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Helping baby boomers learn how to boost retirement savings after a late start continues to inspire me. Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Anne, the owner of Unique Gifter, who highlights another creative way to catch-up retirement savings. Anne is a personal finance writer who also knows how to give the best gifts. In addition to her blog, she is the creator of an online course, Perfect Gift Guides.
Take it away, Anne!
If you’re trying to increase your retirement savings later in life it can be challenging. Especially if your paycheck is already spoken for as soon as it arrives. The easiest way to increase your savings when you don’t have any spare change is to earn some extra money on the side. To help with this, consider creating gift guides in your spare time. They’re perfect for earning some extra cash that you can put right into your retirement savings. Here’s how you can earn extra money for retirement by creating gift guides!
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Earn extra money for retirement by creating gift guides
Gift guides can be an excellent way to earn an income on the side. If you’re already a blogger, adding some gift guides to your current site can increase revenue. Even beginner and small-scale bloggers can include affiliate links on their sites! And, for those interested in getting into blogging, gift guides can be a fun (and profitable) niche to focus on.
When I started Unique Gifter, I found that too many people were giving terrible gifts for special occasions like weddings and baby showers. As someone who loves gift giving, it was a perfect fit to create a gifting website to help people find ideas. It just grew from there and is now a fun side income that I can use to invest in things like my retirement savings.
Since starting, I’ve made over $100,000 creating gift guides.
What is a gift guide?
The name says it all! It’s a list of gift ideas for someone based on a specific topic. All of the gifts should relate to that topic, and of course be great ideas. You want to help people buy the perfect gift for someone who’s hard to shop for! Once they’re created, they can be shared on social media, on Pinterest, and be found by people via search engines like Google.
What should a gift guide be about?
The great thing about gift guides is that they can be on any topic! I usually suggest people start with things they’re interested in or ones that relate to their blogging niche. For example, you could do gift ideas for someone who’s trying to save for retirement! Sometimes gift guides turn into personal wishlists, but that’s OK as long as they fit the topic.
How do gift guides make money?
You’re interested in earning extra money for retirement with these gift guides, right? Well they have to actually earn an income for that to work! Gift guides make money through affiliate links. These are most popularly from Amazon and Etsy, but there are many sites with affiliate programs. When someone clicks that affiliate link you earn a commission when they buy something from that website. Usually it doesn’t even have to be the gift, either!
Affiliate links use something called a ‘cookie’ that stays on someone’s computer for a certain amount of time. This can range from a few hours to a whole month. When someone clicks your link, it activates the cookie. Then, anything they buy on that website once the cookie has been activated is associated with your link and you earn commission on that sale. Cool, right?
The other way you can make extra money for retirement with gift guides is just monetizing the web traffic. If people visit your blog and read the gift guide any ads you already have in place will still be paying out!
Does it cost anything to create a gift guide?
The best part about this income idea is it has low (or no) upfront costs! If you already have a blog you won’t have to spend a dime to create gift guides! Otherwise it’s just the cost of setting up your blog to get started. Some bloggers hire writers to create gift guides or virtual assistants to add the items and links, but you can easily do this yourself if you’re just starting out.
What goes into a gift guide?
Usually gift guides should be a good length. At least 20 items, but you can easily go longer and divide it up into different sections as long as it’s all the same topic. First, you pick what your gift guide will be about. Then you find products that you think would make great gifts on the sites you have an affiliate relationship with.
On your post, you’ll write an introduction, add all your links with pictures, and write a little bit about each one. It can be a bit time consuming, but worth it! What I really love about this format is you always have something to write about because you’re talking about the gift ideas.
How do I advertise my gift guides?
Just like anything online, you need to get it in front of people so they’ll see it (and so you can make money). The main ways I market the gift guides I create are through SEO (search engine optimization) and Pinterest.
Gift guides are naturally great post types to get traffic from online searches. You can easily create them around certain keywords and write your descriptions to increase your organic website traffic. It’s a good idea to brush up on your SEO skills if you’re unfamiliar with these concepts because it will help your gift guides perform better.
Pinterest is also a great tool for promoting gift guides. If you’re using this platform, make sure you create beautiful vertical pins so people will want to save your gift guides to their boards. You can even join group boards or participate in pin exchanges. Pinterest is a lot of work to get started with but can pay off in the long run.
You can also use whatever social media you’re already familiar with to promote your gift guides online. Facebook is great, especially if you can ask family and friends to share your posts. If you have a large following anywhere take advantage of that!
How much money can I make for retirement by creating gift guides?
When you first start out you might not be making a whole lot, but if you do things well there’s potential for gift guides to become a serious side business. Commission rates vary even on a single site like Amazon. They also change sometimes, so you need to keep that in mind. Currently Amazon offers a 4.5% commission on physical books. That means if someone clicks your link and buys a book for $20, you get 90 cents.
The thing about this income type, though, is it’s partially passive. Your gift guide won’t be going anywhere so every month you could possibly earn some revenue. The more gift guides you have, and the more popular they become, the more you earn. Lots of people earn five and even six figures off their gift guide websites!
How to get started
Getting started creating gift guides is easy if you already have a blog. If not, you’ll need to set one up before following these steps.
- Sign up for affiliate websites
- Choose a gift guide topic
- Create your gift guide on your blog
- Promote!
You can also read up more on SEO and marketing to make your gift guides more successful. Don’t forget to read all the documentation for the affiliate sites, too! If you make a mistake you could get removed from their program.
An alternative way to make money with gift guides
As I mentioned above, one way to turn this into a profitable side hustle is to create gift guides and sell them to other bloggers. There are several Facebook groups where freelancers can sell to bloggers. This way, you can turn your gift guide writing skills into cash up front, instead of needing to build a website and your own audience. Here are some of the groups:
- VA For Hire and Pinterest-Friendly Content for Bloggers
- Blogger Resource Room
- Virtual Assistant Buy & Sell Content & Services
Hopefully this post helps you get started creating gift guides to earn extra money for retirement. If you still need some extra help, I created an online course that goes into more detail and explains everything you need to know.
Final Thoughts
Thank you, Anne, for this detailed look into creating gift guides as a way to earn extra cash for retirement. When it comes to catching-up retirement savings after a late start, having multiple income streams can really help!
I can vouch for the quality of Anne’s course, Perfect Gift Guides, because I bought it myself. This course has even helped me to improve my blog in other areas, before I’ve written my first gift guide! Expect to see some gift guides on Baby Boomer Super Saver very soon.
As you can see from Anne’s post, creating gift guides is an easy way to start making some extra money. Just about everyone can use some extra money, whether you need the cash now, or are trying to catch-up retirement savings, like me. If you’d like to start creating your own gift guides, you can purchase the course here.
I have seen a lot of great gift guides and it never hurts to help people who post them! I like that you can earn money with some recommendations to your readers. Oh wow, you have made a lot of money!! I need to get on your level. Someday I will curate one but keep doing a great job with yours!!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
Thank you, Nancy! It is nice to be introduced to great products by someone who has already searched out the best of the best. Gift guides are so creative and full of fun ideas. It’s also eye-opening to find out how lucrative creating your own gift guides can be. Glad you enjoyed the post!
It’s been a slow grind, but lots of little steps over time adds up to a solid revenue stream!
I loved this post! I’ve seen gift guides on other bloggers’ sites, but never knew how lucrative they could be—wow! My mind is blown.
I think it’s a great idea, even if readers don’t make a purchase. It’s still a great way to share ideas and help spur on some creativity.
Thanks for sharing, Anne! And thanks to Kathy for having you on to guest post!
I didn’t realize how much money gift guides could bring in, either, Chrissy. It’s pretty amazing! I like the idea of having multiple income streams and gift guides seem like the perfect fit for someone who already has a blog. I’m so happy you loved the post!
It takes a lot of them, or a viral post, to get them to be super lucrative, but they are absolutely a good way to add a revenue source to your website!
Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea you could make a lot of money from gift guides!
So glad you enjoyed it, Tamra Elizabeth. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for reading 🙂
This was a very interesting and useful read for me. As a relatively new blogger I’m very appreciative of advice like this. It’s good to know that people can make a significant amount of money from this over time. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Jaclyn! I’m happy that the post was useful to you. If you have a blog, I don’t see any reason not to add some affiliate links for products you love. The affiliate links on my site are from small companies whose products I found & loved. We do a lot of sharing, this is just another way. And the extra income can help with saving for the future, like catching-up retirement savings.
I’m so glad you found it helpful! You hit the nail on the head when you said “over time.” It’s definitely a slow build, and most folks abandon blogging before the first year, which is around when things start to really get traction.
It’s a shame that Amazon is the main gift guide you can use to make money through, as I refuse to support that company in any shape or form. They don’t buy taxes, they treat their workers like trash, stripped workers of health insurance, forced workers to work during the pandemic in unsafe conditions, and then sacked the ring leaders of the protesters who who protesting for safer works conditions. I absolutely hate Amazon. They’re one of the worst compaines out there, and what makes it worse is that Bezos is on course to be the first trillionaire. Rant over.
Great post though, not sure how I’d do that with my niche of mental health, dyslexia, and invisible disabilities when I won’t help support Amazon though ha ha ha, but I’ll certainly look into this idea to see if something could be done
Thanks for your thoughts, Unwanted Life. You’ll be happy to know that Amazon is not the only game in town when it comes to affiliate opportunities! In fact, Amazon doesn’t even pay very well when it comes to their affiliate program. Baby Boomer Super Saver is not an affiliate of Amazon. I should add a line at the end of the post to highlight that there are many other affiliate programs out there.
In Anne’s online course for creating gift guides, she covers how to find other affiliate opportunities. She also gives ideas for how to create a gift guide around any special interest. I could see you doing a gift guide on your favorite products for supporting mental health and self-care. Thanks for stopping by & for your comments.
There are literally thousands of companies you can use! In the course, I cover how to evaluate different programs to determine what is a good fit for your site and needs.
Kathy offered some great ideas that would work for your niche. My friend Amanda has done some excellent guides with topics like “50 Self-Care Gift Ideas under $50.”
This is really interesting. When I started my blog last year, I just did it for fun and never really thought of it as a way to make money. I should definitely explore this. Thank you.
Thanks, Michelle! I also started my blog for fun. But I also wanted to help other baby boomers like me, who might not have saved enough for retirement. It’s important to see that it’s never too late to make a little extra or save a little more today to make tomorrow better.
As Anne mentioned, many bloggers quit after the first year, and earning money from blogging does take time. But if you’re going to be blogging anyway, why not write some gift guides for your blog? I like this idea for potentially adding another income stream for retirement.
There’s a whole spectrum of blog types out there. A few gift guides may be a way to help cover the costs of your blogging, if you’re interested in doing so.
Very informative! I love reading gift guides, and I’ve made a couple. It is a lot of work! Looking forward to seeing what you create on here!
Aw, thank you Mrs. P&P! I will go check out your gift guides!
This post was something I needed! Really!
Already a long time I had many questions but no answers… here I get everything to start my gift guide – online course, useful tips, and a real story! Thank you!!!
I’m happy that the post was so useful for you, Sandra! Let us know when you start creating your own gift guides!
Yay, I’m glad you found it useful!
Very interesting way to make money after retirement. I passed this on to my wife, who said she would look into it.
You don’t have to wait until retirement to start making money from gift guides. I’m planning to add gift guides to my blog as another creative way to help me catch-up retirement savings, before I retire. But they could also be another income stream for after retirement. Gift guides are very versatile!
Thank you for passing it along!
I had no idea you can make money from gift ideas. I’m going to be trying this soon in my blog.
Thank you and Anne for sharing
Thanks, Charly! I’m glad you found the information helpful. Be sure to let us know when you’ve created your own gift guides on your blog. If you need help getting started, be sure to check out Anne’s affordable online course (links are in post, above).
I’m an Amazon affiliate and an AWIN affiliate but I rarely if ever remember to put the codes into my blogs! Affiliate sales is something I want to get my head around this year so this was a really useful post, thank you 🙂
Lisa | http://www.lisasnotebook.com
I’m glad it was useful to you, Lisa. You are always reviewing the most amazing educational subscription boxes for kids, I would think those would be perfect to add affiliate links for.
Glad it was helpful! Have you set up the awin convert a link plugin? It makes life a lot easier, because it turns a regular link from your site into an awin link, without needing to go get the code from the platform. You just need to link to the item and the plugin will turn it into your affiliate link.
This is a great idea on how to earn from affiliate marketing. I’ve actually read so much about it before but this is the first time I read such a creative way to use it.
Oh, that’s wonderful to hear, Liz! Anne is really good and has obviously done well with her gift guides. I’m loving her course, too. I’m glad you enjoyed the post.
Yay I’m so glad you liked it!
Some autism related gift guides are definitely going in my note book of blog ideas. Thanks for sharing 😊
I can’t wait to see what you come up with, Adam! Thanks for stopping by!
Awesome – I’m sure you’ll make lots of good ones!
I’ve never created a gift guide before, but this has inspired me to give them a try myself. I’d love to add this kind of post on my blog.
Also, I definitely agree that SEO and Pinterest are the way to go!
Very informative and helpful post.
Much love always,
GABBY | http://www.gabbyabigaill.com
Thanks, Gabby! I’m happy you found the post useful and will be interested in seeing your first gift guide!
Thanks Gabby! Yes, the combo of SEO and Pinterest is a powerful one. Good luck with your gift guides!
I love doing gift guides for this reason and because it means when I need a quick gift idea, I can pop into my own post. Or onto someone elses if mine doesn’t suit. It easily cuts down my time searching for presents by half.
That is an excellent point, Nyxie! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
They are so much fun to make when they are basically a list of nice things that we’d like to have for ourselves. I’m glad you find them helpful for saving time, too.
This is so impressive! I have always heard that it’s good to diversify and have multiple income streams and this seems a good way to go about it. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us, really appreciate it xx
Yes, Sakshi Raina, I think including gift guides on your blog would be a great way to add another income stream. Or creating gift guides for others. As Anne pointed out, there are several ways to make money from writing gift guides, whether you have a blog or not. She goes into greater detail about this in her course.
Diversifying is SO important. I have been working on that for the past year or so. Multiple revenue streams are much safer than just one or two.
Great information! I never thought of gift guides as its own niche! I’m inspired to write my own travel gift guide.
Perfect, Stefanie! I’m glad you found inspiration & can’t wait to see what you come up with.
I never knew that gift guides were thing it would be helpful to have a guide for any occasion. that way I don’t have to go looking for gifts.
Yes, gift guides are super convenient! Just a couple of clicks from a curated collection of gift ideas and your shopping is done. Thanks for stopping by, Dr. Vador!
That’s the goal, yes! Plus, I’m sure you’ve also been stumped for ideas before. I know I have, for sure.
Gift guides are so useful as a reader. As a blogger, they’ve been great for earning money. Thanks for the tips.
Glad to hear the validation from you! Thanks for reading and commenting, The Thrifty Issue!
I’m glad they’re working for you on your site. They’re very handy.
Wow these are some great ideas here! This way we can save enough money and use it when needed. Thank you for sharing this post. It will help a lot!
Thanks for stopping by, Travelogged blogs! I’m glad you enjoyed the post.
This is a great read! I’ve only just started creating the odd gift guide on my blog but really enjoying it (and it’s benefits)
That’s so wonderful that you are already enjoying benefits from adding gift guides to your blog, Emma!
This is such a lovely post I love the idea! Gift guides can be so helpful! Thank you for sharing this!
Amber – The Unpredicted page
Thank you, Amber! Yes, gift guides really help the reader who is looking for amazing gift ideas, simple gift ideas, inexpensive gift ideas, luxury gift ideas….. there is no limit to how creative you can get with gift guides!
I’ve seen a lot of gift guides before but never made one myself. But it definitely seems like something I could benefit from as a blogger, love the idea!
Anika | chaptersofmay.com
I hope you will give it a try, Anika! Yes, writing gift guides can be rewarding for you and your blog readers. A nice winning combination.
I have done a couple of gift guides on my blog and will definitely up my gane now! Some fab tips and ideas thank you so much for sharing!
Sarah
http://Www.simplysarahjayneloves.com
That’s great that you have already started using gift guides on your blog, Sarah. Glad you enjoyed the tips!
These are amazing ideas!!
Thank you so much, Nick! Glad you stopped by and shared your thoughts.
Great idea, simple and effective. You can create recommendations and/or gift ideas list for any topic 🙂 that is the beauty of it.
It really is amazing how many different gift guides you can create. There is really no limit. Thanks for your comment, Jonathan!
I created a holiday gift guide for Christmas last year but didn’t make use of affiliate links; this definitely prompted me to think about creating more gift guides now! Thanks for sharing!
That’s great, Bella Vita Blog! It’s not too late to go back and add affiliate links to your holiday gift guide. You’ll want to do that before the holidays come around again!
This is a really helpful post! I always try and go through affiliate links when I buy something as it helps someone out somewhere. I didn’t, however, know to what extent someone can benefit from these links! It is nice to know I am helping some people out. Thank you for sharing this guide!
Em x
http://www.loveemblog.com
I’m so glad it was helpful to you, Em! That is really sweet of you to support other bloggers by shopping through their affiliate links. I hope you get a chance to create your own gift guides in the near future!
Love the idea of a gift guide, I’m always terrible at knowing what to buy people! It’s also nice to know that using affiliate links really does help people, so I’ll try and do that more in the future.
Thanks, Katie! Gift guides help the shopper as well as the gift guide creator. It’s nice to go through an affiliate link if you’re planning to buy something anyway. People really do appreciate it. Thanks for stopping by!
Wow, a retirement income from a gift guide. I never thought of it. Seems to be a nice idea.
Thanks, SM! It’s great to have multiple income streams!
I never even thought about using gift guides to make money but it makes so much sense! Thank you for sharing so many great tips!
Tash – http://www.agirlwithview.co.uk/
Glad you enjoyed the post, Natasha! Thanks for stopping by!
What an interesting idea! I often see gift guide posts and wondered what the incentive was.
Nathalia | NathaliaFit – Fitness & Wellness Blog
http://www.nathaliafit.com
Now you know, Nathalia! I could see you creating a gift guide for the best yoga props!
Awesome post! I didn’t even consider this as a way to make money, but I love this idea! Thanks for the tips!
I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Sarah! Looking forward to seeing your first gift guide!
wow! I never thought of this as an income stream!
creating a gift guide is a wonderful way to earn passive income.
as I was reading this, I was surprised at how many great things I can learn from this post.
this is a perfect guide for beginners to get started with creating gift guides.
thanks for writing such a wonderful post!
surely share this with my network!
Thanks, Hari! I’m thrilled you got so much out of the post! Anne’s course about creating gift guides is very thorough, too.
Great tips! I love creating gift guides but the only money I earn from them is sponsored features of brands / products within them x
Thank you, Jenny! Sounds like another great way to make money from writing your own gift guides! Thanks for sharing your experience.
This would be so cool! I love giving gifts to people and so this would be so perfect. Basically this would be a dream job!
That is neat to hear that creating gift guides would be a dream job for you, Inna! Anne’s course will help you get started. Let us know once you start creating your own money-making gift guides!
Some really good tips here on how to make some extra money. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you found the post helpful, Icanshowyoutheworld!
I never thought about gift guides as a way of earning money online, thank you so much for this information.
The nice thing about creating gift guides to make money online, Constance, is sharing things you absolutely love with others. Often you are helping someone else with your gift guides!
What a great idea. So much helpful information in this post.
I’m so happy you found it useful, Brooke! Thanks for stopping by!
Oh wow! I never realised how much could be made from gift guides, thanks for sharing these tips!
Hannah, it’s pretty amazing! Glad you enjoyed Anne’s post. Her course is great. : )
This is such an unique and great way to make some extra money! Thanks for sharing this idea!
I’m happy you enjoyed the post, Charity! Thanks for reading and commenting.
Gift guides are helpful for people like me (I don’t usually know what to buy or give for someone). Great tips here! Thank you for sharing x
That’s the reason gift guides are such a great way to make extra money – there is a huge need for good gift ideas! It really does help people when you’ve put together a great list of gifts. Glad you enjoyed Anne’s post, Qeenie!
This is so helpful! I definitely need to start utilizing affiliate links on my blog, I never realized how much revenue posts like gift guides can make! Thank you so much for sharing all of this information! 🙂
It’s a nice way to add an extra income stream, Melissa. I was happy to have Anne come on the blog with her guest post explaining how she developed a lucrative cash flow with gift guides. Her course is inexpensive and very helpful – I’m going through it myself!
This is amazing and extremely motivating!
Thank you, Flotrenza! I’m glad you found it helpful.
I had a bash at making a autism themed one for Father’s Day. Looking at doing some Christmas ones, will be back to have a good read of this before I write them 😊
Adam – https://daddoesautism.com
That is wonderful, Adam! I’m glad you gave it a try for Father’s Day. Creating gift guides around your own expertise is a perfect way to help your blog “Dad Does Autism” start producing more income. I’ll be looking forward to your Christmas gift guides!
Oooh! It is great that people can make money by making gift guides. Perfect for the end user to save time based on the creator’s expertise! It is so cool that you made so much money so far. Thanks for sharing some great tips!
Nancy ✨ exquisitely.me
Thanks, Nancy! Yes, it’s amazing how much money Anne has made with the gift guides she’s included as a regular feature on her blog. It helps her readers and it puts money in her pocket. A win-win for both of them!
This sounds very interesting and like a great way to earn money. Thank you for sharing.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it, The Exclusive Beauty Diary! Anne’s course is inexpensive and goes into even more detail for exactly how to add this extra income stream to your blog. Thanks so much for reading!
That’s great you’ve been able to make extra money through gift guides!
Thanks for reading & commenting, Karalee! Yes, Anne has done very well with gift guides. I’m so glad she’s written a course about how to make extra money writing gift guides (in addition to sharing tips in this post).
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve always wanted to put together a gift guide, I just had no idea as to how to connect the dots in terms of affiliate marketing so this was really helpful, thank you.
I’m happy you found it so helpful, Hayley! Thanks for the feedback!
What a great guide to gift guides! I wrote one for my blog in 2018 but it didn’t do that great. I think I went too generic, didn’t plan the guide out well and published it at a very busy time in a competitive market. Will hope to do a better one in the future!
I’m sure you learned a lot from writing your first gift guide for your blog, Riana. Glad Anne’s post was helpful to you. Her online course on writing gift guides goes into even more detail, with lots of great tips.
Loved this! Definitely improved my gift guide knowledge!
Wonderful, Megan Elizabeth! That’s great to know it was so helpful.
Glad you learned some things! There’s heaps to learn, to get the income really coming in from them.
I love this idea, it is extremely useful and I never really thought of making a gift guide! Thank you for sharing x
🌿 Marissa Belle × marsybun.com 🌿
Gift guides are a great way to monetize your blog, Marissa Belle. Another option, as Anne pointed out, it writing gift guides as a freelancer. Glad you found Anne’s post so useful!
I’m so happy you found it useful. Good luck with your guides.
Wow this is an awesome idea! I was aware of affiliate marketing, but I hadn’t really thought about the idea of gift guides before. Now I’ve got all kinds of ideas running through my head! Thanks for that! 😁
You’re welcome, Clarissa Cabbage! It was wonderful having Anne share her knowledge about using gift guides to make extra money. Anne’s online course on creating gift guides is another great resource for bloggers, and it’s loaded with value! There is a link to purchase at the end of the post, if you’re interested.
Yay, I’m so glad!! Enjoy making gift guides.
I love looking through gift guides for inspiration when Christmas and Birthday’s come around. It’s great that Anne has turned this into a side hustle! I can’t believe she has made over $100,000 that’s insane!
Thanks, Kelly! Yes, Anne’s story is amazing! I’m glad she shared it with us, and created an inexpensive course for the rest of us to achieve the same results! The link is included in the post. I’m going through her course now, it’s very helpful.
Through lots and lots of trial and error!! I learned everything the slow, hard way, ha! Learn from my mistakes and get there faster 🙂
I had no idea gift guides could be so profitable, but I know that I love coming across guides with fresh and exciting ideas. I love giving thoughtful gifts and always appreciate a little extra relevant inspiration!
Gift guides are so useful for that extra bit of inspiration, Jaya. Glad you enjoyed the post, thanks for commenting!
It’s a slow build, but they are a really great way to get targeted affiliate income.
I love this article! I blog about teaching women how to work from home and this is a great way to earn passive income!
Thank you, Jamie! Yes, I think writing gift guides are a great way to earn passive income. You only have to write the gift guide once, and it can continue to bring in money once it’s online. You probably still need to promote your gift guide once you’ve written it, though.
It’s a really great way, especially as a niche for freelance writers. Happy to talk more, if you’d like!
I didn’t know gift guides could be this profiting! I love using affiliate links but still need to find the perfect way to market them.
Thanks for reading & commenting, Melissa! Anne’s course goes into greater detail about where to find more affiliate partnerships and ideas for ongoing promotion. The link to her course is above, in the post. I’m taking her course, too. I’m already learning new marketing techniques!
It’s a constant learning, that’s for sure!
It’s taken awhile, but I’ve got a format that works now.
Gift guides are actually one of my favourite types of blog posts to write! however, I never ever thought about making an income from them. Thank you very much Anne for this great guest post.
Ashleigh – https://www.ashleighsmoments.com
Wonderful, Ashleigh! You could probably easily go back through your old gift guides and monetize them. Glad you enjoyed Anne’s post!
Yay! It can be kind of fun, dreaming of nice things to buy, for sure.
Thank you so much for the compliment.
Super interesting, I never would have thought that you could make quite that much from affiliate links! A website dedicated to gift guides is such a good idea! Becca x
Glad you enjoyed Anne’s post on writing gift guides to make money with affiliate links, Becca. Thanks for sharing your feedback!
I never thought about writing a gift guide but it sounds like a great idea in the long run to make some passive income. Great post!
Anda
Thank you, Anda!
Gotta love that passive income!
Great tips! I definitely have to work on my affiliate links! But sometimes, I just dont know where to relate them haha. Thanks for this x
Glad you enjoyed the tips, The Queensights! Yes, you do want your affiliate links to be relevant to your blog content. That’s why writing gift guides is the perfect way to promote affiliate links. It’s easy to follow a theme, and there are so many themes to choose from that you could write numerous gift guides.
Great idea! I’ve been thinking about doing my first gift guide this year but I’m not sure – definitely need to do some solid research first but I really like the idea of it.
Go for it, Lindsey! I hope you do create your first gift guide. If you need more info, Anne from Unique Gifter offers an excellent online course (see links in the post above).
This is such a helpful post. Saving money for the future is definitely something I want to do. I’d never thought about doing it using the money I make through affiliate programmes before but this is such a great idea.
Thanks, Kelly Diane! I love this idea of thinking outside the box to find alternative ways to save for retirement. Using the money you make from affiliate income off of a blog is a great way to divert some money to retirement!
This post was so interesting. I love creating gift guides but I have never thought of gaining money from them. It is something I will definitely look into now! You have mentioned some great affiliate schemes I will be taking a look at!
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Thank you, Rachel! If you are already creating gift guides, you are way ahead. All you have to do now is monetize your guides!
Wow, I love the idea of it. Gift guides are extremely useful and as someone who loves to give gifts, it is perfect. This idea never crossed my mind, but it did now thank to your post. I really love this. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed the post, ThatUnknownBlogger!
Wow, you can earn money by making gift guides?? That’s amazing! Love the info, learned a lot! Didn’t know this before. Thanks for sharing.
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Writing and adding gift guides to your blog can be a great way to add some passive income to your site. You do have to create your gift guide, but once you write it, can sit back and sales will continue to roll in. I’d say you have to market your gift guide blog posts just like any other blog posts you share.
Such a detailed article! Gift guides are really helpful. This is something that I’ve been working on as a beginner blogger. Thank you so much for sharing great info x
Learning to write gift guides is a great way to start to monetize a blog when you’re just starting out, Jocelyn. Glad you enjoyed the post & be sure to sign up for Anne’s course if you need any help.
Wow…….this is a cool way to make money. I should learn how to create gift guides too. Thank you for sharing.
It’s like creating your own income-producing project, Fadima! It takes a little work to write your gift guide, but once it’s written, it can continue to generate passive income for you! Check out Anne’s course to learn how to write gift guides for profit.
I really love making gift guides!! It’s something that I always struggle with when I have a birthday or occasion coming up, so when I started doing them it was a great way for both me and the blog!
That is so perfect, Cristina! Thanks for sharing your perspective on the benefits of creating gift guides!
As yet, I hadn’t thought about this. A gift guide sounds like something people need.
You are so right, Jamie! Gift guides can be super helpful, especially when gift ideas are hard to come by. It really helps to see a curated selection of gifts. Very useful for specialty gifts, too. For example, gift guides for environmentally conscious or green gifts. You can create gift guides to match any blog theme, to earn a little while helping others.
Wow… this is a cool way to make money online. I should try this. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Fadima! I hope you had a chance to put together some of your own gift guides! Anne’s course spells it all out, step by step, if you still need more help to get started.
These are all amazing ideas! I really enjoy making gift guides and with some work, they can really make a great side hustle! Even better if you find an affiliate with a great percentage of return x
Thanks, Cristina! Yes, gift guides have made Anne over $100k! Creating gift guides is a great side hustle for making extra money to catch up retirement savings or boost your income. There are LOTS of well-paying affiliate programs. Anne’s course teaches you how to select affiliate programs that will make you money.
I had no idea how to make money through gift guides. This was a really useful post, thanks for sharing xxx
So glad you enjoyed the post, Lellalee! Creating gift guides is a great way to boost your income. It’s helping me catch-up retirement savings after a late start, but making extra money is helpful for all kinds of reasons, right?
I’ve been blogging for about 8 years and have often thought about doing a gift guide. A lot of the bloggers I follow do them, especially around holidays. I’ve never really understood the benefit of having one nor how to put one together. Thank you for the simplicity of this explanation! Maybe this will be the year I dive into creating a gift guide.
Happy to hear you found it helpful, Sandy! There are so many benefits to writing gift guides, including highlighting good solutions and products that solve a problem, promoting causes you believe in such as eco-friendly products, and boosting your blog income! Anne’s downloadable course, Perfect Gift Guides makes it really easy, with step-by-step instructions and examples. Get your copy and get started today for more affiliate sales!
I’ve never thought about this angle for making extra money. It looks fun and creative. I’ll need to look into it, thanks so much for the idea!
This was such an interesting read! I think the idea of creating gift guides is so fun and I can see myself really enjoying it; I’d love to make some after I sign up to more affiliate programs. Passive income is something I’m trying to do more currently and this is such a great place to start! Thank you so much for sharing.
This post has come at a really good time for me! I’ve been looking for some time to generate some extra income and I think creating gift guides sounds like a great idea to do just that. I’m going to give it a go. Thank you so much!
Loveeee reading gift guides! I think I will give it a try on a post this holiday though! Thank you for sharing 🙂
This is great, Kathy! I’m going to look into it further. If I could make enough to even maintain my website, I’d be happy. Thanks to you and Anne.