Revenue Streams Part II – Affiliate Marketing

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In part one, we covered how to monetize your blog with contextual ads like Adsense and ad networks.  Here we go beyond placing ads on the page to: becoming an affiliate sell a product or service create a membership site consult / speaking engagements Affiliate Income An affiliate is someone who receives a small portion of each sale that they refer - like an independent sales representative. You are virtually unlimited in how you market the products that you are an affiliate for. For example, you may write a post about them, give away an item with purchase, or leave an add in the … [Read more...]

Revenue Streams Part I: Ad Networks & Contextual Ads

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Lets Make Money on Your Blog! The topic that has come up over and over this week has been how to monetize the blog.  And, as many of you are busy writing, working, and looking after a home and family, you haven't had the time to scour the internet for all the information on monetization!   So here is the summary version just for you: Ad Networks These are large marketing or public relations firms that do the gathering of blog sponsors for you.  They take applications from bloggers, whom they call "publishers" to publish the ads that they procure. PROS: they have taken care of the … [Read more...]

5 Steps to a BlogHer-Approved Giveaways Page on WordPress

BlogHer Publishing Network has said that Blogs that will be considered for the BlogHer Publishing network must be:  ...free of any advertorial or sponsored posts, and compensated product reviews.... And a number of you have been inquiring about providing a separate page without BlogHer ads, on which to post product reviews or giveaways.  If you have tried this, you have no doubt seen that it isn't as easy as it sounds!   On category pages and searches, and on the front page - the giveaways still show up!  And how do you get the ads OFF your special giveaway page anyway? Although this … [Read more...]