How to Create and Monetize a Blog for Free with Systeme.io (Full Tutorial)

Go to the Blog Layout tab to customize the header, footer, font, its size, and its color:

The layout page of your blog will open, and you can personalize everything you find there:

I recommend starting in the settings to adjust:

To keep it simple: stay as straightforward as possible. Use fonts and colors that are easy to read.

Don’t forget to check if the mobile version is optimized too!

And you’ll do this for all the pages of your Systeme.io blog!

More and more visitors are viewing our blogs from a mobile device and not a PC, so it’s ULTRA important that you spend time on the responsiveness of your content.

By customizing your blog's layout settings, you’ll apply the same settings to your entire blog.

However, you’ll still be able to modify each element individually and also every page or article globally.

It’s just a time-saver to standardize your branding.

Usually, the header of a blog includes:

The footer of your Systeme.io blog can include:

This is just an example; I encourage you to visit several sites to decide what inspires you and what you’d like to highlight in these sections.

In any case, make sure to standardize the colors and fonts!

In your blog layout settings, you can disable this option ONLY if you have a paid plan.

It allows you to earn affiliate commissions if your visitor clicks on it and subscribes to Systeme.io (click here for more info: Systeme.io Affiliate Program)

By adding your Google Analytics tracking code to your Systeme.io blog, you’ll better track your visitors:

Follow this step-by-step tutorial to help you install Google Analytics on your Systeme.io blog: Google Analytics Setup.

With this, you can improve your content by adapting to your visitors' behavior, and you can also retarget your future customers with Google Ads.

As always, before leaving a page, make a habit of checking the mobile version and saving your changes!

This is the page where your visitors will click to view all your blog articles.

It should present your posts clearly and pleasantly, but it’s also an opportunity to add some info:

To do this, nothing could be simpler.

Click on the Post List Page:

Then personalize how you want your posts to be displayed and add whatever you want.

Here’s an example of what you can do:

You can customize the layout of the posts, as well as the font sizes and colors. Keep it simple so it’s easy to read.

By placing two columns on this page, you can also add rows to the right to place different elements.

For example, I added a background image to my newsletter signup row!

Check out this page live: Example Posts

You’ll first need to click on Posts and then Post Layout to customize this section:

On my template, there’s a big author headshot 🙃 and that’s not what I want:

So I’m going to put back the newsletter signup row because that’s what matters most to me with this blog.

You can also let your imagination run wild by encouraging your visitors to share your article, for example:

Never delete the grayed-out elements because they are what import the elements of your post each time...

We’ll see a bit later how to offer your content sharing for free on social networks 🫡

These are the static sections of your blog. They are updated, but their content doesn’t really change; they don’t provide news, just important info you want to share, such as:

These pages will be accessible via your menu and possibly in the footer of your blog!

In contrast to pages, posts are dynamic content that is published regularly.

These are the posts that will be listed on the blog page.

It’s important to categorize them if you want to help your visitors navigate your content.

Moreover, you can add, modify, or delete categories simply by clicking on categories.

Remember to complete the SEO elements each time:

While pages establish the structure of your blog and make it look professional, posts are the elements that will generate traffic. They are vital for your SEO.

Don’t neglect either if you want to please Google and ensure good ranking. For example, Google likes to find your legal pages easily.

You can download templates from the template library by the way: Templates

Then save all sections as blocks to import them onto your blog pages!

All pages work the same way on Systeme.io: with a drag & drop editor.

So, once you know how to do it once, you know how to do it everywhere!

Now you need to spend some time on this editor to get the hang of it and design your pages! And that, you can only do by practicing; there are no shortcuts...

What I recommend is not to stray too far from your original design to avoid glaring errors in your layout... your template was thought out by a pro, so take advantage of it!

So, you’ll click on each text area to modify it: be sure to adopt impactful copywriting! Use simple and short sentences that quickly explain to your visitors what they’ll gain from visiting your blog.

You’ll also modify the pictures, remove them, add new ones... experiment with the drag & drop editor to perform all these tasks!

Each time, remember to click on Settings to rename and present your page:

And for each page and article, you’ll also need to click on Settings from the editor to complete all the fields that will improve your SEO and help your visitors find you:

To add more pages to your blog, you have two options:

Once you’ve modified and added all the blog pages you wanted and optimized them, you can start writing your first blog post!

Go to the Posts tab of your blog to create your first article:

By default, you’ll have several published articles:

There’s no better way than the other; it’s up to you!

For this example, let’s say you want to create a new one: click on Create and fill in the required fields.

They’re ALL important, so do it right.

The image you place here will be the one displayed in your article list, as well as the description and summary.

To optimize your SEO, you’ll need to go into your article and fill in the Settings fields we’ve seen before.

Once you’ve clicked Save, your post will appear in the list.

You can click on its name or the three dots on the right to enter the editor and start writing!

Attention: Use H1, H2, and H3 meta tags correctly to better rank your blog!

You can add a table of contents to help your visitors navigate your article (and help Google understand its topic 🤩 )

Reminder: To modify the general layout of your blog posts, you need to go to Post Layout from the article list!

If you add images to your article, make sure they’re high quality, unique, and in a format that won’t slow down your page (WebP or JPEG).

Now that your post is ready, be sure to check the mobile version.

Then save it before leaving the editor; you just need to publish it or schedule it!

Systeme.io doesn’t yet offer advanced tools for sharing articles on social media, but that’s okay.

In fact, you can use a completely free tool that will give your blog posts a fresh boost.

It’s called ShareThis :

Sign up for free, add your domain, and customize one of the available tools.

Then, you’ll be able to copy your JavaScript code and install it:

Thanks to these little code snippets, it will be easy and fun for your visitors to share a page or an article from your blog on their social media, giving you free advertising!

You can also add a Facebook comments bar to encourage your visitors to comment using their Facebook profile.

It’s super simple; don’t worry about the link requested and just drag this element to the desired place, for example, in your post layout!

You’ll be able to subscribe your blog visitors to your email list and keep them engaged to turn them into loyal customers.

To do this, we’ve already talked about adding a newsletter signup form.

To be able to send them emails later, you need to assign them a tag through workflows!

Add an automation so that every visitor who subscribes to your blog gets a tag, and the ultimate is to send them a Know-Like-Trust email campaign right away. This will allow you to introduce yourself and build trust! Know-Like-Trust

Another powerful way to capture emails on your blog is to offer a lead magnet. You’ll add popups that offer your visitor a free gift that will help them even more to solve their problem, in exchange for their email:

With this lead magnet, you’ll capture even more emails that you can monetize through your newsletters and email marketing campaigns.

If you sell your own offers, you’ll easily be able to redirect your visitors to your funnels – by placing buttons, links, and a shop page, for example.

It’s an excellent way to bring them into your ecosystem: they came to your blog because they had a problem to solve, so it’s the best time to sell them your solution!

Another way to monetize your blog is to use it to redirect your visitors to your paid membership. It’s where you’ll deliver high-value content, reserved exclusively for your most engaged subscribers.

For this, you’ll need to create your community in advance and share it automatically with your subscribers after their purchase on your sales page.

Here are some examples of how you can connect your blog to your other Systeme.io marketing tools to grow and monetize it!