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Do you think you can make money Blogging? (Part 2)
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All the tips mentioned in part one are just the planning phase of becoming a blogger. But this right here starts the main work, if you really want to make money through blogging this is where the game changes, this is the point where you need to get serious about having a good traffic base. More often, content is king is used to cajole people into thinking the best way to get traffic is by making good content.
Although It is not far from the truth. There is more to it than meets the eye. Successful content, are contents that are both, qualitative, quantitative and meets the needs of the audience. Kinda what Miss Hillary is doing whenever she reads your content and rates you.
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As a newbie, if you need ideas about blog topics, here's a good place to get one 8 Blog Topic Generator for blog post idea inspiration or are you interested in reading the latest trending blog in your niche?, try buzzsumo
Monetizing your blog is the next big step in Do you think you can make money blogging? now that your blog is all set up and you have an ample amount of traffic-monetization becomes the next target.
So, whether you are planning on making a living from your blog or not, do you think you can make money blogging? Hold your horses before answering that-why? If you are really determined to make money from blogging then let’s see the possible ways to make that money
Google Adsense
This is my number one choice for blog monetization. Although Google always gives you free stuff. Have you ever wondered how they make their own money? If you don’t know, here’s how!
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People advertise their products/services through Pay Per Click (PPC) services-Google’s PPC company is called Adwords. This is the easiest way to make money from your blog as a newbie in the blogging industry. To do this you need a Gmail account. If you don’t have one register here.
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Before you apply for Google Adsense, read everything about Adsense
Why do you need to go through all this hassle in life? Because some people are really making thousands of dollars on a monthly basis and are not afraid to show it. People like Mathew Woodward-Monthly income, Growth and traffic report December 2017 and many more people are earning more than this.
Finding ads that are compatible with Google Adsense
For monetization purposes, Google Adsense is always the first choice for publishers. This is because of Google’s Page Revenue Per Thousand impression (RPM). Adsense only drawbacks come from the number of ads to display on your site. Adsense is limited to only 3 ads units on a site and having more can lead to a contradiction with Adsense terms, condition and policies. However, to put ads codes on your website is pretty simple and straight forward.
Displaying Google ads alongside other ads is allowed. Make sure to read the guidelines carefully before using other ads networks together with Adsense.
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A lot of people put their Adsense account in danger by using ads that are not compatible with Google Adsense. The following ads have been found to be compatible with Google Adsense.
Infolinks-it is safe to use with Google Adsense.
Media.net is another contextual ad network by Yahoo! and Bing search engines. It is safe to use with Google Adsense.
Generating revenue from your site does not limit to placing ads codes by Google, Bing, Yahoo or infolinks, it also involves selling ads space on your site.
With tons of traffic per day or month, you are prone to been emailed by an individual, a group of persons or companies who wants to advertise, their goods/services on your site.
This is among the best ways to make money from your site. With this, a new opportunity to make cool money while sleeping has avail itself on a platter of gold.
Selling ads space ranges from 1 dollar a day to a few thousand dollars per week or month. It all depends on negotiation between the two parties involved and the quality of your site traffic.
You can also start selling ebooks and other product/services directly from your blog. After all, you can do whatever you like on your blog. The best thing about blogs is, the ways of making money on them are vast. Therefore, we can still make money from our blog by
Affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing is one of the most common ways blog owners make money. It does not require any special skill, or money to start, nor product to sell or does it require delivery services. With affiliate marketing, you are paid commission for referring a customer or a client to any product/service offered by other sites. You can do this, by taking advantage tons of traffic you have on your blog.
There are several pointers to becoming an affiliate marketer. It begins with Affiliate Marketing - What We Need to Know and for people staying in the Philippine , you will enjoy this article Affiliate Marketing in the Philippine Setting.
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The world of Affiliate marketing is still in it's virgin stage unlike, the traditional marketing system. This is why it is full of untapped opportunities. To fully grasp the concept of affiliate marketing,I recommend the following
1. Affiliate marketing made simple: A step by step guide
2. How to find a profitable Niche in affiliate marketing
3. Using affiliate marketing to grow your business
Thus employing these guides when dealing with affiliate marketing can go a long way in marking you understand and also reap the benefits of affiliate marketing from any part of the world.
