By Ben
Good question, can you make an income spiritually blogging in 2020? As long as there is a spiritual path, and as long as there is the internet, there will always be those looking to make a living from their passion. Understandably. So in short I would say yes, you can make money spiritual blogging in 2020, but it takes certain skills.
Here are the main ways you can make money spiritual blogging in 2020. Each has it’s own little caveat at the bottom to keep your expectations grounded.
Advertising
Google Adsense
Google Adsense basically allows you to copy and paste some code provided by Google in to your website. There are lots of different types of ads and ways of doing it but for the purposes of this website the adverts appear where this code is pasted. Alternatively you can ask Google to automatically install the ads where it thinks are the best places from assessing your site. I personally found this a bit too intrusive and I had too many ads in places I didn’t want them.
It is fairly straight forward though, create an Adsense account and follow the instructions laid out there. Google keep it simple because they want people to use it. That said I did have a few hiccups and problems but a few internet searches later and I found the answers I needed. There are of lots of YouTube videos on how to do it so no need to worry that it might be out of your grasp.
The key for me was to block any unwanted ads and try to incorporate ones that were appropriate, ones that people might be interested in. You never get it 100% right and it is an on-going thing to keep an eye on.
These ads can bring you an income based on people clicking or just viewing them. Once they have been added to your site they will look a bit like this…
Caveat. These days Google Adsense requires usually a lot of traffic to your website before it will make you any income. Especially spiritually blogging in 2020 which is quite a niche within blogging. New websites really don’t have the traffic numbers to make this profitable at first. Don’t rely on just ad revenue to make your spiritual blog work.
Private Advertising
Privately placed ads on your website will often give you a weekly or monthly income. As this is a private deal between yourself and another entity it can be as complicated or simple as you both agree on. You can also choose which companies or people to work with, ensuring that they fit in with your brand, spiritually speaking.
Some companies may ask you to review their product or service in the form of a blog in exchange for a fee. This is another good way of advertising just make sure you give an honest review and keep your integrity intact!
Caveat. Private advertising income can be sporadic and dependent on the time of year, what budgets businesses have available, etc.
Sponsorships
Sponsored blogs or posts are where a company pays you to promote them, but not through ads, in one form or another. If your blog becomes successful and you have gained a social media following for example, promoting them to your audience can bring in good returns. Promoting businesses to your audience is very much based on your trust and assessment of that company. If you promote businesses that are not involved with your spiritual message in one way or another your audience will soon catch on. E.g. If I promoted vegan juices – cool. If I promoted KFC – not cool.
Caveat. Always make sure you tell your audience that your blog or post is sponsored, e.g using #ad in social media posts or writing at the top of your post so that it’s clear to see. Not doing this could get you in hot water legally and will lose you credibility with readers.
Donations
The Realiser blog uses Patreon to gratefully receive any donations that people may want to make. Some other sites I have seen use a PayPal donation plugin, there are quite a few ways this can be done.
These contributions to you and your business can really help especially in the early days. I chose Patreon as it provides ways to give back to those people who make small, monthly donations in the form of personal blogs and photos etc that isn’t available to anyone else.
Caveat. It goes without saying that any donations you receive should be completely transparent so that donators can see where their money is going. For example, buying a new car with donations, not cool. Forwarding them on to the less fortunate, cool.
Online Products
E-books, webinars, online courses, guides on meditation, breath work, crystals, how to connect, places to go, people to meet, Skype guided meditations etc are all good resources that you can sell from your sight.
E-products can all be downloaded directly from your site so no need for postage and your customer can have access to it straight away. Once you have created something you think people will be interested in the work is done and it can be downloaded lots of times without any need for further work. These will also drive further revenue from people who want more personal help or services.
Caveat. These do sometimes require a technical knowledge on how to design them and have them available on your website available for download etc. It’s nothing you can’t learn though!
Speaking
Once you have shown you can run a successful blog/business teaching others how to do the same can be very lucrative. Speaking at an event or show or for a small group privately can certainly be a good way of turning your knowledge in to an income.
Top professionals often charge thousands for just a few hours of their time. The ways spiritual blogging in 2020 can make money from these types of engagements on a regular basis can be very rewarding.
Caveat. I personally am not the type of person who is great at standing up in front of people and telling them how I think it is. You have to be a fairly confident person to do this. I often lean towards income from ads like this one…
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is the promotion of trackable links towards a product or service in exchange for a commission on the sale of that product or service. For example, a company provides you with a link which takes people to the sale of a meditation book. This link tracks the source of thats persons visit to the site containing the books and for every book bought you receive 20% commission.
If you have a dedicated following or a good amount of visitors to your blog these affiliate sales can again contribute a good income. If you’ve ever wondered which ways spiritual blogging in 2020 can make money, affiliate marketing will something you will come across regularly.
Caveat. Like advertising revenue, affiliate marketing does generally take a good amount of readers of your blog or traffic to your website. Also, make sure that the products that you have affiliate links to fit in with your spiritual message. For example, I created this website via DIVI, a drag and drop style website builder, if you click this banner and sign up I make some money.
In Summary
Keep in mind that making money from spirituality requires dedication, time, persistence and hard work. Just like any other business. I can’t stress enough the importance of giving people something that they will value and that will help them.
It doesn’t have to cost a fortune to get started and to create your website if you are willing to learn a few initial skills.
Remember the questions you had when you first began your spiritual journey because other people will have similar ones.
If you think if any way spiritual bloggers make money let us know! Good luck and much love!
Keep in mind that making money from spirituality requires dedication, time, persistence and hard work. Just like any other business. I can’t stress enough the importance of giving people something that they will value and that will help them.
It doesn’t have to cost a fortune to get started and to create your website if you are willing to learn a few initial skills.
Remember the questions you had when you first began your spiritual journey because other people will have similar ones.
If you think if any new ways spiritual blogging in 2020 can make money let us know! Good luck and much love!
Realiser
Realiser was born from a dream to be in a realised state, a state of awaken. To be able to see the most obvious things having missed them for so many years. Subsequently I wanted to create something to serve as an example of how it could be. If only we might spend the time loving that we spend hating. Above all spending the time to be kind to others for no reason. You get the idea. I will travel around doing what I can and would love for you to join me. Follow my path here…
