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