Blogging has become an excellent way to earn money online. Though earning money is not the primary goal of blogging, many blog owners are making a decent income from their blogs. The following are some common ways to earn money from your blog:
A) Advertising: Advertising is the most common source of revenue for a blog. There are different types of ads — on page ads, pop-up and pop-under ads. The most commonly used advertising technique is PPC or ‘Pay Per Click’. Popular PPC networks are Google Adsense, Yahoo, Bidvertiser, chitika etc. First you have to register with a PPC network and paste some ad codes on your blog. These ads will be relevant to the topic of your blog. When some visitor clicks on these ads, you make some money.
There is another type of ad network, known as CPM network, which pays you according to the page views or the number of impressions which the ads displayed on your blog generate. The payment is generally made for each 1000 impressions. CPM ad networks are suitable for such blogs which have high traffic and high page views. You can also directly sell your own advertising space on the blog. It helps to increase your revenue by eliminating middleman commissions.
B) Affiliate marketing: Affiliate marketing is another way to earn from your blog. It
involves selling other people’s products for a commission. Apart from earning per sale, you can also earn by providing leads ( CPA or CPL). The different affiliate marketing networks are Clickbank, Commission Junction, Link Share etc.
C) Sponsored Posts/Reviews: You can earn by writing sponsored posts on your blog. There are different sponsored review networks which pay you to write reviews about different websites or products on your blog. Some popular sponsored review networks are ‘Pay Per Post’, Smorty, ‘Sponsored Reviews’ etc. This is a good way to earn some decent money from your blog.
D) Other sources: There are other ways to earn from your blog. You can provide a job
board or market place on your blog and earn commissions. You can also place a ‘Donate’ button or link on your blog and receive donations from your visitors.
You can monetize your blog in various ways and earn a handsome income from it.
