Productivty Tips

Youve been blogging your fingers off for a few years now, and despite the ego rush of watching your hits soar, youre wondering whats the point—or, rather, how do I make some cold hard cash from this thing? To complete this How-To you will need: A blog Dedication A good PageRank Step 1: Focus your blog Focus your blog. Blogs that make money are blogs with a specific market and a good PageRank. Be passionate about your subject and generate as much traffic as you can. If youre obsessed, others will be as well. Tip: Dont expect to get rich from your blog. At least not right away. Some popular blogs report more than $40000 dollars a month in earnings—but unless youve got millions of visitors already, dont expect to quit your day job anytime soon. Step 2: Sell advertising Selling advertising is the top moneymaking method with a blog. AdSense, a service from Google, will place relevant ads from advertisers on your blog. If your reader clicks on the link, you get paid. Exactly how much depends on your traffic. Tip: The upside to this method is that its very easy; the downside is that you dont choose who advertises or what you get paid. Step 3: Choose the ads yourself Some ad-providers, like blogads.com, help you choose the advertisers you want and give you the right to set the price. Tip: The upside to this method is that youre in control; the downside is if you set the prices too high or are too picky about advertisers, you wont make any money. Step 4: Write a review <b>…<b>