How To Blog For Money
Five Ways To Monetize Your Website
- Advertising - the most common method of monetizing a blog is to sell advertising space. If you decide to go this route keep these things in mind:
- Location, location, location: The most profitable ads are always located in the best area. The best area of a website is generally the upper left-hand corner of the "content" section on the index page and the pages that receive the most visitor traffic.
- Use science: Monitor and track results of any ad campaign to determine what works for your website.
- Be an Affiliate - sell someone else's product or service. If you do this, really sell it. Don't just add a few affiliate links and expect profit. In order for this to work, you must truly market the product. Don't become an affiliate for a product or service you don't believe in.
- Sell Your Own Stuff - if you already have a business use your blog to promote it. Give your customers valuable information about your product or service as well as relevant information from other businesses.
- Donations - if you offer your blog readers something they truly value, such as advice on how to make money online, you can ask for donations from them. Loyal readers are often happy to contribute some of their income to help you continue helping them. When people receive something valuable for free, they often feel compelled to pay for it.
- Republish Your Blog as a Book - after you've written a good amount of material you may want to consider publishing your blog as a book and selling the book. Take your best blog posts, edit them, and either find a publisher or self-publish.
