Make Money Blogging - 8 Ways

[Linda Buquet]

Darren over at ProBlogger shares in-depth info and resources regarding the 8 most popular methods of monetizing your blog. Affiliate programs, of course are mentioned as one of the ways. Then in another long informative post he share answers to the age old question "If my blog has X number of page how much should it be earning?". In this post he actually shares real numbers about 3 of his blog including number of views, monthly earnings and from what types of revenue sources. Making Money from Your Blog - 8 Direct Methods: ProBlogger Blog Tips

Also see How Much Money Can a Blog Earn?: ProBlogger Blog Tips to get answers to the question: “If my blog has ((insert daily number of impressions or page views of your blog here)) how much should it be earning?”"

[its_me_shaners]

yeah, problogger is a great site to learn from, I read it on a regular basis, there's loads of info on that site.

[MikeDammann]

Actually, he has granted me an interview for my blog. Thanks for bumping this thread, reminds me to email him (He's a very cool dude btw.)

[ez1]

Perfect timing on this, I'm working on setting up my first wordpress blog, I just installed it today. Right now I can use all the tips I can get when it comes to blogging. I've worked with quite a few other scripts and a lot of custom php that my team has developed to give us an edge.

So now its time for me to sink my teeth into blogging. I have one question for others that have been doing this for awhile...

If you could add one twist to blogging, what would it be?

Is there anything that you keep saying "I wish I could ____ with my blog"?

I'm interested to know, if it sounds good I might have it developed. After all, the only way to find out what everyone wants it to ask

ez

[its_me_shaners]

I thought id add to this list linda, Im about to try this method on my blog soon
If you have a product that you're ready to sell, you can write articles on your blog telling readers about its features and benefits.
Once they get excited about what you have to offer and decide to take action, you can direct them with a sidebar button to your PayPal account (which is free and easy to set up.)
With PayPal, they can order your product and pay for it in seconds -- even with their credit cards! And it only takes you a few moments to get set up to take payments.

You can create a blog in five minutes, absolutely free, with a free blog hosting service.
These are considered the top options for blogging beginners:
- Blogger (http://www.blogger.com)
- Yahoo 360 (http://360.yahoo.com)
- MSN Spaces (http://spaces.msn.com/)
- LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com)