So, you want to create a website, and make money, but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you’ve got a site and dabbled a little, but still need more ideas on how to generate cash flow? Well, this is the presentation to be at. We’ll be talking about: 1. Ways you can make money using WordPress 2. Tips to set you on the right path 3. WordPress plugins to assist you along the way And by the way, I’m giving you a couple links to a large list of links to some of those money making opportunities too! Hopefully by the time you walk away from this WordCamp, you’ll be able to start creating your own plan, implement some of the tips mentions in this talk, and begin making some money with your WordPress website. I’m literally giving you the kitchen sink, because you’ll have references to some articles that have lots of opportunities for you to make money with your blog and social media handles. [ Note: Because LinkedIn SlideShare no longer allows re-uploading slides to modify presentations, on the e-Commerce link, there is a plugin missing - WooCommerce. You can find that at http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce ]

1. Make Money
with WordPress
by Nile Flores @blondishnet
for Bloggers

2. Objective
❏ Discuss ways you can make
money using WordPress
❏ Share tips to set you on the
right path
❏ Share resources and
WordPress plugins to assist
you along the way

4. Why Blog Using WordPress
❏ Extremely fast to set up and start a WordPress powered
site
❏ Web hosting can be quite affordable for your WordPress
website
❏ Easy to learn, and plenty resources to learn how to use it
❏ WordPress is the #1 CMS for a reason - top in current
technologies for content management systems

5. #1 Reason for using WordPress
You can do whatever you want with WordPress, which includes making
money with it.

6. But, before you try to make money blogging
blogging...
❏ It’s important to have an about page to
let people know who you are and what
you’re offering.
❏ It’s important to have a means of
contact.
❏ You should be building a newsletter list.
❏ Return on investment is the name of the
game.

7. Contact Form plugins for WordPress
❏ Gravity Forms (premium/ paid) - https://www.gravityforms.com/
❏ Ninja Forms (free) - https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/
❏ Contact Form 7 - https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/

8. Newsletters? People who stumble upon
your site, may not always be
immediately interested in what you’ ve
got. Offering a newsletter allows you to
keep contact and maybe bring them
back later.

9. Newsletter Services
❏ Aweber.com
❏ MailChimp.com
❏ ConstantContact.com
❏ MadMimi.com

10. Newsletter plugins for WordPress
❏ MailChimp for WordPress http://bit.ly/mailchimpwp
❏ AWeber Web Form Plugin http://bit.ly/1zxbBqy
❏ Constant Contact for WordPress http://bit.ly/1sfaZ3i
❏ Mad Mimi for WordPress http://bit.ly/1vVZ13q

11. You are a business when making money blogging.

12. Your goal is to gain subscribers, commentators,
engagement, and above all, buyers, otherwise,
you end up with a bunch of window shoppers
and empty pockets.

13. Ways to Make Money Blogging
Breaking it down:
❏ Write sponsored posts.
❏ Try affiliate marketing.
❏ Become a virtual assistant blogger.
❏ Blog regularly for a bigger company.
❏ Join networks that do ad sharing.
❏ Join 3rd party banner, video, or text ad companies
❏ Sell your own product

14. Doesn’t matter what blogging niche...
You can still find plenty of opportunities to make money blogging.

15. Write sponsored posts
Get paid to blog! Sponsored posts are articles you
write, either for your own blog or someone else’s
site, about some product, service or company.

16. Sponsored Post Resources
Learn about making your own media kit -
https://blondish.net/what-should-you-include-in-your-media-kit/
Links to Sponsored Post related opportunities -
https://www.godaddy.com/garage/how-to-make-money-blogging/

17. Try affiliate marketing
Sell other people’s products and services while
enjoying a percentage of the sales. It could be by
reviewing products, or even putting up ads on
your website.

18. Become a virtual assistant blogger
Become a virtual assistant blogger for another blog site or sell articles to
other websites.
https://blondish.net/a-guide-to-ghost-blogging/

19. Blog regularly for a bigger company
Some well established businesses will pay top dollar for extraordinary and unique blog posts.

20. Join networks that do ad sharing
Ad sharing allows networks to host platforms for
bloggers to publish their content while making
money. When an ad that’s tied to your article
within their network is clicked on or viewed, you
get a small percentage.

21. Join 3rd party banner, video, or text ad companies
Make money by placing banner, video or
text ads on your site. You get money per
click.
Note: Ad networks are picky. They like
sites with a good amount of content and
usually steer clear of brand-new
websites.

22. Just remember: it can take time to earn
a payout, especially if your blog doesn’t
receive a lot of traffic.

23. How to get ads on your blog
Contains tips on how to not get too spammy as
well as quite a few ad network opportunities
other than Google Adsense.
https://bit.ly/2KlmDeR

24. Host your own banner or text ads on your blog
WordPress plugins:
❏ Ads by datafeedr.com http://bit.ly/1wJ5KRk
❏ Advanced Ads https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-ads/

25. Sell your own product
Got something to sell that you made, sell it directly from your WordPress website. You
can mention it on your blog and build content around your products.

26. WordPress e-Commerce plugins
❏ Exchange - https://ithemes.com/exchange/
❏ WP e-commerce - http://bit.ly/1q2F63w
❏ Easy Digital Downloads - http://bit.ly/1vYhA8y

27. WordPress Affiliate plugins
AffiliateWP - http://affiliatewp.com/

28. T H A N K Y O U !
Hi! I’m Nile Flores!
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