Your website design has successfully allowed you to be a part of the online scene. Now you’re devoting a lot of love and time into keeping your website content fresh for our audience.

Luckily, there are a number of ways you earn money from your site. And since so many people enjoy visiting it, it just takes a little hard work and ingenuity. So we’re sharing 4 proven methods to monetize your website which can also generate revenue. Plus, the results will be positive impact your online presence.

How To Monetize Your Website

01. Monetize Your Website With Online Courses

Creating a paid online course is an excellent use of your expertise. Given the popularity of virtual classes, finding students shouldn’t be a problem.

If you’re an expert in different fields, choose the area most appeals to your audience. And ensure that you’re highly knowledgeable in this area so that you can adequately answer related questions. Then, you’ll need to devise a plan. A good question to ask is, “Is what I want to teach interesting to others?” This will help you narrow your scope and keep you focused on the specialized area.

Next, you can start creating the content for the online course. This includes graphics, videos, recording sessions, and uploading the content for your students.

02. Sell Merchandise

Digital shopping is thriving. This year has barely started and so far, 69% of Americans have shopped online. And last year, 25% of Americans shopped online at least once per month. According to a recent internet retail report, these numbers are even higher for Europe.

However, to monetize your website, you’ll first have to create an online store and add products to it. These products can either be digital for download or physical products you ship. The good news is that if you currently have a site, you can simply add an ecommerce section.

And the best thing about an online store is that you can operate it from anywhere. Various types of ecommerce apps will allow you to process payments, refunds and shipping easily. But don’t forget about including a personalized shopping experience and user-friendly checkout. Additionally, offering features such as wishlist and product availability will help you stand out from the crowd.

03. Give Sponsored Reviews

The great thing about sponsored reviews is that you write them yourself. And you don’t have to wait to get paid per click. Instead, research a handful of potential advertisers you fell might wan to purchase sponsored reviews from you.

Most companies will send you samples so that you can try out the product yourself. If not, request samples to ensure the products meet your standards. After all, how else will you know whether you should endorse the product? Also, seek out brands that you trust and avoid those with sub-standard products. After testing the product, write a review for your audience. Then you can earnestly feature the product on your admired website.

04. Write an eBook

Contrast to blog posts, ebooks are considered long-form content. Therefore you’ll be able to further expand your ideas and provide various concepts. And with ebooks, you can make them more engaging with graphics to entice your readers.

As with anything that’s worth sharing, you’ll want to invest the necessary time to put your book together. First, unless you already know everything about the topic, you’ll need to do research. Second, if you’re not good with creating graphics, hire a professional graphic designer, at least for the cover art. Profits are always a concern. So at least you’ll get to keep all your profits from the ebook sells as there’s no publisher involved.

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Hazel Burgess

Hazel Burgess
FOUNDER/SEO DIRECTOR

Hazel is the Founder & SEO Director at Envisager Studio, a premier website design agency specializing in WordPress website design, development and internet marketing. In her spare time, she writes about search engine optimization, website design, and internet marketing.