Write Blogs and Get Paid

In my earlier blogs, I promised that I am going to expound on the topic of working in a call center. But in my research, I realized that it is already a given that call centers pay big compared to the regular traditional jobs and almost everyone know it already. In the near future, I’m still going to write about it, though, to complete the profile of this blog which is to list all the high-paying jobs in the Philippines.


In the meantime, let me walk you through another kind of work that is only known to few but yields a large sum of income. I’m talking about blogging. This is a topic which I know by heart and I would like to share how it is done.

Blogging is short for making web logs. It means that you log your thoughts or opinions on the internet, and there is no limit as to what topic you can write about. It can be about your personal experiences, collection of your favourite movie stars, or instructions on how to accomplish things. For this purpose of learning how to blog to earn, I advise that you choose a topic that many people will be interested to read about, like current trends and hot topics of the time, but it should be something that you have command of writing.

You will learn two things from here. First, I am going to teach you how to create a blog, and second, how to get the traffic (visitors, readers) to your blog. The key to a successful blog is keeping the interests of your reader by providing relevant information. The second part is very crucial because it will dictate how much you are going to earn. The more visitors you get, the more you earn. To provide you a glimpse, your blog is a medium where companies can get exposure. If their logo or link is in your blog, they pay you for it. But first, let’s get your blog accomplished.

In creating a blog, you should know how to:

1. Set up your free blogger account.

2. Make posts to your blog.

3. Get signed up with affiliate companies to earn money.

4. Add promotional links to your blog.

5. Use special meta tag codes for search engine recognition.

Here’s how a completed blog should look like:

The main body is where you type your article about the subject you have chosen. You will notice linked words like “GO HERE” that take you to sites being promoted. I will teach you how to embed your affiliate promotional link on such linked words as we go along. Also notice the company logos on the side bar. Take for example eBay: for everyone who joins eBay (which is free) we get paid $25. If someone who clicks on that banner places an item up for auction, we get paid a percentage of the eBay listing charges for as long as that person places items up for auction for a lifetime.

Setting up your free Blogger account. To sign up for your free blogger account, go to www.Blogger.com. You will decide here what to name your website, like http://example.blogspot.com. Change the “example” word into your chosen name. You can then change your template layout. There is a variety to choose from. Everything is easy to do, just like how you open an account in Facebook. You can make changes in the design or account information anytime by logging into your account.

Making posts. To start your first post, click on "Start Blogging." or "Start Posting." You can add pictures or videos in your posts. Be sure to double check the grammar and spelling before publishing it. I first save a post and review it the next day when I have already forgotten what I wrote. Usually, I take off a lot of words that does not add value to the whole thought. When you are completely happy about it, click on the "Publish Post" and your blog post will be published to the Internet. You can always make changes to your posts at anytime.

Getting signed up with affiliate companies. Once you have published your initial post on your blog, you can now go and sign up with the affiliate administrative accounts (Commission Junction, LinkShare, PayDotCom, and ClickBank). You may sign up with one of them, or with all of them. These affiliate companies will take care of all the administrative aspects of your affiliate promotions on your blog(s). These administrative accounts will allow you to login at any time to check on your current earnings, select the companies you would like to work for and promote, contact any of the companies you may have questions about, and assign your promotion links to post to your blog(s). All of these companies are 100% free to join, and you are NEVER! charged for their service! Remember the companies you are working for and promoting are paying you.

Each affiliate company you choose to promote on your blog will assign you a special "AFFILIATE PROMOTION LINK," also known as a "HOPLINK," with one of the administrative accounts. This is done automatically once you select the company you want to promote on your blog(s). Each company will assign you a different affiliate promotion link to use on your blog(s). The promotion link you are assigned will track all of your earnings when the link is clicked on.

Many companies will pay you a commission on anything your links bring in, some will pay you for just leading the prospective buyer to them, and some even pay you for having someone click on their Web site. You can choose each company based on the compensation they are willing to pay.

Many bloggers who place promotion links on their blog(s) for some of these companies make $800 or more per day. If you think about it, when your blog reaches 1,000 people a day (many blogs get much more traffic than this), and only 1% makes a purchase for that $99.00 digital product which pays you $69.30 for each commission x (1% of 1000 = 10). It adds up like this: $69.30 x 10 = $693 a day for just one company. Now imagine doing that for seven or eight companies you have placed on your blog. I think you are getting the picture.

How you are paid and how often will depend on which affiliate company you choose. Can be twice a month, on the 1st and 15th, or once a month. They will pay by mailed check, direct deposit, or PayPal.

Here are the websites of these four affiliate companies. Remember to sign up as a publisher.

• ClickBank – https://www.clickbank.com/

• PayDotCom – http://paydotcom.com

• Commission Junction – http://www.CJ.com

• Linkshare – http://cli.linksynergy.com/cli/publisher/home.php


Once you have signed up, apply to the companies that you would want to promote. Some approve your application right away while some approve it manually. Don’t be discouraged if others take time to approve as they would want to evaluate first if your blog has enough worthwhile content. Besides, there are more than 20,000 companies to choose from from these four affiliate companies combined.

You’re good to go in making your own blog. Good luck and feel free to drop questions or comments.

Post Script:


• The second part of this post, Creating traffic (visitors, readers) to your blog, is still in the writing stage.
• Links/websites mentioned in this post are not for promotional purposes but only for your references.