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It can be a difficult task to monetize your WordPress blog without impairing the enjoyment of your blog visitors. Bombarding your blog pages with advertisements is without question not the right way to monetize your blog. Doing so will distract your readers and make them exit your blog. If you want to maintain and convert your blog traffic, you should promote products as a way to present convenience to visitors by assisting them eliminate the task of searching and researching.
You may know that one of the most applied methods to monetize a blog is using Google AdSense. But I'd like to explore with you a different approach to monetize your blog. Inserting Amazon widgets to your WordPress blog is as easy as Google AdSense yet you can handpick the products displayed to match your viewers needs.
Amazon describes Amazon widgets as "rich, interactive mini-applications that bring Amazon functionality to your website." Currently, there are fifteen Amazon widgets which Amazon offers to their affiliates. I'll briefly explain to you how these widgets will add value to your blog and ultimately help you generate a stable income.
The widget that I really like the most is the MP3 Clips Widget. I love it because it adds some zest to the blog. You can place it on your blog's sidebar and have your visitors listen to songs clips while surfing your blog. I believe it helps make the readers' experience much more enjoyable.
Pictures are worth a thousand words. One of Amazon widgets helps you monetize your blog through products' images. A widget called Slideshow will take the pictures of the products you handpicked or best-selling products and place them within your blog. Try to remember, people love pictures!
If you often publish reviews on the books you've read, and have blog readers that share and appreciate your enlightening reviews, then you really should include on the sidebar Amazon's My Favorites Widget. This widget will let you offer your readers a list of your favorite books and your readers will be intrigued to purchase and read your favorite books.
The available range of tactics and services used to monetize your WordPress blog are wide. But what's important is not to hurt your blog readers' enjoyment when you start featuring ads on your blog. I personally advise making use of Amazon widgets if you are interested in ease of execution and capability to customize the ads. Amazon widgets are quick to create and have high conversion rate. It's a great place to start.
