Becoming a successful blogger means becoming an expert in your field. You can use this status to earn money through opportunities, while increasing the value you provide to your readers.
- Writing Gigs: By showcasing your writing talents on your blog, you've provided a living resume to any blog network or news site that might be interested in hiring you.
- Seminars and Workshops: As an expert, you can invite readers to visit with you in person for seminars and workshops.
- Bloggers for Hire: Get yourself hired to blog for a corporate Web site.
- Blogger Jobs: Like Bloggers for Hire, Blogger Jobs can connect you with sites in need of a blogger.
- Go Offline: Take your blogging skills offline as a columnist in a newspaper or magazine.
- Guest Blogging: Fill in for fellow bloggers as a guest writer for a nominal fee or just future reciprocation.
- Job Board: If you're an industry leader, set up a job board that your readers can use to hire or be hired for positions in your field.
- Create a Radio Station: With a radio station, you can feature podcasts, sell showcase spots to budding artists and even sell audio advertising.
- Consulting: If you've found success as a blogger, you probably have a lot of knowledge to share about mastering both the Internet and your field. Freelance as a consultant and get paid for sharing what you know.
- Speaking: Your blog can get your noticed by industry leaders and can land you speaking engagements at conferences and meetings.
- Book: A number of popular bloggers have landed lucrative book deals.
- Interviews: Share your knowledge on a new medium and go on radio or TV interviews.
