Earn Extra Money by Blogging

You may already write a blog, or have thought about writing one for a while. Here’s some incentive to get that project off the ground. If you’re short on cash every month, perhaps you should consider monetizing your blog and start collecting some income on your hobby. Here are five simple things you can do to get started.

Advertisements
We’ve all seen them on other blogs and websites. How do you get ads on your own blog and start collecting the cash? There are several different kinds of ad programs, and you should pick the one that will yield the most profit for your site. You’ll most likely only see a payment if your users perform a specific action, whether it is clicking on an ad, or making a purchase or registering on the site once they do click. Some of the most common companies that offer this service are Google AdSense, Amazon, and eBay. Visit those sites to get all the details you need to get started.

Branded Products
If you’ve got a loyal following built up, you may want to think about offering your users and fans a few customized and branded items for sale. Take quotes from your most popular posts, or your blog’s name and/or logo, and get them printed on mugs or t-shirts. Companies like CafePress can do all the work for you, including order fulfillment and shipping, so all you do it collect your profits from the sales.

Reviews/Networking
Depending on who your connections are in the blogging sphere, you may be able to make some money doing endorsements. Review a new product for cash, plug your favorite website or business, or perhaps cover an event with live updates in the middle of all the action. You’ll earn some spare cash and help promote some of your favorite products or businesses this way. Reach out to these companies via their Business Development or Marketing teams.

Write an Ebook
If you’ve got more to say than the blogging format will allow, then writing an ebook and selling it on your blog is the perfect way to earn extra income. Self publishing is becoming a very lucrative industry for those with expertise and the writing skills to put it onto paper.


Donations
Perhaps you don’t have industry connections, but would like to request that your users themselves help keep your blog alive. If visitors enjoy reading your blog, they may just shell out some of their money to keep it going. Try hosting a fund raiser by announcing that donations will be accepted via PayPal so that the blogging can continue.