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Marilyn Wo

How to make money from WordPress blog

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

You may have read my guide on starting a WordPress blog. That's not the end.

I just published a guide on what I’ve been working on with my WordPress site: “How to Make Money from a WordPress Blog”.

That’s everything I’ve learned since 2008 about turning a blog into actual income.

This isn’t theory. I’ve made over 6-figures across my WordPress sites (and failed plenty along the way).

Here’s what’s inside:

  • Why WordPress still beats Substack, Beehiiv, and Medium when you want to actually own your business
  • My exact 5 monetization methods that generate real income (not just “traffic”)
  • My income reports (more to come with updates)
  • Why content creation is your real job, not endless website tweaking
  • Free way to speed up loading your website

​[Read the full guide here →]​

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Thank you for reading and here’s to building something that actually makes money in 2026.

Marilyn

Marilyn Wo

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I share how I make recurring revenue without trading hours for dollars.

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