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Best Services for Bloggers to Offer
This post is all about the best services for bloggers to offer.
There are many ways for bloggers to make money. Some of the most popular are:
- Affiliate marketing
- Advertising
- Digital products
- Offering services
As you can see, there are plenty of way to make money blogging. But I think that offering services is one of the best options for any blogger. Why?
The great thing about having a service-based business based around your blog is that you can use your blog as a portfolio of your work. It also serves as a testimonial to your expertise. You can write helpful blog posts related to your service offerings as a way to attract potential clients.
Related: How to Start a Blog for Beginners
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Remember that most bloggers do have multiple streams of income. Offering services is usually just one component of a blogger’s monetization strategy!
With that being said, here are 10 profitable services to consider offering!
Pinterest VA
Pinterest virtual assistants have been in high demand lately for bloggers and other types of business owners.
Being a Pinterest VA combines aspects of social media management and graphic design. Essentially, you would run a client’s Pinterest account for them.
As a Pinterest VA, you could create share-worthy Pinterest images for your client, keep their account active by re-pinning content for them, optimize their profile with Pinterest SEO, join group boards for them, and drive traffic to their blog or website.
Related: How to Become a Pinterest Virtual Assistant
Freelance Blogging
This is a no-brainer. If you already have a blog, why not make some extra money by writing blog posts for others? As a freelance blogger, you can offer blog post writing, SEO optimization, and image sourcing for the post.
This website contains a TON of places to find freelance blog writing jobs for bloggers of all different niches for when you are just getting started.
Web Design
I run a second website for web design, but it’s another service that you can offer right on your blog if you want! In fact, that is how I started.
As a web designer, you really just need to be super familiar with a popular platform such as WordPress or Squarespace (or both!) and know how to do basic HTML and CSS coding. You don’t have to be able to code your clients’ websites from scratch.
Web design is a very in-demand service, but you can further differentiate yourself by offering your own unique style of design. (For example, I design elegant, feminine websites for female bloggers and entrepreneurs.)
Graphic Design
There is so much you can do as a graphic designer! If you are skilled with Photoshop, InDesign, or even Canva, then you can offer graphic design services.
I know graphic designers who specialize in logo design, sales and landing page design, social media graphics, ebook design, promotional graphics, and even Pinterest graphic design! The options are limitless.
Social Media Management
If you are skilled with social media, this might be the perfect service for you.
Social media managers help brands or bloggers manager their social media platforms. This could mean doing anything from creating content for social media, to scheduling posts, to growing social accounts.
As a social media manager, you could choose to specialize in a specific platform such as Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, or focus on serving a specific niche such as creative business owners or fashion bloggers.
Copywriting
Writing copy is a lot different than regular writing… You need to be able to persuade the reader to take some sort of action, be it purchasing a product or signing up for a webinar. Essentially you are writing for conversions.
Business owners and bloggers are often in dire need of copywriters who can help them write high-converting sales pages, sales funnels, blog posts, ads, and more.
Email Marketing
Email marketing is sort of like copywriting, but more specialized. To succeed in offering email marketing services, you will need to be familiar with the major email marketing platforms like ConvertKit, MailChimp, and Mailerlite.
You will also need to be able to craft email campaigns that will get subscribers to take action, such as purchasing a product.
Bloggers and business owners use email marketing, so there is a large need for email marketing help. You can further differentiate yourself by helping your clients integrate email marketing on their website.
Related: How I Make Money with My Email List on Autopilot
Photography
If you have a nice camera and a love for photography, then selling stock photos could be the perfect service offering for you!
One of my favorite photographers is Rachel of Haute Stock. She has a stock photo membership site perfect for female bloggers and business owners.
I think there is a lot of potential for differentiation in this area, because you can offer photography services targeted towards a specific niche; for example, stock photography for fashion bloggers or travel bloggers, or custom brand photography for small businesses. You can get creative here!
Facebook Ads Management
Facebook ads managers are in high demand right now. If you can learn how to set up profitable Facebook ad campaigns for other bloggers and businesses, you can earn a great deal of money this way.
Coaching
There are a lot of bloggers offering coaching services out there in almost every area imaginable. Blog coaching works for any niche – if you are a successful blogger, you can help other aspiring bloggers on their blogging journey.
Of course, if you don’t feel comfortable offering blog coaching, there are plenty of other areas where people are looking for coaching. Some popular niches are health and fitness coaching, career coaching, and lifestyle coaching. Just make sure that you are actually qualified in your chosen area of expertise!
What Services Will You Offer?
There’s my suggestions for some of the top, most in-demand services for bloggers to offer! Of course, there are plenty of others out there… If you see a need for a specific service in your niche, then fill it!
I would love to hear from any other bloggers in the comments below. Do you offer services, and if so what kind?
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Nice options I hadn’t thought of. I have an up and coming food blog and I am struggling with coming up with ways to make money, what kind of freebies to offer, what sort of services to offer etc. Part of my problem is that I have a lack of time since I already have a full time job during the day… My focus is on men or women who enjoy cooking or want to learn to cook from scratch in a fun, laid back way. Not sure if that is a good niche though….
I like the Christmas freebie you have right now, I also see a lot of food bloggers offering checklists, grocery lists, meal planners, etc. so those are some other options to consider! As far as making money goes, I know you mentioned in another comment you’ve made a little bit from Amazon Affiliates and I think that’s a great option. Just make sure you start utilizing PINTEREST to promote your posts and recipes!! Food bloggers tend to do great on Pinterest and it will really help boost your traffic and affiliate sales. 🙂
Great list, services are a great way to monetize & it always pays off to have multiple sources of income. And by mastering some of these services your blog will earn more as well… it’s a win-win-win ?
Yep, totally agree with you!
I’m glad to have bumped into your post today. I am currently lost as to what I can do to monetize my blog and be my own boss.
Glad to have helped! I have a lot of other posts about how to monetize a blog. Feel free to email me if you have any questions!
This was a super helpful list. I’m new to blogging, but have really high hopes for my blog and am truly enjoying the journey. Of course, I’d love to make money from it in the future, but I’m having fun writing. I’m also looking forward to networking with other bloggers and seeing how I can help them out.
I’m thinking of having a “Work with Me” page where I offer copywriting or blog-writing services. Do you have any ideas on how I should word a page like that?
Thanks again! I like your site, and I’ll definitely be back.
Hi Kristen,
I’m glad you found this list helpful! I think having a “Work With Me” page offering copywriting or blog-writing services is a great idea.
I’m actually going to refer you to another blog post I recently saw on Pinterest – it was written by a copywriter so that’s perfect for you! Here’s the link: https://www.margocarroll.com/blog/four-things-your-services-page-must-have
Hope this helps!
That’s really helpful! Thanks!
That’s a great article and I know I’m too late to read it but if I can get a reply from you that will be really helpful. I started my blog in 2019 and right now I want ways to monetize it.
My blog is related to writing, publishing and author’s life stuff. I have added Amazon Affiliate links but I guess the main problem is the less traffic. What you suggest?
Hi! I highly recommend using Pinterest to get traffic to your blog. (I recommend the online course Pinteresting Strategies.) And also learning SEO, although it can take longer to bring traffic compared to Pinterest!