By Zahid H Javali

Blogging income is growing year after year. Starting a blog and monetising it can be one of the best ways to build up passive income. The number of bloggers is forever increasing. So, creating your own niche is the best bet. I am going to talk about how you can make passive income with blogging in this article. By the end of this post, you will know how to start a blog and make money from it using different methods. So, let’s get started!

Take full advantage of Google Adsense

This is a program that allows anyone to sign up and place a code on their website. Once placed, Google will display ads on your website. You earn money when users click on those ads. 

AdSense is by far one of the best ways for any beginner to start making passive income with a blog or website. But remember that blogging is a marathon, not a sprint. You won’t make much money from it until your blog has good traffic. Once your content gains traction and respectability, money will start to trickle in.

To take full advantage of AdSense, be sure to post new content consistently. Aim for 2-3 times a week at first. Optimise your content to appear higher on the search results pages (SERPs). As traffic increases and readership goes up, so will your AdSense earnings!

Generate your own traffic from blog content

You don’t need a lot of money to make passive income. You can make money with your blog while you sleep. A blog is like a website. But instead of making money from ads, you make money from people clicking on the links in your content.

To start a blog for some passive income, here are the steps:

• Pick a niche or area that interests you. Don’t pick a niche that is too competitive. Avoid starting blogs on finance, food, travel, sports, fashion, technology, health, or news. 
• Decide what you’ll write about. Come up with an interesting topic related to your interest area. For example, if you’re interested in fishing, then write about it. This topic must be generating traffic online. No point in writing about something that results in little to no traffic. To find out, use a tool like Google Trends to find out the number of searches for that keyword phrase. For example “homeschooling” would show up when someone searches for “homeschooling near me”.
• Write at least one article per month with this keyword phrase. This is blogging. Blogs also contain photos, embedded videos, and infographics to draw more attention. Blogs tend to do well when you update them often with fresh content. The ranking of your article goes up on Google when people click on the link. Write different articles every time to keep the reader on your website. 

Choose a topic that has the potential to generate a lot of interest

When choosing a topic, choose one that has the potential to generate much interest. You won’t be able to make money off your blog if it is a topic that no one cares about.

You want to choose a niche (or topic) that you are passionate about. The more you enjoy the process, the more likely you will be able to stick with it and keep going.

Here are some super profitable niches that have worked in the past. If you choose any of these broad categories, pick a topic that is less competitive to stand out:

• Personal finance
• Health
• Travel
• Technology/gadgets
• News/politics/current events
• Parenting/family life (i.e., Mommy Bloggers)
• Pets (dogs, cats, etc.)
• Sports (fantasy football is huge!)
• Food (recipes, cooking tips)
• Fashion/style

Ask for advice for free

If you want to make money with your blog, but don’t have any money to spend on it, use the free resources online. You can use Google (or Bing) and search for some free advice on the topic of making passive income with your blog. You can also ask your friends and family for advice, or look for answers on forums. Both should be free options as well. You could also use social media to ask for advice. The best bets would be the many blogger groups on Discord, Slack, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Leverage your credibility by linking to blogs run by experts

Guest blogging is best in this space. The more people share their ideas and thoughts about passive income, the better it gets! Linking to other blogs written by experts on similar topics is gold. It is another great way to leverage your credibility—and help increase that of others in your niche as well. But, don’t link back only for the sake of personal exposure. The blogs you link should always be relevant to your subject matter.

Guest blog for other blogs with high authority

Now that you have your own blog, it’s time to write some content. You can start with a guest post on a blog with high authority. This is a great way to attract readers to your own blog. But make sure you choose blogs in the same niche as your own. And, of course, make sure that you write awesome posts!

Join in on a discussion on Twitter, Facebook or in an online forum

Do a little research to find relevant hashtags and online forums. Researching “blogging ideas” will give you some indications of the topics people like. So, find what people are talking about and join the conversation. You can also search Twitter, Facebook, or other industry-specific websites for more ideas.

Work on your communication skills so that you can get your message across. If you know how to use effective words, it’ll be easier for readers to understand your ideas and opinions.

Blogging can be a great way to create passive income

Blogging is a great way to generate passive income and make money from the internet. Blogging is the practice of writing an article on a topic and publishing it on the web. Through engaging articles, you build loyal followers.

It is possible to make passive income blogging, but you can’t expect instant results. You have to put in the time and figure out a way to get the most out of your blog. Be prepared to keep working at it, because it takes time to see any results.

Conclusion

Running a blog can be gratifying and profitable. Things are especially good for those who have things to promote. Such as a product, service or business. You don’t even need prior experience as an author. All you need is patience, persistence, and passion. 

About The Author

Zahid H Javali runs Residents Watch, a hyper-local news website on Bengaluru neighbourhoods, and Write Wing Media, a content marketing firm that helps businesses drive traffic to their websites through high quality blogs.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rapped Uttarakhand government on the preventive measures at the Dharam Sansad event to be held in Roorkie tomorrow.  

“Uttarakhand submits that all preventive measures have been taken in this matter and the concerned authority are confident that no such statements would be made in the event. All such steps will be taken in this regard. This shall be placed on record by the chief secretary…” Justice AM Khanwilkar said.

The Chief Secretary of the state of Uttarakhand has been asked to take preventive measures and place the details on record by May 9.

The top court expressed anguish when state of Uttarakhand’s counsel said that the matters are being effectively dealt by the concerned authorities.

“We are doing our duty… There is a colour being painted on a certain community. The community you are trying to protect is also doing this. We are taking steps… We are registering FIRs and taking actions.” The counsel said.

The top court came down heavily on this and said that FIRs are registered after the event has take place, and they are concerned with the preventive measures in the matter. 

“There is no problem of trust. What we see on the ground is a different thing. This is not the way you address this…We don’t want to your assurance, you’ll be held accountable if something like that happens again. You are not doing a favour to anyone but abiding by our instructions.” The court orally remarked. 

The Supreme Court on April 22 had asked Delhi Police to file a better affidavit on the alleged hate speech at the Dharam sansad event in Delhi. 

Delhi Police in an affidavit filed before the apex court has denied the allegations of hate speech in Dharam sansad events held in Delhi during December 2021.

The top court was hearing the petition that sought probe into allegations of hate speech at the “dharam sansad” in Haridwar and Delhi in December 2021.

NEW DELHI: The crackdown continued on online video sharing and social media platforms, which were spreading false news, with the minister of information and broadcasting (I&B) blocking 16 YouTube news channels and one Facebook page.

According to the ministry, 10 channels were based in India and six were being operated from Pakistan. Their cumulative viewership is 68 crore.

The action against social media accounts and Youtube channels, running fake news and spreading coordinated disinformation, began in December. Since then, the Government has blocked more than 90 channels and social media networking accounts.

“Utilizing the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021, the ministry of I&B, 2021, vide two separate orders on April 22, issued directions for blocking of 16 YouTube news channels and one Facebook account,” confirmed the ministry on Monday.

None of the blocked digital news publishers had furnished information to the ministry as required under IT rules.

The content published by Indian YouTube channels referred to a community as terrorists, and incited hatred among the members of various religious communities. Such content was found to have the potential to create communal disharmony and disturb public order.

“Multiple India based YouTube channels were observed to publish unverified news and videos having the potential to create panic among various sections of the society. Examples include false claims related to announcement of a pan-India lockdown due to COVID-19 thereby threatening the migrant workers, and fabricated claims alleging threats to certain religious communities. Such content was observed to be detrimental to public order in the country,” read a statement issued by the ministry.

On Saturday, the ministry had advised private television news channels not to run false claims and use scandalous headlines.

The blocked channels ran fake news such as Germany demanding sanctions on India, Saudi Arabia announcing stopping oil export to India, Turkey destroying India’s S400 defence system, and Russia hanging 40 Indian soldiers in Ukraine.

The channels which have been blocked are Saini Education Research, Hindi Mein Dekho, Technical Yogendra, Aaj te news, Defence News24x7, The study time, Latest Update, MRF TV LIVE, and Tahaffuz-E-Deen India. All these were based in India. The blocked Pakistani channels are AjTak Pakistan, Discover Point, Reality Checks, Kaiser Khan, The Voice of Asia, and Bol Media Bol. The banned facebook is Tahaffuz E Deen Media Services INDIA.

Earlier this month, the ministry blocked 22 such channels and social media handles. In January, the minister issued directions to block 35 YouTube news channels and two websites. In December, it took action against 20 YouTube Channels and two websites, operating from Pakistan under the same provisions for the first time.

MUMBAI: A sessions court here on Tuesday asked the Mumbai police to file on April 29 their reply to a bail application of jailed independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband, MLA Ravi Rana.

The couple had on Monday moved the court seeking bail in an FIR registered by the Mumbai police against them on charges of sedition and promoting enmity, after they gave a call to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence ‘Matoshree’ in suburban Bandra.

When the matter came up for hearing in the court on Tuesday, the police said they want to respond with an affidavit to the bail plea. The court accepted this and posted the matter for further hearing on April 29.

The Ranas were arrested by the Mumbai police on Saturday.

Ranas’ advocate Rizwan Merchant on Monday said the couple decided to withdraw their bail plea pending before the Bandra magistrate court that had remanded them to 14-day judicial custody on Sunday.

Merchant had said the suburban Khar police initially booked the Ranas under Indian Penal Code Section 153(A), for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups.

At the time of their remand, the police informed the magistrate court that they had added the charge of sedition, under IPC Section 124A, against the couple in the first FIR.

Their bail plea said the call to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside ‘Matoshree’ was not a calculated move to promote feelings of enmity or hatred and the charge under section 153(A) cannot be sustained.

There was no intention on part of the applicants to instigate or create hatred by offering Hanuman Chalisa near ‘Matoshree’, the couple said in their plea.

It is submitted that by no stretch of imagination can the acts of the applicants be stated to constitute the offence of sedition, the plea said.

Further, the Mumbai police had issued notice under section 149 of the CrPC and the applicant (Navneet Rana) had complied with the police’s direction and not stepped out of her residence, it added.

Navneet Rana, the Lok Sabha MP from Amravati in eastern Maharashtra, and Ravi Rana, the MLA from Badnera in Amravati, had eventually dropped their plan to recite the Hanuman Chalisa (hymns dedicated to Lord Hanuman) on Saturday outside Thackeray’s home, citing the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mumbai for an event on Sunday.

BENGALURU: A gang of 10 Kerala-based dacoits, who were targeting jewellers on highways, have been arrested by the Bengaluru rural district police based on a complaint by a 60-year-old accountant of a Kerala based jeweller near Nadgir College at Madavara on the Bengaluru- Tumakuru Highway. The gang would hire SUVs from Kerala and commit dacoities across the state by changing the vehicles’ registration number plates. They had escaped with Rs 1 crore in cash along with other valuables from the victims.

The police checked footage of over 250 CCTVs on the highways, toll plazas. “We found that the gang had abandoned the complainant’s car on the Bengaluru-Hassan Road. They then travelled via Nagamangala, Mysuru and Chamarajanagar. They have changed the SUV registration number from Karnataka RTO to Kerala RTO at Chamarajanagar toll plaza. The team then went to Coimbatore, Palakkad, Ernakulam and other places in Kerala to collect more information of the gang,” said an officer.

The main accused Sridhar alias Kodali Sridhar from Kerala, who is on the run, has escaped with Rs 90 lakh in cash. On March 11 between 6.10 am and 6.15 am, the accused had robbed J Franklin, the accountant, a resident of Konam village at Kanyakumari while he was returning with his other colleagues after collecting cash from the jewellery buyers at Hubballi. Franklin had filed a complaint with the Madanayakanahalli police. Two SUVs and Rs 9.7 lakh in cash and other valuables have been recovered from the accused.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government wants to make Bengaluru the “Number 1 Silicon City in the world”, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday. He pledged to provide better infrastructure and focus on decongestion of traffic, during the curtain raiser for Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022. The State government is due to organise the 25th Bengaluru Tech Summit — BTS 2022 — from November 16 to 18.

“When it comes to Silicon Cities, there are only two in the world — California in US and Bengaluru in India. We want to make Bengaluru Number 1 Silicon City,’’ he said. He said the government will create more novel clusters in research and attract youngsters in the field of IT-BT and other sectors. He assured the firms that they could work together to make Bengaluru the best Silicon City.

Bommai told reporters that with the Bengaluru Tech Summit approaching its silver jubilee year, the government has decided to raise the flagship tech event to the international level. On his interaction with entrepreneurs and representatives of the IT-BT sector, he said,“These representatives have given suggestions on policies, industrial growth, creating ideal ecosystem, technological aspects and even infrastructure. We have also responded positively. BTS 2022 will give a new dimension to the technology sector.”  

Many company CEOs and representatives had stressed on skilled human resources and the State government will work towards it, Bommai said. There is a need for skilled human resources, and to encourage IT-BT, research and startup sectors, the State government is committed to develop basic amenities in Bengaluru, for which the draft plan is ready.

A sum of Rs 8,000 crore has been kept aside for development of basic amenities, which was announced in the budget. After the monsoon, all roads will be developed, and Metro Phase 3, Bengaluru Suburban Rail, Peripheral Ring Road, Satellite Town Ring Road will also be taken up. The government is also setting up facilities under Beyond Bengaluru at Mysuru, Hubballi and other Tier-II cities.

Target $1.5 trillion
IT-BT Minister Dr Ashwath Narayan said they started preparations seven months ahead of BTS 2022, organising events in the US, UK, Japan and other countries to woo them. Karnataka has set a target of contributing $1.5 trillion to make India a $5 trillion economy. Karnataka has drawn the biggest share of 40 per cent of Foreign Direct Investment India drew in the last financial year, amounting to $17.3 billion, he said. Karnataka is at the top spot in exports too, he added.

FUTURISTIC TECH TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE

The next futuristic technologies such as Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Web3.0 and Metaverse, apart from IT, and Deeptech will be major highlights at the 25th edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022 (BTS 2022) that will be held physically from November 16-18 at the Bengaluru Palace. Over 300 speakers from 25 countries, 400 exhibitors and more than 300 startups are expected to participate in the event.  CM Bommai held a meeting with over 100 CEOs and leaders from Electronics, IT, Biotech and startups on Monday, and invited them to be a part of the BTS.  The CEOs shared their ideas to create innovation clusters. They also said that BTS should focus on cutting-edge research and should attract a high-end research pool, better access to risk capital, facilitating global linkages and attracting more GCCs (Gulf Cooperation Council). IT&BT Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said PM  Narendra Modi will
 be invited to inaugurate the summit. 

JAIPUR:  The Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to 18 Congress MLAs, including Sachin Pilot, on a two-year-old petition challenging the notice issued by Assembly Speaker under the anti-defection law during their rebellion against the Ashok Gehlot government. The court has sought their response by May 25. 

In July 2020, while holding the posts of party president and deputy CM, Pilot, along with 18 Congress MLAs, had rebelled against the government. During the rebellion, Speaker CP Joshi issued notices to the rebel MLAs under the anti-defection law. PR Meena, on behalf of the Pilot camp, had challenged this notice in the high court. Later in August 2020, the Pilot camp and CM Gehlot’s camp reconciled. 

Despite reconciliation, the petition in connection with the notice has been remaining pending in the high court. Among the MLAs who have been issued notices, five are ministers.  They include ministers Vishvendra Singh, Hemaram Chaudhary, Ramesh Meena, Brijendra Ola, and Murarilal Meena.  

During the hearing on Monday, it was argued that all the rebel MLAs have returned to the Congress party and many of them have also become ministers in the Gehlot cabinet. So, there is no point in pursuing the case. Upon this,  the high court has asked the legislators to file their response.

AHMEDABAD:  With the poll fever in Gujarat rising every day, the season of switching loyalties is also peaking. Political leaders are busy exploring options and looking for greener pastures keeping the electoral prospects of various parties in mind. The latest to jump the ship are Manilal Vaghela and Kailash Gadhvi, both from the Congress, who have decamped to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), respectively.

Vaghela, a former Congress MLA whom the party had denied ticket in the 2017 Assembly elections in favour of Independent candidate Jignesh Mevani, joined the BJP on Sunday along with several of his supporters. State BJP president CR Patil welcomed him to the party fold at the ‘Vijay Vishwas Sammelan’ in Vadgam town of Banaskantha district.

Vaghela, who was among the senior-most Congress leaders in the state and was associated with the party right from the beginning of his political career, had resigned from the party in November last year. With Mevani, Vadgam’s current MLA, arrested in Assam and Vaghela now in the BJP, it will interesting to see the how the poll battle will be poised in the constituency that has been a Congress bastion.

Since being thrown out of Vadgam, the veteran had nursed a grievance and said as much in his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. He had pointed out  that injustice was done to him despite his loyalty to the party during Ahmed Patel’s Rajya Sabha election in 2017, when around 15 party MLAs resigned. 

Vaghela had earlier this month met PM Narendra Modi in Delhi. According to BJP sources, his induction is part of the party’s strategy to increase its presence on seats which are considered Congress strongholds. The party is eying the seats where it has traditionally been weak so as to offset any losses it may face in seats it had won last time.

Gadhvi, the longstanding spokesperson of Congress, also left the party on Sunday. “I do not think that the party (Congress) has the energy or the will to fight and conquer the ruling BJP. AAP has the power to fight evil and raise people’s issues and resolve them,” he said.

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, informed on Tuesday that the country’s cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 187.95 crores (1,87,95,76,423) through 2,30,89,167 sessions, as per the provisional reports till 7 AM.

According to the ministry, the COVID-19 vaccination for the age group of 12-14 years started on 16 March 2022 and 2,70,96,975 (first dose) and 37,27,130 (second dose) have been administered to them.

The people of the age group 15-18 years have been provided with 5,82,03,865 first dose and 4,15,67,113 second dose of the Coronavirus vaccine, said the ministry.

Of this cumulative vaccine coverage, 2,69,76,618 precaution doses have been administered to the ones eligible. As many as 47,15,948 precaution doses have been given to the health care workers (HCWs) and 74,02,619 jabs of it were given to the front line workers (FLWs).

1,02,702 precaution doses have been given to the people belonging to the age group 18-44 years, and 3,65,509, and 1,43,89,840 were given to the ones belonging to the age group 45-59 years and over 60 years, respectively.

However, the HCWs were given with the 1,04,04,823 (First Dose) and 1,00,13,086 (Second Dose) against Covid-19, whereas 1,84,15,129 (First Dose) and 1,75,33,583 (Second Dose) were given to the FLWs.

The people in the age group were administered with 55,55,33,820 (First Dose) and 47,60,68,522 (Second Dose) against Covid-19, whereas 20,28,90,196 (First Dose) and 18,74,97,026 (Second Dose) were given to the ones in the age group 45-59 years.

The senior citizens (with the age of more than 60 years) have been given 12,68,43,833 (First Dose) and 11,68,04,704 (Second Dose) vaccines against the Coronavirus.

With India’s current active caseload at 15,636, the active cases now constitute 0.04 per cent of the total positive cases in the country.

“Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75 per cent. 1,970 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,25,23,311,” it said.

With 2,483 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the country saw a total of 4,49,197 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 83.54 Crore (83,54,69,014) cumulative tests.

The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.58 per cent and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.55 per cent. (ANI)