Should I Monetize My Blog? 5 Great Advantages

Blogging has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Many people enjoy sharing their thoughts and ideas on the Internet with others, and blogging provides them with an easy way to do this. Some bloggers have realized that they can use their hobby as a way to generate some extra income. Using certain tactics to monetize your blog can help you put some extra green into your pockets while doing something you enjoy. Aside from the extra money, there are other advantages to monetizing your blog.

There are plenty of monetizing tactics to choose from.

When it comes to monetizing your blog, you can pick and choose which method(s) you want to employ. You can make money through affiliate marketing, product sales, speaking engagements, product reviews and paid advertising. You can pick which method works best for you, or you can even implement them all.

Take some time to learn a bit about each tactic to see if one stands out among the others. Only employ the tactics you’re comfortable with, and don’t try to tackle them all at once. Start with one, and then slowly progress to another. This way, you won’t become overwhelmed trying to manage them all.

• It doesn’t necessarily require a ton of effort.
The only way you’re going to be successful with monetizing your blog is to generate a great deal of traffic, and you can only do this if you’re providing your readers with interesting information. So yes, this will take some effort. But some of these tactics do not require you to do much more than you’re already doing.

For example, if you want to use paid advertising, you can sign up for a Google AdSense account, and they’ll do all the ad placements for you. If you want to be an affiliate, sign up with your choice of company and provide your readers with links to items you think they should purchase. It’s as simple as that.

• It doesn’t cost any money.
There are no fees or startup costs associated with monetizing your blog. You can employ the tactics you want to employ without having to fork over any dough. This means that all the money you make through monetizing your blog is a profit.

• It will encourage you to continue blogging.
Sometimes, we can become tired of blogging, and if the tiredness gets the best of us, we may stop producing quality blog posts, or stop producing posts altogether. But when your income depends on the quality of your posts, it will motivate you to continue writing, even when you feel like giving up.

And of course, there’s the money.
I know we already mentioned the money, but the extra income you can make from monetizing your blog is the best advantage. Though it can range anywhere from a couple dollars to a couple hundred dollars a month, you always have the ability of increasing your income through these tactics, and if you’re really lucky, you can make enough money to allow blogging to become your full-time job.

So if you haven’t yet started to monetize your blog, what are you waiting for? It’s easy and it has numerous benefits, so hurry up and get started.

 Lauren Williams

About the Guest Author:

This article was written by Lauren Williams for SEOMAP - a group specializing in SEO keyword research.