4 Ways to Earn Income Blogging

Anyone with the ability to write and upload information to the internet has the tools necessary to earn money blogging.

There are several ways in which a blogger can monazite a blog to supplement existing income. The amount of additional income generated from the blog will depend on the topic of the blog, the frequency at which posts are added to the blog, the ability to master some basic SEO skills and, of course, readership. Here are a few ways in which bloggers can earn money blogging:

Google AdSense

The easiest and most common way for bloggers to earn money is by placing Google AdSense ads on the blog. Signing up for Google AdSense is free. All the blogger has to do is determine how the ads should appear on the blog and insert the Google AdSense code in the appropriate areas. Once the ads are placed on the blog, the rest is up to Google (to display the content sensitive ads) and the readers (to click on the appropriate ads).

In Line Text Ads

Another advertising option is to place in-line text ads on the blog. In line text ads look different than Google AdSense ads in that they appear as hypertext links within the content of the blog. The blogger can determine the look and feel of the hyper link in order to make it conform to the blog's general look and feel.

Companies such as Kontera, Nixxie and even Amazon, provide such in-line text ads. Once the viewer's mouse rolls over the hypertext link, a text, image or video ad appears. The display varies from ad company to ad company, as does the ability to modify or configure the ad format.

Affiliate Marketing

A third way to make money from a blog is to promote an affiliate's product. An affiliate is an organization or business that is willing to share apportion of its revenue generated as a result of a blog's visitor clicking on the affiliate's link and purchasing a product or service.

The blogger can encourage viewers to click on the affiliate's product by placing links, images or videos on the blog. More effective is writing either a review or some sort of sales copy that entices and encourages the reader to seek more information about the affiliate's product. Affiliate commissions vary and it's best to review the terms and conditions carefully prior to promoting a product.

Websites such as Commission Junction, Shareasale, Clickbank and Paydot.com are a few of the available companies that offer a wide range of affiliates to choose from.

Get Paid to Blog

Bloggers can earn money per blog post. Some advertisers are willing to pay bloggers to blog about their products and/or services. Sites such as Pay Per Post, Smorty and Weblogs, Inc offer to pay bloggers to blog.

The downside to being paid for blog posts is that established blogs may be accused of losing it's authenticity. Loyal blog followers may view the newly "paid for posts" as selling out especially if the posts are not of the same flavor as the posts they have come to expect. Be careful in choosing this option on an established blog unless the advertisers are advertising products that are strongly related to the blog.

100% Profit

Instituting some of the above options on a blog that is hosted for free will mean that the blog will be 100% profitable once the first penny is earned. Sites like Blogger.com and WordPress.com offer free blog hosting. Be careful, however, some blog hosts do not allow advertising, so read the terms carefully before signing up.