Are you interested in starting a blog online to make money? If so, you might be confused about which niche to pick for writing. You can pick any topic, but not all of them are suitable for beginners. On top of that, if you choose the wrong niche, you might end up losing interest in blogging after a short while. That is why I’ve come up with a list of 11 types of money-making blogs that are suitable for beginners.
The types of money-making blogs for beginners include food, health, fitness, lifestyle, green living, craft, fashion, marketing, finance, parenting, travel, and pets blog.
But just knowing the niches is not enough. There are two things which you need to know that will help you to make the right choice. They are:
- why they are beginner-friendly
- how to choose the perfect topic for YOUR blogs
And through this article, I am going to address these things. So, let’s begin!
Best Types of Money-Making Blogs for Beginners
Down below, I have listed the best types of money-making blogs. Hopefully, you will find a niche from this list that you would like to write about.
1. Craft/DIY Blog
This is perfect for those who have a knack for crafts. This type of blog shows people how to make crafts, home décor, DIY projects, etc. The possibility of creative/DIY blogs is endless.
And by creating this type of blog, you can certainly start making money. Before building your blog, first, you need to think about DIY projects or crafting ideas that the readers can recreate with ease.
To become a successful creative/DIY blog writer, you need to target the right audience and create content so that your readers keep coming back again and again.
To publish your creative blogs, you can use social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. On top of that, you can use video sharing websites like YouTube or TikTok to showcase how you create your crafts.
And remember, you can always change the course if you need to.
2. Food Blog
Foods are one of the basic needs of every human being. It is also the most popular niche for blogs. And if you are a food enthusiast, this might be the perfect niche for you to start blogging.
Most of the food blogs are like recipe books. Here you write about tasty dishes and teach your readers how to make them. You will also need to attach nice photos of your dishes to attract more readers.
Be creative in the food niche. Other than food recipes, this type of blog also includes restaurant reviews, DIY drinks, affordable eating tips, and much more.
There are some complaints that food blogs are difficult to monetize. But this is not true at all. There are many examples of successful food bloggers who have made it their full-time job. And if you are passionate about food, you should definitely give it a try.
There are many ways how you can monetize your blog. You can create YouTube channels, cookbooks, or even make money from the ads placed on your blogging website. In that way, even if your blogs are failing to generate money, you can earn from these extra sources.
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3. Lifestyle Blog
This type of blog is unlike any other mentioned in this list. All the other type of blogs represents only one specific topic. But lifestyle blogs are different. They include a bunch of topics starting from personal experience to dating, relationship advice, culture, productivity, and much more.
The audience of this type of blog is those people who like reading magazines. Lifestyle blogs also contain short stories, product reviews, and life advice. This type of blog mainly generates money from affiliate links.
On top of that, other people can also post this type of blog on other sites. This is commonly known as “Guest posting.” It is also a great way to increase the number of readers of your blogs.
As a beginner with lots of ideas, lifestyle blogs may be the perfect choice for you to start your career as a blogger. As you write more and more content, you will learn what the audience actually wants to read about. Remember to write contents that people are interested in.
4. Finance Blog
This is one of my favorite. I like reading books or blogs, watching videos about finances.
What about you? Do you have vast experience and knowledge of handling money? If that is the case, finance blogs might be the perfect choice for you.
No matter what era it is, people will always look for financial advice like how they can save some money or advice related to financial investment.
So, this is a niche that will nerve get old. And if you are plenty knowledgeable in this niche, you can make a fortune writing finance blogs.
This type of blog provides valuable financial insights to the audience, whether they are young or adult. These blogs cover topics starting from money-saving opportunities to money mindset, investment advice, and much more.
So, you will never run out of topics to discuss.
In my opinion, this is the best type of blog for making money. So, if you are knowledgeable in finance, have a shot at it.
5. Health and Fitness Blog
Health and Fitness Blog is another one of those evergreen topics. No matter what year you are living in, people will always search for exercise, nutrition, diet, mental health, or anything that is related to fitness and health. This is a niche that everyone can relate to. Do you agree?
There are endless topics related to health and fitness that you can write about. Other than that, you can incorporate affiliate links, online fitness courses, or your own health products into the blogs. This can make your website more profitable.
However, you should have a clear idea about what you are trying to say through your blogs. When it comes to health and fitness, the last thing your audience will want is inaccurate or misleading information about health.
Also, you can create video tutorials, podcasts to connect with the readers more. But this niche is a competitive space. However, if you are committed and know what you are doing, you can make a lot of money through health and fitness blogs.
6. Parenting Blog
This type of blog is also known as “Mom blog.” The contents of this type of blog mainly cover how to raise your child and other related topics.
Every parent at least once in their lifetime has asked others for parenting advice. And through this type of blog, you will be sharing your own parenting experiences and advice.
Like many niches included in this article, this one is also evergreen in nature. However, your audience will change much more frequently compared to other niches. Because when a baby is born, parents will most likely look for advice related to newborn babies. As the baby grows old, they might not be relevant at all.
So, blogging about a specific age is not a good idea when it comes to parenting blogs. Parenting blogs also include topics like work and parenting, raising teenagers, homeschooling kids, etc. And on top of blogging, you can add affiliate links or promote products on your website as a source of extra earning opportunities.
7. Travel Blog
Almost every people dream about visiting the Eifel Tower, Bali, or the Statue of Liberty. But planning, budgeting the trip can cause a lot of hassle. And travel blogs can help you a lot in this case.
This type of blog provides the readers valuable information and resources which can make the planning and budgeting of a trip very easy. Travel blogs mainly make money through affiliate links and promoting travel gears.
You can also collaborate with travel companies and hotels, or you can promote your travel services – providing tourists with travel guides through which you can earn a lot of money.
Travel blogs have become immensely popular in recent years. And there are no signs that indicate that this popularity is going to decrease anytime soon. So, this is a great place to start your blogging career.
8. Fashion Blog
If you have a great fashion sense, you can give this niche a shot. You can express your unique sense of style through this type of blog. Fashion trends keep changing all the time. So, if are trying to become a fashion blogger, you will have to keep up with the latest trends.
There are many ways that you can monetize your fashion blogs than any other niches mentioned in this article. For instance, you can do affiliate marketing, sell your own products, or you can become an influencer on social media like Facebook or Instagram.
While you are writing this type of blog, you can focus on mainly two categories of fashion. The first one that you can write about is the fashion trend among common people.
You can write blogs about the best fashion trends that you can find in stores like Walmart. These blogs will not generate a lot of money through affiliate links. However, they can potentially attract a lot of traffic to your blog.
The other option is focusing on luxury fashion. When you write about this category, your audience will be a handful of people, but earnings per sale through affiliate links will be a lot higher compared to the previous category.
9. Pets Blog
The number of people who are willing to do anything for their loved pet is more than you can imagine. And if you have tons of experience with a specific breed of pet, then a pet blog might be the right choice for you as a beginner.
In pets’ blogs, you will be mostly discussing pet training tips, treats, and advice on how to take care of your darling pet. In this type of blog, the main way you will be able to earn money is through affiliate links. You can add affiliate links to your favorite pet food, toys, or pet care product in your blogs.
When it comes to their pets, people are willing to spend any amount of money without flinching. So, you can earn a lot through your blogs.
10. Marketing Blog
This is one of the best types of money-making blogs. This type of blog is targeted at those who are trying to make money online. Marketing blogs help their readers to learn online marketing skills and how to use these skills to launch an online business.
Marketing blogs cover topics like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), eCommerce marketing, email marketing. You can also write about business news or trends, online marketing strategies, small business marketing, and much more. There is an endless number of topics when it comes to marketing blogs.
11. Green Living Blog
This is relatively a new topic that has great potential to take off in near future. As you have already learned that our world is facing many problems like global warming, fossil fuel pollution, the scarcity of clean water, etc. These problems have created an interest among people about green lifestyle.
Now more and more people are searching for ways to conserve energy, fossil fuel alternatives, and recycling product. This has created an entirely new niche that has been growing in the last few years. And this trend will only get stronger in the upcoming years. So, if you want to blog about something different and make money, this niche might be the right pick for you.
Tips on Finding a Suitable Niche for Blogging
Now when choosing a niche for your blogs, you might find yourself in a dilemma on what to choose. And when you seek others’ help, most of them will tell you to pick one that you feel comfortable writing about. But this is not enough when you are blogging to make money.
That is why I’ve shared some tips on how you can choose the perfect niche for you. This will not only help you generate a lot of traffic to your blogging website but also will become a successful income source.
1. Pick a Niche That You are Well Familiar With
When someone is starting a blog site for the first time, it can be an exciting experience for him or her.
But there are lots of instances where many people have given up blogging within just a few months after the launch of their blogging site. And for most cases, the reason was that bloggers have lost interest in writing about the topic they picked.
You have to be very careful when choosing a niche for your blogs. The topic has to be something that you feel comfortable writing about. It can be anything like a hobby, something you just bought, or a niche from the list mentioned in this article that you know a lot, or the niche you would like to learn about yourself.
It just has to be something that you will never get bored writing or talking about. Otherwise, you will become a failure like those mentioned above.
2. Do Extensive Research
This is important! Whenever you choose a topic, do an extensive market search on that to find out whether it is still relevant or not.
To perform a market search, you can use Google Trends. You can type the niche that you picked on the search bar and see whether the audience for that topic is big enough or not from the search result. In the search result, Google Trends will show you how many people have searched online using this keyword.
If you see that the trend graph for this niche keeps on increasing for the last couple of years, you can go along with this topic. But if the slope is decreasing, that means that people are losing interest in that topic. So, it is best to avoid this type of niche and find another one that will create a successful blog that will last many years.
3. Try Choosing a Smaller Niche
Sometimes, some keywords might be a bit competitive as there are lots of websites on the internet competing for it. In this case, you should choose a smaller niche.
When you search a niche using Google Trends, you will see some related keywords at the bottom of the Google search result webpage. There you can pick a term and search it to compare the search result with the previous one.
You can use Google AdWords Keyword Planner to analyze the keywords. Here is a helpful article on how to create Google AdWords Keyword Planner account without a campaign. And as you do, with an extensive comparison between related keywords, you will find some less competitive niches that you can use for your blogs.
4. Make Sure That the Niche is Profitable
Now, to make money from your blogs, you have to make sure that the niche that you picked is profitable. To test this, search in Google AdWords to find out whether any brand is promoting their product using your keywords. And if you find what you are looking for, that means that you have chosen the right niche for blogging.
You can monetize your blogs using Google AdSense ads, or you can add affiliate links in blogs. The more sale is completed through your affiliate link, the better your earnings will be.
Final Thoughts
Through this article, I’ve explained why the niches mentioned here are suitable for beginner bloggers for making money. I’ve also shed some light on how to choose a suitable topic for money-making blogs.
It might take a while to generate some traffic on your blog site at first. But don’t give up. If you are persistent and keep working with passion, all your effort will be rewarded eventually.
What about you? Is it too difficult to choose your ideal niche? You know, the main thing is to start. Choose your niche and begin writing!
May you Prosper in ALL Good Things!
Haly
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Well, well, well it is very interesting. So many great ideas to think about!!!
Hi Iryna,
Yes, there are so many ideas. We hope you will find the niche which you love. The main thing is to start!
I wish you success on your journey!
Haly