How to Start a Blog (and Make Money) in 22222The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Start Blogging and Make Money in 6 Steps

This is my easy, step-by-step guide to learn how to start a blog and make money from it. For 10+ years, I’ve been blogging & making money online—this is the best way to start blogging (and soon make money from your blog) in 6 steps that’ll have you create a blog in 10 to 15 minutes.

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Hi I'm Ryan Robinson

I'm a blogger, but I'm not my blog. I am not my business either. Occasional podcaster and very-much-recovering side project addict. Co-Founder at RightBlogger. Join me here, on ryrob.com to learn how to start a blog and build a purpose-connected business. Be sure to take my free blogging tools for a spin... especially my wildly popular free keyword research tool & AI article writer. They rule. Somehow, I also find time to write for publications like Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Next Web, Business Insider, and more. Let’s chat on Twitter (X?) and YouTube about our feelings (and business, of course).

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2,167 replies to “How to Start a Blog (and Make Money) in 2025: Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Start Blogging in 6 Steps”

  1. I have to agree with all your inclusions.such great information that will be very useful for who want to how to start blogging. Thank you for such a great blog.

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  2. Thank you so much for providing an informative and helpful article regarding how to start a blog and how we will make more money. Your writing skill is amazing because only some writers can lead the readers with them and show what secrets are hidden in human minds.

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  3. Out of all the research I’ve done on starting up a blog, this post has given the most in-depth information and it’s delivered in a nice easy way to read. Brilliant guide Ryan!

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  4. To say this is a great article will be an understatement. Thanks, Ryan for sharing this article. This article has been very useful for me to take baby steps into the blogging world.

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  5. Thanks for the great content! What are your thoughts about choosing between divi theme, elementor or newspaper 9 to star a new Blog?

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  6. Hey ryan, I installed the plugins you said. Just one more thing. It might sound stupid but how can I start earning around 500 to 600 dollars monthly from my blog in a year. Just some quick tips not much explanation. Thanks in advance.

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  7. This is exhaustive as usual.
    Would you mind writing on how to use social media to drive traffic to a blog at some point in the future.

    Thanks for being the go-to blog site for bloggers.
    -Precious.

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  8. Thanks a lot Ryan for your informative article. I’ve been thinking of making a side income through blogging for the past 6 years and this article has really inspired me to get started on it. Need to take more time to really assimilate every single detail and just get on with it!

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  9. After searching & reading quite a few blogs & articles on how to become a blogger, this article has actually convinced me to do it and not just googling about it! It really shows that it took time & effort to be prepared so it is the first time ever that I am actually commenting on a post online because I Just had to say thank you.

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  10. What an amazing and well-written article.

    I agree to your thoughts and also think that the personal touch in a blog is an essential factor and that comes when the blog owner is really passionate about providing content and helping others.

    I am choosing WordPress for my blog.

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  11. I have to agree with you and also put some emphasis on uniqueness. The most successful blogs today are definitely those that have an individual personal twist. People love new content and the more unique the likelihood that it will be shared more and draw in more people.

    Thanks for sharing

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  12. Can I use CDN network in my blogger hosted blog? However, nice guide for a newbie. Thanks a lot sir.

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  13. Hi Ryan,

    I’m really interested in starting a blog and I want to make sure I give it my all. . . As far as actually writing my first post. Would I just dive into my topic or could I give a more in depth reason on why I am writing my blog and how it would help others? I want my reader to feel as if they know me or as if we are family and can actually relate and feel where im coming from.

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  14. Amazing! you have given extraordinary information for blogging. your blog will be more valuable for new bloggers to improve their skills. you can check out my blog possibly it could be helpful for you.

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  15. Thank you Ryan for writing the article. It the best so far in the blogging industry!

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  17. Hi Ryan, very good article. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work!

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