The BritMums Blog

Guest post from Littlemummy: Monetising your blog

Back again to educate the Mum Blogging community, Erica Douglas offers us some outstanding insight into the world of monetising your blog. If you're looking for some tips as to how to make a bit of income with your blog, look no further!

So you've been blogging for a while and you're loving it! Your blog is looking exactly how you want it (after many a midnight hour spent tinkering!) and your traffic is on the up and up. So what next? Successful bloggers have gone on to do everything from publishing a book to building a business, turned freelance and built niche websites.

The opportunities are endless, do you have goals beyond blogging for fun? I could have written about any of the topics above but Karin suggested monetising your blog as the hot topic of the moment. If you're happily blogging for fun then look away now, we're going to talk about that dirty thing called money.

Guest post: 6 tips for setting up an internet business

More and more women are starting their own businesses, and entrepreneurship has become a way that mums and bloggers can earn money and create their ideal working situation. Even if you're starting small, there are things you can easily do to grow your business. (A great organisation to get involved with is everywoman.com, which has just opened nominations for its annual Natwest everywoman awards.)

Twenty-five year old Annabella Forbes (pictured) started her website Bed&Fed - a network of affordable, friendly guest rooms - about a year ago, and the Guardian has said, "The home from home experience and purse-friendly cost are a winning combination!"

Here, she provides her tips on getting started with an internet business.

Guest post: How to create a media kit for your blog

Do you want to sell ads on your blog? Are you looking for a sponsor for CyberMummy? Why don't you create a media kit for your blog? Rebecca from Two Become Four gives us some hands-on tips.

A media kit, or media pack, is a little like a curriculum vitae for your blog. It's a chance for you to sell your blog and yourself, and to offer your details and stats to the various agencies and companies who may contact you, or for you to send out.

I've received some very positive feedback from my media kit and I thought I would share some of my suggestions and findings. I'm using mine as an example, because, if you're anything like me, it helps to see one "in the flesh".

How to publish your blog to Kindle

Have you ever wondered how to publish your blog to Kindle? Nickie from Typecast has recently listed hers and shares some tips.

Amazon have recently allowed blogs to be self-published on their Kindle store.  This facility allows you to upload your blog for sale to all Kindle users.  Once you have completed this process your blog will be reviewed by Amazon and available for download within 48-72 hours.