How to Make Money with a Mom Blog (5 Worthwhile Strategies)

Do you have a mom blog? Are you looking for ways to make money with it? You are in luck! Or are you thinking of starting one soon and wondering if it’s worth it? There are many options for how to make money with a mom blog.

In this blog post, we will discuss some of the top 5 most popular methods so that you can start earning your money as soon as possible. Keep reading to learn more!

Why Even Start a Mom Blog?

To start off, let’s go over some of the reasons you might want to consider starting a mom blog. Or, you might even be asking yourself what a blogger actually does. For one, it can be therapeutic. It can be a great way to vent about the stresses of motherhood and connect with other moms who are going through the same thing.

It can also help you build up a community and make some great friends. But most importantly, it can be a great way to make some extra money! Who doesn’t love that?

So, if you’re interested in starting a mom blog or are already running one, keep reading to learn about the different ways you can start making money.

The Top Choice for a Mom Blog Income Generator: Affiliate Marketing

One of the most common ways bloggers make money is through affiliate marketing. You can start almost instantly by signing up for affiliate programs with companies that sell products that your target audience would be interested in.

Then, you can promote those products on your blog and earn a commission on every sale that you generate. For example, if you are a mom blogger who writes about parenting, you could sign up for an affiliate program with a company that sells children’s products that your readers would naturally love.

If you drive traffic to their website and generate sales, they will give you a commission on those sales. Affiliate marketing is a great way to earn money because it doesn’t require you to create your own products and you can start generating revenue quickly.

Which affiliate programs do I start with?

There are umbrella companies that offer affiliate payouts, such as Amazon and Shareasale. Amazon definitely has a large variety of products to sell, making it a popular starting program. However, it is on the lower end of payout percentages, so you’d want to ensure optimal click-through rates with a plugin that showcases your products (like AmaLinksPro!).

Additionally, some companies manage their own affiliate program in-house. These programs can be much more lucrative, offering 40 to even 80% commission on their products that were hundreds of dollars. This is a great way to make money fast even with a small starting audience.

Affiliate niche ideas for a Mom Blog

Niche products are key when you want to make money blogging. You want to be able to target a specific group of people with your blog content so that you can more easily sell products to them. Company niches to consider include:

Parenting classes- such as how to get pregnant, pregnancy prep, birth prep, breastfeeding, newborn care, parenting, and beyond!
Clothing for pregnancy, moms, and babies
Toys
Holiday products and sales
Subscription boxes for pregnancy, kids, date nights, etc.
Baby shower registry items
Mommy self-care products
Meal planning and prep services
Favorite mommy and baby books
And beyond!

#2 Advertising

There are a few different ways to tap into advertising revenue:

The first is selling advertising space on your blog. You can work with companies who want to reach your target audience and individually offer them ad space on your site. They will pay you a certain amount for every month that their ad is up on your site. The amount that you can charge will depend on the traffic

Another way that you can make money with your Mom Blog is by setting up Google Adsense once your blog is getting at least 10,000 unique visitors per month. This is a program run by Google that allows you to place ads on your website. When someone clicks on one of the ads, you earn money. The amount of money you make per click depends on a variety of factors, such as the topic of your blog and the location of the ad. But, it is possible to make a decent amount of money with Adsense.

Other ad companies that require a minimum number of monthly visits include Mediavine and Ezoic.

#3 Networking and Sponsorships

As your mom blog grows, you will have the opportunity to work with brands and companies who want to reach your audience. For a mom blog, this can range from baby products and toys to mom coaching and fashion.

You can work with them in a variety of ways, such as writing sponsored posts (basically they pay you to write a review on your website), hosting giveaways, or working with them on affiliate marketing campaigns.

The sky is the limit when it comes to making money with sponsorships. The more popular your blog becomes, the more opportunities you will have to work with brands and earn money.

# 4 Offer Your Services

If you have a skill or talent that you can offer others, you can make money by offering your services on your mom blog.

For example, if you are a graphic designer, you could offer your services to other bloggers who need help with their graphics. Or, if you are good at social media marketing, you could offer your services to businesses who need help promoting their products or services on social media.

Other examples include:

Freelance writing
Tech development
Coaching
Virtual assistant
Photography
Marketing
And on…

There are endless possibilities when it comes to offering your services on your mom blog to your community. The key is to find a way to use your talents and skills to help others and make money at the same time.

For example, I am currently utilizing my blog and audience to find clients as a virtual physical therapist. I’ve also used my blog as a portfolio to land some fun (and well-paying) writing gigs as well. How cool is that?

#5 Selling Products

One of the most popular ways to make money with a mom blog is by selling products.

This could include physical products, such as clothes or toys; or digital products, such as e-books or courses. If you have your own line of products, you can sell them on your mom blog and earn a commission on every sale that you make.

Don’t want to deal with physical products? Think about what you’re an expert in. Do you have a lot of knowledge about a certain topic? If so, you could create an e-book or course and sell it on your blog? These days, printables are also a great option. They are easy to make, low-cost, and moms love them (I can’t resist a good checklist package!).

These are just a few examples of the products that you could sell on your mom blog. Some more specific examples include:

Pregnancy trimester checklists
Work from home templates
New mom resources
Printable budgeting sheets
Daily schedule prompts
Child reward charts
Homeschooling sheets
Child activity sheets
Meal planning and workouts
Cute nursery prints
Pregnancy and newborn journals
Birth prep (such as a birth plan)
Baby registry list
Etc…

Which is Right for You?

It can be easy to get overwhelmed and try to monetize the blog in too many ways at once. This can lead to frustration, burnout, and no money generated. If you need money now, choose the most feasible option that will start generating you money as soon as tomorrow (or even sooner?).

If you don’t feel too much pressure and want a low-risk strategy, try ads or affiliate marketing. When you’re ready, it’s a great idea to diversify your income streams. This way, if one area starts to dwindle, you have others to rely on.

Blogging is a Long Term Money Making Strategy

As we near the end of this article, I want to iterate that blogging is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It will take consistent time, effort, and dedication to start making money with your mom blog.

The strategies that I’ve shared in this post are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to monetizing your blog. Once you gain traction, there are tons of creative and fun ways to skyrocket your blog income. But first, you have to do the work (most bloggers don’t see income for months or even years).