Can I Start A Blog Outside North America?

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Hello, my friend!

For many years, I get asked this one same question over and over again from my international readers…

• Can I start a blog in India?
• Can I start a blog in Asia like the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, etc?
• Can I start a blog in South Africa?
• Can I start my blog in Nigeria?
• Can I start a blog in Central America like Mexico, Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, etc?

There are many other different places that I didn’t include in this list, but my answer is almost always the same.

It made me wonder why didn’t I just create an article for my international readers about blogging in a different continent or country outside of the US or Canada. It almost feels like I’m a robot repeating myself endlessly when I communicate privately one on one with my readers LOL!

So, I decided to just quickly answer this question in this blog post.

 

Can I Start a Blog in India, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Central America, South Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, etc.?

The short answer is YES, you can start a blog in whatever “insert your country here.”

I know many of you may think that you can only start a profitable blog in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and several countries in Europe, but this is far from the truth.

In addition to North America, UK, Australia and Europe, you can start a blog from almost anywhere.

I see many bloggers from over the world and they are able to monetize their blogs in various ways. It all depends on what you decide to blog about, your blog post ideas, your target audience, along with your blog monetization strategy.

I always see, and I actually have readers from all over the world who started their blogs in all different places like Asia, South Africa, Europe, Central America, Australia, etc. including some smaller and lesser-known areas I’ve never heard of.

When I started my blog and learned more about this online world, I was fascinated with this idea, and it made me realize the big possibilities and potential of blogging from many different countries across the world. I thought it was pretty cool how I was learning and connecting with people from different backgrounds and cultural groups that aren’t generally promoted in North American media. This made me realize what I was missing out on because I’ve been living in my own personal bubble. 😂

I even remember that I had a reader from Syria who emailed me and told me he started his blog using my Bluehost blogging tutorial here.

I don’t know what he’ll be blogging about exactly (but I think it was related to crypto currency which is super popular and highly searched as the time of writing this) and again, like I said earlier, it really depends on what niche you choose along with the audience you tailor to.

 

Can you make money blogging in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, countries in South Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, etc.?

And the short and quick answer is “yes you can.” 🙂

This is usually my long answer to my readers with greater details:

I don’t know if there are any advertising companies in your specific country that will work with you. I personally work with advertisers in the US and they partner up with many people across the world as long as majority of the traffic and readers of your blog live in North America.

This is what I do know and it works for those of you who don’t live in North America. I see people living in different countries all over the world earning a great income by writing content that targets Americans.

I am more familiar with the North American lifestyle since this is where I reside. Plus, it’s no secret that America is a spending nation (that’s how money can be made when people are willing to spend or invest), so advertisers you partner with are willing to pay higher for your display ads when your readers are from countries like the US or Canada.

In case you don’t know what “display ads” are, here is what they look like on my FinSavvy Panda Blog along with my other blog:

This is one way to earn money with your blog and it’s one of the most passive methods compared to other blog monetization strategies. When you’re a brand new blogger, I highly recommend starting out with display ads by learning how to drive traffic back to your blog.

So, let’s say for example if you live in India, Asia, or an African country, you can start a blog and write your content in English and speak to a North American audience. I live in Canada, but the majority of my audience resides in the US, Europe, and Australia.

When you do this, your chances of success will likely be higher especially if you are looking to monetize your blog by using display advertising and affiliate marketing.

 

READ MORE: You can also check out this really comprehensive Pinterest Traffic course, The Golden Compass To Pinterest Traffic, which teaches you how I drive over 100,000 monthly pageviews to my blogs, which mainly targets North American reader, no matter which country you live in.

 

I actually see many people in different countries targeting a specific audience who are willing to spend or resides in a country like the US.

I only mention this because I don’t want to mislead you into thinking that you can just start a blog and target a different country where advertisers may not be willing to pay a decent amount of money for the ads you display on your website.

However, I don’t want to say that your idea won’t work if you decide to target a specific audience in your country that is outside of the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Europe, etc.

If you have done your research and you are very confident that you have some sort of product or service that you can recommend to that specific audience in your country, then by all means do it! You won’t know until you really test and try it yourself.

 

How To Start a Blog in Your Country

I hope this gives you the confidence to start your blog in the country you live in. Again, just because you don’t live in North America, it doesn’t mean you can’t start your blog and make money.

We live in the day and age where people connect from all over the globe, so it’s not difficult at all to work with other bloggers, content creators, and companies outside of your country. Again, I live in Canada but most of the people I work and communicate with on my blog are those I haven’t even met in real life yet! That’s the part that still surprises me!

I hope you found my answers here helpful. If you have any questions about this, go ahead and be the first to drop them in the comment box below. I’ll be sure to answer you.

You can start your blog by using my easy step by step tutorial here with the 60% discount links included in my tutorial. My tutorial works for you regardless of which country you’re from. As long as you follow the instructions and select your country, you’ll be able to start your blog.

If you do decide to support me and use my links in my tutorial to start your blog, shoot me an e-mail at ling@finsavvypanda.com and let me know all about your blogging journey! I am really looking forward to walking with you and supporting you in this journey!

XOXO,

Ling