You've picked a platform, chosen a theme (maybe even customized it a little), cranked out some content and even set up some social accounts — you have a blog. Now what?
As you develop your voice and grow your audience, at some point you'll make the decision about whether or not you want to earn income from your blogging efforts.
If earning that income is part of your plan, then here are some resources we think you might find helpful:
♦ How Early Should You Monetize Your New Blog?: In this post written by Darren Rowse, of Pro Blogger, he illustrates how it's never too early to start to earn money for your blogging efforts. In it, he answers the question as to how to monetize your blog in the early days.
♦ Ecommerce Basics: 10 Questions to Ask When Creating an Online Store: Perhaps your blog is going to have with it an estore. This post from Entrepreneur.com will take you through the basics of what you should know before making ecommerce part of your site.
♦ Join a Publishers' Ad Network: Technorati Media operates the 8th largest social media advertising network on the web with over 130mm US unique users per month (comScore, January 2013). With our deep agency and client relationships, we will deliver targeted campaigns from top brands at high CPMs.
♦ Participate in blogger/influencer outreach: Are you passionate about what you write about and want to help your audience connect to the brands you trust? You could participate in an influencer outreach program, and your sponsored content would help your readers learn more about the products you use.
What things have you done to monetize your blog? Let us know in the comments.
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