How to Make Money Blogging.. Tips for Beginners!

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On : 9/08/2015

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No matter what type of blog you have, the concept of making money with a site that you created is something everyone would love to accomplish. The world of blogging is competitive and tough. When you start a blog you are instantly thrown into the mix of over 100 million other blogs and every day is a fight to get more traffic back to your site.

If you think getting people to your site is an issue, then you will have an even harder time trying to make money with your blog. However, just like everything else, all bloggers start from ZERO… both in traffic and in revenue made from their site.
Once you learn how to start creating quality content, build backlinks and monetize your content — then you will truly understand the concept of becoming a pro blogger.
Below I’ve made a quick and dirty list of three of the best ways new bloggers can start testing their blog with monetization and maybe even earning a few dollars in the process. Remember… these are very simple methods and most of you are already probably well aware of them.

Google Adsense

Google is the most popular search engine in the world and they make nearly all of their $30 BILLION dollars per year in revenue from search advertisements. It’s not only the search engines that is making them all of this money, but also their Google Adsense program that serves advertisements across millions of sites on the internet. Google does all of the ad serving, buying, transactions and tracking. As a blog owner, all you need to do is join the Google Adsense affiliate program, throw a line of code on your site and you are ready to go! You will then earn a commission every time someone clicks on one of your Google Adsense links.

Affiliate Marketing

If you have a blog that references any specific products or services, you may be surprised to learn that a lot of people are actually clicking your product links and buying through your site. What will be even more surprising is that you could be making money from all of these referrals instead of linking to other sites for free. Affiliate marketing is the concept of getting paid a commission to have an action or sale take place. Amazon.com, eBay and thousands of other sites have affiliate programs of their own and are paying out billions of dollars every year to their site partners. To see if your favorite sites have affiliate programs, all you need to do is scroll to the bottom of their site and look for an “affiliate program” link. You can also type the site name into Google and also add “affiliate program”.

Direct Ad Sales

Just like you want traffic to your blog, so do the billions of other sites on the internet. Since we are all sharing this massive pool of internet users, the best way to get new traffic to your site is through the use of ad campaigns (specifically placing banner ads on other sites). If you already have traffic flowing through your site, then you could start selling banner ads directly on your site. Pricing would vary based on banner size, niche market and how much traffic you are getting. If you are already serving Google Adsense on your site, you could see what type of ads are appearing and then try to contact these advertisers (and their competitors) directly to see if they would like to buy advertising right on your site.

Make Money Blogging by Testing Your Audience

At the end of the day there are hundreds of different ways to make money with a blog, some working better than others. The difference between what works and what doesn’t actually comes down to what your audience wants. Try different content, ad campaigns and offers. Your audience will determine the success of advertising on your site. Always focus on user experience and having the perfect mix of content and monetization.