Do you own a blog, or would you like to start a blog?  Did you know that you could make money with a blog?  Here are a few of the profitable ways you could be blogging for money in no time.

Google Adsense ads:

You can add Google Adsense ads, or there are several similar ad programs you could use.  A simple way to do this is using Blogger.com as they make it easy to add Google Adsense ads.  Every time someone clicks on one of the ads on your blog, you make a profit.   Do not click on ads on your own blog, or ask anyone else to do so, as this violates the terms and conditions of Google Adsense. Read the Terms and Conditions and make sure you abide by them and you will have no problems.

Affiliate Programs:

Choose afiliate programs which match the theme of your blog, and add their links.  Since you are not paying for this advertising, each sale through an affiliateprogram is pure profit.   Appropriate affiliate links may be placed throughout your posts, and banners, ads, etc., on the side column of your blog page.

Sell advertising space:

This will work once your blog if receiving sufficiently high volume of traffic to make it worthwhile for the purchaser.  The higher the volume of traffic, the more you can charge.  Sell to those who's products are similar to, and/or compliment, the content of your site.

Sell Blog Content:

It is possible to sell the content of your blog.  Advertise on your blog that you are willing to sell the original content of your blog for whatever price you wish to set, for use on the buyers own website. Your content must be non-exclusive, meaning that it must be suitable to be used on other sites, not just specific to your own.   Emphasise that you must be given the credit as the author of the content.

Blogging is an excellent way to reach a large audience, and raising money with a good blog can be relatively easy to achieve.  If you have not yet started blogging, do a search on Google where you will find plenty of free information to help you to learn to blog.  Start  blogging and you will soon be earning extra income from these easy ways to monetize your blog.



The author, Rita Jones, publishes a newsletter called Lotteryzine, and contributes content to newsletters within the Admistress Group of Newsletters, with a readership in excess of 200,000.Instructions how to place a free ad in Lotteryzine are in the Newsletter.      Mailto:Subscribe@lotteryzine.com