Four Effective Ways to Monetize Your Blog

If you have a blog that has a good readership and attracts some traffic, why not monetize it and add a few dollars to your pocket every month? Major blogs can make 5 figures a month very easily through advertisements and other sources. Here are five ways to monetize your blog:

1. AdSense
AdSense is the simplest and easiest way to monetize a blog. You simply sign up for it through Google’s website, add the code to your blog, and start showing relevant ads. You make money every time a visitor clicks on any of the ads. However, AdSense is not the best monetization choice for every blog. If your traffic is primarily non-US, or if your audience has high technological knowledge, your revenues through AdSense will be very low. In this case, you should turn to other options.

2. Amazon/eBay Ads
Amazon and eBay ads are a great way to monetize your blog, especially if your site is about some physical product. A blog about Xbox 360, for instance, could do well with a few well placed Amazon or eBay ads that will show the latest auctions/products related to this field.

3. Direct Sponsorship
This kind of advertising is the most lucrative, but requires a large amount of traffic to be successful. Basically, you sell ad space on your site to other companies on a CPM basis. Large blogs like TechCrunch use this method to monetzine their site.

4. Sponsored Reviews
This is a new field in monetization. Basically, an advertiser pays you anything from $ 50 to $ 500 for writing a small review of their product on your blog. You, of course, have to make it clear that your review has been sponsored by the advertiser. Nevertheless, this can land you a decent amount of money in no time.

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