You now have a successful blog up and running. By this measure, it means that you have a steady following or audience – your blog’s followers.
Your website is ranking well. So, with this kind of advantage, you can now do so much more than just being blogging per se. Give yourself a chance to increase the marketability and profitability factor of your blog. In so doing, you’re able to make the most of all the hard work that you’ve put into this moneymaking hobby.
Today, when you go through many blogs, you’ll find that there’s also a wide array of products that are being sold through these blogs. Selling products and services on your blog is actually one of the best, most effective, and sneakiest ways for you to turn the loyal audience that you now have into a steady stream of followers.
If you’re looking to get started with this kind of venture, you’re in the right place. Read through below to learn more about the many ways as to how you can effectively market products and services on your blog.
1 Start By Utilizing Your Email List
One of the advantages of already having a blog up and running is you’ve got an existing email list to start with. This email list refers to those subscribers that have signed up to updates that you’d consistently send through your blog. You can make use of this subscriber list to sell your products and services to them.
This process is also referred to as email marketing. The key is to send emails that are effective enough to capture the attention of your subscribers. That way, they’ll actually open the email and buy a purchase. Else, your email might just end up in the spam folder.
That said, here are some of the best tips for effective email marketing:
- Send your emails at an appropriate time, which is usually in the middle of the week. That’s when most email users will spend more time browsing through their email. Then, do it also between nine to ten o’clock in the morning, according to your own time zone.
- Keep your message subject brief and concise but also catchy.
- Send visual emails since these can also capture the attention of the recipient the most. By this, it means that you’ve got graphics and other media to go along with the photos of your products and services.
2.Get Started With Affiliate Marketing
Another way for you to sell products and services is to get started with affiliated marketing. This refers to the act of working as an affiliate, whereby you promote products and services in your blog.
Here, you’re not selling your own products. Instead, you’re selling other businesses’ products, which naturally fall within your specific niche. In exchange for your efforts, you’re paid a fixed fee per blog post.
For instance, if you’re in the business of selling cannabis-related products or other health and wellness medication, you can build a strong cannabis affiliate network.
On top of that, some companies also give compensation for every sale that’s made on the product. One of which is through a link that you share on your blog, with your corresponding code.
Another means of affiliate marketing has to do with promoting services. This is very common in the tourism industry. Here, in exchange for a promotional blog from your end, you’re given a free holiday or stay in the resort or from the airline company. Either way, it works as a win-win for you. Not only do you get to earn, but you also have the potential to travel for free, too.
3.Answer Questions In Forums
When you have an established blog up and running, chances are, you’re also going to meet the need of answering questions in different forums. Directly, there may be other Internet users that’ll interact with you through the “Contact Me” or comments suggestions of your own blog.
Use these as an opportunity for you to sell various products and services. A sneaky way for you to do it is to take note of some common concerns or problems that the Internet users may have. If you feel that you have a product to offer that addresses their concerns, grab this chance to promote a product or service.
Because these Internet users have long been following your blog, they already trust you enough to take your word for it. You don’t have to start from scratch by trying to gain the love and patriotism of these Internet users.
Conclusion
With this list of different ways to sell products in your blog, you can now see that it’s actually a doable venture for anyone. If other bloggers can do it, then surely you can, too. Plus, there’s also that added advantage whereby you can also choose the means of promoting your blog that best speaks to your preference. This makes the venture into selling through your blog a more enjoyable and easier one. Now, get started with selling and earning more.