Monetize Your Blog…to make money

What is monetization? I hear a lot about it, but what exactly is it?

Website monetization is the process of converting traffic being sent to a particular website into revenue  OR in another words  …..  TRAFFIC  →→  $$

Although implementing pay per cliclk (PPC) and cost per impression advertising are some of the more popular ways of monetizing a website, there are lots of  other ways to monetize your blog. 

Ways to Monetize Your Blog

1. Pay Per Click Advertising  – where advertisers pay the publisher (typically a website owner) when the ad is clicked:
   • Google Adsense
   • Chitika
   • Clicksor
   • Bidvertiser
2. Cost Per Impression –  where advertisers pay each time an ad is displayed
3. Text Link Ads – where you place text based ads within the text of your articles
4. In-text Ads  –  where advertisement are placed inside your text content such as articles or blog posts
5. Advertising Widgets – where you place an ad widget on the sidebar of your blog
6. Advertising Space – when you sell space on your website for advertisers to display a banner
7. Audio Advertising
   • Pay per Play (PPP) are audio adverts that are played every time someone visits your website
   • Podcast ads
8. Pop-ups/Lightboxes
   • Pop up domination
   • AWeber 
9. Affiliate Marketing
   • ClickBank
   • Bob Proctor
   • Bluehost 
   • Aweber
10. Product Reviews – where you write detailed reviews about products and publish them on your site
11. Create & Sell Your Own information Products
    • EBook
    • hardback book
    • tutorials
    • guides
    • teaching programs
12. Speaking Engagements
    • Live Workshops
    • Host  Webinars
13. Find Sponsors For An Event
14. Sell Services (Hire Me)
    • consulting
    • coaching
15. Membership Site/Program – where a given website attracts visitors with free content and then provide added benefits for a membership fee.
16. Private Forums  – although similar to a paid membership, private forums can be created to cater to your audience where members  pay an annual/monthly fee to access the forum and interact with the other members
17. Email Marketing
    • AWeber
18. Surveys & Polls – where  you place surveys and polls from certain companies on your website who will pay you for the privilege
19. Paid Directory Listings – where you allocate space on your website to list links to different companies and services that are related to your niche
20. Sell Your Custom Template or Theme
21. Donations  – where you can get a donate button from PayPal to place on your site and ask people to donate a small amount to you for the service that you provide
22. Auction Your Website – before giving up and walking away, you could consider selling your website. There are many sites that offer to list your site for sale for people to bid on

Pick a way or two

Don’t let this list overwhelm you. Just pick one or two ways and implement them. Try for 30-90 days and see what happens. Give it time and implement away.

• http://onlineincometeacher.com/money/30-ways-your-website-can-earn-you-money/
• http://profitblitz.com/blog-monetization-interview/
• http://firstsiteguide.com/blogging-and-monetization-tips/
• http://rayhigdon.com/make-money-blogging-a-60-day-journey/

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Sara Metzger’s Start an Online Business Blog
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