Four Ways To Make Money With Blogs Starting Now

By Author: Maureene Reidy
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In my last post about how to make money with blogs, we looked at why it’s still possible to earn with blogs, as well as a short overview on ways you can monetize them.

In this post, you’ll discover some specific resources you can use to make money online with every blog you create.

Let’s get started!
How to Make Money with Blogs Using Affiliate Programs

One example of how you might promote a product, site or service as an affiliate, is my empower network review post.

Affiliate marketing is a very popular (and powerful!) way of not only making money with blogs, but online in general.

You’re able to promote other people’s products and earn a commission for every sale you make. That means you can skip the process of figuring out what product to create and jump right to finding great products to sell.

Resources to check out:

ClickBank.com - Probably the biggest resource for products you can promote as an affiliate. There are TONS there to check out!

EmpowerNetwork.com - That’s my affiliate link for the program. As a member, you earn 100% commission ...
... on every sale.

How to Make Money with Blogs Using Advertising

There are two main types of advertising here:

Automated advertising
Paid advertising

When most people start learning how to make money with blogs, these two methods are probably the most common to start with.

Automated Advertising

Programs like Google Adsense allow any site owner, including bloggers, to display ads that are related to the content of their site.

As traffic comes to your site, ads are displayed. Each time someone decides to click on an ad, you receive a portion of the money Google earns.

Some marketers make a full-time income using this method. However, if you’re just starting out, you’ll need to learn the fundamentals of keyword research and how to target those keywords.

Paid Advertising

Once your site is established and generating a nice amount of traffic, you can justify charging individuals or companies to advertise on your site.

Paid advertising is wonderful, because you get paid to host the ad itself. You don’t have to generate a certain amount of clicks to make it profitable.

Of course, in order to keep your advertisers happy, you should still make sure to maintain traffic to your site. Otherwise, it will be hard to justify the next time they consider advertising.

Resources to check out:

Google Adsense

How to Make Money with Blogs Using Memberships

Memberships are probably the most profitable option of all, because they allow you to create passive, recurring income.

Even traditional print publications—magazines, newspapers, etc.—have started to offer different types of online paid memberships.

And the reason why is simple:

It’s much more cost-effective...
It’s another way to reach their market and generate extra sales...

If you look at some of the top online marketers, you’ll notice that creating membership sites is the best option for building a long-term business.

Even if you’re just learning how to make money with blogs, it takes the same amount of effort to drive traffic to a site, regardless of what the offer is.

So imagine that instead of your visitors paying you a one-time fee for a product, they pay you every month for access to your membership!

How to Make Money with Blogs and List Building

If you’ve been involved with online marketing for any amount of time, you’ve no doubt heard the cliche: “the money is in the list”.

Some bloggers offer digital products or e-courses related to their blog’s topic, as a way to collect leads.

Really, list building ties in with the first option—affiliate marketing—because you’ll likely use your list as a way to market future products.

It’s also a great way to build a relationship with your readers...

Really, how you choose to make money with your blog is all about preference.

Some people love creating their own products, while others are better at keyword research and driving traffic.

Plus, there’s nothing stopping you from combining each method!

Maureene Reidy is a "50 something" mom of 3 happily married and on a mission to help the love of her life semi-retire so that she can spend quality time with her family. Her mission is help others succeed by teaching how to make money online using the 'Empower Network' home based online opportunity and would love to teach you how to make money online the easy way.