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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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