With more and more people going onto the Internet, there are now many ways for bloggers to directly make money on blogging. The major way to monetize your blog is by placing advertising on your site. This is feasible if your blog is highly popular or has attracted a loyal niche audience that regularly visits your blog.
Traditionally, advertisers pay you to run their ad on your site for a contracted period of time. But many advertisers now pay bloggers using a performance-based system. One system is pay-per-click, wherein you get paid every time a visitor to your site clicks on the ad. A blogger can also get paid based on the number of views the ad enjoys.
Aside from these systems, there are also affiliate programs wherein the blogger is paid whenever a visitor buys a product advertised on his site. This works particularly well with review sites, wherein the reviewer brian nickels bridgerton a link to an e-retailer along with his review. You can be paid a percentage of sales or earn a fee for every sale made.
One important consideration for the blogger in accepting advertisements is that it has to be for products and services he genuinely believes in and feels comfortable promoting. Otherwise, he could alienate his audience.
If you don't feel comfortable about advertising, there are other ways you can make money on blogging. News or advocacy blogs can ask their readers for donations so that they can continue operating their site. You can also solicit sponsorships from patrons who might want to support the work your site is doing. Or if you feel that you have worthwhile content you can offer readers subscriptions that would allow them exclusive access to this content as well as other special features.
