How to Make money by blogging

When it comes to making money with online blogs, there are many different

opportunities available.  Like regular websites, you could integrate Google

Adsense, or other advertising networks such as AdBrite, or you could implement

CPA offers from services like CPALead.com.   



But it doesn't stop there.



As a blogger, you can make money by promoting affiliate products on your

website, by growing a list that you can promote your own products and services

to, and you can even make money by joining blog project databases, where you

are paid for writing about new launches, providing feedback on company

products, or in offering paid reviews for other new bloggers who are interested in

gaining traffic from you.



Of course, how much money you can make will ultimately depend on how much

traffic you are able to generate to your website.  



The more traffic, the more lucrative your blog will be to potential paid sponsors,

and of course, with consistent traffic you can make money through commissions

from affiliate products that are purchased through your referral.   



As someone who has been blogging for over five years, I always recommend to

new bloggers that they focus on growing traffic before ever trying to monetize

their blogs.   



You need to build a reputation within your market, generate as many back links

as possible, and push your website out in front of as many potential prospects as possible before you focus on making money from your blog.  You need a captive

audience, a loyal following, and return visitors who find your website informative,

useful, interesting and worth returning to time and time again.   



Once you have solidified yourself within the blogging community, you can then

take it a step further by implementing money-making strategies into all areas of

your blog, but you need to lay the groundwork first and focus on generating a

steady stream of traffic to your website.