Monetize your Blog

You should commercialize/monetize your blog only if you think it to be right! Some people think it to be evil and have very strong feelings about it.

How much can one expect?

• An income of four figures to five figures is attainable depending purely on your own input. Take this as a second job but no boss. You are the boss. Make your decisions and be responsible for them. You will have to be genuinely interested and motivated. You have to be interested in it (the blog and the material you present) before you can expect someone else to visit your blog. Most of the people who start quickly fail because of lack of tenacity or clarity about what needs to be done. About 33% of the blogs are written about personal stuff.

What do I need?

• Blog savy -- know some blog software
• HTML
• CSS
• RSS
• Feed aggregators
• Pings
• Trackbacks
  
• You should have "hunger" for technology related to blogs and blogging. This is an ever growing field. Only the best can survive.
  
• You should submit your site for Search Engine Optimizing. There are free tools available.
• You should submit your blog to blog carnivals.

What streams of income can be expected?

• Adsense by Google
• Affiliate programs including Amazon
• Chitika eMiniMalls
• Selling individual space for a fixed period like a week / fortnight / month
• Text Links for fixed amounts
• Donations

Be sincere in effort and work hard with determination - results will follow.