Make Money With A Blogspot Niche Blog

2009-06-15T12:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, people are making a ton of money online with Blogspot Niche Blogs! You can too. You don't need a fancy, hosted Wordpress.org blog to cash in, as a matter of fact a lowly Blogger blog has one big advantage, you can use your keywords in the URL without having to worry about buying a domain name. Granted, having your keywords in your URL is only one piece of the SEO (search engine optimization) puzzle, but every piece helps your bottom line;o).

First off, decide on a Profitable Niche to pursue, then go to Blogger to set up your blog. It's really is simple, a few clicks and you'll be posting on your new blog!

Ok, you've done your homework and know what your target audience wants to buy. Now lets look a some of the ways you can monetize your blog:

Contextual Advertising Ads
Affiliate Products
Content Link Ads
Your Own Product
Selling Advertising Space
Sell A Service
Donations

There are more ways to make money online but these are by far the most popular, lets look at them in a little more detail:

Contextual Advertising Ads

These are the ads that I'm sure everyone is familiar with, as they grace the pages of most websites online that are looking to make money. Google AdSense would be the most widely used. I would think more money is made online with contextual advertising then the rest of the list combined. Here's links to the most popular contextual advertisers:

Affiliate Products

When selling affiliate products, really the sky is the limit! There are thousands of products to sell online as an affiliate. You would of course choose affiliate products to match what the people in your niche would be searching for. Remember you want to supply what they need!
There are affiliate marketplaces that handle the products of many merchants, here are a few of the most popular:

Content Link Ads

Fairly new on the scene content link ads are gaining in popularity, and can be used in addition to Google AdSense ads (you should always check to make sure-though). They are simply the double underlined keywords you see on many websites, when you hoover over them a relevant ad is shown which you can click on. Here is a list of advertisers that use content link ads:

Your Own Product

One of the most profitable ways to monetize your website is by developing your own product. You could sell hard goods(a new type of bottle opener, perhaps) or software (if you have the needed skills), but to my way of thinking writing your own digital informational product is the way to go. That's right an ebook, even though there are thousands of ebooks out there for sale , the demand is still high. The cost of writing it, if you do it yourself, is minimal, there is no shipping or handling involved, therefore they are nearly pure profit.
I think everybody has an ebook or two in them! Get your hands on 6 PLR Products that you could rewrite and sale on your new website.

Sell Advertising Space

You can sell advertising space, but don't expect to rake in the cash, unless you receive a ton of traffic. If you do have the traffic, selling advertising can be a real money maker.

Sell A Service

Sell a needed service in your niche. Selling a service is a little different than selling a product, in that a product you can have ready to deliver with the push of a button (as with ebooks). A service on the other hand, you perform when it's ordered ( as with website development). The Internet gives you the ability to offer your service to millions of people everyday!

Donations

You can ask for donations ("buy me a beer" and "buy me a cup of coffee" come to mind). Paypal offers a simple "donation button" for it's members. I use Paypal's button on my money making blog.

These are all rock solid ways of making money with your Blogspot niche blog. Stay tuned I just started this blog-more posts coming!

Making Money on Your Blogspot Niche Blog With Google AdSense

2009-02-03T10:06:00.000-08:00

One of the easiest ways to make money with your Blogspot niche blog is with Google AdSense.

What is AdSense?

Google AdSense is the other side of Google AdWords-let me explain. Google AdWords is a program that Google implemented to allow people to advertise websites, products, ect. online. You see these ads on the right hand side of Google search results page on most searches using Google (they only appear for keywords that advertisers are willing to pay to advertise with.)

AdSense ads are those same ads but are shown on your website, and when someone visits your website and clicks on one of these ads the advertiser pays Google and Google gives you a cut (usually about 25%.) It's a real win-win-win situation-the advertiser gets a click on his ad, Google gets paid, and (this is the good part) so do you!

With AdSense you have no customers to take care of (no product to ship, returns, complaints, ect.) You just make money- pure and simple!

If you want to make money online setting up Blogspot niche blogs, well using AdSense is about as simple and trouble free as it can get. Google AdSense is the only way to go, if you ask me.

To Make the Most Money With AdSense Target the Higher Paying Keywords

You can make anywhere from $.01 a click to $15.00 a click with AdSense, so it makes sense to target keywords that pay well. I try to target keywords that cost advertisers at least $2.00 a click, which would make me about $.50 for that same click (I'll take $.50 clicks all day ever day.)

Generally the higher paying the keyword the more competition you will encounter in the niche. So you'll find keywords like "car insurance" and "payday loans" will be highly competitive, but on the other hand, $15.00 clicks add up faster then $.50 clicks, so that's something to keep in mind too. If you're just starting out I would target some less competitive keywords, build your experience and confidence before taking on all those highly competitive ones.

Another cool thing about AdSense is the ads will be relevant to the keywords you target on your website, which means if someone finds your website about "horses" and "horses" is your main keyword you optimized for they will see ads relating to horses, which means a higher CTR (click through rate) and more money in your pocket.

Learn Google's Rules and Follow Them

You need to read Google's AdSense Program Policies and adhere to them. You should also read Google's Webmaster Guidelines. Do the wrong thing and google can shut down your account and will even keep any monies owed to you!

Google's Ad Options

Google AdSense for content:There are a verity of size and shaped ads to place in your content. These ads can be text , image, or both, you can control what kind of ads are displayed.

Up to three ad units can be displayed on each page.
Two AdSense for search boxes can also be displayed per page.
Up to three link units can also be displayed.

Conclusion

When using AdSense on your blog or website you really should try different things, color combinations, ad placements, ect. Also sign-up for Google Analytics to track your ad performance and always test, test, and test some more.

Making Money With a Blogspot Niche Blog

Make Money With A Blogspot Niche Blog

Making Money on Your Blogspot Niche Blog With Google AdSense