Blog business model

Publisher advertising revenues are still increasing at a ridiculously fast rate; a rate that shows us that internet property values are either inflated or really are valuable revenue streams. Because of this, I am writing a brief post on how to earn money from a blog. This is a simplified post, feel free to comment or email me for further clarifications. Think of your blog as a magazine - maintain high standards of grammar and functionality.

There are 3 major sources of revenue from blogs. The first is CPC ads, such as Google Adsense and Yahoo Ads. The second is affiliate programs such as Amazon and Chitika. Lastly, there are private ad sales, much like the little blurb you see on the side of my blog offering a 125x125 button or text link for a certain monthly fee. I personally earn the most amount of money from sold links. Generally, most people earn the most amount of money from CPC ads, the best network being Google Adsense. Affiliate programs usually yield high revenues only for high traffic blogs because conversion rates are lower. A very good resource going more in depth on how to make money blogging is ProBlogger.

But lets not get ahead of ourselves. Before this, the long process of building traffic must take place. The best way to do this is to write meaningful content and search engine optimize. This is a long and slow process, but consistent posts (at least once every three days) if not more (daily posts will substantially speed up the process) and enjoying what you do make it bearable.