SUBJECT: Beginner's Blogging Lesson #5 - 5 Ways To Monetize

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Well, we have come to the final lesson in the "Blogging From The
Beginning" crash course.

In this final lesson I want to share five easy ways that you can
make money from your blog.

Your blog has the potential to be a money-making magnet, if you
know the right steps to take. Blogs once started as a sort of
online diary. They've been totally transformed to fit a whole
range of needs, from a place to house an online newspaper to a
simple way to start an Internet stream of income. The following
five methods will help you make money from your blog, no matter
what niche you are in and how you are using your blog.

1. Affiliate marketing.

This is one of the easiest ways to make money from your blog,
and the simplest to start. You begin by selecting an affiliate
program from one of the popular affiliate networks. You can
either post a review on your blog about the product (complete
with your affiliate link) or post ads along the side of your
posts (also with your affiliate link). Affiliate marketing is
simple to implement because you don’t have to worry about
writing a product.

2. Selling your own product.

If you feel there is a need to be met in your niche and want to
create your own product, you can add it to your blog for another
stream of income. Advertising your own product on your blog is
a smart idea. Your readers have already built a level of trust
with you so they'll be likely to be interested in your product.
You can link to your product’s sales page directly from your
posts and display graphic ads in the sidebars of your blog.

3. Contextual advertising.

Contextual advertising, like the type offered at Text Links,
will help you make money from your blog without much
intervention on your part. When you sign up with Text Links or a
similar service, your blog posts will automatically have certain
words hyperlinked. These links go to advertiser’s websites. You
get paid when someone clicks on a link. Unlike with affiliate
programs, you don’t get a commission on the sale but you do get
paid whether or not your visitor buys from the advertiser’s site.

4. Other types of advertising.

Google Adsense and other pay per click advertising programs will
give you code to add to your website. These programs will
display ads in the sidebars of your website. Anytime a visitor
clicks on one of these links, you will get paid anywhere from a
few cents to a few dollars depending on your niche. These ads
don’t appear within the body of your post, but they are based on
the content of your posts so they will be attractive to your
audience.

5. Get paid for reviews.

Once you have some traffic coming to your blog, you can be paid
to post reviews. There are many different networks that link
advertisers with bloggers. You simply find an advertiser through
one of these networks and promise to post a review on your blog
about the product or service. You'll be paid a flat rate for
your review. Be sure the product or service is relevant to your
niche for best results with this monetization model.

As you can see, you have a lot of different options when it
comes to making money with your blog. Try one or all of these to
see what works best for your niche.

I sure hope you have enjoyed your lessons and learned a lot
about building and profiting from your own blog. I also want to
let you know that just because we have come to the end of your
lessons that doesn't mean that you can't contact me if you have
any questions or need any assistance setting up your blog. I
will be glad to help.

I wish you the best of luck with your blog!

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