Monetize your Blog

I'm sure all Moms out there have countless of stories they would want to share. Well now it's not only therapeutic to write and let out those emotions but it is also an opportunity to earn cash! So Moms, if you haven't blog 'til now I suggest you create one. It's easy, free, and best of all you can get to earn real cash if you do the right stuff. Of course I'm here to show you how.

To monetize a blog you must have one : ) But before you create one, I suggest you first think of what topic to blog about. It should be something you enjoy talking about or your forte. The more you like to talk about the topic because you either enjoy talking about it or you know a lot about it the better. Ideally, you should post an article concerning your subject in your blog daily or if not at least twice a week.
  1. Now create your blog. I use Blogger but I know some people who prefer to use Wordpress. If you know your way to Wordpress then you may create a blog there but for the purpose of this topic let's choose Blogger. In creating a blog, they will require you to indicate the title of your blog and to come up with the blog URL. For example you chose to blog about parenting. You may then name your blog Parenting 101 and your URL as http://parenting101.blogspot.com. Your blog URL should be short and concise as possible. If in case the chosen blog URL is no longer available, try adding your name or any word like http://parenting101withlea.blogspot.com.
  2. Before you create your first post, you may wanna familiarize your self on posting and editing how-to's by clicking Help in the Blogger dashboard. Now you may post as much articles as you want!
  3. To start monetizing your blog, you should first learn how to go about adding a third party page element to your layout. The most common blog money-maker is Adsense. Would you believe there are actually people out there who earn around $200,000 monthly from it? To be able to put an Adsense ad in your blog you should first sign up and register your blog. They will then ask you to wait for two days to check and approve your blog. When your blog is approved you may start putting Adsense ads in your layout. Warning though, do not click on your own Adsense ads as this will cause you to be banned and totally disqualify you as a publisher.
  4. Now that you're already an expert in adding a third party page element to your layout, you may join other affiliate/associate programs to earn income using your blog. There's a lot of these programs to choose from like Amazon, BidVertiser, Text Link Ads, Linkshare, and Blogvertiser to name a few.