3 Effective Tips to Make Money with Blogs

How To Monetize Your Blog With AdSense

One of the most amazing benefits of blogging is the ability to earn money from writing about something you love, and at the same time inspiring more people to find out about your chosen topic.

A popular method of earning money from blogging in enrolling in the Google AdSense program, which allows you to earn money each time a visitor clicks on an advert on your blog. Implementing AdSense on a blog is very straightforward indeed, WordPress users can use a plugin such as Easy AdSense to manage the whole process automatically, and it even slots the ads into your content without you having to do so much as click a mouse!

The biggest strength of Google’s AdSense technology is its ability to match ads to content, using a process called contextual matching. Contextual matching allows the readers of your blog to see ads related to the article they are reading, for example a link to a camera store on the latest digital camera review. There are few (if any) other programs on the web which rival AdSense for revenue earned and ease of implementation, simply copy the ad code into your template or plugin and you’re ready to go!

Once you have had your ad code on the blog for a while you will start to see your statistics displayed in the AdSense control panel, such as the number of times your ads have been shown, how many were clicked, and how much you have earned. It is a good idea to set up ad channels once you have become familiar with the program, as they will allow you to break down where your revenue is being earned, and in turn give you ideas as to how you might earn more.

AdSense is a very simple monetization option for bloggers, so why
not give it a try to see how much you could earn?

How To Monetize Your Blog With Affiliate Programs

When you know how to monetize your blog with affiliate programs, you will quickly see that there is limitless earning potential for your online business. Some of the better known programs you may have heard of are Ebay and Amazon, and bloggers are making substantial income with these sites. But you can also become an affiliate for major retail stores or even sell items such as ebooks, through sites like Clickbank.

Amazon and Clickbank are perfect for those who are new to blogging, because they don’t require that your blog must have a lot of traffic or posts to be accepted into the program Other affiliate programs have lengthy applications and often the site won’t approve you until you have an active blog that is showing promise.

Don’t let this discourage you, however – start with an affiliate program, like Amazon, so you can start generating affiliate revenue early on, which will motivate you during the slow, early stages of blogging. However, visit websites and companies that would provide perfect affiliate products for your blog in the future, check if they have affiliate programs available and start writing down what their application process requires so that you remember to apply when the time is right.

As an example, if you had blogs that focused on pet products, you can begin by featuring Amazon items but in the long term, your goal might be to become an affiliate for a big chain like Petco or Petsmart once you meet their application criteria. In the short term, you can sign up to be an Amazon Associate very quickly, gaining fast approval and being well on your way to monetizing your blog.

Though many people use Amazon products to write reviews about, never underestimate the ability to provide Amazon’s merchandise as a casual link in your blog post, or even as a sidebar widget on your site. No matter which businesses you intend to apply to, to become an affiliate, once your blog is really generating traffic, be certain to diversify and not put all of your eggs in one basket (program), in the event that the company would cease offering programs for affiliates.

How To Monetize Your Blog With Amazon Associates

You may be familiar with monetizing your blog by generating ad revenue, but to maximize your blog’s earning potential, you also need to learn how to monetize your blog with Amazon Associates.

Becoming an Amazon Associate is very easy to do and has unlimited resources and help available to get you on the way to dramatically increasing your income earning potential quickly. Unlike ad sites, which often require that you have an already established site before considering your application, Amazon Associates lets you get started before having to prove you have a successful site.

When you join Amazon Associates, an important bonus is that you can use your main account to put links to affiliate products not only on your blog, but on other sites you may be using for backlinking, such as Squidoo, Hubpages and more. If you decide to put affiliate links to products on many different sites, Amazon allows you to create unique tracking ID’s so that you can accurately keep tabs on the progress each site is making, to know what is working and what isn’t.

Many bloggers make the mistake of not pursuing Amazon Associates because they believe it is all about product reviews, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Of course, selling affiliate products is perfect for product based sites, but successful Amazon Associates know that affiliate links can be used in many other ways. If you write a blog post about a particular famous person, for example, why not increase your chance of making more money by placing an affiliate link to a biographical book about that person.

Many bloggers also use Amazon Associates for the wonderful images that can be generated, because affiliates are given the choice to make an image or text link (or both, if so desired). Not only are Amazon commissions generous, increasing by the number of products you sell, they also allow you to make money whether you sell the item you featured on your blog or not!

This is the best part about Amazon because all you have to do is get someone to click through your link and, once they are on Amazon’s site, no matter what they buy, even if they didn’t buy the product you displayed, you still receive commission.