There are several ways and strategies you can use to make money with your blog in Kenya.
I am going to share with you strategies or ideas a blog can use to make or earn you money in Kenya
Starting a blog in Kenya is a very smart way to monetize your knowledge, skills, expertise, hobbies, passions, and life experiences
You can leverage the power of the internet and content marketing to build an income-generating online business in Kenya
As you make money with your blog in Kenya, you give yourself an opportunity to enjoy financial, time and location freedom, something I know you might really be interested in
Imagine being able to make money on a 24/7 basis from the comfort of wherever you are at?
By the end of this article, you will have learned the various ways or ideas on how a blog and blogging makes money in Kenya
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How a Blog Makes Money in Kenya
To generate an income with your blog in Kenya, you need to find ways to monetize or make money
And there are a number of ways to do this for you today
Some of the ways to make money with your blog in Kenya include;
- Display Advertising
- Affiliate Marketing
- Digital Products
- Sponsorship or Brand Deals
- Memberships
- Consulting or Coaching
- Merchandising
When you start and build your blog in Kenya, you can be able to use any of the above ways or ideas to generate an income for yourself
7 Ways to Make Money Blogging in Kenya
Let us now look at how each of the strategies to make money with a blog in Kenya works;
Display Advertising
Display advertising is one of the ways your blog can make money, and it is actually a very popular ways.
The reason why many blog owners like display advertising is because it is more of a plug and play kind of a thing.
You set it up and it runs on it’s own without much work from your end in terms of looking for the advertisers.
There are a number of programs you can join to start earning money from display adverts on your blog.
One of the programs is the Adsense, a program owned by Google for bloggers or web content publishers
However, there are other premium ad networks that you can join, and probably end up even making more money that you would sometimes with Adsense
While there are several premium ad networks, at least i have worked with two; Ezoic and Mediavine
To join either of them, you will need to meet their monthly traffic requirements, but if you do a good job with creating content that creates value, you are going to be rewarded handsomely with some good EPMVs or RPMs
To me, this might be the first step towards making money with your blog, but this next strategy might be very interesting to you
Affiliate Marketing
When it comes to making money with your blog, affiliate marketing is one of the ways you can monetize a blog today
In very simple terms, affiliate marketing is a marketing model in which you promote someone else’s goods or services and receive a percentage of the sales or web traffic made as a result.
It is typically considered a key part of modern digital marketing, and a great way to make money with your blog
The good thing about affiliate marketing is that you can start implementing it from the first day you start your blog in Kenya
Now, to make this really work, I have realized that it would be best if you have experience with the products or services you are promoting
You do not want to just promote things for the sake of making money – because you will be lying to your audience.
Example – my camera, phone and microphone
A popular place to start with your affiliate marketing is Amazon. It is a global marketplace, and a lot of people trust it.
However, their rates are not necessarily the best, but they compensate for that by being a platform that many buyers trust, so you are guaranteed that you will earn some commission over time
You can also get or join into affiliate programs of specific companies whose products or services your want to promote.
Digital Products
Creating or building digital products is another way you can make money with your blog
And you might ask; what are digital products?
In very simple terms, digital products are products are exist only in digital format – there is no physical format of the product you are creating
These include e-books, music, digital art, software, online courses, and virtual goods sold inside video games, among others.
They are typically delivered to customers via download or email, and offer businesses a way to provide value without physical inventory.
In fact, I consider this to be one of the best ways to turn your blog into an income-generating online business.
This is especially true if you are trying to get your time back – you want to have the freedom to enjoy life, while still making money by creating value to your audience
Selling digital products on the internet might be the closest you will get to having a passive income stream
Digital products provide you with an opportunity to monetize your knowledge, skills, expertise, hobbies, passions, or life experiences
And you can create a digital product about anything under the sun.
Digital products are created one, and you sell them repeatedly or all the time – and since it is online, it works even when you are sleeping or busy with other life activities
Now, let me be the first to tell you this, you already have a digital product inside you that you can create and sell online today. You just need to find what that product is and create it
Sponsorship or Brand Deals
Another ways to make money blogging or with your blog is through getting brand deals or sponsorship
When you start and build your blog, you will find that there are companies in your niche or industry who would like to partner with you
These are companies who are interested in reaching to the audience you have created with your blog
And for that, they are willing to pay you money to sponsor your blog or to be associated with your blog.
You will be surprised by the amount of money companies are willing to pay to be put in front of your audience
If you are looking to make money blogging, sponsored blog posts are one of the best monetization avenues to experiment with.
As a form of advertising, sponsored posts let you get paid for publishing content on your own blog—and if you’ve built an engaged audience, you can charge a premium rate.
The more blog & newsletter readers you have, the higher the rates you’ll be able to command.
Blogs in pretty much any niche can run sponsored posts, but some niches that are a particularly good fit are beauty, fashion, travel, health or fitness, personal finance and parenting, among others.
Memberships
Another way to make money with your blog is to offer memberships
And I know you might want to know what really this entails
A membership site is a type of website that hides or protects part (or all) of its content so that only members can see it.
To become a member, you’ll need to sign up for an account.
This typically involves filling out some forms and, in some cases, paying for the privilege
If you try to access some of the news website on the internet today, you will that most of them have a paywall, where to read the article you want, you need to join or pay to become their subscribers
This is a very interesting concept to monetize your blog and allows you to have some predictable recurring revenues or income
Membership sites make money by accepting one-off payments or recurring subscriptions (or both) in exchange for access to premium content and services.
There are different types of membership sites, too.
For instance, you’ll find subscription-based forums, online magazines, streaming sites, and more.
As you start or build your blog, you need to explore whether you have any content that can be placed under a paywall, and that would require someone to become your subscriber for them to access it
From a business model point of you, having a monthly recurring revenue model can be great for your cash flows in your blogging business
Consulting or Coaching
Starting or building your blog can help you to make money through coaching or consulting
It is important to know how this works and how blogging plays a role in increasing your coaching or consulting clients
Now, the content you create, i mean the blog articles you write will bring organic traffic to your blog
What this means is that people will find you online, when search for information and find your well-written blog post
If you help your audience to solve specific problems, it is likely that a percentage of your audience will be interested in working with you
And this is where consulting or coaching comes in
You can offer group coaching or one-on-one consultations
If you would like to meet or talk with me in person, i do offer consultation
It is affordable, at $200 per session and you will have 45 to 60 minutes with me – if interested, the link is on the description for you to book an appointment with me
I want to have this conversation with you on how you can start a blog and turn it into an income-generating online business, in a very strategic way, so that you return on investment can be as high as it possibly can be for you or your business
Merchandising
Merchandising is another way to make money or generate an income with your blog
This is a sales, marketing and promotional technique you can use with your blog to generate or boost sales of your products.
A very important aspect of this is where you create and sell branded merchandise, leveraging the power of internet and blogging to make sales
As a content creator or a blogger, you should ensure that you are selling your own branded merchandise, if it fits your topic or niche, and if your audience or target market
For example, you can create custom t-shirt, a hoody, a notebook, a diary, a cup or mug, and wearables, among other items
In today’s world, merchandising is emerging as a source of revenue for blogs, and you can also use this strategy to make money with your blog
By selling merchandise online on your blog, you can promote your brand and create a sense of community among your audience, fans and customers.
Conclusion
Having a blog is your ticket to creating a job for yourself and turning it into an income-generating online business
Similarly, if you are a professional or you are an entrepreneur, you should start a blog in Kenya.
You can use the blog to increase your brand visibility, generate business leads and also make extra money for your business.
The good thing about this is that I can help you today.
If you would like to meet or talk with me in person, I do offer one-on-one consultations
and so, I would be very happy to discuss about starting a blog with you
I offer 45 to 60 minutes consultations, which is very affordable
And if interested, click here to book a date on my calendar
This is because I would love to have a conversation with you, Our discussion would be on how to start an income-generating online business in Kenya.
It would great to do this in a strategic way.
This would ensure that your return on investment is as high as it can possibly be for you or your business.
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