Before I start, let me correct this general ill motive that scares potential bloggers away.
Blogging does not need any knowledge on programming, web design or ICT knowledge. So Do not be scared. everyone can be a blogger.
Ok, here we start...

What is a blog?
According to wikipedia, A blog is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries ("posts" typically displayed in reverse chronological order.

However, a blog is a website that contains rich information for the consumption of the readers. Niche in blogging means the particular aspect you blog about. there are different niche in blogging such as technology, entertainment, health amongst others.
As a student, you can support yourself in school with blogging. But not just blogging because there are many secretes in the bussiness in order to excel. Only a few amongst many bloggers in Nigeria make money from it. When I mean money, I mean cool cash not deficit cash. What do I mean by this? Some tend to spend more than they earn online which is sheer waste of time, money and energy.

To become a blogger, there are two principal questions you must ask yourself. If you do not have answer to these questions, then venture into another thing not blogging.
These questions are:

1. What do I have?
This is the first question you must ask yourself. The failure to give correct answer to this question have rendered most bloggers impotent (i.e. not productive). That is the so called copy and paste blogging. You can never get to anywhere if your copy other peoples content. Being unique is the secrete of the bussines. Have a competitive edge against your counterparts for your bussines to thrive.

Therefore, what do you have to offer?

a. Are you ICT inclined?
you can write articles on this from time to time.
b. Are you medically enclined?
you can give some health tips for your readers to read.
c. Are you report oriented?
you can report news happening in your school.
d. Are you intelligent?
You can open an interactive blog where you can teach and solve other students problems.
e. And many others......


2. What do I like doing?
Some of you might see this as meaningless, but that is the simple truth. Blogging is not just about the money. That is why career and job are not the same. Blogging entails what you like doing. That is why many bloggers have given up. When you blog on what you like doing, you blog with passion. But when you blog on what you do not like, then you shall get tired bored of it.

For example, the popular Linda Ikeji started as a model before she ventured into blogging. This explains her being keen towards celebrity and entertainments.
Money from blogging needs patience. That is why you must blog on what you like so as not to loose hope.

How to earn with your blog
You make money from blogging by placing adverts in your blog. This adverts could be direct or from a third party. Direct advert are those adverts you get direct from companies to promote their products or brand. However, this is for people that have made impact in the business.

The other is from a third party. There are many ads serving networks such as google adsense, media.net, addynamo, clicksor, infolinks and many others.
When you register with these networks, you get ad codes that you can paste in your blog. Whenever a visitor to your blog clicks on it, you are payed for it.
Meanwhile, among all these ad networks, I think google adsense is the best. See my post here to know why.
Moreso, you can also earn from affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is the process of helping a company to sell their products which you will have a certain percentage in every sell made from your link. There are good number of online companies that support affiliate marketing such as Jumia, Konga, e.t.c.
As a student, manage you time well, start blogging and you will see the money coming.

Remember, we are not talking about change here, report says that Linda Ikeji Makes about
$100k per month. This is to show you a tip of the iceberg.

Wish you goodluck!!!
SOURCE: http://www.gistpool.com/2014/12/how-to-support-yourself-with-blogging.html

dats cul!!