Feb 10 2009
Blog Money
Many webmaster go into blogging for the sheer reason of making money. They create a blog and think they can put crap up and make a small fortune and not have to work. Though some big name bloggers may have made quite of money from their blogs, it is rare to make enough to quit your day job.
Everyone would love to make money from their blogs. It is possible to supplement other income but rare to replace all other income. There are many ways to increase your income. Advertising is the number one way that bloggers make money. This can be in the form of selling links, selling ad space, writing reviews, or joining a PPC program like Google Adsense. It is hard to make a lot from one source. For example, I make very little from Adsense but it does help pay the hosting bills and supplements my blogging hobby.
If you choice to sell advertising, make sure you do not oversell. Too much advertising is bad for a blog. It is ok to add ads but when it overwhelms the content, that is too much. Make sure you know your market. If the going rate for your type of blog is $10 a month, selling for $50 will leave your space empty and you will make no income. Be sure to know what others are charging and this can be checked by visiting webmaster forum like forums.digitalpoint.com.
If you choice to write reviews, there are many sites that will pay you part of the money to write reviews on your blog. You can also sell directly but it takes time and you need to build a reputation in order for this to succeed.
Another way besides the way I listed is to sign up for affiliate sites like eBay and Commission Junction. There are many making money from these affiliates but there are much more who are not. I have not had luck with affiliates but I blame part of that on the fact that I do not push it and advertise it as well as some. It does take work but you can make some good money.
No matter what you decide to do to monetize your blog, remember that your top concern should be that you provide something to your readers first. Just like a newspaper, if nobody reads it, no advertisers will want to place ads. Take care of your readers with quality content and they will be loyal to you.
If you have a way to make money on a blog that I have not mentioned, please feel free to share with me and the readers by leaving a comment.
I agree that making money from blogging is hard work but if you are willing to work at it and target the right keywords as well as developing high quality content then it is possible.
Awesome post! Added you to my reader a while back have not been dissapointed, keep up the great posting.
… and whether it’s a passion for writing or to make money either one of those paths requires patience
Good content, thanks
Bill
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