Make Money From Your Hobby
Many people are passionate about their hobbies. They make time in their lives for them, spend lot of money on them, and even sometimes move their homes, families and jobs just to be closer to their hobbies!
But even if you just enjoy your hobby and perhaps wouldn’t class yourself as a fanatic, wouldn’t it be great if you could earn money online – possibly even a full-time income, from simply telling others people about your passion?
Well it’s not just a dream – it’s VERY possible.
More and more people are starting ‘hobby blogs’ to tell the world about their particular interest.
And with just a few tweaks and a little technology, it’s relatively easy to make a solid income from your hobby.
Think about it this way – most people are already experts in one or two areas, and usually it’s connected with their hobby.
For example, the sailing enthusiast will know all about nautical terms, knots, how to sail a boat, navigation and so on.
But did you know that there are tens of thousands of hobbyists in your niche that are hungry to read about your experiences, ideas and expertise?
And best of all – they’ll be happy to pay you for some of it.
Imagine getting up in the morning and instead of joining the rat race to go and work to make your employer rich, you do a little work on your hobby blog – the same hobby that you’ve probably been enjoying all weekend.
Best of all, when you check your bank or Paypal account you find that you’re making money from blogging about the thing you enjoy doing most – your hobby.
Sounds like a dream I know, but let me tell you now, there are hundreds, thousands and even TENS of thousands of people RIGHT NOW making good money online from blogging about their hobby.
If you’re passionate about your hobby you can very probably profit from it – perhaps even make it your full-time income.
Turn your hobby into a regular monthly income!
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Hi Anna, great post and I totally agree about sharing your hobbies and all the knowledge that has been accumulated in an area someone is passionate about. The interenet has provided people with a platform to share that knowledge and make an income from it. Good luck with the challenge!
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
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Hi Anna,
What a shame the 1st 3 comments are typical spam comments and you’ve left them their automated spammed links
(I would delete them personally – you wont need them now that you’re in the 100 blog challenge)
As for your post, I was going to try and be funny and add some quotes from the spam comments…lol – But in all seriousness… it’s amazing just how big the net is!
A friend had a hobby breeding dachshunds… not just normal ones but a particular colour and style… And she still managed to find forums and community’s for her exact hobby to the letter!
So I don’t doubt that any hobby could well be a niche one could make a profit with!
Randy
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There are so many things to blog about when you stop and think about it. Sometimes, the people around us in real life don’t appreciate our talking non-stop about our hobby or our favorite thing to do. What better way to express that need to share than with a group of like-minded people online. I like talking about UFC fights – not many of my friends appreciate it in the same way I do. Yes, to hobby blog enthusiasts!
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Hi Anna
I agree with what you say in your post. Almost everyone is an expert on something – often without realising it – and sharing your knowledge via the internet is a great way to earn some extra cash or even replace your main income.
Kind Regards
Lynn
Hi Anna,
Great post and very well written. I agree, people just don’t realise that something that they love could just be the help and advise that someone else is looking for. It’s not difficult to start a blog, if I can do it so can everyone else. If your have a mentor like John Thornhill, it makes it even easier.
Good luck on your road to financial freedom.
Take care.
Robyn
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Hi Anna,
Excellent post thank you.
I was actually ready an article about a guy in Australia who started a car blog and now earns over 10k per week from it.
This just shows how your blog hobby can go from strength to strength without the big gun promotions and a ton of cash!
Thanks again.
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Hi Anna,
Excellent post thank you.
I was actually reading an article about a guy in Australia who started a car blog and now earns over 10k per week from it.
This just shows how your blog hobby can go from strength to strength without the big gun promotions and a ton of cash!
Thanks again.
PS – Sorry about the typo in the first comment
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Hi Anna,
I agree it would be awesome to get paid to do what you enjoy…your hobby.
The 100 post challenge is fun…good to meet you.
cheers
Bryan
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Hi Anna,
It is amazing the power of blogging.
Like you say, you can blog about anything, your hobby, favourite sport gardening. And build a very loyal following.
Making you money as you go.
Pete
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Hi Anna
Great post…and so very true.
I started blogging about my hobby – Golf a couple of years ago…I now have a team of six people working with me to make it a success.
I would highly recommend it!
Welcome to the challenge
cheers
Steve
You’ve just outlined the best thing about blogging Anna, YOU choose what to write about, so why not write about something you are interested in – your hobbies.
When I started blogging I had no particular plan but discovered I was writing lots of posts about running and super-hero comics, so I set up websites for these hobbies. Fellow bloggers like Mandy also encouraged my painting hobby, and I now have a website for pop art.
Blogging can be the start of lots of new ventures.
Good luck with the 100 comment challenge Anna. 
John
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Hi Anna, I like your post, your post will get a lot of people thinking about how possible it all is. I’d like to add having a blog is great, it can be a springboard to everything you have to offer.
Also learning how the eBook business works (blog included)can change your life around as well, perhaps even more. Terry Conti
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Hi Anna, you’re absolutley right blogging about hobbies can be fantastic and should be quite easy to get started as the writer has the passion already installed in them.
I agree with Randy about the 1st 3 comments Anna.
Best of luck with the challenge, If you have a twitter name could you let me have it please and i’ll add you to the twitter list for the challenge.
R&R, Barry
Hi Anna,
Thanks for this post. It’s so interesting to hop between all the blogs in this 100-comments challenge and meet the various people and their blogs. The internet give poeple a wonderful opportunity to meet people whom the otherwise wouldn’t have met, and to find like-minded people in far-away communities.
Blogging about you hobby is a great way to enjoy yourself, meet like minded people AND get some money out of it!
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Hi Anna Excellent post! You have done a great job explaining how to turn your passion into a business. One thing I have found with online marketing is that it is simple but not easy.
I have found having a mentor or mastermind group of people to help me in my business has really helped keep me on track.
There are lots of so called guru’s offer amazing new ways to generate traffic I have found the best way is to develope friendships with people that share a common interest.
Many Thanks
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I used to have web design and seo as a hobby. But then it turned into a full blown business and my primary income for years. Now, I blog as a hobby and am getting into woodworking because web design and seo is too much like work now. I mean, I still love my work. But I need a hobby to separate work from play.
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Hello Anna,
I agree with you. Now I am working on my new blog and the 100 comment challenges. The path of online business is fill with challenges. I guess I need to change new brainer everyday in order to catch up the updating speed in the internet marketing.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers.
Connie
Hi Anna:
You have a great post here about hobbies. That is what working from home is all about. Once you start working with your passionate activity you work hard to become a winner and do not get bored while working. the stress level reduces.
I will like to read more posts from you in future.
So Anna, now I want you to read my blog post and write a comment about the post. Thank you
Fran Aslam
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Hi Anna
loved the post, reminded me of an interview on Radio last year. The lady had setup a website, related to I think it was garden gnomes just as a sort of way to satisfy her own curiosity about them, it turns out because of that she became the expert on this topic and was quite keen to point out in the interview that it was all a big accident.
Thus if you have an interest and share the passion you will attract the people that share your interest and you will have a very targeted audience as a result.
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Live the dream! Share your passions and create income. I just got some new ideas. Thanks, Anna!
Fran T
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Hi Anna,
Hobbies are just the best things to turn into an Internet business. The passion is built right in.
And, with the advent of so many membership scripts and the ability to turn WordPress into a membership site it has become easier than ever to make money with a hobby.
Using video has really made teaching your hobby to others easy and efficient…as well as affordable.
Good luck with the challenge Anna….
Kathy
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Hi Anna,
It’s blimmin nuisance them spammers!!!!
Blogging is a great way to connect to other like minded people. Take this 100 blog comment challenge.
We are connecting with other people involved in IM, but there are some many other niches out there to start blogging about, and if you can make an income from something you enjoy or are passionate about it a win win situation.
Cheers
Craig
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Hey Anna,
Good post about making money from your dreams. That is the path I’m on too so it’s great to hear other perspectives!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with everyone.
Peace,
Darren L Carter
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Hi Anna
If you can monetize a hobby blog you really are onto a winner!
Posting about your passion and getting paid for it is a dream come true.
My hobby became my full time job so it never really feels like work!
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Hey Anna,
I am also an advocate of monetizing your passions and interests. The internet is awesome because it allows us to monetize just about any niche. Thanks for this article.
J
The Cartoon Coach
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Its be very nice If you earn money money from your hobby , like Blogging is my hobby and I am trying to get something extra
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Hi Anna
Making money from one of your hobbies is the best way to start I think as you are already an expert and don’t have to learn the ropes. Also if you are passionate about what you are doing your more likely to do all the work needed to make it a success.
Nice to meet you and good luck with the challenge
Regards
Dawn Kay
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Hi Anna
Interesting post. I read recently that most bloggers do not make much money from their blogs and that their income comes from the products they create. I’m not sure that “with few tweaks and a little technology, it’s relatively easy to make a solid income from your hobby” is true. I think a lot of people find it hard to get enough traffic to their blogs to make money. I’m still hoping!
Sandy
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You largest chance of success is if you are one of the top 1% of your industry. This takes a LOT of conviction and hard work.
You hobby is in many ways the only activity in which you can achieve such prominence.
If you can find a smart way to monetize your hobby, it is brilliant and it is probably your best shot at success.
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Hi Anna
It took me a long time to work out the most obvious thing which was that if you’re passionate about something you are far more likely to succeed or at least enjoy the journey (sorry Mandy), which as we all know from time to time will have present some real challenges!
Best of luck with yours
Kind regards
Mike
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Hi Anna, i’m just going back through the challenge blogs to make sure i’ve commented and bookmarked each one.
Whilst doing so i notice that you don’t have Gravatars active on your blog. I’ve just created a video showing you how to install them on wordpress blogs.
Catch up soon, Barry
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Hi Anna
What you describe is probably the ultimate way to “live the dream”. Now, if only I had a hobby other than internet marketing!
I’ve posted a link to this page on identi.ca for you (makes a change from Twitter!)
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Hi Anna,
Yes to be able to blog about any hobby is amazing and as Randy says you could probably make money from almost anything you are an expert in.
Great to meet you on the challenge Anna.
Kindest,
Brian
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Hi Anna,
I finally got here!
Have been a little swamped with this little blogging challenge I created. Oops on that one! 
It would be awesome to make money from my hobby! Although truthfully I have forgotten what a lot of my hobbies are. After having my bubba and concentrating on learning internet marketing I am a little lost on the hobby side of things. Had better get back to that one!
Hopefully I will find something soon!
I hope the challenge has been going well for you and you have enjoyed meeting new people. I do hope that everyone does get around to everyone’s blogs and comments so we all succeed. It is really up to the contributors now!
I will be back in a couple of days to check on the comments!
Cheers
Jacinta
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Hi Anna,
What if I don’t have a hobby? The only thing I do is work and then I’m on the computer looking for ways to make money online. Could that be my hobby? I don’t watch tv. I read some, but as a hobby, I really don’t have one. Should I get one? Should I look for people who are passionate about their hobby and interview them? Yes that will work. Just because I don’t have or know this hobby doesn’t mean I can’t make money from it. I’ll find people that are passionate about thier hobbies and do interviews. I thought of this just now as I am typing this.
Thanks for the food for thought and good luck in the 100 comment challenge.
Take Care,
Steve
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You are so right. There are so many options out there that we can write about.
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Hi Anna
Excellent post. Going to your strength. Blogging about what you know about. That’s a great idea. It keeps the passion in it too.
Have fun with the challenge. It certainly is one : )
Alex
Hi Anna, You’ve got the right idea for sure. Niche or hobby style blogging is an excellent way to start an online business. There’s been more than adequate proof of it’s success and it’s potential. Once a trade secret but now well known is that it’s vital to acquire a domain with your hobby name as part of the domain name so as to eventually bring visitors to your site based on the search terms and domain name you’ve chosen. Good luck ahead Anna, Steve D.
Hi Anna
What a nice topic you’ve bought forward and a well written post.
Yeah, expressing how we feel about our hobby and talking about it on our blog with like minded people makes so much of sense that talking about it with family / friends / colleague / acquaintance that dont really appreciate it that much that you do … of-course everyone has their own hobbies …
This also channels the right information to the right people and definitely can be monetised big time.
Cheers!
Abizer
Hi Anna, I was rather dubiuos that I could earn money from my hobby of astronomy and told everyone so. Then my friend went and did just that, just goes to show that there can be money made anywhere!
Cheers
Rob
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Hi Anna,
Great to meet you through the 100 blog comment challenge.
Being able to creat a business around something you love doing for fun is the dream job.
Enjoy the challenge
Michelle
Hi Anna,
Well written post about blogging about your hobbies some may not think that anyone would be interested in what they have to say about their hobby but blogging about it they would be surprised about the responses they would receive about their hobby that sounds like a good niche to get into. Just get it out there and you’ll be amazed many will have an interest.
Enjoy the challenge.
Mike
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Hi Anna,
Thank you for an inspiring post.
A friend of mine lectures in a business school and one of his favourite bits of tough love is …
‘What do you call a business that doesn’t make a profit’ … ‘a hobby’
You’ve turned this sobering observation completely on its head.
Great post
John
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Hey Anna,
Nice to meet ya
I think we live in a wonderful world, where technology can help anyone make money online from something they are passionate about.
It’s fabulous, I love Internet marketing and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Your so right, if you have an indepth knowledge of a subject and their is a hungry market for it, you can certainly make money from your hobbies.
If you can get the right product, in front of the right people at the right time, you can make money.
Hope to speak to you soon, Sally
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Anna:
Great post!
You are right on about people that already blog about there hobby could make some tweaks and be making a decent income.
In today’s economy I am sure there are many people that would love to start making money online and you have really spoke about how simple it can be to do so.
Good luck to you!
- Rick
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Hi Anna,
There are many people that start blogging about their hobby without ever thinking of making any money of if, but then they became millionaires (or almost millionaires). On the other hand there are many marketers that are not making any money at all!
That’s why every internet marketer has to enter a niche market that has passion about it (or at least like it) and not just for the money. If you have passion about something then you will enjoy writing and reviewing different affiliate products.
There is nothing better than having a hobby that makes you enough money to live. You will never feel that you are working!
These are my thoughts.
Take care,
Andreas
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Hi Anna
You certainly can make money blogging about your hobby as long as you’ve done a little research first to see if people are buying in your hobbie niche.
Great post and it was good to meet you
Regards
Dawn Kay
HI Anna,
Making money using the internet technology is great.
Making money doing what we LOVE is AWWWESOME!
Some may say that it is not that easy to find the right way to profit from your hobby. But then again, it is really way cheaper and easier now, with the internet technology we had.
A cool post you have here.
Cheers
Jason Ser
I’m with you, Anna! It’s my understanding and experience that following our true interests is the core of success. It’s true for a brick & mortar business, relationships, and “hobby blogs”, too. It’s like that first drop of water that initiates a huge ripple effect!
Much love & encouragement to those who are considering blogging about their true interests and joys. You can do it!
Peace,
Lauren
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Hi Anna,
I definitely agree you can turn your hobby into income. However, there’s also another thing I’d like to add – know your sources. While you can do the things yourself, the tools which you need to bring in the money might not be available or you don’t know how. Thus, business is a different matter. It’s a trial and error thing in hobbies to make mistakes but when you put money in the mix, mistakes means demotivation. It’s best then to be persistent and not give up with mistakes happen.
I’ll see you on the 100th comment!
Thu
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Hey Anna,
That’s exactly how you get started with an internet business – think about your hobbies, let people know you are passionate about them… they will visit your site and now you have a great number of new customers!
Great post and nice to meet you on the 100 comment challenge!
Gwen
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Hi Anne,
It is true that when we focus on things that we are passionate about, others can catch the wave of our passion and get excited about it too. I am curious as you didn’t mention it — what is your hobby? Are you pursuing it? Thanks for the post as it is an important reminder for all of us.
Stopped by on my 11th hour visit for the 100 comment challenge.
Best,
Elizabeth
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It is an exciting thought to be able to make money from a hobby rather than the other way round as it usually is. Hobbies often cost a lot to maintain. With some creative thinking and networking almost any hobby can be made to pay for itself and even make a profit.
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Hi Anna
That is a great post about blogging about your hobby.
Also all your commentators agree that it well worth while.
I will look at it myself since I have so many interests. Some passionate some not quiet so passionate.
I hope you enjoyed the challenge.
Good luck
Eamon.
Hi Anna
Blogging about something that you have knowledge of is certainly the way to start your online business. It is amazing the number of people you find out there who are interested in what you have to say. Best of luck with your business.
Regards
Anne
Anna
Some great points – its always easy to work on something, to write to convey detail and solve problems, which you are truly passionate about. You will have a deep understanding and knowledge and also to identify with your prospects/readers/customers and able to deliver true value. Thanks for the timely reminder.
Tom
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Hi Anna
Having your passions or hobbies as a source of income is a tremendous incentive, whether it works or not is another matter.
You do need to have a market for your interests or you can waste an awful lot of time and effort. You need to research the market first, if this shows that there is a demand then that’s great and you are on a winner. Research is the key.
Regards
Bill
Hi Anna,
This was a wonderful post on making money. It good to read a post that teaches and suggest the right thing to do in this this kind of field. I believe this is the kind of information that every newbie must put into consideration.
Thanks for bringing this discussion into life. Hope more interesting discussion will follow. Keep up the hard work!
Hey:
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please keep writing like this
Regards
Hector Jayat
Hi Anna,
Great, valuable post. I’m always amazed at how lots of people don’t realise there is at least one subject they are very knowledgable on. Just to name one – think of all the sub niches you could write about from the “raising children” broad niche. Also, it is easy to be regarded as an “expert” on any given topic, if you have researched it well and regularly produce new products and contribute regularly to forums, etc.
Kindest
Joanne
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Hi Anna, This is the first time I have visited yoour blog and if this is a sample of the content you provide then I will be coming back again and again. You are soooo right. I struggled to identify a niche that I could look to earn an income from. It is only very recently that I realised I had spent the last year re-designing sites and re-theming them. I enjoy it and love that I get an instant result thet I can see on screen. All of a sudden I have a niche to at least investigate and two or three potential products involving WordPress. I feel invigorated and more enthusiastic than I have for a while.
To anybody reading this who is struggling to find a niche, think of something that you do on a near daily basis or so. It may be watching a certain tv program or reading a certain magazine. It could even be real ale festicals or similar. It may seem silly or a bit wild but it will be something that you can become an authority on and can then be turned into a possible income stream. If you are passionate about it, it is guaranteed that others will be as well. Unless it’s naked gnome ornaments or something (you never know though!!)
Cheers
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Wow! that’s great post about blogging about your hobby.
Also all your commentators agree that it well worth while.
I will look at it myself since I have so many interests. Some passionate some not quiet so passionate.
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It is amazing the number of people you find out there who are interested in what you have to say. Best of luck with your business.
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