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Making Money With a Blog
No More Poverty for Writers – Making Money with a
Blog
Writing is one of those careers where you would
either make it big or end up in poverty. The difficulties of finding a
publisher to print and sell your novel or a magazine to take in your column
cannot simply be described. Luckily, this image of a writer may already be a
thing of the past, thanks to the recent technological advancements.
While in the old days, individuals in the writing
profession had to rely on other people to earn; today’s writers can now
generate an income out of their craft by turning their passion into business.
Hard as it may sound, this endeavor can indeed be an easy-to-achieve
possibility with the use of blogs. Surprising, as it may seem, you can indeed
be making money with a blog by just whipping up your hidden writing talent.
Whether you are new to the world of blogging, or
you have been typing your entire life on the Internet for years, making money
with a blog is a possibility that you can accomplish. Here are some few tips
that could help you do so:
1. Earn using Google - What was once just a search
engine is now among the most powerful enterprises throughout the world, not
only in terms of its reach, but also in terms of its income generating
possibilities. You can earn from Google by using their free service known as
AdSense. All you need to do is have a blog and sell space within your page for
ads to be posted by AdSense. The service would then allow you to display ad
units – ad boxes – that would display advertisements related to the topics you
write about in your blog.
For instance, you wrote about the sweater you just
knit, and then the ad unit might display ads about sweaters or knitting. Every
time your visitors click on any of these ads, you would get a certain amount.
When your earnings reach at least a hundred dollars, Google would then send you
a check.
2. Promote Other Profitable Sites- a lot of online
businesses offer affiliate programs. These work by you having their ads posted
on your blog. When a visitor clicks the ad and then purchases something from
that company, you would then receive a commission or a referral fee. A lot of
the bigwigs of Internet shopping run such programs including Amazon.com,
LinkShare, and Lands’ End, among many others. The percentages you can earn from
their sales vary depending on the company’s policies.
3. Be an Ad Salesman – The downside of Google ads
and affiliate programs is you do not really have much control on your earnings
and the ads that are displayed on your blog. If you want to play more seriously
in the ad selling game, then you can use BlogAds’ free databases where you can
set prices for advertisers to post your blog. Some companies look for blogs
that match their products and services and rent ad space the way they do with
those traditional billboards you find along the freeway. You ad space can then
be leased for a certain period of time. You would just need to pay 20 percent
of your earnings to BlogAd.
4. Pass the Hat – While begging may not be so
attractive as a means of getting many, doing it in style – online, that is –
could be quite appealing, and not to mention profitable. There is nothing wrong
about asking for money, and you could indeed make money if you ask nicely or if
people like you (and your blog).
Many blogs have donation buttons on them. And true
enough, many avid fans and visitors may be willing to share some of their
wealth to you as a sign of appreciation for your well-written, compelling, and
riveting blog. Donation buttons may be availed from PayPal, the famous escrow
service, who would get a little out of your earnings when people do decide to
spare some change. Similar options are offered by Amazon (Honor System) and
BitPass
5. Start a Gift Shop – if your blog becomes popular
enough that hoards of people all over the world visit it everyday. Then you may
then profit from selling souvenirs. And the good news is you would not have to
press your logo on those T-shirts or coffee mugs, CafePress would do it for
you. CafePress offers to sell for you anything from those cute buttons to
daring thongs. The selling price is up to you; you just need to pay them the
base price of the products.
Making money out of a blog is
not as hard as it seems. But of course like in any other moneymaking venture,
you have to do your job and do it well. Soon enough your days as a
poverty-stricken bard would be over.
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