7 Highest Paying Niches for Blogging

No matter in which niche you are starting a blog. You can make money when you have passion and expertise. To prove that fact, let’s dive into 7 types of blogs that make money in India with real-life examples.

1. Make Money Online

The web has full of make money blogs. You will hardly succeed when you know neither how to do keyword research nor how to acquire backlinks from authoritative blogs in your niche.

Why?

Just take the example of Timothy Sykes and Harsh Agarwal.

Timothy Sykes makes millions by trading in the stock market that's why people follow his pieces of advice. Additionally, Harsh Agarwal has made millions of dollars by running a blog that's why people also follow his bits of advice.

So, before starting a blog on making money online, perform detailed keyword research, prepare a content monetization strategy, and confirm how you will leverage the link-building strategies to acquire backlinks from high authority blogs in your niche.

Here are the best bloggers who deliver detailed guides on WordPress, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), make money blogging, and actionable link building strategies. They generate a passive income source by running a blog.

• Bloggers Passion: The blog started its journey back in 2010 by Anil Agarwal. Bloggers Passion pulls over 50000+ organic visitors a month and has been able to generate a sweet $10k+ revenue a month.
• ShoutMeLoud: Harsh Agarwal is the person behind the success of ShoutMeLoud. Here you will find detailed guides on WordPress, Blogging Platforms, best hosting providers, etc. ShoutMeLoud pulls over 80000+ organic visitors a month and has been able to generate a sweet $40k+ revenue a month.
• One Hour Professor: Founded by Ron Stefanski, the blog covers the topic of how to start a blog, how to make money blogging, actionable SEO Strategies, etc. His blog is successful to make $20k+ a month.

2. Investing & Personal Finance

Investing and Personal Finance is always an evergreen niche. After proper keyword research when you deliver actionable strategies on how to pay off the debt or how to prepare effective financial planning, the chances are higher that you can make money from an investing blog.

Since you guide a retail investor on how to save money, don't promote high-ticket products and services. Instead, you can offer investing courses or services or promote stock brokers.

You will find ample numbers of authority bloggers who make millions of dollars by offering investing courses and promoting relevant affiliate products or services.

Here are the 3 blogs that make $3000+ month from their blogs:

• CashOverFlow: The blog was started by Pardeep Goyal back in 2015. Now the blog is successful to attract 200,000+ visitors from search engines and make a decent $5000 income a month from the blog. You will find detailed insights on how to save money when you are on vacation, how beginners start investing in the stock market, etc.
• Trade Brains: This is one of the best investing blogs where you will get detailed insights into how to select a stock in India for the long run, best Demat and trading accounts in India, how to grow your wealth in the long run, etc. The blog's pageview is 450k+ a month.
• Relakhs: This is one of the best blogs in personal finance. Here you will find detailed guides on stock market investing, term insurance, health insurance, real estate, and actionable strategies to save money.

3. Health and Fitness

Do you know 'how to lose weight fast' has a search volume of 329,000 in the United States?

People want to stay healthy and fit. There is a huge untapped audience who is looking for a balanced diet after work out.

The health and fitness blog is a lucrative option to choose, but you will face immense competition from the niche bloggers namely HealthLine, and Nerd Fitness, etc.

When you have found health and fitness niches is a competitive one, you can make money blogging by narrowing down to a sub-niche namely,

• How can women lose weight?
• How can men build muscle?
• What food supplements should teenagers include in their diet?
• What nutrients should you consume for better digestion?
• What antiaging night cream should you buy?

After proper keyword research when you have delivered an SEO optimized in-depth articles on weight loss, how to prepare a balanced diet, or how to reduce stress, the chances are higher that your blog will attract search engine traffic. Target a specific audience and prepare content accordingly. In this way, you can easily make $1000 a month after a year by promoting relevant fitness products and health supplements.

Here are the top 3 bloggers who are making $500+ a month by running a health and fitness blog:

• Indian Weight Loss Blog: Founded by Kanan, who has lost 30kg in the late 40s. The blog delivers detailed blog posts that cover dieting, weight loss, and fitness. The blog has over 20000+ page views a month and has made a whopping $1700+ a month in 2020 via affiliate marketing, displaying advertisements, e-books, and offering premium courses.
• Put That Cheese Burger Down!: Neha Ghosh is the person behind the blog. When you are willing to shift to a healthy and fit living then you will find key pieces of information without any bullshit. Here you will find detailed insights on the right workout techniques of Yoga and how to prepare a healthy diet, etc. The blog has got 4000+ search engine traffic a month and has made $700+ a month via affiliate marketing, displaying advertisements, e-books, etc.
• Fit Be Well: When you want to be fit by yoga then you should read this blog. Apart from that Ashvini Naik offers how-to guides on women’s health, weight loss, etc. The blog has got 7000+ search engine traffic a month and has made a whopping $1000+ a month via affiliate marketing, displaying advertisements, e-books, etc.

4. Parenting

Were you blessed with a baby last year? You have found many questions and solved different kinds of problems day in day out. You may share your thoughts with the other parents.

With the knowledge and expertise to deliver detailed blog posts on breastfeeding, baby care, you can start a parenting blog. Additionally, if you have upside-down knowledge of how a mom can make money from home, how to prepare healthy food for your kids, you are good to start a mom blog. You can monetize the blog by placing Google Adsense Ads or make money via affiliate marketing by promoting toys, health supplements, etc.

Here are the 3 parenting blogs that generate thousands dollars a month by displaying banner ads and promoting affiliate products:

• Bumps n Baby by Sangeetha Menon: This blog had kick-started its journey to provide valuable insights from pre and postnatal care to best baby care products to baby product reviews. The blog has a monthly page view of 300,000+ and makes money by promoting affiliate products and banner ads.
• Mommy Labs by Rashmie: The blog focuses to create the best plausible environment for children that will enhance their imagination and creativity. The blog has attracted 100000+ organic visitors and generates $2000+ in revenue a month.
• The Champa Tree by Vaishali: When you are a first-time mom and looking for product reviews that you should make use of, then you will find this blog the best one. You will find detailed guides on actionable parenting tips, child care, etc. What makes The Champa Tree different is that you can find answers to those questions that you think are too 'silly'. This blog has 300000+ page views a month and makes money via advertising and promoting affiliate products.

5. Food

Who doesn't want to taste the delicious foods at the dining table? That's why Food is always an evergreen niche to get started. If you are a food enthusiast and are able to deliver long-form of blog posts, then the chances are higher that you are going to make money by running a food blog.

When your blog has built an audience base that watches your youtube videos, shares your blog post, then you can monetize your blog or videos by displaying advertisements, placing affiliate links in the blog post.

You can make money by running a food blog. In this blog, you can share various innovative styles of cooking healthy and delicious foods.

If you have a technique to deliver healthy and delicious food items, you can take the world by storm. Here are the 3 bloggers that make ... a month by sharing the dishes and delicious Indian cuisines.

• Masterchef Mom by Uma Raghuraman: Here you will find cooking tips. By applying them you can prepare healthy and tasty food. Her blog has 300000+ page views a month and she generates $4000+ revenue a month from her blog Masterchef Mom.
• Organic and Happy by Natasha: When you are searching for vegan foods that are easy to digest yet taste heavenly, then you should read how-to guides that are delivered by Natasha. This blog has a pageview of 100000+ and generates a revenue of $2500+ a month.
• Vegan Richa by Richa Hingle: The blogger encourages adopting 100% vegan recipes by using organic ingredients for healthy living. This blog has got 100000+ organic visits a month and has made $3400+ in earnings a month.

6. Travel

You can utilize your in-depth knowledge of which places to visit in northern California, or what historic places to visit in Europe. By setting up a travel blog you can generate a passive income source even when you are on board.

To monetize your blog join various travel affiliate programs namely Booking, TripAdvisor, Skyscanner, and promote the hotels and the latest discount on bookings. You can monetize your content by promoting various affiliate products namely kits, travel pillows, etc. since they are quite handy when you are traveling the world.

Here are the 3 best travel blogs in India that generate $2000+ from their blogs:

• Travel Tales from India: Mridual Dwivedi has been delivering detailed blog posts about which places to visit in Rajasthan & Kerala, the best hotels to stay in Rajasthan. She has been engaged in blogging for more than a decade. The blog has 200000+page views a month and generates $4000+ a month via affiliate income and banner advertisements.
• Devil on Wheels: When you are hunting high and low for guides about hills and valleys, you will find best on how to enjoy a vacation in hilly areas namely Spiti Valley, Laddakh, Dharamshala, etc. The blogger, Dheeraj Sharma offers detailed insights of do’s and don’ts, how to avoid altitude sickness, etc. The blog has 67000+ page views a month and generates $2400+ a month via affiliate income and banner advertisements.
• IndiTales: Since the founder, Anuradha Goyal has visited every state in India you will get detailed insights of lesser-known places namely Odisha and Meghalaya, etc. By reading the blog posts you will know not only the history and culture of any specific place but also the best places to visit. The main source of income of the blog is brand partnerships, banner advertisement, and affiliate income, etc.

7. Pets

Do you know that the total revenue of the pet food market has reached $31143 million only in the United States?

When you have fallen in love with a pet, you can start a pet blog that covers various topics namely,

• Best homemade cooked cat food supplement
• Best dry dog food for weight gain
• Best food for German shepherd with a sensitive stomach

You can monetize a pet blog and make $1000 a month by promoting food supplements, Grooming accessories, toys, and collars, etc. since people will happily purchase the items for their lovely friend.

Here are the 3 best pet blogs in India where you will find every question that you will face while nurturing your best friend:

• Puppy Leaks: You want to live a healthy and happy life with your four-legged friend. In this blog, you will find what indoor games you will play with your puppy, or what hygienic foods to offer for a healthy life. The blog's pageview for the month of December is 2 million+ and its revenue is $5 million for 2020.
• Blog Paws: This blog delivers actionable tips to keep your pet healthy, which food supplements you should serve on the table for your pet. They monetize the blog via banner advertisement and affiliate income. The blog successfully attracts 300000+ visitors a month and make $15k+ a month.
• Dog Tipper: The blog helps the audience to lead a happy, healthy life of the four-legged friend. This blog helps a pet owner to pick the best insurance products you should buy to cover 90% of veterinary expenses. The blog’s major revenue sources are banner advertisements and affiliate earnings.