Other than direct sales and Adsense, are there any other methods you can make money from using your blog? Yes, there are several, but three are usually used more often than others:

1) lead generation
2) affiliate marketing
3) newsletter subscriptions.

Plus, a fourth method has entered the scene - Photo Ads. Later we'll talk about turning that UGLY blog into a real attention grabber.

Of all the other methods from which you can make money with your blog, lead generation may be the most talked about. This is especially true if the market your blog is in is related to anything financial. Mortage and refinance leads are especially good, as they bring in tiered commissions. Your first commission will come when you generate the initial lead – which simply entails getting someone to fill out a completely free form; this lead will earn you anywhere from $3 to $12. If this lead then goes on to refinance her home with the company in question, you could earn a windfall of several hundreds or several thousands of dollars.

The other methods from which you can make money with your blog include affiliate marketing and newsletter subscriptions. Affiliate marketing generally consists of either directly signing up as an affiliate through someone's website – or signing up as an affiliate through a third party. You will then use your blog to market this person's products for a share of the total price. If you sell information products from Click Bank or Commission Junction, you can earn as much as 75% per sale; however, if you sell physical products, such as chairs and tables from Link Share retailers, such as Wal*Mart, you will earn a 7-15% commission at best.

If these methods don't sound appealing, you can always consider newsletter subscriptions. You can create an opt-in page or a “squeeze page” on your blog and offer a trial subscription to your newsletter. If you provide quality content and promote your blog, you could end up with hundreds of subscribers over time.

Other methods of generating money from your blog include selling advertising space directly and selling site memberships that allow visitors to access certain server-side tools.

Also, a brand new method of monetizing your blog comes from inserting photo ads in your blog above and below each post offering your products, services or affiliate products. Colorful photos really grab the reader's attention and clicking on the photo ad takes them directly to your sales page or sign-up form. The icing on the cake is that it can be done automatically.

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All the best to your success.

Don
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Don Resh has been helping Internet Entrepreneurs create, develop, enhance and monetize their web sites for years. He is an Expert Author and has many articles available all over the web and on his Internet Marketing and Web Development sites.

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