Blog is a website that you can post content on an ongoing basis.
The latest blog post will appear on the top and each post allows readers to add their comment. Unlike few years ago where most people only use blog as their online diary,
Nowadays companies and e-enterpreneurs have realized the importance of blog and started using blog to communicate with their customers.
Many personal bloggers have learnt how to use their personal blog to generate extra income.
You can write any topic on your blog but you should avoid posting content related
to weapons, racism, porn, drug and content that are not family friendly.
Setting up a blog is absolutely free by using a service of Google, called blogger.
Blogger.com allows users to create a blog without any technical knowledge and experience. Blogger.com will host your blog permanently without charging you a single cent.
So, how bloggers make money from their blogs?
There are several ways to make money blogging.
Google AdSenseYou can join Google AdSense publisher program to host Google ads on your blog and earn AdSense commission.
Your AdSense revenue will depend on the number of your blog readers.
The more people visiting your blog, the greater your AdSense commission will be.
To sign up for Google AdSense publisher program, please click here.
Affiliate programBlog can be used for marketing affiliate programs too.
What you can do is place your affiliate banners and links on your blog and hope that visitors will click them to your merchants sites and make purchases.
Other ways to promote affiliate products are write reviews for your affiliate products with a link to your merchant's website and create a recommendation list like
'Top 5 Anti-virus Products', 'Top 3 Weight Loss Products' and so on.
Post Blog AdsThere are companies and webmasters willing to pay bloggers for mentioning their products, services or websites in blogs.
Below are a list of sites that offer these opportunities:
http://www.blogitive.com
http://payperpost.com/
http://www.buzzbyblog.com/
Your blog must has been indexed by Google and it's at least 3 months old to sign up with the about websites.
Promote You BlogTo make money you need to drive visitors or traffic to your blog.
The more traffic you're getting the higher your earning will be.
There are several free and paid ways of getting traffic to your blog. Here's how ......
1)Tell your family members and friends about your new blog.
2) Submit your blog to directories. Blog directories can be easily found by going to Google and entering the search term 'blog directory'.
3) Use article marketing. Write articles related to your blog and submit them to article directories. Most of the article directories allow authors to promote their website and blog in the 'Author Bio' section. You can find a list of article directories by going to Google and entering the search term 'article directory'.
4) Post messages on community forums with a link to your blog on the signature of each message posted.
5) Use social bookmarking websites. Click here to learn more.6) Announce your new blog by posting a press release to news websites.There are other ways (free and paid) to increase traffic for your blog. You can find a lot of free information and resources about blog promotion from search engines
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