BLOG Monetization…”When and How”

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Hey everyone,

This topic of conversation comes up from time to time, and I wanted to “Chime In” now that I’ve been Blogging for awhile and am starting to see some significant improvements in my readership, Alexa Rank and Stats. The topic revolves around When and How should you start Monetizing your BLOG?

There are a couple of differing opinions on this. Many well noted Bloggers will tell you NOT to monetize until you have a following of at least 100 readers to your BLOG. They’re definition of “Readers” typically means “Subscribed Followers”. The other position is…”Why wouldn’t you share products of value with those who are seeing your site…even if it’s the first time”. I tend to subscribe to this thought. Probably because I do want to offer products that I have seen successful in the market to my readers regardless if they are returning or new. Currently I have about 600 “Unique Visitors” per week, and I don’t want to miss the chance of them seeing a great product that might help them be successful.

Regardless of “When” you monetize your BLOG, you need to follow some basic principles with the Monetization content to retain and further establish your credibility with your readers, both new and returning.

1. Have relevant experience with the product. buying viagra online KNOW that it works either from personal experience or from the experiences of the “True Experts” that it in fact works. When it comes to Internet Marketing products, many of them are “The second verse of the same song”. In other words…nothing new.

2. Keep the theme of your Monetization in tact with the theme of your BLOG. I.e., at www.internetdollars.net, I offer only products that are relevant to making money on line for my readers. I.e., I don’t promote Health and Wellness products on www.internetdollars.net, because they are products that are used by consumers versus products that help the reader earn income from Blogging.

3. If you’re running an informational BLOG, keep the advertisements to a minimum. Your goal is to educate your readers, not sell things to them. Marketing products should not be your main concern. And I suggest that you only market those products that will improve your readers Blogging success.

4. If you want to be an “Affiliate Marketer” full time, then have separate domains that are used to market separate products and services relevant to your BLOG’s theme. We do this on a site like www.mlm-im.com.

In closing, I encourage you to try new things. Look at Click Bank at www.clickbank.com to see their “Market Place” of available Affiliate Product’s that are of interest to you, and more importantly would serve your readers well if they should buy one of these products off your BLOG.

Success in your journey,