Someone i met thru mybloglog asked me a couple days ago to write about “how to make money with your own blog“. So then i started writing out my thoughts, my experiences and all.

So i’ll try to give you some tips and tricks on how to monetize your blog, and how you can earn money from blogging. (That is from my experiences! There is a lot more ways to increase your blogging revenues! So feel free to share what you know!) :)

Here’s my list:

Google Adsense : though some may say it’s a little overused, it’s still a good way to have targeted ads on your site.

PayPerPost : That is a really cool way to earn money , you get paid for reviewing and posting about someone else’s post. (*edit: There is also Reviewme that looks like payperpost, just added reviewme to the list, i’ll check them out and see how it goes, thanx for letting me know unfathomedpsyche)

Bidvertiser : This is much like Adsense, simply another way of making money, don’t put all your eggs in the same basket! (try textlinkads also )

Affiliate Programs: That is certainly a good way to earn a revenue from your site, you find a good affiliate program and them promote it through your site. (try Clickbank or Amazon)

Sell advertisement spots : If your blog has a good PR and is somewhat popular, you have a lot of readers, and you actively promote your blog, well you could sell “Ad Spots”! For example: 50$ per month for a text link or a banner that links to another blog.

Donate Now Button: You could also ask people to donate money, though i don’t think this would be really efficient, but you may get a couple of bucks, and it’s worth trying.

Sell your blog : That is another option, you could build your blog, promote it, and then simply sell it… unless you are emotionally attached to your blog, or you’re making more money by running then you would make if you were to sell it.

Of course you can probably find “blog jobs” that are in your field of expertise, and get hired by someone to write posts on their blog, and earn money for doing so!

One thing tho.. You gotta have traffic, visitors, readers, so sure it’s a good thing to monetize your blog, but you won’t make any money if you have no visitors, so promote your blog, join social networks, link exchanges, directories, SEO, and others… cause if you want to make money, say from people clicking on your adsense ads, you need to have people clicking on them! :D

I’d like to hear what other bloggers have to say about this. What are you using to make money from your blog, or your blogging business?