As I’m sure you already know, blogging is huge right now. If you don’t know what a blog is, you obviously haven’t spent a lot of time online in recent years. Blogs are one of the most popular ways to share information online and create websites for almost any topic. Where people used to create simple websites, now they are starting blogs. They are also a great way to start an online home business. People have blogs for almost every topic under the sun. There are blogs on entertainment, science, politics, parenting, sports, animals, and many blogs on how to make money online.
One of the main reasons to start blogs is their ease of use and the fact that they can be a great way to make money online if you are willing to put in the time and energy to keep the blog up and running. Blogging involves more than just posting basic information or an image and then displaying AdSense code around it.
There are many ways you can use blogging to make money online and here are some of the most popular:
Paid advertising
There are many internet advertising programs that are blog friendly and depending on the popularity of your blog, it can generate anywhere from a few dollars each month to a few thousand dollars a day! AdSense is a very popular way to earn money by advertising on a blog.
However, if AdSense is not your thing, there are many alternatives. There are quite a few good revenue sharing ad programs that will sell you ads and give you a percentage of the profits. You can also consider selling advertising independently. If you have some marketing and networking experience and know how to edit your templates, then selling advertising yourself is a great way to make money online and you can keep 100% of the profits.
Affiliate marketing
A blog is a great way to display affiliate links, especially if your blog is about a specific niche. In fact, if you are a “specialist blogger,” affiliate links can earn you more income than you can from advertising. There are tons of affiliate programs. Just be careful not to overload your blog with affiliate links. A blog with more affiliate links than useful and original content is a total blackout and won’t make you that much money!
Media
For most bloggers this will never happen, but there are some bloggers who make such a big name for themselves that they become famous in the media. It takes a long time to get to this point (if you ever can), but it is possible. For instance; look at someone like Perez Hilton. He has managed to make a name for himself outside of the blogosphere and is now rich and famous due to his blogging efforts. However, to achieve this, you have to be very patient, very dedicated to your blog and stand out from all the other bloggers who compete with you.
As you can see, there are many ways that you can use blogging to generate income online or even to become a celebrity. Above I have listed some ways that you can use blogging to earn money online. This is by no means an exhaustive list, there are many more ways to make money blogging, so get out there and start blogging with all your heart!
