Blogging VS YouTube, which is best?

 Are you planning to make money online by Blogging V YouTube ? Not sure whether to start a blog or create a YouTube channel? Let's solve this puzzle between blogging and YouTube and find out which is best for making money online!

                                                    Blogging VS YouTube

Well, many of us are really confused between the two when we plan to enter into making money online. Both platforms are damn popular and can help you make money.

Many of us usually start focusing on both platforms and some prefer to focus on one platform

 That's when the big question comes into play. Blogging vs YouTube: Which is best for making money. We will try to find out the answer in this article. So read on!

Many of us like to earn a decent amount of money in addition to our employment income. India still has a work oriented education system and people usually apply for jobs after graduation and sacrifice their dream and passion to where they could do well in their career.

The trend is changing and more and more people are now turning to looking for ways to earn some money in addition to their regular jobs.

Unfortunately, earlier there was no platform where we could explore our potential. With the entry of YouTube, things changed drastically, even though blogging was available much earlier than YouTube.

I would say that blogging has become more popular after joining YouTube. Reason? Very simple. People who failed at YouTube tried their luck at blogging.

Anyway, before we go any further in this article, how about a quick introduction to YouTube and blogging. I know these terms are not new to anyone these days, but the introduction sets the context for a useful article. Right?

                                                              What is blogging

Blogging is a way to share your knowledge through a website. People host their posts on their websites and submit them to search engines.
When any visitor searches for an article based on the keywords your post contains, your post will appear in the search results.

A very simple concept. That's not it? Unfortunately it's not. That's why I wrote another post on how to start a blog on WordPress in 2019. This article can help you if you're just about to step into blogging.
Ok, now we know what blogging is. But don't be surprised how someone can make money from it.
I have never heard of any visitor paying money when they visit a website. Right? We should thank social media and the digital revolution for helping us make money blogging. Below is a list of income sources where you can earn money through your blog.

Placing Google ads or other advertising agency ads (such as Media.net) on your blog and earning money from clicking on the ads.
Placing affiliate marketing links on your website and earning money when someone buys a product using that link.
Sponsored Product Promotions
Selling digital products such as e-books
Online sale of study materials
Shall we go to YouTube?

                                                            What is YouTube 

YouTube is a video sharing platform powered by Google where you can upload and share videos with expertise. Google places ads in your videos, and when someone watches those ads in your video, you get paid.

You can upload videos to anything except some restrictive categories set by Google. Trust me if you are a successful YouTuber you can make good money. So let's list the possible ways a YouTuber can make money. Earn from ads placed by Google
Affiliate marketing.

Paid promotion of products and services.
Now we know the roots of blogging and YouTube and we also found that we can make money using both platforms.

But is it that easy? Is it a hoot? If so, everyone in this world was rich. Someone has well said that without pain you gain nothing. This means that you will have to have a lot of pain and hard work to make money.

The same rule applies here. It is a wise choice to try both platforms at the same time as both platforms have many similarities and limited differences.
We can use similarities to multiply the result of our efforts and differences that we can handle independently. So let's find out the similarities between blogging and YouTube in terms of content and the effort you put in.

                                                YouTube v blogging similarities 

Original content

Both platforms need original content. You will probably get caught soon if you use another youtuber's content and the same goes for blogging.

Google takes copyright infringement very seriously and your ability to earn with Google Ad Sense will be terminated for life if you use any copyrighted content on your YouTube channel or blog.

Hard work

Both blogging and YouTube need hard work to achieve success. There is no shortcut. Depending on your specialty, you may sometimes need an entire day to make a video or write an article. So keep working hard until you get what you want.

Patience

If you are going to start blogging or YouTube just for a quick buck, then you better put it in reverse.

No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to make money fast on either of these two platforms. More than 50% of bloggers or YouTubers leave these platforms within a year because they weren't making any money.

So you have to keep working hard and if everything goes well you can earn in 2 to 3 years. The best part is that once you start earning, there is no limit.

SEO knowledge

Both platforms require at least basic SEO knowledge to be evaluated. You may have created a very nice article or video, but if it doesn't show up in search results, it's useless. Before joining any of these two platforms, you need to get some SEO ideas and best practices.

A bit of Investment

Blogging and YouTube need a decent amount of investment in the beginning. Blogging requires buying a domain and hosting. For YouTube you will need to buy equipment like microphone, camera etc.

Honestly, you can run a YouTube channel without any high-end camera or microphone, but these cameras and microphones make a huge difference in video quality. So if your budget allows, go for some basic investment before starting a youtube channel or blog.

                                         

                                     YouTube v blogging difference

Content type

In YouTube you can only upload videos but in blogging you can upload both videos and articles. In this sense, blogging makes more sense because the type of content is versatile and you can earn more

Ownership

YouTube is owned by Google. They set certain guidelines and regulations for YouTubers. Violation of these rules may result in suspension of your account.

Blogging, on the other hand, is owned by you and you make your own rules. No fear of account suspension and if Google AdSense is terminated for any reason, you have so many options to earn.

Earning opportunities

Blogging offers a wide range of earning options compared to YouTube where your options are limited to AdSense and affiliate marketing.

Customization

Absolutely no editing on YouTube. Whatever Google gives you, you have to be happy with it. Blogging, on the other hand, is your den. Do what you want, how you want, and customize it the way you want.

Now the big question…

            YouTube v blogging which is the best way to make money in 2023

Let's try to find the best platform based on certain criteria. According to some criteria, YouTube may have a high score, and according to some, it may be blogging. Let's find out.

do you want money

Yes, everyone needs money. YouTube and blogging can help you earn money. You start earning relatively faster on YouTube, but in the long run, blogging brings you more income

Do you want fame?

If the answer is yes, then YouTube is the best platform. Blogging will not be able to get you the exposure you want to gain fame.

Do you want an audience base?

If you would like to grow your audience base quickly, then YouTube may be a better choice. No matter how much traffic you get on your blog, but it can't match the viewer base of YouTube.

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