How to build a profitable blog

Follow our series as Glen Allsopp of ViperChill teaches Andrea Wren about starting up a blog and how to monetise her hard work

  • How to build a profitable blog: the future for Butterflyist

    Our blogging experiment is over. Here, Andrea Wren recalls the lessons in getting Butterflyist off the ground and reveals her plans for its future

  • How to build a profitable blog: create a product to sell

    In the 11th part of her series on how to build a blog, Andrea Wren discusses using the blog to sell a product

  • How to build a profitable blog: getting down to business

    In the 10th part of her series on how to build a blog, Andrea Wren looks at generating money with advertising

  • How to build a profitable blog: my secret revealed

    In the ninth part of her series on how to build a blog, Andrea Wren finally feels confident enough to unveil her own boundary-pushing blog, Butterflyist

  • How to build a profitable blog: niche engagement and web strategies

    In the eighth part of her series on blog-building, Andrea Wren looks at interaction with other blogging sites to generate traffic

  • How to build a profitable blog: go viral

    In the seventh of her series on building a profitable blog, Andrea Wren looks at the difference between a post that will be shared and tweeted – and one that won't

  • How to build a profitable blog: developing your content

    In the sixth of her guides on building a profitable blog, Andrea Wren looks at providing value – the key to drawing in visitors

  • How to build a profitable blog: differentiate your content

    In the fifth of her guides to building a profitable blog, Andrea Wren looks at getting the content of your blog to stand out from others in the niche

  • How to build a profitable blog: email marketing and other site services

    In the fourth of her guides to building a profitable blog, Andrea Wren looks at email marketing, statistic tracking and other site-related services

  • How to build a profitable blog: developing a design and theme

    In the third of her guides to building a profitable blog Andrea Wren advises on how to make your blog look good and draw in the readers

  • How to build a profitable blog: choosing a domain name

    Andrea Wren advises on choosing a suitbale domain name and a blogging platform to fit

  • How to build a profitable blog: deciding on your subject

    Andrea Wren is aiming to build a successful career and business as a blogger. Her first step is to decide what subject to blog on

  • How to build and monetise a blog

    Monetising your blog isn't as hard as you may think. Andrea Wren discovers you can earn a living from writing about what you know and enjoy

Topics

  • Blogging
  • Work & careers
  • Digital media
  • All sectors
  • Work-life balance