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Hey Loves! I hope you’re doing well, so today I decided to share on how to monetise your blog. This is one of the most frequently asked questions I get and I thought I’d share it in a blog post so if you’re interested then keep on reading!
Salut tout le monde! J’espère que vous allez bien, alors aujourd’hui, j’ai décidé de partager sur la façon de monétiser votre blog. C’est l’une des questions les plus fréquemment posées et j’ai pensé que je la partagerais dans un article de blog, donc si ça vous intéresse, continuez à lire!
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✘ Brand Ambassador
+ How to earn money
Once you start to generate a lot of traffic and followers on your blog and social media platforms, a lot of brands will contact you asking to be a part of their brand and represent their brand as a brand ambassador.
There are so many schemes and they all vary depending on the brand, here are some examples:
✧ A discount code to share with your followers (which will be affiliated) and/or a personal discount code to use on their website + other possible features (writing guest posts on their blog, being featured on their social media platforms, etc.)
✧ Free products + a discount code to share with your followers (which will be affiliated) and other possible features
✧ Paid monthly to feature their products (you can be paid per post as well, it all depends on the brand) + free products + a discount code to share with your followers (which will be affiliated) and other possible features
Note that most brands will ask you to be a part of their brand ambassador scheme for free but they’ll give you complete freedom when it comes to posting and featuring their products. However, certain brands will not be paying you but you’ll have to post at least a couple of times per week and disclose their brand everywhere. Do your research and ask yourself if you really want to represent their brand and if it’s worth it.
Une fois que vous commencez à générer beaucoup de trafic et de followers sur votre blog et sur les réseaux sociaux, de nombreuses marques vous contacteront pour demander de faire partie de leur marque et représenter leur marque en tant qu’ambassadeur de la marque.
Il y a tellement de régimes et ils varient tous en fonction de la marque, voici quelques exemples:
✧ Un code de réduction à partager avec vos abonnés (qui seront affiliés) et/ou un code de réduction personnel à utiliser sur leur site Web + autres fonctionnalités possibles
✧ Produits gratuits + un code de réduction à partager avec vos abonnés (qui seront affiliés) et d’autres fonctionnalités possibles
✧ Payé mensuellement pour présenter leurs produits (vous pouvez être payé par poste aussi, tout dépend de la marque) + produits gratuits + un code de réduction à partager avec vos abonnés (qui seront affiliés) et d’autres fonctionnalités possibles
Notez que la plupart des marques vous demanderont de faire partie de leur programme d’ambassadeur de marque gratuitement, mais elles vous donneront une liberté totale en ce qui concerne l’affichage et la présentation de leurs produits. Cependant, certaines marques ne vous paieront pas mais vous devrez poster au moins quelques fois par semaine et divulguer leur marque partout. Faites votre recherche et demandez-vous si vous voulez vraiment représenter leur marque et si cela en vaut la peine.
+ My experience
A lot of brands misuse small bloggers when it comes to brand ambassador schemes, sometimes even bloggers who have a large number of followers (more than 10k) fall into their trap. This is something that’s very common in the blogging industry so bloggers have to be extra careful and do their research before signing any contracts.
I got my first brand ambassador deal when my blog was only a few months old, at first I didn’t think it was legit because I couldn’t believe I got such an amazing offer, I was fairly new in the blogging community. However at that time, I was posting multiple times a month so it might have been a factor.
The brand in question was an app and I did my research on them and I found out it was completely real and authentic. They offered me a decent amount of money per month (personally it was actually a lot of money for me) and the only things I had to do was to promote the app on my blog and social media platforms on an everyday basis. It was a paid app so I guess I had to pay for the app or maybe they’d have given it to me for free but they didn’t disclose it at that point.
But as you can probably see, I declined the offer.. The app wasn’t bad in any way, it was a photo editing app so it’d have worked in my niche but the app in question wasn’t something I would have used for my pictures whether it was for my blog or my personal social media platforms. I don’t regret my decision because I can’t imagine ‘influencing’ a product to my readers which I didn’t love and wasn’t passionate about. Honesty is a trait that I value the most in an individual, I wouldn’t change my values and morals for anyone. In addition, I want my blog to be known for its integrity and it’s something that I take it very seriously.
So if you’ve rejected any brands or opportunities in the past, don’t feel bad about it and if you haven’t received any opportunities yet – trust me, the right ones always take time and they’ll come. And a side note, I’m a brand ambassador for a brand now that I completely love so don’t give up!
Beaucoup de marques abusent des petits blogueurs quand il s’agit de régimes d’ambassadeurs de marque, parfois même des blogueurs qui ont un grand nombre de followers (plus de 10k) tombent dans leur piège. C’est quelque chose de très commun dans l’industrie du blogging, les blogueurs doivent donc être très prudents et faire leurs recherches avant de signer un contrat.
J’ai eu mon premier deal d’ambassadeur de marque quand mon blog n’avait que quelques mois, au début je ne pensais pas que c’était légitime parce que je ne pouvais pas croire que j’avais une offre aussi incroyable, j’étais relativement nouveau dans la communauté des blogs. Cependant, à ce moment-là, je postais plusieurs fois par mois, donc cela aurait pu être un facteur.
La marque en question était une application et j’ai fait mes recherches sur eux et j’ai découvert que c’était complètement réel et authentique. Ils m’ont offert une somme d’argent décente par mois (personnellement c’était en fait beaucoup d’argent pour moi) et les seules choses que je devais faire était de promouvoir l’application sur mon blog et sur les plateformes de médias sociaux au quotidien. C’était une application payante donc je suppose que je devais payer pour l’application ou peut-être qu’ils me l’auraient donné gratuitement mais ils ne l’ont pas divulgué à ce moment-là.
Mais comme vous pouvez probablement le voir, j’ai refusé l’offre .. L’application n’était pas mauvaise en aucune façon, c’était une application de retouche photo donc ça aurait marché dans mon créneau mais l’application en question n’était pas quelque chose que j’aurais utilisé pour mes photos que ce soit pour mon blog ou mes plateformes de médias sociaux personnels. Je ne regrette pas ma décision parce que je ne peux pas imaginer «influencer» un produit pour mes lecteurs que je n’aimais pas et que je n’étais pas passionné. L’honnêteté est un trait que j’apprécie le plus pour un individu, peu importe que j’aie 1 ou 1000 adeptes – je ne changerais pas mes valeurs et mes qualités pour personne. De plus, je veux que mon blog soit connu pour son intégrité et c’est quelque chose que je prends très au sérieux.
Donc, si vous avez rejeté des marques ou des opportunités, ne vous sentez pas concerné et si vous n’avez pas encore reçu aucune opportunité, croyez-moi, les bonnes solutions prennent toujours du temps. Et à part ça, je suis une ambassadrice de marque pour une marque maintenant que j’adore complètement alors n’abandonnez pas!
✘ Sponsored posts
+ How to earn money
A lot of brands will start to approach you once you start to get a lot of traffic and followers, either to do a sponsored post or/and to add a banner ad. When it comes to sponsored posts, you’ll earn a certain amount of money (it’ll vary depending on the brand) for a post which will be based on their product/service.
Some brands will want an entire post and some will be happy with a little paragraph on your blog post. When it comes to banner ads, you’ll have to add a banner image to your blog’s sidebar which will navigate to their website/service/product.
Un grand nombre de marques commenceront à vous contacter une fois que vous commencez à avoir beaucoup de trafic et de followers, soit pour faire un post sponsorisé, soit pour ajouter une bannière publicitaire. En ce qui concerne les messages sponsorisés, vous gagnerez un certain montant (cela dépendra de la marque) pour un poste qui sera basé sur leur produit/service.
Certaines marques veulent un article entier et certains seront heureux avec un petit paragraphe sur votre blog. En ce qui concerne les bannières publicitaires, vous devrez ajouter une bannière à la barre latérale de votre blog qui accéderai à leur site Web/service/produit.
+ My experience
Bloggers usually think you’ve to surpass a certain number of followers on your blog and social media platforms in order to get sponsored proposals but the truth is, it doesn’t have to do anything with that.
I got my first sponsored post when my blog was over a year old, I didn’t have a lot of followers back then (probably only 300/500 followers max on my blog) and I wasn’t posting regularly either. I wasn’t even posting once a month, sometimes I’d take a huge break/hiatus.
In my case, I was very lucky and fortunate that the first brand that contacted me wanted to pay me but I worked for free as well for a number of brands (actually only 2 brands) afterwards. Although, they were for free, the brands I partnered up with were products and services that I loved.
I was contacted by multiple brands to work for free and I declined the offers because to be completely honest, even if I worked for free – I wanted to work with brands that I truly loved.
Working for free is considered as exploitation in the blogging community but I’d recommend to work at least 2 or 3 times for free to gain experience and see how the whole PR thing works for you.
Les blogueurs pensent généralement que vous devez dépasser un certain nombre d’abonnés sur votre blog et sur les plateformes de médias sociaux afin d’obtenir des propositions sponsorisées, mais la vérité est que cela n’a rien à voir avec cela.
J’ai eu mon premier post sponsorisé quand mon blog avait plus d’un an, je n’avais pas beaucoup de followers à l’époque (probablement 300/500 followers maximum sur mon blog) et je ne postais pas régulièrement non plus. Je ne postais même pas une fois par mois, parfois je prenais une énorme pause/hiatus.
Dans mon cas, j’ai été très chanceuse que la première marque qui m’a contacté voulait me payer mais j’ai travaillé gratuitement aussi pour un certain nombre de marques (en fait seulement 2 marques) par la suite. Même si elles étaient gratuites, les marques avec lesquelles je me suis associé étaient des produits et services que j’aimais.
J’ai été contacté par plusieurs marques pour travailler gratuitement et j’ai refusé les offres car pour être tout à fait honnête, même si je travaillais gratuitement – je voulais travailler avec des marques que j’aimais vraiment et et je veux représenter mon blog dans un aspect professionnel.
Travailler gratuitement est considéré comme une exploitation dans la communauté des blogs, mais je vous recommande de travailler au moins 2 ou 3 fois gratuitement pour acquérir de l’expérience et voir comment tout le travail de relations publiques et de blog fonctionne pour vous.
✘ Affiliate links
+ How to earn money
By joining an affiliate program, you’re able to add a link to a product or service to your blog if one of your readers decides to buy the product/service through your link you’ve provided – you’ll earn commissions (a percentage of the revenue).
There are so many affiliate programs available and the commission rate will vary depending on the company you work with. With some programs, you don’t only have links but you’ll be able to get discount codes as well which work the same way.
[I’m planning on doing a detailed blog post about the most popular affiliate programs and do a comparison of each platforms]
En rejoignant un programme d’affiliation, vous êtes en mesure d’ajouter un lien vers un produit ou service sur votre blog si l’un de vos lecteurs décide d’acheter le produit/service via le lien que vous avez fourni – vous gagnerez des commissions (un pourcentage du revenu).
Il y a tellement de programmes d’affiliation disponibles et le taux de commission varie en fonction de l’entreprise avec laquelle vous travaillez. Avec certains programmes, vous avez non seulement des liens, mais vous pouvez également obtenir des codes de réduction qui fonctionnent de la même manière.
[Je prévois de publier un article détaillé sur les programmes d’affiliation les plus populaires et faire une comparaison de chaque plateforme]
+ My experience
I’ve only started using affiliate links recently and to be honest, I don’t use them to earn money but I feel like using them shows that my blog has reached another level if you understand what I mean. In addition, I’m very careful when I use them – I only use affiliate links for products that I genuinely love and would recommend to my dearest. Also, I don’t use affiliate links for all my blog posts and I only use them once in a while, I don’t want my blog to be all money oriented because that’s not how I want to represent my blog.
Je n’ai commencé à utiliser les liens d’affiliation que récemment et pour être honnête, je ne les utilise pas pour gagner de l’argent mais je pense que leur utilisation montre que mon blog a atteint un autre niveau et est plus “professionnel” si vous comprenez ce que je veux dire. En outre, je suis très prudent quand je les utilise – je n’utilise que des liens d’affiliation pour les produits que j’adore vraiment et que je recommanderais à mon entourage. Aussi, je n’utilise pas les liens d’affiliation pour tous mes articles de blog et je ne les utilise qu’une fois de temps en temps, je ne veux pas que mon blog soit entièrement orienté sur l’argent car ce n’est pas comme ça que je veux représenter mon blog.
✘ Ads
+ How to earn money
You can earn money by placing ads on your website, the ads are usually placed on the sidebar or at the end of your blog posts. There are so many types of ads so do your research before signing up to any programs. Certain ads work per click & per impression and certain per click only. In addition, the rate varies depending on the program.
>> Per Impression: you’ll earn a certain amount of money for every 1000 page views.
>> Per Click: you’ll earn a certain cut of the ad revenue for every click by a visitor.
Note that you can only add ads to your blog if you’ve bought your own domain name in Blogger or if you’re self hosted. When it comes to WordPress(.com), you’ve to upgrade to the premium or business plan in order to add ads and you can only use WordAds.
Vous pouvez gagner de l’argent en plaçant des annonces sur votre site Web, les annonces sont généralement placées dans la barre latérale ou à la fin de la publication. Il y a tellement de types d’annonces, donc faites vos recherches avant de vous inscrire à un programme. Certaines annonces fonctionnent par clic et par impression et certaines par clic uniquement. En outre, le taux varie en fonction du programme.
>> Per Impression: vous gagnerez un certain montant d’argent pour chaque 1000 pages vues.
>> Par clic: vous obtiendrez une certaine part du revenu publicitaire pour chaque clic effectué par un visiteur.
Notez que vous ne pouvez ajouter des annonces à votre blog que si vous avez acheté votre propre nom de domaine dans Blogger ou si vous êtes auto-hébergé. Quand il s’agit de WordPress (.com), vous devez passer à la prime ou au plan d’affaires afin d’ajouter des publicités.
[Je prévois de publier un article de blog détaillé sur les programmes d’annonces les plus populaires et faire une comparaison de chaque programme]
Related: WordAds vs AdSense | Which One Is Better?
+ My experience
At the moment, I don’t have any ads on my blog, I’m focusing on improving my blog and shop so I haven’t thought about adding any ads yet. In my opinion, ads are the easiest and non-problematic way to monetise your blog. It’s fairly simple and if you get a decent amount of traffic, you can be sure of earning at least a couple of bucks per month.
If you’re thinking about adding ads, I’d recommend to check your total page views and monthly page views first. If you’ve more than 100,000 total page views and get a decent amount of monthly page views (around 8k to 10k), I’d say to go for it because you’ve a high amount of chance of earning. However, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t consider adding ads to your website if you don’t have a lot of traffic – it’s all about your blog so try and go for it!
Pour le moment, je n’ai pas d’annonces sur mon blog, je me concentre sur l’amélioration de mon blog et de ma boutique, alors probablement j’ajouterai des publicités l’année prochaine. À mon avis, les publicités sont la façon la plus simple et la moins problématique de monétiser votre blog. C’est assez simple et si vous obtenez une quantité décente de trafic, vous pouvez être sûr de gagner au moins quelques dollars par mois.
Si vous envisagez d’ajouter des annonces, je vous recommande de vérifier d’abord le nombre total de vues de votre blog et de vos pages vues mensuelles. Si vous avez plus de 100 000 pages vues et que vous obtenez un nombre décent de pages vues (environ 8 000 à 10 000), je dirais y aller. Cependant, cela ne signifie pas que vous ne devriez pas envisager d’ajouter des publicités à votre site Web si vous n’avez pas beaucoup de trafic – tout tourne autour de votre blog alors essayez et allez-y!
Thank you so much for reading!
xo N
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SO helpful! I’ve been so overwhelmed with how to do this stuff and you’ve made it so easy to understand, thank you!
Ahh thank you so much love! So glad you found it helpful! x
Thank you for this blog post, my Xmas wish came fast❤.I’m sad a little cause I haven’t bought a domain name yet which means I can’t monetize my blog.anyway! What program can I monetize my blog with? AdWords or AdSense?
Aw thank you lovely! There are so many programs available, I’m planning on doing a blog post about it very soon so you can see which one works for you the best. I’d definitely recommend Adsense if you’re self hosted or use Blogger, the rate is very good and if you get a lot of traffic – you can earn for sure a couple of bucks per month ❤️
Okay thanks a bunch! You should also do a blog post on how to buy a domain name or to be self hosted!
You’re welcome! Noted, I’ll do a blog post about it in the upcoming weeks x
This is like a library of information for me! I’ve saved it to my favourites to come back to! Great read lovely xxx
Ahh thank you so much sweet! xxx
this is so helpful! definitely made me think about monetizing as I have no idea about it! thanks girl 🙂
Thank you lovely! So glad you found it helpful! x
This was such an incredibly informative post. Thank you so much! And I am so happy for all the success you have had. It’s a bloggers dream! I totally agree about only endorsing products that you really love. It’s a no brainer! Why bother if your heart isn’t in it?
Aww thank you so much hun for your kind words! It really means a lot to me 😭❤️ Exactly! I can’t imagine promoting something I wouldn’t use, it doesn’t make any sense to me x
Thank you I actually was looking for this information. I’m a new blogger, so this kind of information is valuable to me thank you so much. I hope to be able to bring some time of revenue at some point. However, right now I’m focusing on my blog. I have so many ideas to still implement to reach more people. One thing , I would love to have more traffic. Any suggestions for the new kid on the block?
That’s my pleasure! One of my best tips will be to upload regularly even if it’s once a week, stick to your schedule and make sure to upload at least once a week. Interact with other bloggers and use all your social media platforms. I’ll definitely do a blog post about it for more information x
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Very informative post! I’ve not yet had any of the opportunities mentioned here but it was something that made me anxious trying to understand it all! Thanks you for this! ❤️
Thank you so much beautiful! So glad you found it informative, I’m pretty sure you’ll get amazing opportunities very soon so stay tuned for that 😘
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Your posts are like gold ! Truly informative and full of tips !
Aw thank you so much gorgeous! xx
Thanks so much for writing this article. It’s very helpful👍
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Great post!
I’ve just started my own blog but I just don’t know how to get traffic- I share the blog on all my social media page but not sure how to make it big!
Any advice will help xx
Thank you Yaz! Upload regularly on your blog and use your social media platforms on an everyday basis, and definitely the main thing is to interact with other bloggers. I’ll do a blog post about it very soon xx
Some great tips, thanks for sharing!❤️
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Thank you for the tips! 😍
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This is so interesting. I started trying to monterise my blog a few months ago using affiliate links for products I use or would recommend. Blogging takes a lot of time and effort so why not earn a few bucks like you say!
Thank you love! Exactly, it takes a lot of time to monetise your blog especially using affiliate links. But it’s amazing to see a hobby bring so many opportunities x
So true, who’d have thought blogging could open so many doors x
Thank you so much for such a useful post. When would you recommend to purchase your own domain? 🙂
That’s my pleasure! ❤️ There isn’t any good time to purchase your own domain, it all depends on yourself. Some bloggers choose to wait a year and some decide within a week, I did after 3 years (yes that’s a long time 😁). Personally I’d recommend to purchase your own domain name when you start to get a lot of traffic and followers, I’m not talking about hundreds and thousands of followers but when your numbers are growing – that’s a pretty good sign 😘
Thank you for the details! Nice post
You’re welcome! Thank you! x
You have definitley cleared up so many misunderstandings for me! Seems like you are very successful in the blogging world and I can truly see why!
Aw I’m so glad I was able to clear up some things for you and you’re so kind! I don’t consider myself successful or anything, I think I’m way farther than that and have a long way to go! x
Well you’re doing a great and have great focus. That’s what matter. P
Aw thank you! x
I have a question about the schedule time to post? I’m confuse about that!
If you’re asking about the best time to schedule a blog post, I’d say it depends on your blog. Check your stats and upload on different days at different times so you’ve a better understanding of your traffic and engagement. Personally, I don’t really have a specific time – I upload whenever I can haha! If you’ve another question, please feel free to ask me x
That’s what I’ve been doing pretty much. If have something good to share I post it why wait.
I agree with only representing brands you truly believe in. I’ve had a few offers, and while they were appealing, I was indifferent about their products. I’m waiting for the right one to come along, and in the meantime, I will continue to do what I love. And of course continue to shop for beauty products 😉 I have a spending issue 😳
Great Post!
Xoxo
Lauren
Haha thank you love! I’m pretty sure the right one will come very soon and of course in the meantime we can continue to shop for beauty products! 😁 Girl I’ve a spending issue too! 😅🙈
I mean… if there’s a sale, the only smart thing to do is stock up on products right? 😂
Exactly! Then what’s the point of having a sale? 😂🙈
Great post! Very detailed yet not lengthy. Straight to the point.
Thank you so much hun! x
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Thank you so much for the information. I am new to blogging, and this helped me better understand about monetizing my blog. It has been a little confusing.
You’re so welcome! So glad you found it helpful! x
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I am new to blogging and found this super informative!
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I love reading posts like this! I have ben ontacted multiple times to be an embassador for brands but I just don’t feel comfortable trying to actively sell products to my readers! I think you made the right decision not working for that app company, if it wasn’t something you woud’ve used yourself! xx
Thank you lovely! Exactly that’s the whole point, at first I was a bit like ‘who am I to reject such an offer!? I’m not a big blogger’ but now I don’t have a single regret about it! You always have to do what’s comfortable for you xx
Some great tips xx
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Thanks for the great info and tips! This is a hot topic right now and you explained it very well 🙂 I love your honesty about blogging being work and taking time- I’m new to the scene and it’s true!
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I just started a blog a few days ago and honestly I didn’t even know about all of this! Obviously to me it’s just a hobby that I love and I don’t expect to ever earn a single cent but of course it would be great to turn your hobby into a mini job and earn a little extra money. I’m glad you have the chance to do that! Also, thank you for your honesty, it’s very helpful!
Aw thank you so much for your kind words! x
You’re 10 times more informative than google, so helpful for new bloggers!
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Very useful, thank you for sharing hun. It’s always good to hear real life experiences and some advice!
Thank you lovely! That’s my pleasure, glad you found it helpful! x
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