Is easy to feel discouraged about learning to make money online with a blog, especially when it “looks” like everyone is doing it but it feels like you don’t have the skills, age, or background to make a go of it.  The quick and short answer to “is it too late to start a blog and make money online” is NO, however if you keep reading I will give you some real world statistics and knowledge to back this up and hopefully give you the encouragement to get started now.

It’s quite normal for everyone who starts researching how to make money online to get overwhelmed and a little discouraged to start.

Main Reasons People Get Discourages When Starting A Blog

1. There are a lot of different ways to go about it.   Starting a blog or any online money making adventure should be tailored to you and your heart felt interests.

2. If you have already been doing research, then you have probably noticed all the sudden ads popping up with NUMEROUS people trying to sell you their courses so you can learn how they made money and you can do it to right?  These ads create a sense of inspiration at first, but later leads to overwhelm because it’s hard to pick which way to go about it.

3.  If you have decided a niche or topic get into to make money online via a blog, social media site, etc., then you probably have noticed your competition.  They have nice websites, YouTube channels and are already doing well doing what you want to do, so how will you ever catch up or look as good as them right?

Here are some facts to defuse and demystify the 3 topics above.  This should automatically build back in some encouragement and belief in your heart that YOU CAN STILL DO THIS!

Things to know about topic #1: A Lot Of Different Ways To Go About Making Money Online:

First thing you should know is that a Blog and a Websites are virtually the same thing.  Website is a loose term that can mean a lot of things for example, a website can be a single landing page so when you run a social media add, the visitor lands on a page on your website (yes blogs have this capability too).  Websites are a set of web “pages” located under a singe domain.  The only slight difference between a website and a blog is that its still a website, with the ability to create blog posts or “articles”.

Blog posts typically rank better and offer more traffic potential than web pages, especially in the long run.   They have dates similar to articles letter the algorithms and visitors know how old the content is which is important.

Sharing those interests with a targeted, specific audience is where true long term wealth is made, you will need a blog to do that effectively.  Additionally, if you don’t love what you are blogging about, you might make a quick buck, but you will most likely burn out and fail in the long run.

Blogging generally offers significantly higher potential for income compared to solely relying on social media without a dedicated website. Reference: https://luisazhou.com/blog/blogging-statistics/

And DemandMetric reports that companies with blogs produce an average of 67% more leads monthly than companies that don’t blog. Reference: https://www.demandmetric.com/content/content-marketing-infographic

Things to know about topic #2: Avoid Getting Stuck In Other Peoples Money Making Ideas

If you plan to make an substantial money online to support yourself, you want a blog.   Having a space to talk about and promote a specific topic of interest or skill of yours is critical to long term success.   Most blogs fail because they get wrapped up learning too many different “get rich quick” programs and don’t consider their own heart felt interest or values at the time.  

Advertisers know you are roaming around the Internet interested in learning to make money online and they will throw every idea under the sun at you in hopes of making money off of you.   It’s not that these are not valuable programs, but you MUST avoid getting distracted into something that doesn’t have your interests and skills in mind.

73% of high-earning bloggers focus their content on the interests of a specific group.  SEO offers no guarantees, but is one of the bulletproof methods for increasing blog advertising rates is to focus on a specific audience. Reference: https://serpwatch.io/blog/blogging-statistics/

Its really not too late to start a blog and make money online.  Spend time honing in on your own superman story, your interests and skills to help the world and sell those.   And then focus on locating your keyword rich niche that already loves what you want to share.

Things to know about topic #3: Move Past “I’m Not Good Enough” And The Competition.

Truth, most people on the planet are not online marketers, most people are consumers.  Don’t believe me? Ask yourself this question, look around at everyone you now know and have known over your whole life and ask yourself how many of them you know that make a living online?   That will tell you right there how many people are actually doing this.   Its easier than you think and it just “looks” like a crowded space when you are online, but the truth is most people aren’t even trying to make money blogging and there is PLENTY of room and wealth for you too.

According to a Pew Research Center study, around 16% of Americans have ever earned money through online gig platforms, with approximately 9% having done so within the past year. Statistic Reference

Even if there is competition in your niche or someone that is already doing what you want to do, choose to see that as a healthy thing because IT IS.  There is plenty of room to make money when competition is present.  If anything competition proves people are interested and buying in that niche.

It can feel overwhelming when you start as you see all those other fancy websites and competitors marketing their goods already and soon that thought creeps in “Im not good enough”.  This is a mind trap to be avoided, don’t listen to it.  It’s natural to feel that way however moving past it and choosing not to believe that will create true abundance in your life.  Focusing what matters to you, how you feel about it internally, and your business is key to real success.  Not sure how to get started doing this, check out my rapid refocus guide here.

Building a nice website is easier than you think these days, especially with the use of AI and even your competitors had to start from nothing but an idea at some point too.  Start somewhere with a good plan surrounding your genuine interests, share your knowledge and interest through blog posts targeting your specific audience that aligns with your skills and interest, then sell them your product or ideas and you are well on your way to attracting money into your life with ease.

Leave a comment below if this helped you, would love to see you be one of the few who enjoy the freedom of blogging for money and ditching your 9-5.