One of the main reasons we all have blogs these days is to eventually be able to work online, make an income, and share our knowledge with the world. Blogging is growing every day, with more and more people joining the world of online work, and so there are more and more people out there looking for help that YOU can give them.
But did you know you can earn money simply by providing your readers with a few links to some of your top resources?
The ones you love, trust, and have used time and time again.
One of the best ways to do this is by having a ‘resource page’ on your blog. Yep, that’s right, just one page on your blog can help you earn passive income and can provide your audience with immense value!
This post is going to walk you through the benefits of having a resource page on your blog, the value they can offer, and what you should include!
If you want to know what a resource page looks like, I recommend checking out mine here.
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What is a resource page and why you should have one!
Have you ever been on a blog you’ve loved, respected, and really really trusted, and bought something?
Maybe it was a course. It could have been photography presets for Instagram. Maybe it was a product that was recommended to you like a coat or a bag.
For bloggers and online entrepreneurs, giving trustworthy advice is the key to success, and the best way to do this is to have a few, key products that you use, love, and recommend everyone has!
This is often called affiliate marketing and is one of the main ways bloggers earn an income online.
Affiliate marketing means sharing a link on your blog to companies you highly recommend and think your audience will benefit from.
If affiliate marketing is new to you, then I highly recommend Michelle’s Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing Course as it will teach you everything you need to know about affiliate marketing. This will help you build your resources page and ensure you are getting paid for all the products and services you recommend to your audience!
Some of the things covered in the course are:
- What affiliate marketing is and how it works
- Why affiliate marketing is great
- The exact steps bloggers have taken to earn over $300,000 from a single blog post
- How to pick the right affiliate products to promote
- How to increase conversions
- How to build trust and not lose followers
- Required disclosures that you need to know about
- The one major tool you need for affiliate marketing
- Different strategies to use to promote your affiliate products
- How to use Pinterest to succeed at affiliate marketing (yes, this includes the newest Pinterest affiliate rules!)
You can sign up to the course here!
Although it is a good idea to use affiliate marketing across different posts, it is always a good idea to have a page dedicated to your top products, courses, and services that you recommend. This makes it easier for your readers to see all your recommendations in one place, and find other related things that may need or want.
Your readers come to you for advice on your niche topic (whether that is travel, beauty, cooking, babies, etc), and having your resources page easily accessible allows your readers to have a full list of everything you recommend.
Make sure you are using your affiliate links on this page so that you can earn a small commission on your readers’ clicks.
It’s a win-win for everyone!
What to include on your resources page
This really depends on the type of blog you run!
In general, you want your page to be neat, easy to navigate, full of pictures, and of course, links!
You should pretty much include any product, service, or course that you have personally tried, and recommend to your audience.
As my niche is travel and money related, I have a section on the best companies I have used and recommend my audience use for airfares, accommodation, tour companies, travel insurance, blogging courses, blogging resources, travel gear, and the companies I use that have helped me earn and save money online.
You can see a snapshot of my ‘Earn Money Online’ section here:
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These are all products I have personally used to help me earn money online! I trust them, I think they are awesome, and I want my readers to know all about them so they too can benefit from them.
You can see how easy it is to place links throughout the section too. Each link is an affiliate link, meaning I will earn a small commission at no extra cost for my readers. So not only will I earn a small amount, but I will also be helping my audience.
How to make the best resources page for your blog
The first thing you need to do to create your resources page is to collect all the links you are going to put on it. I keep my affiliate links (my recommended links) in an easy to read word document. I know some people use google docs or excel, but as a writer, I love word!
Once you have the list, you should create a page on your blog and add this page to your menu. This way, it’s easy for your readers to find. Mine is located under my about section in my main menu. You can see it here.
For each resource, add the name and link it to the website of the product. Write a small paragraph on why you recommend this product to your readers. If you have written a blog post about the product or created a video on another platform, make sure you link to that on your resource page as well. That way your readers can get an in-depth understanding of why they should purchase or sign up to something.
You need to give your readers all the information so they can decide whether or not to purchase the product, so don’t hold back. Photos also help convert readers. People are more visual, and so having photo or company logos may help people feel more at ease with the product!
Additional tips for adding a resource page and earning an income
- Never add a product or service you haven’t personally tried or tested. You want your readers to trust you!
- Review your resource page once a month to make sure all the links are still working. This is when you can add new products or take away products you no longer consider relevant or of good value to your readers.
- Only add relevant products and services to your blog. You may have some great ideas on what to add, but if they are not about your topic, your readers will most likely get confused and leave the page. Leave the page = no commission.
- Disclose your affiliate relationships to your readers. A simple mention at the top or bottom of your page is fine. It is a legal requirement to let your readers know there are affiliate links on a website, so ensure you do not ignore this! Say something along the lines as “Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I earn a commission if you make a purchase.”
Feel free to leave a question in the comment section if you have any!
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Some good advice here. I will keep it in mind when I write a resource page.
I’ve got to get on this! It’s been on my to-do list for weeks… thanks for the push!
This is amazing. I haven’t heard of it before, but it really makes sense to have this type of page for your readers. I’ll definitely be looking into it.
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Great idea! I’ve seen these before but since I’m new to blogging I had not considered one for myself yet. But as it turns out I do have a few resources that I could start with.
I thought I needed a lot of items to start this type of page but now that I think about it, I can start with what I have and just continue to add to it.
Resource pages are great for readers! At least for me. I refer to them often at the blogs I follow. They’ve provided me many helpful tools!
This is such a great suggestion! We’ve written blog posts with product recommendations and affiliate links in them, but we hadn’t thought to put together one page with all of the links. We’ll definitely be putting this page together soon! It will be such an invaluable resource for our audience. Thanks again for the tip and can’t wait to see what you have in the pipeline for your new entrepreneurship blog 🙂
I had never thought of adding a resource page. This is a fantastic idea! Thanks for the tips and guidance.
Pinning this for when I have resources to offer! That’s one of my goals this year, and this is great advice. Thanks so much, Abbie!
Great idea! Love your resource page. It’s very easy and clean and not overwhelming!
Just thinking about making resource page, thanks for the tips!
Oh this is such a great tip, I’ll definitely have to look into this! It works because I’ve browsed plenty of blogs for this reason haha.
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I have been thinking of adding a resources page on my blog! But basically a guide to other blogs I read when I am feeling certain ways! I.E. “If you feel overwhelmed, read this post” etc
That is a really awesome idea! There are definitely certain blogs I like to read when I feel a certain way.
Wow! I had thought of a resources page a while ago and never implemented it because I wasn’t sure it was a good idea, but it’s nice to know that you actually recommend it. I’ll find a way to incorporate it for sure. Thanks!
For how easy it is to create and how you can earn money from it, I DEFINITELY recommend it for every blogger!