01 Oct
Posted by rdash as Revenue, Ad networks, Text link ads, Monetizing blogs
Text Link Ads, which I wrote about yesterday (More about text link ads) and a couple of months ago (Monetizing your site with text-link-ads), has a new service called Feedvertising, which I had a tiny bit of input into regarding RSS and Atom web feed formats. (You can learn more about RSS at my RSS […]
30 Sep
Posted by rdash as Revenue, Ad networks, Text link ads, Monetizing blogs
In July, I blogged a bit about Text Link Ads (affil link), yet another way to earn revenue from your website. The best part is that it is compatible with contextual ads such as Google Adsense. Reports have been that sites that don’t necessarily do well with contextual advertising sometimes do very well TLA ads.
I […]
02 Sep
Posted by rdash as Resources, Content, Monetizing blogs, Career blogging
You probably already know that there are a lot of people taking up blogging because they think that they can earn a living doing it. All power to you if that’s the case. But don’t ignore other opportunities that basically use blogging as a means to an end. In such cases, you are actually selling […]
19 Aug
Posted by rdash as General, Multiblogging, Resources, Writing, Revenue, Content, Monetizing blogs, Consulting
If you read this blog (or have stumbled across it) and don’t know about Performancing, get your digital butt over there. Nick and Chris and the Performancing boys have set up two new sections: Exchange and the Exchange blog. The first section is aimed at helping bloggers find blogging jobs or for publishers to sell […]
12 Aug
Posted by rdash as Multiblogging, Writing, Revenue, Monetizing blogs
Pat McCarthy of Conversion Rater has a great ten-point list of options for monetizing your weblog and your blogging. I’m summarizing the list below in point-form, and adding a bit of commentary later. There are other opportunities for monetizing your skills as well. Here are Pat’s 10 points:
Contextual advertising
Display advertising
Targeted advertising
Text link advertising
Affiliate links
Selling your […]
08 Aug
Posted by rdash as Multiblogging, Revenue, Monetizing blogs, Blog management
[beginner-intermediate bloggers] It’s funny how some people talk about making $150/mth on their weblog as if there was no effort put in. Now, I’m not putting down the amount - it’s fine, maybe even great for a young weblog. Rather, I’m pointing out that what’s probably more important is the Return On Investment, or ROI, […]
02 Aug
Posted by rdash as Writing, Revenue, Content, Monetizing blogs, Photography, Consulting
Adsense, or ads in general, are not the only way to turn your blogging into a profit. Here are a few sites I’ve come across recently which give bloggers a leg up in earning some cash from their blogging content, whether writing or photography, and even indirectly from their own skills. Have a good conversational […]