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Blogging for Dollars
Blogging for Dollars
Blogging for dollars might sound like
the latest game show or some new drinking game, but
it's the latest craze to hit the Internet. Bloggers
began blogging for a number of reasons, but as the blog
movement has increased in popularity, they have found
ways to monetize their blogs and are seeing their commitment
pay off.
Whether a blogger's focus is to communicate
with customers or just to have fun, they have begun
looking at ways to earn revenue from their blogs. The
most popular ways for bloggers to earn some added cash
for their pet projects are:
1. ) Google Adsense in Blogs
Google AdSense allows webmasters to dynamically serve
content-relevant advertisements in blogs. If the visitor
clicks one of the AdSense ads served to the blog, the
website owner is credited for the referral. Webmasters
need only to insert a Google-generated java script into
the blog or blog template. Google's spider parses the
AdServing blog and serves ads that relate to the blog's
content. Google uses a combination of keyword matching
and context analysis to determine what ads should be
served.
2. ) Affiliate Programs (Product Endorsements)
Affiliate Programs work when an affiliate web site receives
income for generating sales, leads, or traffic to a
merchant website. Generally, bloggers will mention or
endorse specific products and if site visitors purchase
the product, bloggers will receive a portion of the
sale.
3. ) Product Promotion
Businesses use blogs to detail how specific features
or product add-ons can increase functionality and save
time. Content-rich product promotion will help with
search engine placement.
4.) Banner Ads
While less popular than in the past, websites with high
traffic levels can still earn decent revenue by selling
banner space.
As the Internet evolves bloggers will
continue to seek out ways to monetize their opinions
and thoughts. Daily journals and online blogs have become
more than just a communication means to many.
About the Author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for the NotePage http://www.notepage.net
and FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com
product lines. Other sites by Sharon can be found at
http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com
, and http://www.small-business-software.net
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