379: 7 Ways to Monetize Your Food Blog Before 50,000 Pageviews with Brooke Harmer

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In episode 379, Brooke Harmer teaches us how to monetize our blogs before hitting 50,000 pageviews. Explore 7 strategies ranked in order of difficulty and time required.

Brooke launched her food blog in March 2020, because she knew she could work from home and still be a full time mom. However, after her son was born, she struggled to keep up with the demands of the job and constantly felt discouraged that despite her best efforts, she still hadn't hit 50,000 monthly pageviews. Instead of focusing on what she didn't have, she honed in on the time and talents she DID have and began to monetize her business in other creative ways, even while raising her 6 month old son by herself for a time. She has since self-published two cookbooks, landed 5-figure brand deals, and hired her first employee. In this episode, you’ll learn about additional sources of income for your blog, from easy ways to earn money through affiliate marketing and more intense methods like brand work and online courses.

- Focus on the qualitative aspects of your business instead of the quantitative.

- How do you create the habits that will help you monetize?

- What is the best way to go about affiliate marketing?

- Email marketing gives you full control of your audience.

- Sponsor work for a brand requires more time but allows you to make more money.

- What is the difference between sponsor work and freelance work?

- Why do unpaid speaking gigs help your business grow?

- Digital products can help expand your brand and help your audience.

- Are online courses and coaching worth investing time in?

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