The truth is that bloggers can indeed make really good money each year. But how much does the average blogger make? Not very much. The problem is that many bloggers get excited when they first start and then if they haven’t made very much money from their blog after a few months, they throw in the towel and call it quits.
A frequent inquiry we ran across in our research was “How much money can you make blogging?”.
One frequent answer is, bloggers can make any amount of money, as there is no salary or cap to what you can earn . Some bloggers are making 6 or 7 figures per year, in fact.
How do blogs make money?
Online Courses and Workshops Here at Smart Blogger, we make most of our income from online courses and workshops — over $1 million per year — but we are far from the only successful blog doing this. Most of the people making a lot of money from their blogs are doing it through online courses.
That’s where the money comes from. The best predictor of the revenue for a blog is the size of their email list. Here’s a breakdown of our revenue at Smart Blogger comparing revenue device from email to other sources. The rule of thumb is you can expect to make $1 per subscriber per month.
Can you get a job as a blogger?
However, you technically can get a job as a blogger. Other blogs can hire you as ghostwriter or staff writer for their blog. If this is the type of position that you are looking for we’ve got some statistics for you. The average blogger is paid roughly $0.04 to $0.06 per word for content.
Can you really make a living blogging?
Yes, you absolutely can make a living blogging and it can be very lucrative. However, the harsh truth is that the vast majority of bloggers do not make enough money to support themselves. I launched this blog in 2019 and as you can see in my Blog Income Report, I make over $80,000 per month from this blog.