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Ever heard of lifestyle blogging?
When new bloggers think of starting a blog,
A lifestyle blog is usually the first thing that pops into their heads,
Mostly because it is the only type of blog that allows you to blog about all your passions at once and even take a step further to blog about your own life.
Hence the huge attraction,
I mean, who doesn’t want to blog about their life and tell you every little juicy detail about what happened to them on that exclusive trip to the Bahamas!
The thing is,
Most established bloggers don’t think that blogging about your life and your everyday tasks can make you money,
I believe differently,
This is why in this blog post, we will be diving deep into the world of lifestyle blogging.
Telling you every single detail you need to make money with a lifestyle blog while writing about what you love and proof of other big-time lifestyle bloggers who are currently killing it!
So if you are ready, let’s get cracking!
What is a lifestyle blog?
A lifestyle blog is a type of blog where the posts are inspired by the life of the blogger himself, the topic is usually based on hobbies the blogger is interested in and articles are often presented in a very personal way that attracts readers from all walks of life who have the same interests.
The most common niches of lifestyle bloggers include;
Mental health awareness, Health, Relationship Advice, Fashion, Nutrition, Beauty, Culture, Travel, Religion, Professional Development, Parenting (motherhood or fatherhood), Life Hacks, Fitness / Bodybuilding, Personal Development / Self-improvement, and Weight Loss.
How do you start a lifestyle blog?
The best way to start a lifestyle blog is to simply follow the steps I have outlined in my previous blog post on how to start a blog step by step creating and designing your very own WordPress blog and choosing a good WordPress theme.
Be sure to choose a blog niche that you are passionate about so you can keep yourself interested in learning more about it and writing about it even after you have written 100 blog posts on the topic.
If you need help on how to choose a unique name for your blog,
Feel free to check out these amazing tips on how to choose a blog name that you will not regret after two months.
What do lifestyle bloggers talk about?
If you are wondering how to create lifestyle content then here’s a tip,
Lifestyle bloggers create content around their personal life, interests, and activities in such a way that it is helpful and useful to their audience,
It could be anything from that new restaurant they visited in New York City or even the new lipstick shade they tried out from the store down the road from their apartment.
The most important thing to remember about lifestyle blogs is that it is a blog centered around topics that the blogger finds interesting
and can present their own unique view and expertise in a way that is helpful to their readers.
So feel free to choose a topic you are very comfortable with,
Don’t worry, your audience will come to you.
Should you start a lifestyle blog?
Lifestyle blogging is not for everyone, human beings get bored very easily,
and am not just talking about your readers, am talking about You!
If you know that you will eventually get tired of writing about your life and the things you are doing in an interesting way that will engage your readers,
Then maybe lifestyle blogging is not for you.
This also goes for people who are extremely private and do not feel comfortable sharing details about their lives online.
You might be better suited for other types of blog niches that do not require you to spend 3 plus hours writing about how your day went and what you did.
Examples of Lifestyle Blogs
Wondering what are some popular lifestyle blog examples?
1. Camille Styles
When it comes to lifestyle blogging,
A blogger you definitely want as your mentor is Camille Styles,
The owner of the blog Camillestyles.com is a very popular lifestyle blogger who loves to write about everything wellness, food, design, and beauty.
Even though her blog is multi-niched,
The categories are related to self-care
This makes it easier for Camille to spread her blogging wings writing about what she loves while still maintaining her authority and simplicity.
If you love wellness and lifestyle,
You need to check out Camille’s blog ASAP!
2. A Beautiful Mess
A Beautiful Mess is another really great lifestyle blog that just stole my heart 💓
It was created in 2007 and since then has grown to become one of the biggest lifestyle blogs that readers love and currently boasts over 4000+ existing blog posts!
Its major focus is on categories like crafts and decor, recipes, style, advice, and holidays.
It is a really great place to get wonderful tips and tricks on everything decor and holidays,
What I really love about this blog is that they have its own podcast and online store where you can learn more and purchase from all their wonderful product recommendations.
A Beautiful Mess has also been featured on giant blogs like the New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, Etsy, and even Shopify!
3. Inspired By Charm
Inspired by Charm is a blog started in 2009 by former hospitality worker Michael Wurm,
He has had quite the journey since graduating with a degree in hospitality and trying his hands in the restaurant business but later settled for his true calling – blogging about what he loves.
His website dishes out juicy tips and tricks on everything DIY, decor, mind-blowing recipes, and advice that you will find helpful.
Inspired by Charm has been featured in bigger blogs like Mashable, The Huffington Post, Houzz, and Apartment Therapy,
and currently boasts over 3 million followers on Pinterest alone!
4. A Taste of Koko
A Taste of Koko is a website founded by Jane also known as Koko in 2010 and has since grown into one of the biggest travel and food blogs out there.
Jane brings you the hottest and newest places in town to try hot-selling restaurant dishes and the best travel destinations to suit your needs.
A Taste of Koko was voted the best Austin travel blog by the Austin Chronicle
and has since been featured on famous blogs like The New York Times, In Style Magazine, and O magazine.
Feel free to check her out.
5. Coconut and Kettlebells
This is one of the best blogs I have seen so far!
It has the best website layout and design possible for that particular niche and the photos are amazing!
Coconut and Kettlebells were founded by a super mom, Noelle Davis,
A certified nutritionist and personal trainer who also happens to be a loving mom to 2 young toddlers and a dog.
Her website is dedicated to everything clean and healthy nutrition, fitness, mindset, and wellness,
She also has a podcast where she shares healthy tips and tricks that will make life better.
You can also take a look at her online store where she shares all her favorite fitness and healthcare products.
6. Hello Adams Family
The Hello Adams Family is another really great lifestyle blog started by Liz Adams,
It covers everything from wellness, family, fashion, and awesome food recipes!
What I love about Liz’s blog is how homely and welcoming it feels,
she has been able to successfully monetize her blog using affiliate links on the hottest fashion trends, food recipes and utensils, and everyday living essentials for both families and singles.
She also hosts a weekly blog called “Coffee with Liz” specially dedicated to answering questions that her readers desperately want answers to which is an awesome idea!
If you want to start a family blog, then Coffee with Liz is definitely one blog you need to check out!
7. Quintessence
The Quintessence Blog is one I won’t be forgetting in a hurry,
mostly because it is one of the most unique blogs I have come across in a very long time!
It covers a wide range of categories including interior decor, arts, architecture, travel, jewelry, design, and lifestyle making it the go-to website for the best lifestyle tips and tricks you need.
Founded by Stacey Bewkes,
A seasoned blogger with a portfolio that boasts the most popular architectural companies like the Architectural Digest, Design Show, and High Point Market
Quintessence has now been featured in a good number of online publications,
and boasts numerous awards including the 2013 Design Bloggers Hall of fame for best blogs and was also named one of Domino’s top favorite design blogs out there.
For everything design and more check out the Quintessence blog,
you won’t regret it!
8. Wit & Delight
Wit and Delight is another really great lifestyle blog that you have got to see,
With a major focus on design and Life in general,
it brings you the best of the best tips on how to live life to the fullest.
A funny fact about Wit and Delight is that it was started by Kate Arends in 2009 when she was in debt of over $10,000 and was worried about what she would do if she ever lost her job,
this worry led her to start her blog
She started sharing helpful tips and tricks on wit and delight about life and her journey with her divorce,
this single decision changed her whole life and set her on the path of a new adventure with her Blog.
9. A Cup of Jo
When we talk about a lifestyle blog encompassing everything about the lifestyle of the blogger,
A good example would definitely be a Cup of Jo.
Created by Joanna Goddard in January 2007,
It has now become one of the biggest destinations for everything design, food, relationships, travel, motherhood, and style.
A Cup of Jo currently receives over 4 million monthly visitors,
and boasts a whopping 1 million plus unique visitors every single month making it one of the largest existing lifestyle blogs out there!
10. Love Taza
Love Taza is one of the best lifestyle blogs I have seen so far that truly gives off a very friendly and familiar vibe.
Started by Naomi Davis in 2007 as an online journal where she would later share some of the best parenting tips and tricks ever,
Love Taza has gone ahead to win the hearts of millions of readers around the world.
Naomi herself has gone ahead to be voted as one of Forbes’s top 10 parenting influencers
and has amassed millions of followers on multiple social media channels, extending her online reach in the process.
She recently released her very own book called “A Coat of Yellow Paint” which sheds light on how to live your best life by sieving through the noise.
Feel free to check out her blog!
How Do You Pick A Lifestyle Blog Niche?
To pick a good lifestyle blogging niche,
Take a look at what you are most passionate about
and then do your research to find out if it is still in demand or if people are currently searching for information about that particular niche that you can provide and if yes,
Find out if blogging about that niche is profitable in the long run.
Don’t start writing about a niche just because you like it when it has absolutely zero ways of monetization possible,
if you need some ideas, here are the most popular lifestyle blogging niches you can choose from today.
- Fashion
- Food and drink
- Health & Fitness
- Wellness
- Dieting
- Self-care
- Self Love
- Hobbies
- Travel
- Beauty
- Home Decor
- Interior & exterior design
- Parenthood
- Family
For more blog niche ideas,
feel free to check out the full post on how to choose a blog niche you won’t regret in 2 months,
or get my full list of the most profitable blog niche ideas out there by entering your email in the box below!
How to Become a Successful Lifestyle Blogger
1. Research Your Blog Niche
The first initial stage on your journey to becoming a successful lifestyle blogger is to carry out your research,
This includes the initial process of researching blog niche ideas, defining your target audience,
and checking if your niche is high in demand, analyzing your competition,
You can even go ahead to register your domain name and design your website.
This stage can make or break your lifestyle blogging journey as choosing the wrong niche,
Not doing proper research for the market demand, paying attention to defining your target audience, or creating products or posts that will be beneficial to them,
can be a huge problem later on in the long run.
2. Blog Consistently
Just as with any business,
consistency is key especially when it comes to lifestyle blogging,
it’s very easy to give up thinking that you are doing things all wrong or that it won’t work,
it is very easy to get discouraged especially in the beginning because,
at that point,
no one knows you yet and Google is still trying to figure out what your blog is about so you have little to no traffic whatsoever.
The important thing is to keep going,
keep publishing high-quality posts that provide value to your readers and keep providing the best tips as much as you can,
this will help you build up a solid portfolio and expertise in the subject and with time help you to establish authority in your niche and eventually increase your website traffic.
3. Be Real and Authentic
One of the most distinguishing factors of lifestyle bloggers is their ability to write content that is just 100% unique,
Something that you simply can’t find anywhere else on the internet,
This is easier because they are writing about their lives and their interests which are unique to each person.
Creating your own identity as a lifestyle blogger is the key to standing out from the crowd
and letting your users know you better and know what kind of content to expect from you.
4. Provide Quality Content
Make sure that you are constantly publishing high-quality content for your readers by going the extra mile to find out things that will make their lives easier within your niche,
Delegate a special time to converse with your audience,
and go as far as asking them questions using forms and polls on social media to get an idea of what type of content they would like to see from you!
You don’t have to know it all,
Make sure that you carry out extensive research,
Especially on topics that you have little to no idea about to make sure that you are providing the best possible information out there.
5. Network With Other Bloggers in Your Niche
This is one area where lifestyle bloggers have a huge advantage,
Just as with any other blog niche,
Lifestyle bloggers can network with each other and meet physically with other bloggers in their niche to collaborate on different blog content ideas.
For me,
I have found that the best place to make new blogging friends is on social media and platforms like Tailwind,
where you have the opportunity to meet other bloggers like yourself who are in a related or similar niche to yours.
You can exchange ideas with them,
learn from each other, and even create plans on how to promote your content to each other’s audience.
6. Engage with People on Social Media
One of the biggest attributes of lifestyle bloggers is their ability to continuously engage with their audience on social media platforms,
they are constantly posting videos, reels, and photos that their audience is interested in seeing
also, go ahead to ask their audience what they think and you can do the same too!
Take some time out of your busy schedule to make sure that you are responding to comments people left on your social media posts,
that you are also commenting and liking other people’s social media posts, and engaging in conversations with them.
While this might be time-consuming,
it’s totally with it, as so many lifestyle bloggers have found most of their clients this way.
Here are some social media tools that make growing on social media very easy…
Monetization Strategies for Lifestyle Blogs
1. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is one of the biggest ways bloggers make money,
In fact, it is said that more than 68% of affiliate marketers out there are bloggers,
This is because of how easy it is to monetize content and blog posts by simply adding affiliate links to them.
As a lifestyle blogger, depending on your chosen niche,
There are always products that you can promote to your audience to make some money,
You can do these by adding affiliate links when talking about specific affiliate products in your blog post,
This way when a reader clicks on an affiliate link to make a purchase, you get a commission for every purchase made using your affiliate link.
For a more in-depth explanation,
read this post on how to monetize your website using affiliate marketing.
2. Display Advertising
Displaying ads on your blog is the next best way to make money from your lifestyle blog,
When your website starts to get a good number of monthly website traffic to your blog posts,
You want to go ahead and enable ads to display on your website,
The most common ad display network for beginners is the Google Adsense program which allows you to monetize your blog even if you are not getting millions of pageviews yet.
As your pageviews and no of sessions increase,
You can then apply for other premium ad agencies like Ezoic, Adthrive, or Mediavine to help increase your earnings on Ad monetization,
These websites do require you to have a certain number of monthly pageviews or sessions to get approved for the ad program
The requirements differ from ad agency to ad agency.
3. Marketing Sponsored Products
The next best way to make money with lifestyle blogging is by advertising products of specific companies in your niche,
for example,
If you were in the fashion industry,
Then you could create sponsored posts for companies like Adidas or Shein,
Where you advertise their products to your audience and make commissions on sales for visitors coming from your website or blog.
Depending on your lifestyle blogging niche,
The type of products and companies you can work with will differ,
but the great part is that there are no shortages of companies out there to work with,
Just make sure that you are genuinely recommending products that you have tried and liked to avoid losing the trust of your audience.
4. Selling Online courses
You can also go ahead to make money on your own blog by opening an online shop and selling your very own digital products and courses to your audience,
Depending on your Lifestyle blogging niche,
It can be anything from cookbooks to workout plans to cheatsheets and so much more!
FAQs
The most popular lifestyle blogger so far is Chiara Ferragni, an Italian blogger who is the owner and founder of The Blonde Salad, a fashion, and lifestyle blog dedicated to sharing awesome tips, and tricks on everything fashion beauty, and celebrity beauty trends.
The Blonde Salad which was started almost 10 years ago is now one of the biggest lifestyle blogs out there with a massive Instagram following of more than 24 million people worldwide.
A lifestyle blog typically covers a wide range of topics related to the everyday lives and interests of the blogger and their target audience.
These can include personal experiences, travel adventures, fashion and beauty tips, home decor and organization, health and wellness advice, food and recipes, fitness routines, relationships, hobbies, and cultural insights.
Lifestyle blogs are often characterized by their versatility and the personal touch of the blogger, as they share their experiences, recommendations, and perspectives on various aspects of life, aiming to engage and inspire their readers in creating a well-rounded and fulfilling lifestyle.
Lifestyle blogs and personal blogs differ primarily in their focus and content. Lifestyle blogs typically cover a wide range of topics related to a particular lifestyle or interest, such as fashion, travel, fitness, or food, with the aim of offering advice, inspiration, and information to a broad audience.
Personal blogs, on the other hand, are more centered around an individual's experiences, thoughts, and personal life, often serving as a digital diary or platform for self-expression.
While lifestyle blogs tend to be more informative and cater to a niche or target demographic, personal blogs are more introspective and can encompass a variety of subjects, reflecting the author's unique experiences and perspectives.
However, success in generating income from a lifestyle blog typically depends on factors like the blog's niche, quality of content, audience size, and marketing strategies employed by the blogger.
While some lifestyle bloggers can earn a substantial income, it may take time and effort to build a profitable blog.
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Conclusion
Starting and growing a lifestyle blog isn’t an easy task,
Since lifestyle blogging is not a get-rich-quick scheme, it might take a long time before you start to see any sort of income whatsoever from your blog,
you just have to keep going.
Keep providing value to your audience and keep things interesting, take things one step at a time and you will get there!
