Do You Use These Top 3 Ways to Monetize Your Blog?

I just read a post on the Top 3 Ways To Monetize Your Blog And Explode Your Income. Whether you think they are the top 3 ways to monetize a blog is your own opinion, I still believe they’re a strong 3.  Here’s why:

• List Building: What the author means by list building is building a mailing list so that you can email them weekly notifications on tips and strategies, product reviews, special discounts, etc.  The great thing about having a list is that these people are interested in what you have to say.  Attract new subscribers my giving away a free ebook that you created as an incentive for joining your list.  Aweber does a great job maintaining and organizing your newsletter message, etc.
• Writing Reviews: This can be a sensitive subject because you want your readers to trust whatever you say on your blog.  If you’re going to write a review of a product or tool, don’t be afraid to write something negative about it.  You don’t necessarily have to own every product to do a review, and most publishers will offer you a trial run of the product so that you can use it for yourself.  Just be honest and don’t just throw review after review to your readers.  You’ll only annoy them and they’ll just unsubscribe from your mailing list.
• Selling Your Own Product: I believe selling your own product is great once you have establish a decent following and you’ve built your brand awareness online.  Selling a product doesn’t necessarily have to be a physical product like an ebook or software, although many are killing it by making there own product and submitting it to Clickbank.  You can basically sell your expertise by consulting, online course, etc.

Towards the end of the post, they mentioned that you Adsense does not work anymore.  Is it true. Yes and No.  You probably won’t make the same amount of money in Adsense like you would a few years ago, but it’s a good source of income for many blogs today.  Depending on ad placement and design, you can test out which placement converts better.  Many people like having their ads above the fold so their readers don’t have to scroll to click while others like to leave them at the bottom.  What worked for you?

Related posts:

1. 30 Ways To Increase Traffic On Your Blog
2. Is There A Right And Wrong Way Of Advertising On Your Blog?
3. Top 28 Ways To Make Money On Your Blog
4. 6 Ways To Effectively Increase Your Blog Post’s Open Rate
5. 5 Ways to Reduce Your Blog’s Bounce Rate

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