Creating a blog is very easy but creating a blog that brings you money is another thing altogether. If you are eyeing to make money from your blog, the first step is creating unique content, tuning the structure of the website to be search engine friendly, optimizing for keywords in your niche and sharing your content in other platforms and blogs. This only makes sure that your blog is visible online and you are good to start making money online.

Google AdSense

Google AdSense is one of the commonest ways to monetize your blog. All online marketing companies will have a Google AdSense account despite the few bucks that it yields each month. Put simply, Google AdSense allows bloggers to make money by displaying Google ads on different pages of their blog. With Google AdSense, you can make money through impressions (number of pageviews) or through clicks (how many people clicks on an ad.

To qualify for a Google AdSense account, your blog must be having sufficient content (at least 10 articles).

Affiliate Marketing 

This is perhaps the best way to make money online. Put simply, affiliate marketing is when you promote products on your blog and earn a commission upon someone buying using your link. However, most online marketing companies go wrong by just adding a couple of affiliate products and hope someone will click the link. First off, to succeed in monetizing your blog by selling affiliate products, you need to promote products you are well versed with (products you use).

Writing reviews is one of the easiest ways to promote products. You can include offer boxes/buttons or just include a link within your content. Ensure that the information you provide is correct as this will garner trust among your readers.

Creating and Selling Products

If you have been blogging for more than a year, you probably know the trick that most online marketing companies are using; eBooks and online training. Besides producing quality content for your readers, it is important that you create some content in form or an eBook or training and sell to your visitors.

This will not only get you extra bucks but will also get you more visitors and expand your following. Like in creating content, the eBook needs to offer quality and unique information and so is the training. The coaching/training session should concentrate on your niche; if, for instance, your niche is blogging, you can coach on “Growing your Subscribers List”.

Ensuring your Monetization Strategies Work

The success of your monetization strategies depends on your zeal to update your content, optimize your blog to stay on top of the search engine results, building your links and relationships and staying current. Due to the many variables involved, it is not easy to estimate the amount of money you can make from your blog but with good monetization strategies, you can live off what you make from the blog. The trick is to ensure your subscribers list keeps growing and you keep offering great information and products. With great traffic comes great revenue. But do not be duped into buying traffic.