How to make money from a design blog
Your readers are exactly who design companies want to reach. Charge for it.
Facts checked 1 Oct 2026 · by the AdSworn team
Sell your design blog's best pages directly to the companies your readers buy from: design tools, font and template shops, courses and branding studios. Price each page from its real traffic (AdSworn's starter rate is $15 per 1,000 page views for a 4-week banner, with a $25 minimum), approve every sponsor yourself, and keep 92% of each sale.
Who wants your readers?
| Sponsor | Why your readers matter to them |
|---|---|
| Design tools | Designers and founders who could start a trial today |
| Font and template shops | Readers already looking closely at type and layout |
| Design courses | People learning the craft, page by page |
| Branding studios | Founders researching how other brands did it |
Which pages sell best
Not every page is worth the same. Pages found through buying searches ("logo design service", "best logo maker") reach people choosing something, so they're worth more. Logo histories and brand stories reach curious readers: lower prices, but steady traffic that suits year-long featured posts.
| Real search | AdSworn's reading | Clicks, last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| “mr best logo” | Buying intent | 6 |
| “freelance marketplace” | Buying intent | 4 |
| “best online video editor” | Buying intent | 2 |
| “companies with interesting history” | Buying intent | 2 |
| “dallas cowboys logo” | Research | 58 |
| “mr beast logo” | Research | 51 |
| “cowboys logo” | Research | 35 |
How to price a design page
| Page views every 4 weeks | Banner, 4 weeks | Featured post, 12 months | You keep (92%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | $25 (minimum) | $500 (minimum) | $23 / $460 |
| 2,000 | $30 | $1,040 | $27.60 / $956.80 |
| 5,000 | $75 | $2,600 | $69 / $2,392 |
These use AdSworn's starter rates; you set your own price per page.
- Banner ad at $75 / 4 weeksyou get $69
- Featured post at $2,600 / yearyou get $2,392
Starter rates: banner $15 per 1,000 page views ($25 minimum, per 4 weeks); featured post $40 per 1,000 page views over a full year ($500 minimum). You set your own. Free to list; we take 8% only when you get paid.
How to start selling
- Connect Google Search ConsoleRead-only. Your traffic and searches are read from Google, so sponsors trust them.
- Pick the pages to sellStarter prices are filled in from each page's traffic; change any of them.
- Add the snippetUnsold pages show a "Sponsor this page" ad with their real numbers.
- Approve sponsorsNothing runs until you say yes. Payment is held until the ad is verified live.
- Publisher connects GoogleRead-only sign-in to Search Console (and Analytics if they use it). No passwords shared.
- AdSworn reads the numbersClicks from Google, the searches behind each page and page views. For this page: 24 clicks from Google in the last 4 weeks.
- Buyers see the proofEvery figure shows its source and the day it was read (30 Sep 2026 for this site).
Straight answers
How can a design blog make money?
By selling its pages directly to companies that want to reach designers and brand builders, such as design tools, font shops, courses and studios, at a price based on each page's real traffic.
How much should I charge to sponsor a design blog post?
A simple start is $15 per 1,000 page views for a 4-week banner with a $25 minimum, which is AdSworn's starter rate. Raise it on pages reached by buying searches.
What does AdSworn charge publishers?
Listing is free. AdSworn takes 8% of each sale, so you keep 92%, and advertisers pay the listed price with nothing on top.