Ways to Monetise Your Blog

Blogging is something that I do on a daily basis. I have six different blogs and post one each one once per week. I also have a website where I post some fun writing that is not for profit on a Sunday. My main blogs all have ways of earning money. The question is how they do that and how can you benefit financially from blogging.

Advertisement Revenue

The first thing to do is look into advertisement revenue. This most popular option is Google AdSense, which is used on this blog, but you could also opt for Chitika and Value Click. Some of these are pay per click, where you gain a small amount of money for each person who clicks on the adverts; others are pay per view, where you gain a set amount for each 1000 views that your blog gains.

There are pros and cons to both of these and you will need to look into all options. Something that you need to remember is that this is a tortoise’s race and not a hare’s. It is a long process and you need to update your blog everyday to earn money through it. You will also need to promote your blog so that people know that it is there and read it.

Affiliate Marketing

Another popular option for bloggers is affiliate marketing. This is where you promote other people’s products for a share of their profit. You use your affiliate code in your posts and write on the topic to entice people so that they click and buy the product. There are different options for affiliate marketing that are legitimate and safe, including ClickBank and Commission Junkie. Check out my post on using ClickBank for affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing offers the chance to earn more money than advertisement revenue but it is harder to gain sales. It is worth using both within your blogs to gain the most out of making money online with your writing.

Use Your Blog to Promote Your Book

If you have written a book, whether hard copy or eBook, then use your blog as a way to promote it. You could opt for someone to write a review and post it on your blog or you could write a description about everything the book includes. This will help direct people to the download or store to buy from.

If you have an affiliate option, you could make this clear in your post. This will help others promote your book so you earn money. This will also help you gain more exposure as a writer so people go to your blog posts to read more.

There are many ways to monetise your blog. Look into the options that you have and find out which ones will work best for you. Whichever you use, make sure that you update your blog on a regular basis with posts that are helpful to others and serve a purpose. Learn more about SEO to help your blog to rank highly and write with your audience in mind.