A Few Simple And Easy Ways To Make Money Online Blogging

Blogs, like websites, command visitor traffic volumes that open up opportunities for the blog site owner to make money from, at least to pay for maintaining the site and paying your bills.  Don’t get your hopes to high about making it rich quick from it, though some blogs have been known to do just that, but only if the topic generates worldwide sensation like a successful age-reversing cream or skin/teeth whitener.

Otherwise, a blog with decent enough traffic can generate income for you.  Here are a few ways & tips:

  • Use Google’s Adsense.  If the topic on your blog is focused enough and the site already enjoys some sizeable visitor traffic over at least six months, you can be sure that applying for Google’s Adsense can easily be approved.
  • Sell eBooks.  If you love to write posts and articles for our blog, chances are you love to write, so why not make money out of that passion?  Write a 15-20 page eBook about a topic related to your blog.  If it’s a “How To” eBook, write in installments or chapters people can buy by chapters so you not only get buyers but a loyal visitor following.
  • Go Amazon Associates.  Just like with Google’s Adsense, no harm in joining Amazon’s affiliate program for you blog.  You earn when your visitors get referred to Amazon by clicking on Amazon products through links, banners or widgets on your blog site.
  • You can even enter into direct advertising with online companies and set up your own ad rates.  Alternatively, you can approach online ad brokers who have a stable of advertisers you can choose from.
  • Sell Text Links On your website. People will pay you money if you will allow them to add their link on your website. You can even make a special seperate page just for that.
  • Excepting donations from your site visitors. Placing a donation button on your website is a good way to get more extra income from your readers/visitors. You can use paypal or google check out to get the special donation buttons to place on your website.
  • If you have a really successful blog with a good amount of visitors. People and companies will want you to write reviews about their business and place the review on your website for everyone to read. It is also a great way to earn some extra income.

The key is generating sufficient visitor traffic to your blog site to make it good enough for advertiser, ad brokers, Amazon and Google to put their ads on your site and pay you.  This is no get rich quick scheme.  Getting visitor traffic requires some real honest work. But once there, you take advantage of it to make money online.