How bloggers can boost their income with a tip jar

Are you a blogger? 💻

If you’re regularly sharing free content with your audience and giving them tons of value with your posts, you can get paid without ads or selling products.

How? With our tip jar feature

It’s the easiest way to get paid for your work, and the best part is that you can create a tip jar in about 10 minutes—all you need is a free ConvertKit account.

Today, we’re sharing how you can promote your tip jar as a blogger and start making money for your blog content!

How to set up and promote your tip jar

Step 1: Create your tip jar

First of all, you’ll want to create your tip jar. Here’s our step-by-step guide to making it happen. 

When it comes to customization, keep it on-brand with your blog’s colors and add an image of yourself or something that represents your brand well.

In terms of copy, let your audience know what their tip will support. Will it help fuel the daily coffee run that helps you write blog posts? Will it help keep your blog ad-free? Rather than simply asking for a tip, let your readers know exactly what they’re helping with. People love to feel like their money is making an impact!

Step 2: Share your tip jar everywhere

Where should you put your tip jar? Everywhere! Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Add a tip jar to your blog content

One of the easiest ways to get started with your tip jar is by adding it to your cornerstone pieces of content. You can add a link to your tip jar at the bottom of your blog posts and the sidebar of your blog.

For example, Kelly Casonova includes a link to buy her a coffee at the bottom of her blog posts:

Here’s what her tip jar looks like:

Add a tip jar to your main menu

Your site’s navigation/menu bar is one of the first things your audience sees if they’re viewing your blog on a desktop.

Try adding your tip jar as a menu link like Dylane from The Perfect French:

Add a tip jar to your newsletter

If you’re already sending out emails to your list (whether that’s a newsletter or automated sequences), add a link to your tip jar within your emails. You can add the link to the footer of your email template, or you can add it within the body of your newsletter.

For example, Dylan from Growth Currency adds a quick link to his tip jar right before he signs off his newsletter:

Want more tip jar examples? Here are 9 ways you can use ConvertKit’s Tip Jar to monetize your creator journey.

How would a tip jar help your blog? 

We’d love to know: What would extra income from a tip jar help you to do? If you’ve created your tip jar, leave a comment with your link so others can support you!

Don’t forget you can learn how to set up your tip jar here.

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