Blogging is another great way to earn extra cash online. If you are not familiar of what a blog is, I will give a sources definition of a blog. ‘A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.’ Source
You can create a blog with any of the following sites: Blogger, WordPress, Livejournal, Typepad, etc. Once you have created a blog, you can earn money by increasing traffic to your blog by using Google Adsense, which is an advertising application run by Google. You can sign up for a Google account and once your account has been approved by Google, you can begin utilizing Adsense ads. When placing ads in your blog, make sure you place them in the right location. This will enable you to receive the most exposure for your ads.
The main thing you need to do is have content worth reading in your blog. The key to making decent money with Adsense is your ability to target profitable keywords corresponding to the worthwhile content of your blog or website. You could also join a social blogging community such as Blog Catalog, Livejournal and Bloghub, to name a few. When I joined one of these blogging communities, I noticed an increase in traffic as well as support and helpful tips. You could also connect with other bloggers through Facebook and Twitter.
Ways you can increase traffic to your blogs is by submitting your blog’s url to search engines, submit your posts to social bookmarking sites, and update your blog with useful content. You should also utilize rss feeds, which is a great marketing tool.
Exchanging links with fellow bloggers or websites is a popular way to gain direct traffic but remember to link exchange with sites that have a similar audience to your own. Targeted links from related sites would help you get targeted traffic. What is very important is to build your traffic on one blog before you create other blogs.
I continue to search for ways to monetize my blog by building quality content. It takes time for your blog to grow. To profit, you have to be knowledgeable about your content, dedicated, and persistent. With this in mind, you will see an increase every month. Google Adsense does work and is an interesting way to make money.
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What a nice and useful blog you have.
Mind for link exchange?
I have just got my Adsense now and starting the link building process. I am an Seo virgin but earning every day. I want to start using squidoo lenses too to direct back to my sites, plus maybe generate some more Adsense revenue, what do you think?
Ah yes I have a money blog and although it is fairly new it is getting popular now..I am also going to start blasting it on Adgitize so it will get even more traffic. I get over a few hundred views a day and a steady following now.
Hello Jenai, I am learning more and more each day about Seo and generating Adsense revenue. I have visited your blog and I believe you are definitely on the right track. I have read about many people starting squidoo lenses to direct back to their sites with much success.
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i just blog for fun but i wouldn’t mind earning a little so i put adsense on my blogs. with the rate things are going i think i will be earning $100 in about 4 years. haha.
I am new to blogging and also to adsense. Haha. Now I am seriously looking for traffic for blog. And working in some sites for that. Your blog is good.
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Very well written. Very informative.
I have a lot of success with Adgitize and Entrecard at driving traffic. I notice as traffic increases so does Adsense revenue. Thanks for the info – great article.
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