How to Start a Blog and Make Money – $10k+/Month in 2025 (Step-by-Step)

is it worth starting a blog this year does blogging still bring a good income I bet you're asking yourself these questions I was in your shoes about 7 years ago but today I'm a full-time blogger earning over $10,000 a month on average so I'm going to tell you what works today and the fastest way to grow your blog from scratch and here is the best part it is easier than ever to start a blog no matter where you live or what skills you have thanks to AI tools even if your English isn't perfect or you don't know much about SEO you can still create a successful blog AI will help you write better content optimize it for search engines and even make stunning images for Pinterest and stay tuned till the end because I will show you how you can start monetizing your blog and make that first $1,000 faster with it and the first thing that you need to do is choose your blog Niche beginners often make a mistake by choosing a niche that isn't profitable I know it is tempting to write about your daily life or your hobbies but not all topics are equally good for making money if you plan to earn something with your blog and potentially at some point even replace your current full-time income with it then this step is crucial for example niches Like Home Decor recipes weight loss and life lifestyle blogs tend to do really well and these are especially strong niches for Pinterest which we will get into later in this video and if you want to explore the most profitable blogging niches in detail I will link for you my other video up there now the next step is to choose your blog name or domain name once you have a niche in mind it is time to pick a domain name and here are some guidelines that I would recommend you one is keep it short and memorable two avoid numbers and hyphens and three try to find atom domain and if it's not available maybe you can go for something like like doco and try not to overthink this part your domain name can even be your own name giving you flexibility if you want to switch niches down the road and if you're interested in more tips on how to pick the perfect domain name I've got another video that will be linked in the description below and it cover CS this topic in detail now step number three is to technically set up your blog so now that you've got your blog name it's time to get it up and running don't worry because it is easier than you think you can set it up in less than 15 minutes by following my step-by-step guide I actually think that it's easier to follow these tactical steps if you have an article in front of you with some screenshots and a video tutorial all in one place so I already have this guide ready and linked for you in the description below here is what you will need to set up your blog one is WordPress and this is the best content management system or CMS for bloggers it's free and it's built for flexibility which makes it difference from other platforms that you may be heard about something like wiek or Squarespace and the second thing that you'll need is web hosting personally seven years ago I started with blue host hosting provider and I would uh have done it again these days if I had to because their plans are still very affordable and they offer 247 support plus they provide a freedomain name for the first year so you can use my exclusive Link in the description for a special discount on blue host and once you've set up your blog you're ready to customize it step number four is to choose a WordPress theme so the look and the feel of your blog along with how fast it loads all of this depends on the theme that you chose I recommend starting with some of the free themes like Astra or Cadence which are known for being lightweight and fast these are key factors for SEO especially if you're trying to grow your Google traffic as well other Speedy WordPress themes might include NE and ocean VP and if you are considering a paid premium option then you could uh look at G generate press it's another very good choice now the next step is to start your blog for SEO so when you start a blog I think no other WordPress plugin is more important than an SEO plugin why do you need it one is for better search rankings SEO is all about optimizing your site so people can find your blog on Google and other search engines for example allinone SEO plugin which kindly sponsored this part of the video help helps you set up your blog so it's search engine friendly right from the start this means that you will get more traffic which will eventually mean more money for you uh the second reason is because you can use it this plugin to verify Pinterest account if you're planning to use Pinterest to drive traffic which I highly recommend especially for new blogs then allinone SEO makes it super easy to verify your Pinterest account by just inserting the verification code over here here and this helps you boost visibility on Pinterest and here are some standout features of all-in-one SEO plugin that you will not find in other SEO plugins one is keyword rank tracker this feature allows you to track how your blocks keywords are performing and just this feature alone will save you a ton of money because other SEO tools that offer the same qer tracking functionality have monthly fees starting at around $100 per month plus you will have everything in your WordPress blog and you don't need to toggle between multiple SEO tools this way second thing that you'll see here is content rankings this feature helps you monitor the performance of your posts on search engines and it even alerts you if any of your content is losing traffic so you can take action quickly and keep your ranking strong and three is SEO revisions this feature tracks all the SEO changes that you make on your website giving you a detailed history and showing you how this affected your positions in Google and to complement this information all-in-one SEO also has a new feature that shows Google updates in the search statistics module so use the first link in the description below to install allinone SEO for free I'm sure you will like the free version and you can upgrade at any time to use some of the pro features that I mentioned mentioned having your SEO set correctly will give your blog a long-term success so don't skip the step and the next step is to start driving traffic to your blog now that your blog is set up it's time to focus on getting traffic and if you want fast results I actually recommend starting with Pinterest Pinterest is a gold mine for blogs in niches Like Home Decor recipes lifestyle because its audience is mostly female audience and it's highly visual audience so you don't need a ton of content to start driving traffic from Pinterest just create at least a couple of pins per post and optimize them for keywords and you will see the results quickly I actually have a popular video on how you can use AI tools to scale your growth on Pinterest I will link it for you up there and if you want to dive deep and understand how I'm getting over 80,000 monthly visitors from Pinterest to my blog for free then you can check my On Demand free class I will link it for you in the description below for more Evergreen traffic you will want to focus on Google SEO as well but keep in mind that it takes a lot longer to rank in Google Pinterest is a quicker traffic source so I suggest mastering that uh traffic Source first the next step is to start monetizing your blog and I I bet this is the part that you've been waiting for you want to learn how to actually make money with your blog so there are several ways to monetize your blog but I will focus on the top three one is affiliate marketing and here you will promote products related to your Niche and you will earn a commission on each sale this is one of the best ways to start making money with lower traffic so I recommend checking out networks like CJ Affiliates share of sale impact and partn stack you can also partner directly with sellers of high Commission digital products which can pay you up to 85% per sale the second way to monetize your blog is with display ads and once your traffic grows to around 10,000 sessions per month you can apply to networks like eoic monometric and journey by Medi Vine I would recommend you to avoid Google AdSense early on because it pays very little unless you have a huge amount of traffic When You Reach around 50,000 sessions per month you can apply to premium networks like Medi Vine and the next way of making money is by selling services or maybe digital products on your blog so if you have an expertise in a particular area you can offer services like writing maybe virtual Assistance or Consulting and you could also sell digital products like ebooks templates or courses which all of these have high profit margins and the next step is to start an email list now this one is a big thing and I know that most beginners tend to ignore email marketing for a few years at least into blocking they usually skip it until their traffic gets hit by an algorithm change and they suddenly realize that they don't own Their audience I don't want you to be in that position so listen carefully you have to start building an email list as soon as you you can email is the only thing that you truly own in this blogging business whether it's Google traffic Pinterest Facebook Instagram or any other traffic Source they can all be taken away from you at any time but your email list that's yours to keep and it can be a consistent source of traffic engagement and revenue to start building your email list you need a plugin that allows you to collect emails on the blog I recommend WB forms this plugin makes it super easy to add contact forms to your blog it easily integrates with all major email marketing providers such as active campaign kit mailer light and many others and here is the most important piece of advice for you stop doubting and procrastinating if you're thinking about starting a blog just dive in you will learn everything as you go as promised I've got a plan to help you start your blog and make your first $1,000 faster I understand how overwhelming it can feel at the beginning so I've created a free onewe blueprint for you it will be delivered straight to your inbox with some lessons and video tutorials covering everything from setting up your blog to exploring monetization options check the link for it in the description below to get started and before you leave you might want to watch my video with my income reports for the first few years of of my blogging Journey just to get an idea of what is possible and hopefully to get some inspiration from it I'll link it for you up there and I'll see you in that next video [Music]

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