One of the hardest parts of blogging (for beginners normally) is making money. It’s fairly simple to install and get a blog up and running, fairly easy to bring traffic in, but the real question is, how do you make money from the visitors? Well, firstly, whatever you do, do not look at this blog as an example. I make absolutely no money from this and use it simply to express my thoughts and opinions as well as build my list (which I currently do not market to). So when looking for good-earning blogs, look at places like ShoeMoney’s blog or John Chow’s blog. Those guys are making a killing through their blogs and you can learn a lot by just looking through their blog.

In this post, I’m going to try and give you a few earning methods which I have used before (in my niche blogs) and have proven to quite profitable. All the blogs I see nowadays use AdSense and so there’s plenty of information on that already. Personally, I hate AdSense and although I use it, I prefer alternatives. So I am constantly trying to develop new ways to make money from my blog. So, here is a list of useful resources which will help you make money from your blog:

Clicksor – This advertising solution serves contextual ads within the body of your blog. These ads are simply words that are underlined twice and when clicked, send users to the sponsor’s website.

Adbrite – They have a few different advertising options including text ads, banner ads, inline ads, and full page ads.

Chitika – This advertising option is designed specifically for blogs and there are different advertising programs to choose form including text ads, inline ads, and graphic ads. Most of them operate on a cost per click basis.

Veoda – They also have different ad options including text, graphical, flash and inline ads. The good thing about Veoda is that they do not require a minimum number of visitors to sign up and do not require tax information which is good for small blogs that are just starting out.

Kontera – This is another inline advertising source where ads are placed as highlighted words that display a message when they are hovered over.

Text Link Ads – This site allows purchasers to buy text ads on blogs for a fixed monthly fee. The more popular your blog is, the more your ads will cost and the more money you will make.

TargetPoint – Cost per click ads that display ads relevant to your content. They claim to pay out 50% of click revenue and offer many customizable features.

Affiliate Sensor – This advertising solution combines the best of text ads with affiliate marketing. You earn revenue through Clickbank, an affiliate marketing program, without having to market directly in your blog. Text ads are placed, matched to your content, on your blog that link to Clickbank products.

AllFeeds – You can display a variety of ads through AllFeeds, from contextual ads, popaway ads, and text links. You can also display news and whether right form your blog with this service.

Bidvertiser – You only display ads from the highest bidder with this advertising solution and you can block ads that you do not want to appear on your site. The payout level is set relatively low at just $10.

Paid Reviews – If you’re one of the guys who like to keep good, clean blogs, then this may be the option for you. Offer the ability for people to pay for you to review their site. If you’re getting good traffic then it should be easy for you to charge anything from $50-$200 a review. Don’t do too many though as your visitors may get peeved off! Also remember that a paid review doesn’t necessarily have to be positive! Don’t get “bribed”. Keep your reputation good!

Your Own Ads – Many blog themes come with ad positions already. Simply sell these spots for $10 each for another source of income!

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