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How I Made $500/Month with a Free Blogger Blog (2025 Strategy)

How I Made $500/Month with a Free Blogger Blog (2025 Strategy)

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Step-by-step guide to monetizing your Blogger site with Google AdSense in 2025. Learn niche selection, approval tricks, and ad placement strategies for beginners

Updated: May 2025 | Confession: When I started my Blogger journey, I thought making money online was a scam. Fast-forward ongoing 8 months, and my blog now pays my internet bill and other small expanses also. Here’s exactly how I did it—no sugarcoating pure crystal clear .

Why Blogger Still Works in 2025 (Spoiler: It’s Not Dead)

Let’s address the elephant in the room: “Is Blogger even relevant anymore?” Short answer: Yes. Here’s why:

  • Zero Hosting Fees: Unlike WordPress, you’re not paying $100+/year just to keep your site alive.
  • Built for AdSense: Google owns both Blogger and AdSense—integration is going to be simple and seamless.
  • Beginner-Friendly: No coding nightmares. My tech-challenged aunt uses it.

Real Example: “Budget Baking Blog” (a real site) earns $200/month using AdSense on a free Blogspot domain. They post twice weekly about affordable recipes.

Step 1: Niche Selection That Actually Converts

Forget “follow your passion.” In 2025, these niches dominate AdSense earnings for small blogs:

  • Low-Competition Goldmines:
    • Remote work tools for specific jobs (e.g., “Graphic Designers”)
    • Budget travel in your local region
    • Affordable DIY home repairs
  • Avoid Oversaturated Niches: “Make money online,” “Weight loss,” “CBD”

Pro Tip: Use Google’s Trends to find rising niches. “Indoor gardening for apartments” grow with 220% in 2024!

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Step 2: AdSense Approval Checklist (2025 Requirements)

Google’s gotten stricter, but here’s what worked for me in April 2025:

  1. 15 Posts Minimum: 800+ words each. Try to avoid AI generated content and make the content at least 1000+ words personal experience. No fluff.
  2. Privacy Policy Page: Use Termly’s generator (free).
  3. Mobile-Friendly Design: Test your theme with Google’s tool.
  4. No Copyrighted Images: Use this Unsplash or Canva graphics website .

Step 3: Ad Placement That Doesn’t Annoy Readers

Where place ads on blog is necessary

  • Header Leaderboard: 728x90px (Desktop only)
  • Between Paragraphs: 300x250px (Every 500 words)
  • Sticky Sidebar: 120x600px (Right side)

Warning: Avoid more than 3 ads per post. Google penalizes spammy sites.

My 2025 Traffic Growth Strategy (No Paid Ads)

How I hit 1,000 monthly visitors in 3 months:

  • Pinterest SEO: Created 50+ pins using Canva.For Example: “10 Free Blogger Templates for AdSense 2025” got 3k clicks.
  • Reddit Micro-Communities: Shared tutorials in r/Blogger and r/AdSense (no self-promo links very important to be note ).
  • AnswerThePublic: Wrote posts answering questions like “How to fix AdSense crawl errors on Blogger.”
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FAQs (What I Wish I Knew Earlier)

Can I use AI content with AdSense on Blogger?

2025 Update: Google allows AI content if it’s helpful. BUT—always edit for personality. My formula: 70% AI draft + 30% personal stories.

When to Upgrade from Blogger (2025 Roadmap)

Blogger works until ~10k monthly visitors. After that:

  • Move to WordPress: Better ad plugins (AdSanity, AdRotate)
  • Keep Domain: Redirect your .blogspot.com to avoid traffic loss
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Final Checklist Before Hitting “Publish”

  1. Run post through Hemingway Editor (Aim for Grade 6-8)
  2. Add 2 internal links to older posts
  3. Check mobile preview

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