1. Affiliate Programs - receive commissions for referring readers who visited your blog and made a purchase from the company you have an affiliate agreement with. There is no cost to join most affiliate programs.
3. Make donations fun - add a donation link to your blog and offer some quality information products for donations. This will also create some buzz about your blog and perhaps others will come by and give a few bucks.
3. Sell Holiday Themed Products - during the holidays sell personalized products that your readers can buy and give always as gifts. Have the products designed with your logo and site url and make some extra cash.
4. Sell Your Blog - build a blog with a large consistent following and you will be able to sell your blog to people who rather buy one that's already built and successful. If you plan to sell your blog try not to personalize the blog too much. You want it to be generic but valuable.
5. They Hate Writing - most internet marketers will tell you they hate writing but without content there is no business. Content is king and if you can write people will be knocking on your door (I mean blog) asking "how much do you charge?"
6. Presenting - many of the most successful internet marketers make most of their money off line because they get paid a nice sum of money to present at major gatherings. A blog is a great calling card to market your expertise for those looking for experienced speakers.
7. Advertising - there are thousands of opportunities to add promotional banners, links and widgets to your blog and earn pay-per click or sales commissions for free. What you want to avoid is making your blog too busy with them. Keep them at a minimum and you will get more activity.
Now that you have 7 options to maximize your income and now know that to make money blogging is not as difficult as some people make it seem, you can begin taking action immediately before you get left behind.
