If you aren’t just a posting fan, it means you want something more from your blog. Monetizing your website can be done in several ways, each and one of them depending on the type of blog. Choosing the most profitable tool is up to you, as only the site owner knows his blog’s “hot points”. Each way has it’s own gaps and tricks, so we will review each one carefully: & remember – be patient

Adsense:

Probably the first thing every beginner blogger learns is that adsense = money. Well, let’s start with the fact that it’s free,  and it only requires a google account, so there’s no risk of not being accepted as in other huge networks. The second “yay” is that it’s as simple as writing your own url, the ads being pretty customizable and easy to implement.

The problem is that there’s no actual insurance that visitors will just start clicking, most of the adsense earners using the strategy of implementing their ads in the website design so it looks as page content and gather clicks. If you think you really have that kind of arranged website with stable traffic, then it only comes to SEO – what does seo have to do with adsense ??? well, visitors are only attracted to related content from your ads, so you should help google determine the most relevant niche by optimising your pages – the easiest thing would be uploading some free wordpress plugins like “all-in-one-seo” or “platinum-seo”.

Conclusion: If you have a search engine optimized blog, with cool implementation ideas by all marketing success rules – then what are you waiting for ->

Affiliates:

Affiliate is the most revealing opportunity for experienced online marketers, depending only on the fresh mind of the advertiser. When choosing an affiliate network, try reading some reviews first, as not all have good reputation. Mainly all networks have same offers for beginners, as only when proven yourself you can demand private offers. Some of the popular networks are : CommisionJunction(CJ) , neverblue ,  CPA Leads, Azoogle. It may be harder to get accepted but filtering is a known precaution. Once in, start searching for an offer related to your blog’s niche. CPA (click per action) are pretty nice for blogs with specific readers.

Conclusion: If you have your own marketing strategy, and a developed affiliate mind, choose any affiliate network !

Sell Ad Spaces/ Links/Posts:

Here are the most common things to do if your blog has either a decent amount of traffic or a higher pagerank – sell some links/posts or ad spaces. Be careful and negotiate each step, introduce every details, as soon you may come to inconveniences.If you don’t already have a client, try posting on- forums.digitalpoint.com. Read some threads to get introduced to real market prices and get the most juice out of the deal.

Conclusion: If you have some high traffic or a good pagerank – sell a link/ad/post!