Comments on: 10 Innovative Blog Business Models

By: FrankH

FrankH — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:19:19 +0000

People on the internet are always looking for information about a certain topic. A topic focussed website done the correct way will bring you tons of free targeted traffic.
Small business website development, in this way, becomes a piece of cacke.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:09:37 +0000

Take a look at this FOX NEWS video about managed social networks.

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3472956&referra

By: John

John — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:12:13 +0000

Really interesting post-according to Dilip Shaw a previous post you need 30,000 hits a month on your blog before you have a chance of making a buck-Shit i am like light years away from that happening-just have to keep grinding away at this.

By: Bad Credit

Bad Credit — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:35:24 +0000

These case studies are astounding, how the blogger have created a demand for the product, real service along free bees and also get paid for advertising. Some newspaper have the same model.

By: Chetz Yusof

Chetz Yusof — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:31:55 +0000

Thanks for the post. It gives my new ideas on how to make money online. Right now I’m trying to monetize my blog using adsense but only got a few cents.

I’m really in a stressful situation now because I want to prove to my boss and partner that we can actually make LOTS of money from the Internet. They always teased me on my excitement to make money online, “I don’t believe in making money online, until I see it”. I want to show it to them!

So, thanks for your tips here.

Chetz Yusof
ChetzTV.com – My blog about Love, Money and Fitness

By: alifahru

alifahru — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:50:15 +0000

For a beginner on earning online, We just keep going on adsense and affiliate program. by the experience we will think other site to blow our earning from the other resource.

By: Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:25:13 +0000

I use my multiple sites to take advantage of inter linking and selling the other model.

For instance I will link from http://www.savingsguide.com.au to http://www.companyguide.com.au and reversed.

Doing this provides my readers with useful information and my sites with relevant back links.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:57:52 +0000

Great examples and a potent reminder to see the blog as a means to an end, not the end in and of itself. :)

By: Braveheart

Braveheart — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:42:40 +0000

Wow I was stunned by Naomi’s invention of having their ebook out of stock. It’s a brave decision, you can loose potential buyers, but you can also increase the potential buyer’s action.

By: Takumi86

Takumi86 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:36:16 +0000

Great post!! but just wondering where is shoemoney and johncow sites? aren’t they have the top business model also??

By: CoolProducts

CoolProducts — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:20:03 +0000

I never really thought seriously about using blogs to enhance your business, or even be your business for that matter. These are some really cool ideas that could either a. help a person to start their business up, or b. help their business to grow through the medium of blogs. Thanks again Skellie!

By: @Stephen

@Stephen — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:38:01 +0000

Great post Skellie, and kudos to Michael for keeping an eye on the comments. This is a superb list of business models, whether 3 or 10, it shows how “regular folks” can break into the internet entrepreneur field.
As for traffic and content, Michael is spot-on about creating the content and the value first, after that, the readers will come. Naomi’s IttyBiz is a perfect example, her blog is only a few months old and is packed with immediately useful info, you don’t need to buy her book. But having the book distills the info for you and saves you the time and effort of tracking down the particular pieces that you need.
That is what the “premium” part of all of these blogs means.

By: Harmony

Harmony — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:00:53 +0000

What a great education! Thank you so much for giving so much information…for free! :-)

By: StartBreakingFree.com

StartBreakingFree.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:49:27 +0000

This is a good list, although it’s probably a bit of a stretch to call this 10 different business models.

For simplicity sake I’d say there are basically 3:

1. ads/affiliates
2. premium content
3. marketing tool for some other product/service you have

#2 is really not that common or successful I don’t think either.

That being said, the job board thing was a good area I hadn’t really thought about before, so I don’t mean to be too negative. Good post :)
Brian
StartBreakingFree.com

By: Michael Martine, Remarkablogger

Michael Martine, Remarkablogger — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:19:44 +0000

About the question of non-tech blog niches and their profitability… (since my site is one of the ones featured, here, I feel invested in this discussion, so that’s why I keep commenting)

Non-tech niches are nearly always more profitable because less tech-savvy people are more likely to click on ads. It’s much harder to sell technical information products and services than it is to sell non-technical products and services.

Because of competition and ad blindness, tech ads have notoriously low earnings. Health-related terms can have very high earnings, on the other hand. Information products related to health totally blow away tech information products in sales.

You would be better off avoiding tech/marketing and focus on something more consumer-oriented.

By: BloggerNewbie

BloggerNewbie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:13:17 +0000

Again I agree….everyone had to start with one post with their blog then another. I have patience and perseverance and intend to have a successful blog that grows every single day. Why else are we doing this? I plan on being with the elite few!

By: BloggerNewbie

BloggerNewbie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:07:41 +0000

@ Michael Martine:

I was thinking sort of the same thing, that you need some viral content or as Yaro says some “pillar posts” that will get you readers. Something unique. I’m working on an eBook “The Business of Blogging” and it will be unique so stay tuned people! :)

By: Michael Martine, Remarkablogger

Michael Martine, Remarkablogger — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:05:01 +0000

Hey Duncan, maybe that’s because this post isn’t about business plans.

I think people here have a case of problogger shell shock or something. “Elites?” That’s just a barrier in your mind.

Products don’t “subsidize” a blog. Products are the business, and the blog is the marketing vehicle for that business.

Most people reading this absolutely do have the skill and the ability to accomplish this. How do you think any of these people got started? They all began with one lonely little blog, just like everyone else. If you want to stay that way for the rest of your life, I suppose that’s your business, but keep you gloom to yourself.

By: moneymanager

moneymanager — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:38:55 +0000

dot on skellie,
adding on, i think sellingstuff and adopting any of these business model,may form part-2 of the blogging journey.
part-1 needs sole attention in first learning about blogging, tips and tricks of the trade, although everything today can be done by hiring someone but a little knowledge never hurts, this being followed by building the ever reclusive readers base, which is the biggest battle for a blogger anywhere at the beginning of the journey,
again a nice article
thanks

By: Dilip Shaw

Dilip Shaw — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:17:49 +0000

Great Post!

However now its very difficult to get visitors, as there are only a few “popular” niches left. The unpopular ones may get good rank, but may not get good traffic.

Unless a blog is not getting over 30,000 page views per month, it’s useless to try to monetize it. Even if you use Adsense, it will just pay for hosting.

Key is to keep trying!

Dilip Shaw
http://www.DilipShaw.com/