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Meet our partner publisher, Waseem Afzal, who is passionate about cricket and being an online moneymaker. In his story of turning a hobby into a source of money, he sets out in detail which ads he runs and how he manages to get extra traffic. Make sure to check out all the clues and don’t miss a thing!
Why is Cricket a perfect topic for a sports blog?
When I was 10 years old I started watching Cricket Matches. Team Pakistan has represented the country in many international tournaments over the past years, which is one of the reasons why people love to watch and play cricket.
Cricket is full of emotions. One minute you are happy, as your favorite team is performing their best. The next moment you are filled with sadness as your favorite player is struck out. All these emotions make people want to read more about their fav team players. They also want to learn the latest gossip and know how team coaches comment on the matches.
Writing about cricket can be really fun for those who are hard fans of this game. There is so much to talk about and it makes for great content, due to the uniqueness of writing styles and personalities. And you can also make a good income from it. I’m not joking. I will now tell you how I make up to $100 on a sports blog about cricket and ad codes by Adsterra.
How I Make Money from My Cricket Blog?
You already know that I run a sports blog. It’s a classic blog where I post lots of current news that relate to cricket. I need my readers to easily navigate any news but I also need to monetize my blogging activity. That’s why I chose to place ads by Adsterra. It’s a promising ad network, which competes with AdSense. I found this network very friendly. Adsterra does not put sudden limits to your account and doesn’t block your ads without reasons. Their ad codes run pretty fast and they give you details about your traffic and earnings in the account. Adsterra also offers you several ways to get payouts, you will find the one that will fit your needs.
The first thing I tested was my Adsterra CPM rates, and they surprised me. My cricket blog was a newbie, but I managed to reach $1, $3 and even $6 CPM almost from the start. So I’m going to recommend Adsterra to any blogger who works hard and wants to earn money for their blogging.
Now I’m going to tell you a little about the ad codes I use on my blog as it is important to choose and mix the right ones.
Which Ad Codes I Use To Make up to $100 a day on a sports blog about Cricket?
On my Cricket blog, I’m using 2 types of Ad Formats: Popunder and Social Bar. This combination gives me the highest revenue.
Here is how to get an ad code. You will need to register and click WEBSITES → ADD NEW WEBSITE, enter your website URL and then pick Popunder or Social Bar. Do the same for any other advertising type.
Readers don’t see Popunders on my blog, because ads are shown in a new tab when a user clicks somewhere on a page. And Social Bar ads look like push notifications, but they are more compact and interesting. Social Bar ads use animation and other pretty elements that users like to click.
How do I promote my blog to get more traffic and increase CPM?
Where do I get traffic for my Cricket blog? There are so many Social Media websites for sharing your Cricket Blog Posts. Facebook is on the top of the list. Here is how I use it to get traffic and advise you to try, too.
On Facebook, you can join Public Groups about cricket where you can share Your Cricket blog posts in these groups and get traffic. In addition, you can comment on someone else’s posts about cricket and invite them to read your blog. But make sure to make natural, non-spammy comments, or people won’t believe you.
I often make short Facebook posts linked to my Blog where I give a teaser of what the news is about. These posts send me additional traffic.
Another way is Organic Traffic from Google Search Engine and Other Search Engines. I told you my blog is new, but it does not mean it can’t get traffic. I optimize my title and description, I use keywords in my blog posts and always control how fast my pages load. All of those are important things for Google.
Here is the clue for you — you should write about something really exciting. And cricket is exactly this topic! Readers watch many ads as they are reading lots of news and visit several pages on my blog. That’s another reason why my CPM gets higher.
