I'm registered in oDesk for about 1 month and I can say is quite difficult to get a contract for rookies. I had Just 2 contracts and earned 12.50 USD:)
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Tom, $12.50 is good start Tom, good for you that already have 2 contracts in oDesk. I also tried oDesk but haven't got any contracts yet. But I focused on doing Full-time Virtual Assisting Jobs other than doing per hour work like in oDesk. But I got a friend who earns good income from oDesk. Thanks for sharing your experience. - Felix
  24. Eren says:
    Hi Felix, I completely understand and like your ideas. There are many ways to make an income online through services. I believe that fast cash is a good thing however it doesn't really provide stability and the passive aspect that so many need for their families. Personally I believe that if a blogger is struggling, he or she should learn some marketing strategies along with some Search Engine Optimization. If you truly know how to perform keyword research, competition analysis, and have a marketing plan in place for your content and blog, it will certainly generate a residual income. All the best, Eren
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Eren, Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. I really appreciate it. Anyway, freelancing is just a good starting point if you plan to build an online business which investing money is necessary. On the other hand, you can still build a passive income business doing this freelancing services by simply outsource your jobs to other people. Or create a team of freelancers that will do the work for you... The best example here is the man named Chris Ducker who is a blogger and build an outsourcing business in the Philippines. That's a good move. - Felix
  25. Ana says:
    I had a lot of luck with finding jobs at oDesk.com. It's a real good way to find job and you have a pretty secure way of payment at your disposal there.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Dias, Thanks for sharing your experience. I guess you already have a good reputation as a freelancer in oDesk. If you don't mind, I would like to invite you to also share your experience with it. - Felix
      • Ana says:
        Of course, first of all, you are able to build your reputation at oDesk by proving yourself with some smaller jobs where you can get good praise and good grades. After you have it, you can increase your hourly rate. All payments that are done by the hourly rate are very nicely protected by the odesk and they guarantee that you'll get paid for the job that you've done. You only need to download the timer, choose your employer and track your time. You will get paid on a monthly basis. Unfortunately, they still don't have any guarantees for the jobs per contract, but it's still amazing place.
  26. Steve says:
    Some great tips here. Those that want to "make money blogging" might be waiting a long time. It takes a lot of effort and time to really earn any decent money using blogging as a platform. But these are some solid alternative methods to making money right away. they are less glamorous and won't make you "insanely rich" but chances are neither will blogging. The differnece is these always work. DO the work. Get paid. Nice and simple.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Yeah Steve.. Do the work and Get Paid but other good technique to apply here is also outsource your jobs to other people. So you can still accept other freelancing jobs and so on and so forth. Anyway, if you are really serious of making this freelancing thing on a business, why not create a team of freelancers and let them do the work for you? - Felix
  27. Jeanie says:
    Your tips are really very interesting and creative. In my own opinion,such profession as "blogger" has become in recent years one of the most popular and the most profitable among others. Such tendency is dictated by the IT development that influenced greatly on the society. So I don't understand those bloggers who don't earn money on it..really
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Jeanie, Thank you very much for sharing your comments. Anyway, one of the biggest problem in blogging is the BUILDING OF YOUR OWN BRAND. If it happens that you blogged on a saturated niche market, you will end up giving all your efforts but in exchange, the result is not satisfactory for the blogger. - Felix
      • Jeanie says:
        You are absolutely right...
  28. Kavya Hari says:
    Part time free lancers is one of the great directions to earn money with the easy way. Thanks a lot for given up here :)
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Kavya, Thanks for your comment. Why not give it a try? - Felix
  29. Ryan Biddulph says:
    Creative tips Felix. Setting up passive income streams is the secret of wealthy people. Open up channels and prosper. Ryan
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Thanks for the comment Ryan... Anyway, Virtual Assisting is not a passive income streams if you are working solely. It will only a passive income once you already have a team or an outsourcing company that let others work for you... - Felix
  30. vhien says:
    You're right. Freelancing is one of the best option in getting extra income in blogging but this requires skills and consistency. There are lots of ways to earn money online, I've read a lot of articles about it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Hi Vhein, Thank you very much for sharing your comments. I really appreciate it. Anyway, I noticed that most bloggers don't really earn money from their blogs though, they intend to monetized their blogs. One of the biggest problem for a blogger or for a blog that don't make money is TRAFFIC. Because of that, you need a lot of patience and a lot of efforts just to make some few dollars from it. The fact is that, sometimes your efforts won't be paid by the earnings that you've generate from your blog. Because of that, doing freelancing works is really the best option. You love blogging and other internet marketing routines? Work for it and you will get paid hourly, weekly or monthly... As far as I know, this is the quickest make money online technique. - Felix
    • Ricardus says:
      Freelancing and offering services is the best. Once you provide great tutorials to people and when you go viral, that's when you start to cash in big bucks.
  31. Peter says:
    Some bloggers doesn't take their blogs very seriously, most of the time they are just after for their incomes and i am wondering. Is there a big money in blogging?If yes then we can say that some bloggers are very rich and wealthy.
    • Felix Albutra says:
      Yes Peter, there's a big money in blogging. Have you seen other successful bloggers nowadays? Like Hesham, Yaro Starak, Pat Flynn, Darren Rowse and other bloggers who happen to make their blogs huge in the blogosphere. If you really want to make huge money in blogging, you should consider to also take it very seriously. Build your brand and let other people or bloggers recognize you as an expert of something. For instance, you can use your blog as your field to practice some internet marketing techniques before building your own online services business. Anyway, thank you very much for your comment. I really appreciate it.

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