Written on December 6th, 2005 at 12:12 pm by Darren Rowse
How Bloggers Make Money from Blogs
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As an update to this post I’ve more recently written one on How I make Money Blogging which highlights the most profitable ways that I use blogs to generate income. I’ve also written extensively on how bloggers make money in ProBlogger the Book.
How do bloggers make money from blogs?
I’ve been reflecting this week about the amazing diversity of opportunities that are opening up for bloggers to make money from blogging.
I’ve long advised that bloggers seeking to make money from blogging spread their interests across multiple revenue streams so as not to put all their eggs in one basket.
The wonderful thing is that this is becoming easier and easier to do 2005 has seen many options opening up. I thought I’d take a look at some of the methods that bloggers are currently using to make money through blogs.
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Advertising Programs - Perhaps the most obvious changes in the past few months have been with the addition of a variety of viable advertising options for bloggers looking to make money from their blogs. The most common way bloggers seem to earn money online is via the contextual ad program from Google - Adsense. A more recent addition that many are using successfully are Chitika’s eMiniMalls and WidgetBucks, Text Link Ads.
Azoogle Ads, Intelli Txt, DoubleClick, Tribal Fusion, Adbrite, Clicksor, AdHearUs, Kanoodle, Pheedo, TextAds, Bidvertiser, Fastclick and Value Click (to name just some of the options) and there is a smorgasbord of options. Of course there is more to come with MSN Adcenter and YPN both in beta testing and with a variety of other advertising system currently in development (YPN is only available to US publishers).
Lastly there’s BlogAds - one of the first blog specific ad networks.
RSS Advertising - The past 12 months have seen some advances in RSS Advertising also. I’m yet to hear of any bloggers making big money blogging through it to this point - but as improvements are made to the ad programs exploring this I’m sure we’ll start to see examples of it being profitable.
Sponsorship - In addition to the array of advertising programs that are available to join there is a growing awareness in the business of the value and opportunity that exists for them to advertise directly on blogs. I’m hearing more and more examples of this and have been fortunately to have a couple of ad campaigns of my own in the past month - one with Adobe a couple of weeks ago and another just completed with Ricoh for a new digicam over at my Digital Camera Blog. These are not isolated cases - as I say I know of many blogs exploring sponsorship with advertisers at present and suspect we’ll see more of it in the year ahead. Sponsorship is also happening on a post by post basis with some bloggers being paid to write on certain topics by companies - either in one off or a regular fashion - and they are able to make big money from their blogs doing so.
Affiliate Programs - There are larger affiliate programs like Amazon, Linkshare, Clickbank and Commission Junction but also literally thousands of others from the large to the very small.
Digital Assets - Increasing numbers of bloggers have been developing other digital assets to support and add revenue streams to their blogs. By this I mean that I’m increasingly seeing e-books, courses and tele-seminars being run by bloggers. My recent foray into this with the first series of the six figure blogging course that Andy and I ran a few weeks ago and have just released the study version of. This type of activity will only increase in future - in fact this week I’ve seen numerous examples of bloggers running courses.
Blog Network Opportunities - with the rise in popularity of Blog Networks - bloggers are also being presented with more places to earn an income from their blogging - by writing for and with others. While it might be difficult to get a writing gig with one of the bigger networks - there are plenty who are always asking for new bloggers to join and who are willing to pay bloggers using a variety of payment models. While there are distinct advantages of blogging for yourself - blogging for an established network who will handle a lot of the set up/promotion/admin/SEO etc has it’s advantages also. More and more bloggers are combining writing for themselves on their own blogs with taking on blog network blogs as additional income streams.
Business Blog Writing Opportunities - as blogging has risen in it’s profile as a medium more and more businesses are starting blogs. Many of these companies have internal staff take on blogging duties - but an increasing number of them are hiring specialist bloggers to come on and run their blogs. I know of a number of bloggers who in the past month or two have been approached for such paid work. Check out Bloggers for Hire if you’re looking for this type of work.
Non Blogging Writing Opportunities - Also becoming more common are bloggers being hired to write in non blogging mediums. Manolo’s recent coup of a column in the Washington Post is just one example of this as bloggers are increasingly being approached to write for newspapers, magazines and other non blog websites. Along side this is the rise of bloggers as published book authors - this is to the extent that one blogger I spoke with this week complained to me that they were one of the few bloggers than they knew who didn’t have a book deal!
Donations - Tip Jars and donation buttons have been a part of blogging for years now but this last year saw a number of bloggers go full time after fund raising drives. Perhaps the most high profile of these was Jason Kottke of kottke.org who through the generosity of his readership was able to quit his job and become a full time blogger.
Flipping Blogs - Also more common in 2005 was the practice of ‘Blog Flipping’ - or selling of blogs. This has happened both on an individual blog level (I can think of about 20 blogs that sold this year) but also on a network level (the most obvious of these being the 8 figure sale of Weblogs Inc to AOL).
Merchandising - My recent attempt to sell ProBlogger.net T-shirts wasn’t a raging success, but it is an example of how an increasing number of bloggers are attempting to make a few extra dollars from their blogs by selling branded products through programs like Cafepress. While I didn’t have a lot of success with merchandising - quite a few larger blogs are seeing significant sales - especially blogs with a cult following. I’m not at liberty to discuss details - but I know of one largish blog which will see sales over $20,000 in merchandise for the calendar year of 2005.
Consulting and Speaking - While it has been popular for established consultants to add blogs to their businesses we’re also starting to see bloggers with no consulting background able to make money by charging readers for their time in consulting scenarios BECAUSE of the profile that their blogs have built them. Blogging has the ability to establish people as experts on niche topics and we all know the value of being perceived as an expert. I spoke to one blogger last month who charges himself out at over $200 an hour for speaking and consulting work - his area of expertise was something that he knew little about 18 months ago - but through his blog he’s become a leader in his field and a minor celebrity in his industry.
As time rolls on there are more and more ways that bloggers make money from their blogs opening up. Feel free to suggest your own ideas and experiences in comments below.
Update: Looking for more information on how to make money blogging? Here’s a post I wrote talking about my own experience - particularly looking at the top ways that I make money from blogs.
Also check out these resources on how to set up a profitable blog:
- ProBlogger the Book - where I and Chris Garrett sum up all of the basic tips about starting up a blog in the one volume.
- Blog Mastermind Blog Mentoring Program - one of the best coaching and training course going around on blogging.
- Become a Blogger Videos - a free series of videos that talks new bloggers through how to set up a blog. Easy to understand and best of all, free.
- Blog Profits Blueprint - a free report on how to build profitable blogs.
644 Responses to “How Bloggers Make Money from Blogs”
ngan
October 25th, 2005 10:20 pm
i have been reading your blogs for quite sometime, instead of blogging about how to make more money, why not “how blogger ask for donation from their blogs” for their emergency situation ( with a good intention).
perhaps you could start one, blog-for-a-good-cause, where bloggers / readers donate some money for a good cause. i would love to start one, but am short of money.
Darren Rowse
October 25th, 2005 10:35 pm
thanks for the suggestion ngan - unfortunately that’s not quite where this blog is at. The only bloggers I’ve seen make much from donations are blogs that have a very very large readership or a very very loyal readership.
People tend to only make donations to bloggers that they have some sort of established relationship with.
Stan
October 25th, 2005 10:59 pm
Thanks for another post on how to expand your “Business”. First, Blogging should be for fun, if not you’ll quit. If you’re trying to earn some money then spreading it our over multiple streams is a great idea. All of the successful Bloggers have multiple income streams generated by Blogging.
If you have a store and only sell hammers, you’ll go out of business fast. Thanks for the post.
Miha
October 25th, 2005 11:28 pm
Great article Darren.
What about selling blogs and blog networks? Sims to be a very popular sport this days.
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the english guy
October 26th, 2005 12:12 am
Hi Darren, I noticed you missed one out that I heard from yesterday - ExpoActive - is this a real one or just a scam? Heard of it?
Jim Turner
October 26th, 2005 12:33 am
I kept waiting for that link love! Well, I am paying bloggers to blog at my place.
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October 26th, 2005 1:03 am
[…] Darren posted “How Bloggers Make Money from Blogs” with summary of different options that are available for bloggers to earn income. Here’s a quick summary of his summary: 1- Advertising Programs 2- RSS Advertising 3- Sponsorship 4- Affiliate Programs 5- Digital Assets 6- Blog Network Writing Gigs 7- Business Blog Writing Gigs 8- Non Blogging Writing Gigs 9- Donations 10- Flipping Blogs 11- Merchandising 12- Consulting and Speaking […]
Dave
October 26th, 2005 1:18 am
theenglishguy - I had an email off the same company yesterday and dropped Darren a line to see if he had heard of them.
Looks like they are on the hunt for people to use their advertising model.
If you use them, let me know how you get on…. Until I see someone else using it and not being ripped off, I’m unwilling to commit myself, as it would mean replacing adsense ads…..
I think sponsorship will be the next big thing - once companies realise they can cut out the middle man and deal direct with the people that run websites, they will begin to see worthwhile advertising streams that are no longer about clicks but about brand saturation. Associate your brand with one of the blogging world big hitters and, unless the blogger does something controversial and offkey, it should work.
Although direct sponsorship may not work that well with sites doing product reviews (accusations of bias will no doubt emerge), sites that are merely providing a service could reap huge rewards from direct sponsorship - ie news sites dealing with particular sports may well tie in with a sport equipment manufacturer etc.
Dave
October 26th, 2005 1:19 am
theenglishguy - I had an email off the same company yesterday and dropped Darren a line to see if he had heard of them.
Looks like they are on the hunt for people to use their advertising model.
If you use them, let me know how you get on…. Until I see someone else using it and not being ripped off, I’m unwilling to commit myself, as it would mean replacing adsense ads…..
I think sponsorship will be the next big thing - once companies realise they can cut out the middle man and deal direct with the people that run websites, they will begin to see worthwhile advertising streams that are no longer about clicks but about brand saturation. Associate your brand with one of the blogging world big hitters and, unless the blogger does something controversial and offkey, it should work.
Although direct sponsorship may not work that well with sites doing product reviews (accusations of bias will no doubt emerge), sites that are merely providing a service could reap huge rewards from direct sponsorship - ie news sites dealing with particular sports may well tie in with a sport equipment manufacturer etc.
Matthias
October 26th, 2005 2:10 am
I know one Swiss guy who sells individual blog postings as pieces of art: http://jeanrichard.blogspot.com/. I guess this is a rather unique form of “Digital Assets”. Personally, I can’t understand why anybody would buy his stuff, but as far as I know he’s doing OK - which probably means I’m an arts ignoramus :-).
Peter Brady - Ads On Blogs
October 26th, 2005 2:13 am
Interesting post. I think whilst there are many revenue alternatives out there, our research of the top 500 blogs showed the existing favoured methods to be Adsense (30%) and Blogads (18%). We didn’t analyse it, but I would also say a large proportion of blogs incorporated a prominent PR angle for an upcoming book, product or consultancy offering. No doubt we will see some dramatic changes in these numbers over the next 12 months, as some of the more innovative ad platforms work through the system. I guess one revenue possibility to watch, could be the monetizing of podcasts as part of incorporated blog content. I think Mr Calacanis is playing with that one at the moment.
George
October 26th, 2005 3:30 am
I find YPN pays the most out of these programs I have: AdSense, Chitika’s eMiniMalls, YPN, and CrispAds. One click using YPN translates to having over 10 clicks on AdSense. Now only if it was more contextual like Adsense. But I think this is a problem due to the fact that there are not as many advertisers using Yahoo yet.
Webmaster@mysearchisover.com
October 26th, 2005 3:57 am
Great article!!! I will definately have to look into all the ideas you have given.
J-Pizzie Lifestyle
October 26th, 2005 4:16 am
Why do people blog?
Marcel
October 26th, 2005 5:39 am
You can add Pixel Advertising to the list of money making techniques.
Some bloggers are selling pixel space just like milliondollarhomepage.com.
see these sites
nevblog.com
bradfallon.com
ohgizmo.com/the-100000-banner
P.S. If anyone needs help hosting a targeted pixel hosting campaign, see http://targetedpixels.com
bk!
October 26th, 2005 8:17 am
blogs for the capitalist in us all
About.com has a nice list of top 10 blogs for entrepreneurs. More than a few (my favorite is BizzBangBuzz) have already been on my reading list for a while, but I’m going to pay attention to the rest. Unlike in…
Joe
October 26th, 2005 8:30 am
Great topic Darren. I have noticed that some sites use multiple add programs e.g. adsense and chikita. I thought it was a condition of the adsense contract that “competing adds” were not allowed. Is a “competing add” any add, an add that looks like a google add, or an add that promotes a similar product to a googe add? The term “competing” is very broad.
Stuart
October 26th, 2005 9:15 am
I think that there is a very interesting lesson tucked away in Darren’s experience of trying merchandising on this site.
It has to do with the demographics of the people who visit the site. It’s worth sitting back and thinking about the type of people who visit this site and the item(s) that Darren was/is offering for sale.
If you think it through it certainly could help you when you want to think about the sort of things you should be offering to the people who visit your sites.
Darren Rowse
October 26th, 2005 9:36 am
Joe - I’ve talked about how you can use Chitika and Adsense togetehr at Chitika eMiniMalls Review and Chitika eMiniMalls Tips.
They don’t compete because they (chitika) are not contextual and they also look quite different to Adsense ads.
MadeForAdSense
October 26th, 2005 11:52 am
I was searching through old ProBlogger posts about t-shirt sales, and you’ve seem to have a poor opinion of Cafepress.
A couple quotes.
2005/08/31 - I like quite a few things about the host of my shop - cafepress.com - however there are a few limitations.
2005/05/14 - Cafepress is something to avoid like the plague. It reeks of low quality and you will take a hit in sales just for using it.
Any reason why you’re sticking with them?
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October 27th, 2005 1:11 am
I have recently had a company ask about advertising on one of my blogs but I have no idea how much to even charge for something like that. Any ideas on how to set a price for a text link advertisment based on the number of page views a site gets and other factors?
Mukil
October 27th, 2005 2:07 am
Its a nice article. I was under an impression that money can only be made online from affiliate programs. Your article has infused ideas in me that we can make money online from our blogs. And then, thanks for the list of revenue generating site names.
Praveen
October 27th, 2005 6:17 pm
Thanks for your great valuable tips to earn through blog with multiple income streams . I am new to the blogging community and thinking in terms of generating revenue through blog.
Hopefully, your suggestions would be of great help. Thanks for the post.
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Brian C
November 2nd, 2005 4:09 am
Darren,
This blog - and especially this post - totally rock. I have been searching for a while for a good source of information on how to monetize my blog, which I just started. I’ll be spending some time perusing your site, for sure. When I first started blogging a month or so ago, I did it as part of a class assignment. But as I got into it, I got sucked in. I absolutely love it, and I can make money at it, too. How cool would it be to get paid to write? Thanks again!
AC
November 2nd, 2005 7:15 am
Blogging ROCKS!!
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November 7th, 2005 5:57 pm
You forgot to mention BidVertiser http://www.bidvertiser.com
Nancy
November 7th, 2005 11:02 pm
Great information on making a living blogging, but I’m push and have an indelicate question. Just how much do you/can you make a year blogging?
Adam Graham
November 10th, 2005 3:02 pm
Thanks for the article, Darren. Question for you, I read your article and signed up for OneMonkey.com. How do I get advertisers to sign up?
Adam Graham
November 10th, 2005 5:45 pm
I signed up for Chitika and for One Monkey. The reason I went for One Monkey is I didn’t believe my blogs were getting enough traffic to work with the other sources (I’m still trying to get Chitika to work due to my blog provider, but that should be up soon.) plus they pay a high royalty (80%) and give control over the income. I basically figured I’d do Chitika and then I’d do one ad service as well.
Golfer
November 11th, 2005 2:03 pm
Thanks for the money blogging tips! :)
Jackie Willey
November 12th, 2005 7:18 am
I am debating where to put the Chitika ad on my web-site. Is it better to put the ad at the top of my menu, the bottom of my menu or within the body of the article? Also, I noticed that on problogger only two tabs are used, is there a reason not all available tabs are used?
I appreciate any suggestions anyone has.
Jackie
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November 16th, 2005 9:53 am
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Sutithi
November 18th, 2005 2:49 am
Hi All,
Read the interesting article by Darren. I am currently researching into the market for blogging in Europe. So far, my research suggests there are about 8 million blogs across Europe. France leads with about 3.5 million blogs, UK comes second with 2.5 million. The third country of my interest, Germany, has only 0.2 million blogs. Now, I have 2 questions:
1) Can anyone tell me why, in spite of the impressive broadband penetration, Germans do not blog as much as the French or the British do?
2) Given that there are 8 million blogs in Europe now (this includes various genres and types) and the various revenue-earning possibilites that Darren discussed, what would be the European market for blogging in dollar terms?
JLT
November 25th, 2005 4:16 am
Great info Darren. I get tired of most of the ads I see, so it will be interesting to see what comes up next!
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Qumana Blog
December 5th, 2005 6:29 am
Good information … worth repeating.
As Chitika is in the news right now, I thought it would be worth linking to Darren’s post on how …
Marti
December 6th, 2005 2:13 pm
I decorated my blog for Christmas, with a countdown, artwork and seasonal colors. Then I put tiny thumbnails of all of the Christmas ornaments I have listed at E-Bay down the sidebar, with each linked to its auction.
Some of these ornaments have been listed several times and never got a nibble, but now they are getting more page views and bids.
This doesn’t conflict with AdSense policy does it? Technically the thumbnails aren’t “ads” (I keep telling myself nervously - LOL) I find the AdSense language about running their ads in competition with other ads confusing. Please tell me I am not going to have the Google police after me - LOL
Thanks for a great article!
Autos
December 6th, 2005 11:09 pm
No doubt,…$$ still in many blogger mind
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December 7th, 2005 12:34 am
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Benny
December 7th, 2005 12:42 am
I run a sports blog and I do generate more revenue from Chitika ads than Google Adsense. Albeit it’s not a whole lot of money but it’s better than nothing.
Verne Gripes
December 7th, 2005 2:13 am
While the current Pay Per Click advertising programs, led by Google’s Adsense particularly, are the major source of income from blogging - we should all bear in mind that it wasn’t very long ago that PPC wasn’t the succesful business model it is today, and very likely could disappear in an instant such is the rate of change within our industry.
Two years from now, how we blog, whether personal, corporate, or as a niche-targetting proBlogger, could be very different depending on the changes to advertising programs. We may even find we no longer use the word ‘blog’.
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December 7th, 2005 3:50 am
Hm, now that you’ve changed the date on this post, the link to it in the top left box is broken.
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December 8th, 2005 5:17 pm
if you get targeted click/visitor its better use cj.com/linkshare than adsense or chitika :) more $$$ i think
JT
December 9th, 2005 1:41 am
Glad to see this article bumped up again. It is great to read the comments and see what ia happening. I can not wait till YPN is more widespread. It iwll also be good for the MSN Ad program.
The more competition for google the better.
I have found that chikita is working well for me at my various sites.
Alec
December 9th, 2005 5:11 am
I’ve had some unforeseen problems with Google Ads. Does anyone have a recommendation in terms of what else to go after?
I see the list of “Adgenta, CrispAds, Text Link Ads, Intelli Txt, Tribal Fusion, Adbrite, Kanoodle, AVN, Pheedo, TextAds, Fastclick and OneMonkey” but haven’t seen a lot of reviews for these — what have been your experiences?
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December 21st, 2005 8:01 pm
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James T
December 23rd, 2005 5:09 pm
I have a new blog site. Its very new in fact and not quite completed. However, once it is completed I hope to find sponsership. Not from the internet but from local companies. Do you know of an effective way to seek sponsership from local bussiness?
Thanks,
James
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December 24th, 2005 3:17 am
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Bill Dueease
January 3rd, 2006 2:29 am
Wow!
An excellent article. We have not been connected to advertising programs yet and want to start off the right way, but were confused about the possibilities. You article will be the basis of our advertising game plan.
Thank you
Bill
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Marlow
January 12th, 2006 3:33 am
I think a blog, as an adjunct or compliment to your regular business, stands the most chance of making money. After all, Donald Trump doesn’t “make money” with his blog. But it’s a nice compliment to his main business…… The chance of a stand-alone blog making any dough is very slim, I think. As a compliment to your main business, be it selling widgets or some service, it serves to reinforce you as a brand-name and give you some legitimacy as a brand name.
truongn2
January 12th, 2006 3:06 pm
I have just started this bloggin thing, and though I make some money, it is so little that it would not any rich anytime soon. So I agree that it should be use as a compliment to your other business.
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January 17th, 2006 4:46 pm
If you’re interested in taking it further — blogging for bucks, if you will — here are five strategies that could turn your blog into a moneymaker.
Sell advertising. This is likely the most common means of leveraging a blog to generate income. If yours happens to become a well-known blog, or one that is well-received in a particular niche, it’s always possible to sell ad space on your own. For lesser-known blogs, services such as Google’s AdSense or BlogAds enable bloggers to establish ad programs.
Help sell others’ products. Here is another click-through opportunity. Affiliate programs enable your blog to serve as a conduit between readers and online sites offering various goods and services. One popular choice is Amazon.com.
Solicit contributions. Not every blog-related income opportunity involves hawking goods or services. As Blanche DuBois did in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” consider relying on the kindness of strangers. Ask for contributions.
Market your services in your blog. Many people associate blogs exclusively with a cyberspace-based soapbox — a place to shout your opinions and little more than that. Granted, blogs are an ideal venue to share your thoughts with others, but don’t overlook their capacity to generate new business as well.
Use a blog to deepen your existing customer relationships. Nor does any marketing material inserted in blog content have to be limited to bringing in completely new business.
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January 18th, 2006 4:58 am
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Jackie Willey
January 19th, 2006 11:15 am
I own and market two blogs. As a result of my writing for these two blogs I was hired to write for two other blogs. In one case I bartered for services and in the other I was paid. There are opportunities out there once you can demonstrate your writing abilities.
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January 20th, 2006 9:45 am
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Bee
January 21st, 2006 7:15 am
I own a blog and try to make some money out of it. I’m not writing just to make money I also write because I like to write and I know what I write about. Will see the result in the meantime…
Andry Salim
January 22nd, 2006 5:45 am
Another excellent article from Darren.. You rock man.. :)
This is exactly what I’m looking for. Alternatives on how to make money using blogs. Thanks a lot for the article Darren..
Jon
January 23rd, 2006 10:55 am
Wow, you have a huge readership here. I am just getting started by comparison and have not been able to devote nearly the time I would like to my blogging, but you seem to really have something here.
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January 23rd, 2006 8:50 pm
[…] (5) Advertenties . Ontwikkelt een weblog kritische massa, dan liggen hier misschien mogelijkheden. Ook al meldde Emerce deze zomer dat de meeste Nederlandse marketeers de weblogs het komend jaar links laten liggen, de interesse ontwaakt wel. Eén op de vijf marketeers wil “iets” gaan doen met weblogs, een stijging van 10 procent vergeleken met een jaar eerder. Welk deel van dat voornemen in advertenties gaat resulteren is onduidelijk; er zijn natuurlijk ook andere manieren om weblogs bij het aanprijzen van je product of dienst in te schakelen. Als onderdeel van “blogkoepels” (zoals Gawker, WeblogsInc en VNU/Emerce) en affiliate programs (een vorm van e-commerce: de blogger ontvangt commissie als mensen, bij voorbeeld, via een verwijzing op zijn site zaken gaan doen met een externe leverancier) staan weblogs sterker. Vorig jaar sloot Emerce een advertentie revenue share overeenkomst met de weblogs Frankwatching.com, Yme.nl en dekoopman.net. “Alleen de grotere blogs”, schrijft blogger Michiel Frackers, “kunnen aansluiting vinden bij een advertentieverkoopnetwerk (…). Een eigen salesorganisatie opzetten is alleen voor groepen weblogs weggelegd of voor weblogs die aansluiting vinden bij een al bestaande organisatie.” In Amerika hebben de “koepels” Gawker en WeblogsInc een bonte verzameling thematische weblogs om zich heen verzameld, waaronder de politieke blog Wonkette. Er is geëxperimenteerd met shared revenue-modellen (waarbij de blogger deelt in de advertentie-opbrengsten), maar dat beviel ze niet. Tijdens de Les Blogs conferentie schreef Anton van Elburg daar een reportage over. Er gebeurt van alles op dit front. Een jaar geleden werd bekend dat Gawker Media’s nieuwe blog Lifehacker $75,000 van Sony ontving voor een exclusief advertentiecontract van 3 maanden. Welke dynamiek zich op advertentiegebied ontwikkelt, laat Darren Rowse op zijn Problogger zien (deze Rowse verdient naar eigen zeggen een zescijferig jaarinkomen met zijn blogs). Naast AdSense en BlogAds noemt hij een lange reeks nieuwkomers op advertentie-, syndicatie- en affiliate gebied: Chitika’s eMiniMalls, Adgenta, CrispAds, Text Link Ads, Intelli Txt, Tribal Fusion, Adbrite, Kanoodle, AVN, Pheedo, TextAds, Fastclick en OneMonkey. En hij verwacht ook het nodige van MSN Adcenter en YPN, die hun advertentiesystemen nu nog aan het testen zijn. Net als in de gewone journalistiek stellen al deze constructies en systemen fikse eisen aan de journalistieke integriteit van de bloggers, maar het voert te ver daar hier op in te gaan. […]
jack
January 25th, 2006 3:28 pm
I have been blogging for about two weeks now and see a few dollars on my google adsense. I will read up on your blogging tips and get up to speed with this. Thanks for the help! Good work.
Jack
Mark Meshulam
January 31st, 2006 2:47 pm
Hi Darren,
Just discovered your website. I’m fascinated that you have carved out a niche so obvious yet so overlooked - making money with blogs.
I started my blog http://www.poingology.com last July, targeting small business people who need to gain skills in order to grow their business. The articles pertain to people, processes or technology. Some are funny.
I use my daily business experiences, so the material is straight from the front lines.
So far it hasn’t been overwhelming monetarily, but it is great fun. The ideas keep coming so I will keep producing until I hit that critical mass when viral kicks in.
Anyway, congratulations on reaching the goal ahead of me. I will read every article you’ve got.
Mark Meshulam
http://www.poingo.com
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February 13th, 2006 2:08 pm
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February 18th, 2006 6:02 am
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truongn2
February 27th, 2006 3:15 pm
I am currently using chitika and it is working pretty well.
Mini Skirt
February 28th, 2006 3:18 pm
Truongn: How did you run using it
Adrian
March 2nd, 2006 1:50 pm
Thanks, I just signed up for a chitika account, well see how it works out.
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March 2nd, 2006 10:51 pm
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March 7th, 2006 3:48 pm
Adsense and Chitika are pretty good together.
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March 7th, 2006 10:09 pm
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Bill
March 9th, 2006 11:10 pm
Thanks for your great blog! I only just discovered it a few minutes ago. I’m adding it to my “favorite blogs” bookmark now. I started a blog back in April 2005, and i was originally only promoting affiliate programs, but then i discovered Adsense. Adsense is the way to go that’s all i can say ;-) It made me more money than the affiliate program did. Again, great blog. Keep it up.
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March 11th, 2006 1:32 am
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Simon Ecclestone
March 11th, 2006 12:31 pm
Great article.
Im glad there are several different avenues for blogmasters to earn incomes through adverts on their site. There are many scare stories on the web about Google banning people for invalid clicks, and Google will not back down or provide further information once this happens. Which is highly frustrating.
ebookprofitsite
March 14th, 2006 4:24 am
Hi
I thought that was a very instructive article.Just started blogging recently http://www.EBook-Profit-Sites.blogspot.com and was looking for some ways to make money from it.Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Kevin A
March 15th, 2006 1:33 am
This is a great article. I’ve taken a lot of tips from both this article and your other articles on making money with your blog. Hopefully I’ll be able to break even eventually.
Thanks,
Kevin
Administrator: http://www.workplacelife.com
Ann
March 15th, 2006 9:57 am
I am totally new to the world of blogging. This article and the one on what is a blog have been a tremendous start for me. I took a lot of notes, and will continue following your information as I move forward in creating a blog, and in understanding how blogging can help me build my business.
THANK YOU!
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March 20th, 2006 10:55 am
Great article!
Fantastic information for successfully making money from blogs which i will definitely be incorporating into my own blog making enterprises.
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March 20th, 2006 2:46 pm
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selfprofit
April 6th, 2006 7:08 pm
I think now how get money from my blogs…
XUV541
April 7th, 2006 11:34 pm
Great post there Darren.
The list of Adsense alternatives is very useful.
Yahoo’s YPN is limited to only a few geographical areas.
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April 9th, 2006 11:52 am
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Al Lemieux
April 11th, 2006 3:11 am
Fine, that’s great that there a bunch of ways to advertise on our blogs, but what about getting the word out and publicizing? I’ve been blogging for the past 3 months now and nobody’s coming. How can I get more people to read my blogs rather than telling all my friends and colleagues?
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Linh
April 18th, 2006 1:23 pm
i like make money online ….and i have used my blog make money online …..it’s good for me …..
Thanks for share informaiton
Alex
April 23rd, 2006 5:34 am
i have been reading your blogs and i think a good blogger can make money using affiliates programs by creating good contents.
Nicola M.
April 27th, 2006 9:16 pm
Good article. The ways I prefer are Sponsorship and Consulting & speaking.
chacha
April 28th, 2006 2:24 am
Thanks for helping us newbie!
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April 28th, 2006 9:12 pm
Hi,This is a great article. I’ve taken a lot of tips from both this article and your other articles on making money with your blog. Hopefully I’ll be able to break even eventually.
Thanks,
Tommy
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blogging tools
April 28th, 2006 11:56 pm
using the clickbank affiliate marketing in blogs are a great way to increase your money. i use a program called clickbank genie it turns the clickbank feeds into ads that look like adsense. i seem to get good clickthroughs on all my sites i put them on and loads of affiliate sales.
Daniel Millions
April 29th, 2006 3:29 pm
I am curious what software you guys use to help make money online with blogs? I found an easy way to make money online but now I want to use blogs as an extra income stream to help further my success. Anyone heard of BS I think it’s pretty new (Blogging Solution)? I need some good idea’s for software so feel free to toss some out there for me.
Thanks
p.s I’m ready to get rich now!
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joe shmoe
May 1st, 2006 2:41 pm
i have had a blog for a year or so now….i’ve used adsense before and even blogads to a limited extent. i have recently started using this company called boomblox (www.boomblox.com) that pays me to host classified ads on my site. i get money per click, but i get a buck everytime someone buys something that is advertised on my site. it adds up a heck of a lot faster than a couple cents here and there which is pretty cool. love your blog, just added it to my daily round…
Smith
May 3rd, 2006 3:37 pm
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Kat
May 4th, 2006 2:57 am
I was recently asked to set up a blog site; since I have never done one before I’ve been searching for answers. Your site has been very informative and enlightening. Thank you so much.
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May 5th, 2006 8:09 pm
[…] Well, it seems like tomorrow will be a very happy and relaxing day for me, because it’s a public holiday. Hooray I won’t be involved in the election whatsoever so, I think it’s fair if I keep myself busy with this blog and track how is my advertising campaign going on tomorrow, I hope so.I am going to watch the movie that I have anticipated for quite some time, Mission Impossible III. Can’t wait to see "Hunt Ethan" in action.Right now I am reading a few archived posts in problogger about ways to make money with blog.Some of the tips are very amazing because it inspires me a lot. But it’s not an easy journey. I know that and I am very eager to learn and utilize the tips that he shared.Wish me luck guys […]
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May 6th, 2006 5:53 am
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Bill Dueease
May 7th, 2006 8:29 am
I knew there was a reason I subscribed to your program. You really know your stuff, you share everything, and you know how to write.
Thanks for this detailed list if ways to earn money from blogs.
Bill
Robert
May 8th, 2006 10:13 pm
this is a very good insight into how bloggers can use their blogs for making money. inshort the methods outlined that one can earn money are
1- Advertising Programs
2- RSS Advertising
3- Sponsorship
4- Affiliate Programs
5- Digital Assets
6- Blog Network Writing Gigs
7- Business Blog Writing Gigs
8- Non Blogging Writing Gigs
9- Donations
10- Flipping Blogs
11- Merchandising
12- Consulting and Speaking
Im now trying my hand at number 4. affiliate marketing with clickbank. i picked the number 1 product in click bank and started promoting it online. other people will however prefer to take on less popular products that they can eassily market. My product which is also very popular in the market is a paid online survey registration membership.It seems to have been set on fire and this membership is selling like wildlife fire.click linkon the name above.
vimal
May 12th, 2006 1:53 am
There is a guy called the rich adsense jerk who is charging a fee of $1 a month for people to read his blog. people who want to read have to subscribe and specify passwords before they are able to view his precious blog.
I think this is a new idea not mentioned here.
I hope you will not take this path Darren for your site/blogs otherwise we will miss out on some great stuff.
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Grokodile
May 17th, 2006 9:27 am
Sigh, I’m still working away at this concept of making money blogging. It certainly doesn’t seem very easy to break into reasonable traffic levels and thus a chance at earning income via the traditional advertising models available.
So, multiple blogs and multiple angles… I feel like an alchemist!
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May 18th, 2006 5:07 am
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jpereira
May 19th, 2006 11:47 am
hey, so many comments :)
But a blog without traffic will never generate any income. “time is money” is changing to “traffic is money”
ngan said:
…i have been reading your blogs for quite sometime, instead of blogging about how to make more money, why not “how blogger ask for donation from their blogs” for their emergency situation ( with a good intention).
perhaps you could start one, blog-for-a-good-cause, where bloggers / readers donate some money for a good cause. i would love to start one, but am short of money. …
I need to get drunk tomorrow but have no money. its a good cause for a donations isn’t t :)
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May 21st, 2006 4:23 am
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Million Dollar School
May 24th, 2006 5:36 am
That’s true. There are tons of options besides Adsense. One should find the right mix of advertising media for his blog through repeated trial and error.
Brett Anderson
May 25th, 2006 11:03 am
I have set up my own travel blog and was wondering how much traffic do you need before its worthwhile comprising the look and feel of your blog with ads? I am currently getting 30 hits a day, it s only a few weeks old.
Darren Rowse
May 25th, 2006 11:09 am
Good question Brett,
there are differing opinions on this - some say you shouldn’t add ads until you’ve got an established readership as they put people off - others say put them on from day 1 because adding them later means you have to break reader expectations of it being ad free and because even with a small level of readership you can begin to earn a little money which over time adds up.
I tend to put them on from day 1 - but work on subtle ad placement that is not overwhelming or distracting from your quality content.
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