Written on November 11th, 2008 at 08:11 am by Darren Rowse
How to Find Advertisers for Your Blog
In this video Gary Vaynerchuk answers how to monetize your blog or video blog with a practical illustration.
Of course you need to have at least some traffic to pull in advertisers - but once you do, if the advertisers are not coming to you yet - go to them.
PS: this actually works. When I started […]
Written on October 29th, 2008 at 06:10 am by Darren Rowse
How Bloggers Make Money Online without Blogging [POLL RESULTS]
Last month I ran a poll here at ProBlogger which asked readers if they make money online from sources other than blogging.
The result was almost completely split with 1022 of the 2053 people who responded saying Yes and 1031 saying no.
Some of the comments on the launch post of this poll revealed some of the […]
Written on October 18th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse
Why I’ve Been Offered Close to a Million Dollars for My Blog (and Why I said No)
“I’ve always treated the first two years of Digital Photography School as its launch phase.”
This was a statement that I made in a session at Blog World Expo that I’ve been asked about many times since - so I thought I’d expand upon it a little here in a post.
2006-2008: The Launch of Digital Photography […]
Written on October 10th, 2008 at 03:10 pm by Darren Rowse
How Much Do Bloggers Earn? [Survey Results]
Read Write Web today published the results of some research that they’ve done with Top Tier Tech Bloggers and Social Media Consultants regarding how much they earn in that work.
To get the information they approached 20 top-tier tech bloggers and social media consultants, half of them responded (so this isn’t a massive sample).
While the sample […]
Written on October 2nd, 2008 at 09:10 pm by Darren Rowse
1 Man Blog Sells for $15 Million Dollars
I’ve had four people email me this news in the last 10 minutes. PaidContent is reporting that a WP blog by the name of Bankaholic has just been acquired by BankRate For Up To $15 Million.
Bankaholic has a staff of 1 (Johns Wu) who will remain on at the blog.
If this price is true it’s […]
Written on September 30th, 2008 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse
13 Gary Vaynerchuk Tips on Building a Profitable Blog
One of the sessions that I enjoyed most at Blog World Expo (actually it was one of the few sessions I actually was able to get to) was a keynote by Gary Vaynerchuck.
While I’m sure he rubs some up the wrong way his tips on building a successful blog (and business) were refreshingly honest, […]
Written on September 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 am by Skellie
10 Innovative Blog Business Models
Skellie wrote this post. For more advanced blogging tips and strategies, visit her blog, Skelliewag.
When people think about making money with a blog, they tend to think about things like AdSense and affiliate links. You write good content, people come to your blog, people click on links, and you make a bit of money. […]
Written on September 16th, 2008 at 02:09 pm by Darren Rowse
WidgetBucks Offer New Publishers a $50 Sign On Bonus - Baseball Card Promotion
I’m doing a little promotion with WidgetBucks while at BWE this year.
They’re giving me some 70’s style ‘baseball cards’ with my face on them to give out (why they chose that picture I’ll never know) and are offering ProBlogger readers (whether you get a card or not) a $50 signup bonus if you sign up […]
Written on September 5th, 2008 at 10:09 am by Darren Rowse
How to Make Money With Affiliate Programs on Your Blog - More Thoughts
Yesterday I shared 5 lessons on making money with affiliate programs on your blog.
As I read through the comments on that post and pondered it some more thoughts came to mind that I think are worth adding:
Test and Track Results
I’ve written numerous times on ProBlogger about testing and tweaking advertising on your blog (for example […]
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