It seems as though everyone is getting into the blog writing game. Blogs are fun to write. Some people simply like to write about their hobby. Some blog to gain attention for their business. At some point you will most likely want to monetize your blog. Once you learn how to start a blog, start writing good content, and gain visitors, you will be able to make some money.
You can make money blogging in numerous ways. You can sell advertisements. Affiliate programs can be joined which allow you to collect commissions on products that you market and your visitors buy. You can sell your own products. Just about any method you can think of is available to you for making money blogging.
Bloggers can make money from their blog content with the following suggestions. Not all are worthwhile for every blog. If you are writing a political blog with conservative views then posting Google Adsense advertisements may not work as well as getting a commission from selling political books.
Google Adsense has become the de facto standard for bloggers trying to make money on the web. This program allows you to place Google Adwords on your blog, otherwise known as Adsense, and if visitors click on an ad then Google will share in the revenue.
So how does Adsense work? For instance, if you created a blog about golf and wrote a post about ladies golf clubs. The ad unit would hopefully display ads about ladies golf clubs or at the least golf clubs. Google allows you to share in the revenue when your visitor clicks on one of the ads in their program, or network. Once your Adsense earnings were over a hundred dollars, Google would then cut you a check for that amount.
Other ways of making money with your blog include affiliate programs where you promote products and services in exchange for a commission. There are numerous programs such as Shareasale, Commission Junction and in-house programs like Amazon.com that you can apply to. Many big name companies with large advertising budgets might buy ad space on your blog if you get a large number of visitors. An online store could be set up, linked from your blog, to sell goods you create or dropship.
The methods for making money from blogging are very easy to do. The difficulty is actually marketing your blog so visitors will buy the products you are offering.
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Amanda 10.16.09 at 3:18 am
Hi Tricia.
I think affiliates are a better way to make money online than AdSense. Less intrusive, more control over what you are offering and, above all, more useful for your readers!
Free Blackberry Applications 10.18.09 at 9:37 am
I’m still doing adsense because of my poor writing skill, I would actually love to make money by affiliate.
shammy 10.19.09 at 2:31 am
It’s great to meet experts who are willing to share both their experiences and knowledge to other people.
For me adsense would be the easiest way to make money online but i really takes alot of time specially if your just beginning.
sandy 10.24.09 at 12:12 pm
I’m using adsense; but I can’t say I think it’s been worthwhile to do so. It will take me forever at my current rate to hit $100.00. I do constantly read about new things to try and make those changes on my blog. I do get a good number of readers, I think; but it doesn’t seem to relate to a good number of clicks on ads. Still, the main reason I blog is because I think it’s fun, a little extra pocket change though would be nice.
Sandy
KL Karrington 10.27.09 at 9:09 am
I would go for affiliate marketing over adsense as well. I don’t think it works anymore. People don’t really trust the ads that much, and conversion is quite low.
Meeting People 10.29.09 at 2:57 pm
I’ve heard a great deal about Adsense, but you’ve explained it so clearly. And affiliate marketing seems to be next big thing since sliced bread. Most of this stuff just goes straight over my head, but your post was so useful. Thanks!