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How To Make Money Online Through Blogging
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by: NikImran
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There are several ways to make money online. Hopefully this article will help you decide which method is best for you.
1. PPC Advertising Networks - Pay Per Click (PPC) is an advertising system that pays you depending on the number of clicks you managed to get from your unique visitors each month. The profitability of PPC advertising depends a lot on the general traffic level of the website and, most importantly click-through rate (CTR) and cost per click (CPC). CTR is very dependent on the placement of the ads, and the overall design of the site. For example, ads placed abode the fold or blend with content tends to get high CTR. CPC however depends on the niche of the website.
2. Direct Banner Advertising - Selling your own advertising space is one of the most lucrative monetization methods. The downside of direct banner advertising is that you need to have a big audience to get qualified advertisers.
3. Affiliate marketing - This is one of the most convenient way to make money online. As an affiliate you refer your audience to various company websites, and when a sale is made you earn a commission. You are the middleman (or middlewoman) so you don't have to deal with customer service, taking orders, etc. The companies you become affiliated with provide you with a tracking link to use to link to their site. That's how they track how many sales you've generated. Almost all affiliate programs are free to join. It usually involves filling out a sign-up form and within moments the company sends you the links you need to use on your site or blog.
4. Premium Content - Some websites and blogs give away part of their content for free, and charge for access to the premium content and exclusive tools. SEOMoz is a good example. They have a very popular blog that gives advice and information on wide range of SEO related topics. On top of that visitors can decide to become premium members. It costs $48 monthly and it grants them access to guides, tools and other exclusive material.
5. Selling or Renting Internal Pages - Million Dollar Wiki made this concept popular, but it was being used on the web for a long time around (check Pagerank10.co.uk for instance). These websites sell for a single fee or rent for a recurring fee internal pages on their domain. Usually they have either high Pagerak or high traffic, so that people purchasing a page will be able to benefit in some way. Implementing this method on a small blog would be difficult, but the concept is interesting and could be explored further.
6. Pop-ups and Pop-unders - Pop-ups are a common yet annoying form of advertising on the Internet. If you are just trying to make a much money as possible from your website, you could experiment with them. If you are trying to grow the traffic and generate loyal visitors, however, you probably should stay away from them. Just consider the hundreds of pop-up blockers out there: there is a reason why they are so popular.
7. Selling a Hardcover Book - Many authors and journalists leverage their blogs or websites to sell copies of hardcover books. Examples include Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin and Malcolm Gladwell. While most of these people were already renowned authors before they created their website, one could also follow the other way around. Lorelle VanFossen did exactly that with her Blogging Tips book. First she built her authority on the subject via her blog, and afterwards she published the book.
8. Donations - Tip Jars and donation buttons have been a part of blogging for years now but this last year saw a number of bloggers go full time after fund raising drives. Perhaps the most high profile of these was Jason Kottke of kottke.org who through the generosity of his readership was able to quit his job and become a full time blogger.
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Nik Imran is the author of IMakeABlog, a make a blog guide for beginners. You can learn how to create a blog with the 6 simple steps provided. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service
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