Dreaming of quitting your 9-5 and becoming a blogger? You’re not alone. Countless women have ditched traditional careers to build an online business that gave them true financial freedom. And it all started with a single post on a blog. These 20 successful female bloggers are proof that even today, blogging for profit is alive and well.
20 Successful Female Bloggers Who Quit Their Careers and Now Make a Fortune
Abby Lawson
Abby is the founder of Abby Organizes (Just a Girl and Her Blog). She started out with organization content that was SEO-optimized to bring in organic search traffic from Google.
At the time of her last income report, her blog was bringing in around $41,000 a month, primarily from ad revenue.
And since that time, she’s branched off into other income sources:
- Affiliate marketing
- Digital products
- YouTube
Her digital products are now one of her top sources of revenue. They require virtually no overhead and can be sold over and over again without additional investment.
Michelle Schroeder-Gardner
Michelle Schroeder-Gardner is one name you’ll almost always find on a list of successful female bloggers. Why? Because her blog has been enormously successful.
Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a finance- and budgeting-related blog. She launched her blog back in 2011, and reports frequently state that she makes over $100k a month.
While ads were a major source of revenue, she focused more on developing meaningful affiliate partnerships and growing her email list.
Crafting deeply educational content brought in plenty of search engine traffic to grow her brand and business.
Lindsay Ostrom
Lindsay Ostrom runs one of the biggest and most popular food blogs out there: Pinch of Yum. Reports estimate that the blog is bringing in around $100k per month.
That revenue is generated through multiple avenues:
- Ad revenue
- Affiliate marketing
- Sponsored content
- Social media
- YouTube
- eBooks
- Newsletter
- Membership site
She and her husband also run Food Blogger Pro to help other aspiring food bloggers get their ideas off the ground.
Rosemarie Groner
Rosemarie Groner runs The Busy Budgeter, which is reported to make $50k+ per month. Their revenue comes from a few main sources:
- Display ads
- Courses
- Printables
The Busy Budgeter has been so successful because she targets one huge, underserved market: busy moms who need a clear budgeting strategy.
Her blog generates traffic primarily through Pinterest and SEO-optimized content.
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Sarah Titus
Sarah Titus is another well-known female blogger who has made a fortune from her online business. Rumor has it that she makes $200k+ per month from her website.
According to her website, she has made $30 million in revenue since 2013. She focuses on Christian-related printables.
Before blogging, Sarah states that her husband abandoned her family and she was left homeless. Through her hard work and determination, she built an online business that lifted her out of poverty.
Amy Porterfield
Amy Porterfield is the founder of AmyPorterfield.com, which is reported to generate over $15 million in revenue per year.
Her niche? Teaching entrepreneurs how to build successful businesses online through her online programs. More than 100k business owners have trusted her course.
She also runs a podcast, has an email campaign, has an active social media presence and authored an NY Times best-selling book.
Apart from her website, Amy also makes money from affiliate marketing and sponsorships.
Joanna Goddard
Joanna runs CupofJo.com and is estimated to have a net worth of $5 million. Her lifestyle blog covers topics ranging from travel to food, culture, motherhood and more.
Cup of Jo was founded back in 2007 and receives over 4 million monthly page views.
Joanna makes money from:
- Display advertisements
- Affiliate marketing
- Sponsored posts and reviews
- Her own products (like eBooks)
Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman
Elsie Larson and her sister Emma Chapman run the blog A Beautiful Mess. They’ve grown their brand from a humble blog to a media company that has multiple streams of income.
Estimates suggest their business makes up to $5 million per year.
Their blog focuses mainly on food and drink recipes, but they also have a cookbook, which generates more revenue for their business.
Affiliate marketing and display ads are two ways these sisters are making money with their successful blog.
Margaret Manning
Margaret Manning is the founder of SixtyAndMe.com, a blog that’s reported to make more than $25k a month.
Margaret’s blog targets women over 60 and has more than 500k followers. Her success drove her to launch a YouTube channel, which offers tips for makeup, fashion, health and enjoying life after 60.
She makes money a few different ways:
- Affiliate marketing (mainly lifestyle and beauty products)
- Patreon membership
- Sponsorships and reviews
She also has a newsletter that helps her build and maintain her community while serving as another source of revenue.
Archana Doshi
Archana Doshi is the founder of ArchanasKitchen.com and one of India’s most successful female bloggers. Her online empire generates around $10k-$15k per month.
Archana launched her blog back in 2007.
Today, she uses a diversified monetization strategy that includes:
- Sponsorships
- Display ads
- Affiliate marketing
- Sales of her own products
Archana launched her own cookbook, which she sells on Amazon.
Julia Berolzheimer
Julia Berolzheimer’s website JuliaBerolzheimer.com is estimated to make $15k-$20k per month.
Most of her content is focused on fashion and sharing her daily looks. Her shop helps generate revenue through affiliate sales at top designer stores.
She also has a Substack, a highly successful newsletter and a huge social presence on Instagram (1.3M+ followers).
Ree Drummond
Ree Drummond is a household name, but many people don’t realize that before she was a star, she had a small blog called The Pioneer Woman. At the time, it was a collection of recipes and stories from her homestead/farm.
She started this blog back in 2006.
Now, she makes money through:
- Her cooking show on The Food Network
- Bestselling cookbooks and children’s books
- Her own line of cooking products (sold at Walmart)
- Display ads
- Sponsorships
- Affiliate marketing
- The Pioneer Woman magazine and restaurant
Very few bloggers reach the same level of success as Ree, but her story is an inspiration nonetheless.
Ree now has a net worth of over $50 million.
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Kiersten Rich
Kiersten Rich runs the blog TheBlondeAbroad.com. She’s known as one of the top female travel bloggers in the world, with her site and brand generating around $80,000 per month.
On her blog, she shares travel tips, budget travel advice, packing guides, destination reviews and more.
Kiersten has a diverse range of income streams:
- Affiliate marketing
- Her tour company
- Sponsored posts
- Brand partnerships
- Selling photography-related digital products
- Display advertisements
Her email newsletter has over a million subscribers and her social media presence includes hundreds of thousands of followers.
Kiersten has built a solid personal brand that helps her make money in many different ways.
Heather Reese
Heather Reese is known as one of the most successful female bloggers out there. She and her husband built the website It’s a Lovely Life.
At the peak of its popularity, the website was making around $100k per month.
Their site covers a mix of lifestyle, family travel, parenting and more.
Ema Hidlebaugh
Ema Hidlebaugh runs the blog Minimize My Mess. In a recent post, she shared her 5-year blog income report.
Her total blog income for that period was $130k. Most of that income came from:
- Mediavine ads
- Affiliate marketing
- Digital products
- Buy Me a Coffee
Ema’s content is focused on organization, whether that’s your home, your money, your closet or anything else in life that’s in chaos.
Sophia Lee
Sophia Lee is the founder of By Sophia Lee, which was launched in 2016 as a passion project. Today, it’s a successful brand that generates at least $40,000 per month.
Sophia’s blog is centered on design and lifestyle.
She also has three other brands and online businesses:
- Perfect Blogging (where she sells courses)
- The Dailee (where she sells planners)
- BSL Studios (her interior design business)
She also has a shop on her main blog that generates affiliate income.
Mckenna Richelhoff
McKenna Richelhoff runs Kennas Cooks, a blog that was only recently launched in 2021.
According to her most recent income report for 2025, she made $121,059.37 for the year:
- $42,630.28 from Mediavine
- $78,429.09 from sponsored content
Social media and Pinterest are two major sources of traffic to her website, which continues to grow every year.
Mia of She Dreams Daily
Mia runs a cozy-themed blog and YouTube channel. She launched her blog She Dreams Daily back in 2017 as a secret, and she has since grown her business to over six figures.
She makes money through:
- Affiliate marketing
- Digital products
- Display ads
- Online courses
- Memberships
- YouTube
Lately, Mia has been focused on her YouTube channel and Substack to introduce new revenue streams into the mix.
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Ana of the She Approach
Ana and her blog The She Approach regularly make it onto lists of successful female bloggers. That’s because her site has made well over $250k.
Her blog is focused mainly on helping other entrepreneurs grow their online visibility and drive more traffic to their sites.
Ana generates revenue through:
- One-on-one coaching
- Blog management
- eBooks
- Courses
- Digital products
Lidiya Kesarovska
Lidiya Kesarovska is the founder of Let’s Reach Success, which is all about helping other bloggers grow their brands and online incomes.
In a recent post on Medium, Lidiya shared that she made $5,717 in March 2025 from her blog, and that was while traveling.
Lidiya generates revenue through her services as well as affiliate marketing, Substack and social media.
