subject: Make Money From Blogging: Money-earning Plugins For Wordpress [print this page] Blogging is to the Internet what breathing is to the real world, and WordPress is now one of the sites and programs of choice for bloggers. Through WordPress, bloggers can organize their thoughts and opinions, post their blog entries quickly, and document what other bloggers in their immediate environment and social circles have to say about current issues. The blogging revolution does not stop at personal diaries: it has extended toward branding companies, official newsletters, and message boards for fan groups. Blogging has spawned bywords, and has made silenced voices all the more audible online.
The blogging phenomenon has in fact become so popular, it has allowed people to earn money through their blogging abilities. People have earned money because of blogs that devote themselves to customer feedback, while other bloggers have earned money because they can document their travels vividly and comically. There are many ways to earn money through blogging, and the nature of WordPress allows bloggers to do exactly that.
There are actually free WordPress plugins available for WordPress users who want to make money off their blogs. Before downloading such plugins, however, you have to make sure that your timing is right. Establish a user and visitor base for your blog by updating it regularly and keeping a blog theme that can be interesting to a good number of people.
While many blog and marketing experts advocate that you should try to make money off your blog immediately, any sign of advertisements can turn a young blog into an annoying disciple of hard selling marketing methods. You can turn away potential customers, clients, or blog readers if you have annoying plugins on your site, so make sure that you make a name for yourself first before doing any downloading.
As soon as you have established your goals as a blogger, and as soon as you have a larger blog audience, then you can start making money of your blog. Thanks to WordPress, there are easy-to-download and easy-to-install plugins that you can use to monetize your WordPress site. The most popular plugin is AdSense Deluxe, which works with the likewise popular Google AdSense, as well as with Yahoo! ads. In general, such advertisement programs allow website owners and bloggers to make money through commissions: when a website visitor or blog reader clicks an advertisement, the website owner or blogger earns revenues.
The AdSense Deluxe plugin ensures that the ads on your WordPress site are compliant with Googles rules. For instance, the plugin can ensure that you post only three advertisements at a time, and that your Google ads are well displayed.
WordPress users can also use WP-Ads, which allows users to create advertisement-posting regions on their sites. With the help of an additional PHP call, WordPress users can display ads whenever they want, track how often a certain ad is displayed, and even rotate ads whenever they choose. There are other advertising companies that have jumped onto the revenue-per-click bandwagon, and WordPress plugins can cater to them. One such company is Text-Link-Ads, and WordPress provides a Widget to accommodate the companys advertisements.
You can also earn money from being an Amazon partner, and the WP-Amazon plugin can allow you to market Amazon products on your WordPress site. This can be advantageous if your WordPress site is devoted to reviewing certain products that are available on Amazon. Your avid readers and followers can buy products from Amazon after you review them, thanks to the WP-Amazon plugin.
There are a good number of plugins that can allow you to turn your WordPress site into an online store. The CafePress WordPress plugin can bring your CafePress store into your site, so you can post informative articles and still sell your products. Also available are plugins for an eMiniMall, which coordinates efforts with Chitikas eMiniMalls. If you want to add smaller advertisements and reserve more space fore your online store and entries, then you can put text ads on your sidebar through the Text Ads Link Sidebar WordPress Widget.
These are only a few plugins that can turn your WordPress blog into a money-making machine. There are still more plugins available, such as those that can accommodate BidVertiser members, or those that can rotate ads and banners to fit a sites current colors, theme, and layout. There are even plugins to accommodate a shopping cart on your WordPress blog! Be updated regularly by reading WordPress news, or consulting with fellow WordPress members. You, too can be part of the money-earning blogosphere, thanks to your creativity at using WordPress plugins to monetize your blog.
