How to make money blogging.

Plenty of people want to make money with blogs. Crystal Stemberger is someone who actually has. In the past year she has earned $6,000 to $23,000 per month with a handful of blogs plus work as a consultant, mentor and ad-sales manager.

Yep, she’s busy – but somehow she found time to write an e-book. Crystal recently released “How I Make Money Blogging: The Beginner’s Guide to Building a Money-Making Blog.”

If you’re at all interested in electronic earnings, this is a work you should read – and here’s your chance to win a copy or, failing that, to get $10 off the purchase price.

The author has donated a copy of “HIMMB” as this week’s prize. The drawing will take place earlier than usual, on Sunday evening (more on that in a minute).

Crystal covers the nuts-and-bolts info (domains, how to choose a format) as well as the more esoteric stuff like page rankings and search engine optimization plug-ins. I’m not particularly tech-savvy so this book was a great help to me. It showed me a bunch of things I should have been doing and explained them in language I could understand.

I’m doing the drawing a day early, at 6 p.m. Sunday. If I don’t hear back from the winner by 10 a.m. Monday, I’ll draw another name.

The reason for the early pull: If you’re intrigued by the book and aren’t lucky enough to win it, you’ll still have a day and a half to take advantage of the current price break.  Normally the book costs $27 but is on sale for $17 through next Tuesday, July 31.

If you do decide to buy I hope it will be from the “HIMMB” widget here on my site, which is over on the right along with a bunch of other small ads — Ally Bank, Mr. Rebates et al. I will receive a commission on sales made from that widget.

And if you decide later on you want to buy it? Don’t curse the cost of indecision — e-mail me for a $10-off coupon. The discount is good at least through the month of August, possibly longer.

Incidentally, Crystal offers a 100% money-back guarantee if the book doesn’t do it for you. I have a feeling that nobody will take her up on that.

To enter:

If you do any (or all!) of these things, please leave separate, additional comments to get credit for each entry.

Remember, this week’s deadline is 6 p.m. PDT Sunday, July 29. The winner must respond by 10 a.m. Monday, July 30. In other words: If you enter this giveaway, check your e-mail!

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140 thoughts on “How to make money blogging.”

  1. Sounds like a good read!!
    I follow you on Facebook, and get e-mails, but what is RSS?
    By the way,you entertain almost as much as you educate and enlighten!!!!

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    • @Kathy King: Thanks for your kind words! And RSS is “really simple syndication,” and it refers to the web feed that lets you know a site to which you subscribe has just published something new. (At least I think that’s what it means. Like I said: not particularly tech-savvy.)

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  2. I follow you on Facebook and receive your e-mails. (And I definitely find your columns very informative and enjoyable!) I would like to win this book.

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  3. I get you by get by email. Well, I really get you you by reading and understanding, but you know what I mean.
    Beth

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  4. I really want to get started doing this! Have been wanting to for a while now, this would be a huge help! Oh and I follow u on Facebook too!

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  5. Would love to read this book. I’ve been wanting to start and this looks like it could give a little insight to ways to do that with a benefit of making some money too!

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  6. Oooh, I hope I win! I just started blogging about a month ago. Haven’t made a dime but LOVE writing again (it’s been years) Anyway, making $$ would be a total bonus to the joy of writing! Thanks!

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  7. Donna, you have the best giveaways!

    I’ve heard about Crystal’s book because her blog is one of the ones I follow, but I had figured I’d have to pass for now. A chance to win one? Oh, please sign me up!

    Thanks for the giveaway, Donna, and thanks for sponsoring, Crystal!

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  8. I read your website everyday; I have it bookmarked. I also like to read your other postings on Get Rich Slowly, etc. Thanks for what you do!

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  9. Total newbie at replying to your blog Donna. I have been following your site via email subscription and have added the RSS today. I am trying to get more tech savvy and hope to win the book! Thanks for all the inspiration and laugh out loud moments I have had reading your blog!

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  10. I am always interested in learning new things especially earning additional money. I am in the process of college savings for 4 childern. Thanks so much!

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  11. I read your daughter’s blog, subscribe to it. I would love to win a copy of this for my daughter as she has a great blog with excellent potentia. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  12. I would love to own this book! My 17 yr old daughter has a blog on “natural hair.” She’s on her way to college, and desperately needs a way to pay bills as she goes rather than taking out loans. Can you please send me the $10 coupon to my email address? Either way, I’m getting the book!

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  13. I would love to win this. I subscribe via email and Facebook, look on the web for articles on other sites that I may have missed.

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  14. I purchased a domain name last fall- I am part of a group blog, but have not jumped in with my own personal blog due to my irrational technology fears. I could really use this book!

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  15. I’ve been thinking about a blog for a little while, and if I’m going to spend the time, I might as well make some money! Thank you for hosting this giveaway.

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