How Many Different Ways Are There to Make Money With A Blog?

I want to apologize to the few people I’ve managed to pick up as subscribers this month for implementing so many monetization strategies at once. If you're tired of the make money online topic, I don't blame ya... The reason I have done this is not out of spite or adverse intent but rather in scientific experimentation. It's time to test the waters so to speak!

This blog is dedicated to teaching Blog Basics for Beginners but I will admit that sometimes I fall off track with other money making tactics. In the future I will try my best to write content and provide information that assists bloggers and webmasters in their goal to make money online via internet marketing and blogging.

Be aware that I will explore other avenues of making money online for the simple fact that eventually this site will receive targeted traffic for people looking to make money online, work from home, get paid for their opinions and intent of that nature.

It seems only fair to provide information to those people that can assist them in their goal as well. Not everyone has a talent for writing, some people would much rather sit around and complete surveys or tutor people via the web or watch advertisements for money.

To get back on track, there are a few things I had originally intended to discuss in this topic. Some of the current monetization strategies I am implementing on this page include:

1.) Google Adsense
2.) Kontera ContentLink
3.) Tradepub White Pages and Trade Magazines
4.) Various Affiliate Programs (Commission Junction, etc..)

Beyond the typical methods of making money online there are a lot of different start-ups that seem very interesting, one of them that I find really interesting is called Me2Everyone. Basically it's a virtual world organized like a co-op and each person that joins gets their own shares that they will eventually be able to trade on the open market.

Anyways, those are just a few of the ways you can make money online with your website. As this blog starts to receive more traffic I will most likely do some optimization and cut back several of the programs that don’t seem to be earning in an effort to provide my readers with a higher quality experience.

In regard to helping bloggers make money online, some basic questions to ask yourself, that I have found helpful when starting a new niche site include :

What do I want to write about?

What type of traffic would I like to receive?

How do I want to accommodate my visitors?

Is this site going to be strictly for monetary purposes or will I be using it as a hobby and writing about a topic I’m generally interested?

How will I plan to promote my blog or website?
Generally, if you write about things that interest you, I think that you will find that there is much more to say. Even though this site will address how to make money online, I also plan on touching on topics directly relating to blogging, internet marketing, search engine optimization, page rank, ways to get paid for your opinions etc…

If you write about something you love, why not earn money online while you’re at it? As long as we keep our readers best interest in mind, its alright to make a buck or two as a result. Generally, I think you will find that your readers don’t mind helping you out from time to time.

In regard to Google Adsense text links, hopefully your readers will be courteous and not click on things unless they have a true interest in the product or service offered. If they click on ads simply to help you out, Google will penalize you by possibly smart pricing your account. If you’re not familiar with the term smart pricing, that is when Google pays you a fraction of what you typically earn for an ad in an effort to provide the highest quality service for their advertisers.

Think about it, if you were an advertiser, would you really want to pay people for having their friends or loyal readers click on your ads for the sole purpose of making you money. Well, that’s how they feel also. Besides, ideally most of your traffic should come from search engines and it will as long as you focus on the basics of internet marketing like search engine optimization, backlink generation and fresh content. If you write quality articles directed towards your niche, there is a snowball effect that will take place, you will see that your target keywords will move steadily up in the search engine rankings and before you know it you will make money online.

If you’re not concerned with how to make money online and your just blogging for the sake of blogging that may work out even better. There are other benefits to having your own website or blog.

Why should I make a blog?

Having a blog will give you a place to share your ideas and opinions with the world. It will also provide you with traffic and people that may be interested in the same things that you’re interested in.

Ok, let’s address the original question and stop beating around the bush…

How Many Different Ways Are There to Make Money With Your Blog?

There are a million different ways! Be creative!

What is Adsense Smart Pricing?

Lose Money with Adsense Smart Pricing

Many people use Adsense to make money online with their blogs but very few actually know what goes on behind closed doors. One common thing that people should understand is that all Adsense publishers are not judged equally. In fact the quality of your site content and the avenues in which you obtain your traffic make a big difference. Generally the term used to describe the varying amounts you are paid for clicks is known as Adsense Ad Click Value Variations.

What is Adsense Smart Pricing?

Basically Smart Pricing is a tactic that Google uses to make their advertising clients happy. It is a way to prevent click-fraud and punish bloggers and sites that have unnatural click behavior. Generally Smart Pricing only applies to blogs and sites that have spammy content. Believe it or not, Google’s methods for detecting this factor are extremely advanced.

Smart Pricing is something that Google uses to determine how much you get paid per click for text or image ad and its based on a few different variables that have not been released to the public.

Here are a few things that may determine Smart Pricing :

1.) Number of impressions
2.) The age of the website
3.) The page rank of the site
4.) The niche value of a site (is it based upon a single topic or many topics?)
5.) The value of inbound links (how many relevant keyword links do you have?)
6.) The CTR factor (the percentage of traffic that clicks on an ad)

If you want to avoid being smart priced, try your best to wait for a few months before you put Adsense on your site. Also, make sure to have high quality content and frequently update your site. More keyword rich backlinks never hurt as well!

If you play by the rules you won’t have to worry about getting smart priced as the system seems to be pretty fair. If you want to experiment with smart pricing set up multiple Adsense accounts and place ads on brand new sites with a lot of social traffic, see what happens?

I hope this article addressed the question : What is Adsense Smart Pricing?

For more information about PPC advertisements and Adsense, please review my archives.