I have read a lot of blog posts that say, “Don’t start a blog if you’re just starting it to make money.” Well, I’m here to say that isn’t necessarily true. Why does anyone work? To make money. If you are hoping to make money blogging, I say go for it. Give it your best shot. Will it be easy? No. Could it be worth it? Yes. Should you have other reasons why you have your particular type of blog? Yes.
Below are the top 4 reasons why I blog. Feel free to use any of the graphics below on your own blog post.
I blog to provide an additional income for our family.
Devin has an awesome job with a decent income. However, one day we’d like to buy a house (remember the picture of the house in this post, I want a house like that) and right now, Devin’s income alone isn’t going to be enough. Blogging helps supplement Devin’s income. To be honest though, I am hoping to be the bread-winner someday. Devin will quit his job and we’ll both blog from our lake house. Yeah. That would be nice.
I blog so that I can stay home with my baby.
We wanted an additional income, but I also wanted to stay home with baby Doran. Blogging allows me to do both. I blog while baby sleeps. Blogging is a job that allows me to “work” from home.
I blog to exercise my Mommy brain.
A few months after my baby was born, I felt like my brain was going to mush. I was starting to talk baby talk with regular adults. I had “mommy brain”. According to Urban dictionary, Mommy brains is:
The phenomenon known to mothers where their brains become useless piles of goo after being around their children for too long.”
I really did feel like I was getting less intelligent. Something needed to change. I started this blog as a way to exercise my brain. I am a big believer of continual learning. Learning is good for you.
On a side note, here are some interesting articles on Mommy Brain:
6 Strategies to boost your Mommy Brain
Mommy Brain Memory Tricks
I blog to help others.
If you’ve read our about page, you know that it is my goal to help others become successful bloggers. I know a lot of people starting blogs with amazing content. They don’t necessarily have knowledge of the technical side of blogging, nor are they interested in the technicalities of blogging. That’s where I come in. I am interested in the technicalities and I try to make it easy for my friends and family members (and you!) to be successful bloggers!
Why it is important to be passionate about your blog topic.
I blog about blogging because it’s a subject that interests me. I was surprised when I realized I actually liked the technical side of blogging. Out of all of my college courses, I put the most time and energy into my web business class!
As a blogger, you are your own boss. There isn’t a manager giving you deadlines, or a supervisor keeping you on task. Blogging to make money is just like any other job: it is work. I have seen so many bloggers start a blog with intentions of making it, but end up throwing in the towel. If you want to make money blogging, make sure you choose a blog topic that you are passionate about. It should be something you want to be blogging about today, tomorrow, and in 5 years.
Why do you blog?
I’d love to hear why you blog! Leave a message in the comments, or write your own blog post about why you blog and leave a link.
Hi Kristie,
You are such an Inspiration. Women like us need to take the responsibility in our hands rather than feeling bored in the home. We could do wonders and it seriously gives us some confidence to stand up for ourselves. I never thought I would be working again after 3 Babies but people like you and me should take up each possible opportunities and bloom out of it. Thanks again. I will keep you posted. Loved your work. Great Sharing.
Regards,
Roxy Chan
I am so thankful I have found your blog and I really appreciate how helpful and encouraging you are. I am a single momma of a wonderful little girl. She is my world!! And I would do anything to be able to stay at home with her. I had no idea of what a blog was until a few months ago. I didn’t even know about Pinterest three years ago. I thought that for me to stay home I would have to be a phone rep or sales person. Wow, if I could be able to just get by, but be able to be do so with my little girl next to me.. I would be extremely blessed. I am so not the social one. It is a little scary. But if I could start a blog and if some mommas out there found me encouraging at all to them, oh, I would be happy. So, this is my goal! I am working full time and barely getting by, but I am going to figure out how to do this!!! Thank you so much for all the resources you have but most importantly for how you present it.
I blog because I enjoy doing it. I have been blogging off and on for over 10 years and I love learning new things and meeting new people. I have made money off and on but I really want to at least have my blogs pay for themselves. Blogging (like you stated) really is a job and should be treated as such if you want to be successful. Thank you for all of your grea tips!
You are welcome. With a little strategic planning, I think even bloggers with a small amount of traffic can make enough money to at least cover basic blogging expenses. Let me know if you have any questions about monetizing.
Kristie,
You are an AMAZING inspiration for women like you who want to use Blogging as a means to make a living working from the comforts of home. I commend you on three things:
A. The quality of your content
B. How down to earth you come across to your readers.
C. Your motivation to help others while also doing something you love to make money.
So for all those reason (and more) I will always recommend your Blog as a MUST READ!
P.S. I aspire to be as good a BLOGGER as YOU are and hope to help other people to see the possibilities of entrepreneurship.
Continued success in all of your endeavors
Sincerely,
Jackie J. (aka CreativeGirl 49)
Thank you so much Jackie.
Hey! I blog for a lot of the same reasons, although I am not making much money yet! I hope you get your dream house. Keep up the good work!
p.s. I REALLY like your graphics! How did you make them?
Hi, thanks for the graphics compliment. I make most of my graphics using Adobe Illustrator.
Starting a blog is like starting a business, and it frequently takes a long time to make money! Good luck!
All excellent ideas to blog. I blog because I enjoy it and hope to be able to make it my primary source of income so that I can do things that I enjoy in life. Don’t want to depend on a company for my living 🙂
I blog for the same reasons. I have not started making money yet (haven’t figured out why) but I hope to soon. I love being home with my kids. I have always wanted to be the one who gets to teach them, see their firsts and be the one who is with them. So far I am enjoying your blog and all your great information. Thanks.
I’m glad you enjoy my blog! Hopefully you’ll start making some money soon! I just wrote a post on one way to make money blogging: https://kristiehill.com/make-money-get-traffic/
We’re still hoping to make a little side income from our blog. I blog, so that I can stay home with my 2 kids, while Mr Saver works. Like you, he has a good job, but any additional income I can bring in helps.
I currently work a part-time job 8 hours per week, but we’re hoping blogging can replace that and maybe even increase on it.
Will be following to learn all I can!
You can do it! I’ll be posting some posts soon about making money on your blog!
What a great post! I blog for the same reasons as you do! I also want to make a difference in the world for Christ. I am an older woman with 4 of my 6 children grown. I want to help encourage younger mothers out there as they journey through motherhood.
That is a great reason to blog! I bet a lot of us younger Mom’s will flock to your blog for support!
Hi! I just happened to come across this on Pinterest and I would love to hear how I can go about getting followers! I do blogging because I love writing and I love sharing my DIY projects. I’ve never even thought about the money aspect…I just love to do it. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!
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I blog because it helps me process the lessons God is teaching me through my daughter. I am an external processor. The act of writing helps cement my thoughts, and the care with which I write helps me craft ideas and strategies to help me and others be better parents. I write because I’m a writer. Writing is something I’ve always wanted to do. I write all the time, but would get bored with the topic, story, characters. I will never get bored with my daughter. I have at least 20 more years of material 😉 But I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to hoping to make some money at it. I just don’t know how to go about doing that. If you have any tips, my blog is pretty new. I started it in the spring. I write about Godly parenting. I am slowly building up an audience and have a few followers.
I think we all hope to make some money from it. That’s a lot of work to invest and not get something in return! You could start with finding companies you want to be an affiliate for, or perhaps become an amazon affiliate and recommend books that relate to your topic.
Yes, this is a lot of why I started a blog too. The goal of ours is to help families in Arizona find fun things to do and to inspire people to get out and enjoy life. In addition, I hope to make it worth my time by getting to the point where blogging is beneficial to my family too, with a little extra income or other opportunities that come from writing.
That’s awesome that you want to inspire people to get out and enjoy life, I’m headed over to check out your blog!
I’m glad I read this post. I’ve only started blogging a couple of months ago but I stop and ask myself that question every time I begin a new post! It helps me focus.
Hi Erica! I think it is good for all of us to sit back an remember why we blog.
I am getting started. I am excited to dig through your blog and learn. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Let me know if there is anything you would like to see a tutorial on.
I love this post! I’m so glad you decided to blog, because you’ve already helped me. I’m excited about staying home with my girls and hopefully adding a bit to our income! Excited to read more of your posts!!
Thanks Breanna! I can’t believe how much you are already blogging with such young twins! You’re a super mom!
I love this post, it all rings so true! And I totally love mommy brain. I didn’t actually think it was real, but it so is! 🙂 I think that’s why I started my blog, too. I figured since I’m already going to be doing all these fun things to my house, why not share and write about it? And, of course like you said, I’m trying to earn SOMETHING as well so I can stay home with my little girl. I know it’ll be hard, and will probably take awhile to get going, but I’m going for it!
Pre-baby, I thought that Mommy brain was just an excuse, but it is totally real!
I say go for it! You’re right, you’re already doing those things so why not blog about it? Good luck!
I started my blog as an outlet. That whole mommy mush brain was happening to me! I needed to have something of my own, something that I did just for me. It has been much more rewarding than I could have imagined!
BUT it is also a lot of work. This is why I would like to eventually earn an income from it. I can’t justify all the time and energy I put into my blog unless I start making some $$. If I don’t end up making a little money from it I will most likely have to step back a little. Maybe pursue it more as a hobby and less of business. Which would be ok but I would love to be able to supplement our income with something I consider to be a hobby!
It does take a lot of time! I think most non-bloggers don’t realize how much time blogging takes! Hopefully it starts paying off soon for you! You have a great design and content, so I’m sure it will. Good luck Sarah!