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Do you want tomake money from blogging? If you do you're not alone. Many of the people who write blogs today simply want to share their opinions on something. But then there are also business-minded bloggers, who have found a way to use their own blogs (or Web logs) to bring in a extra cash too or whether they are able to make a full time income from blogging. I can tell you that there are tens of thousands of bloggers who make money from blogging.
Some examples are by increasing your traffic or click through rate which will help you make more money but they do not actually represent a method of making money as such.
If you're interested in taking it further in making money from blogging, here is a list of methods to earn money from blogging.
Advertising Programs. The most common way how bloggers earn money online is through the contextual ad program from Google which is the AdSense, but there are also others like Chitika, Clicksor, WidgetBucks, Yahoo Publisher Network and many more. Basically you need to sign up with the network and paste some code snippets on your website. The network will then serve contextual ads,in either text or images relevant to your website and you will actually earn an amount of money for every click. The profitability of PPC advertising depends on the general traffic levels of the website and, most importantly, on the click-through rate (CTR) and cost per click (CPC).
Affiliate Programs. Affiliate programs enable your blog to serve as a conduit between readers and online sites offering various goods and services. One popular example of these affiliate programs are Amazon, Clickbank, Commission Junction, Azoogle Ads and Link Share. If, for instance, you offer book reviews or even just mention a book in passing in your blog, an affiliate program provides a means for your readers to click directly from your blog to Amazon to obtain further information about the book.
Sponsorship. PayPerPost pioneered this model. In addition to the collectionthat are available to join there is a growing awareness in the business of the value and opportunity that exist for them to advertise directly on blogs. Sponsored Reviews and ReviewMe, refining the process and expanding the paid blogging model. Joining one of these sponsored reviews marketplaces will give you the opportunity to write sponsored posts on a wide range of topics and get paid!
RSS Feed Ads. With the RSS technology by millions of internet users, bloggers are starting to find ways to monetize this new content distribution channel. Feedburber already has its own publisher system, and you can sign-up to start displaying CPM based advertising on your feed footer. Bidvertiser recently introduced a RSS feed ad option as well, with a PPC scheme.
Text Link Ads. The main point of your income through this method comes from selling text links to a variety of webmasters and businesses who want to develop their site ranking in Google. The advantage of this method is that it is not intrusive. One can sell text links directly through his website or use specialized networks like Text-Link-Ads and Text-Link-Brokers to automate the process. Example of link marketplaces and networks are TNX, Text-Link-Ads and DigitalPoint Link Sales Forum.
As you can see, there are several ways you can choose if you're interested inmaking money from blogs. You can experiment with several of these methods in order to develop a better grasp of how blogs work or you can zero in on a strategy that appeals to you the most. As always, be sure to pick one that suits your personal schedule and interests.
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