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   1/15/08

   jazevvox

   Im currently using Google advertising, and Im still about to find out how it will come out...

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   1/15/08

   sarahspy

   i haven't had any success with this yet, but these are the things i've recently started doing that i have fairly high hopes for.
   
   1- focus on increasing visitors (and i've had a good amount of success with this by participating in blog carnivals, btw)
   2- re-design areas of my blog to make the advertising a more cohesive part of it (i did this over the weekend so now my ads blend in better without being at all hidden)... and also keep ads "above the fold"
   3- link to amazon via the associates program when reviewing products they sell
   
   i'm still very new to this, but we'll see how it goes! good luck to you also.
   
   sarah / sarahspy.blogspot.com

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   1. 

      4/20/08

      oxymoran

      What are blog carnivals? Sorry for being dumb.
3. 

   1/15/08

   ghostytwofish

   Traffic. Traffic, and more traffic. You can't make a dime without traffic.

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4. 

   1/15/08

   ianternet

   monetize? there are numerous ways to do so - I just wrote a good post on monetizing a build a niche store - but the same concept applies

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   1/15/08

   voodooKobra

   www.kobrascorner.com/rant/blogging-for-money.php
   
   Seriously.

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   1. 

      1/15/08

      GrimlyFiendish

      Love it.
   2. 

      1/31/08

      friedclyde

      so voodoo you never wanna quit your job and take up blogging as a career?
   3. 

      2/13/08

      voodooKobra

      Never.
   4. 

      2/14/08

      maneja81

      Great!!! I am really impressed with this article.
      
      Because every third person is writing the same stuff $$$$$ but in different words... blah blah blah!!! Is this blogging????
      
      If it is, Then I am not a blogger :-)
      
      The amount people spend to research and get visitors can actually lead me to a CEO of a Brand in next 5 years...
      
      Cheers!!!
   5. 

      2/14/08

      soupnumber5

      Dude.. I love it...
   6. 

      4/07/08

      cmw4562

      Yep, funny article!
6. 

   1/15/08

   africana

   i don't have one.
   
   unesenegalaiseanewyork.blogspot.com

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7. 

   1/31/08

   Bohemian123

   goto DOSHDOSH!!
   there u will find lots of ways to monetize your blogsite!
   
   Bohemian
   prometheandreamer.blogspot.com

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   1/31/08

   ayouthofvalour

   adsense, and hopefully i'll be adding up private advertising.

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   1/31/08

   Theresa111

   Make it delicious to read.

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10. 

    2/14/08

    arindra

    step 1. you research a lot
    step 2. find your niche - which you can write about
    step 3. keep a track which of the content people are truly reading and returning for .
    step 4. read your own articles - then read other peoples blogs to check if you are not writing thats already written elsewhere
    step 5. build up trust and check if people are recommending your articles - implement a refer a friend / bookmarking .
    step 6. write some more great content
    
    if all of this has gone well , monetizing further is just implementing some pieces of javascript inside your blog's templates. Increasing your blog content and thus traffic is the main way to monetizing.
    
    For example , www.phpcafe.net/blog/2008/02/13/vbulletin-version-37/ this post ... i spent 45 minutes to write ... and to make sure i am not plagiarizing someone else's thoughts .

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11. 

    2/14/08

    craigsreality

    I just got this really cool Widget and it is free.
    
    Check it out in action on my blog.
    
    It is on the left hand side.
    
    www.craigsreality.com

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12. 

    2/14/08

    tipster3000

    I'm trying to use Adsense on my blog, www.damnthatsweird.com
    and so far I have gotten a few clicks. I'll let you know how this works so far. Adsense seems to be the easiest thing to do for blogs. Getting traffic is another story.

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13. 

    2/20/08

    stevestuff

    Most of my hits on all of my websites are from Google. I just optimize my content to get my site on Google front page w/o buying Adsense spots. Another great tool is to use www.linkreferral.com
    
    wierdwebsites.blogspot.com (google "wierd websites")
    
    webdesignbysteve.com (google "optimized web design tacoma")
    
    I have several more that get me 1st or 2nd page. These 2 get me 1st position.

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14. 

    2/20/08

    whojaybe

    Honestly, I wouldn't worry about monetizing your site right now UNTIL you get steady traffic and lots of it. From there, you can try out new and different things.
    
    I mean, you can monetize your blog all you want but if you get no traffic, then you get no money.

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15. 

    3/30/08

    douglaslampi

    Your blog should be an attraction strategy to promote a digital product of your own that you sell.
    
    Once you have your own product to sell, you can also partner with other website owners and enhance your exposure by offering them affiliate earnings.
    
    Sound hard?
    
    It's getting easier and easier.
    
    I just found www.TradeBit.com the other day and I had my first PDF up and ready for sale within 20 minutes!
    
    This has started me to re-think some of the old white-papers, pdf's and Power Point's I have littering my compter...
    
    Cheers

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16. 

    4/07/08

    cmw4562

    Basically as mentioned above, first and foremost, if you build it, that does not necessarily mean they will come in droves! You must do the work to gain traffic then do the work to monetize it.
    One cannot always go by the methods that someone else uses to monetize their blog or website because what works for one person may not work for another.
    You have to test monetization methods on your blog/website and decide what works and what doesn't.

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17. 

    4/16/08

    iconic

    Develop great content, seek tonnes of traffic, identify the up and coming bloggers to partner with and keep working at it.

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18. 

    4/16/08

    wenfri

    This is very interesting and may give you insight as to who has backlinks to your site
    
    www.backlinkwatch.com/
    
    Takes a bit of waiting but will give you some good info
    
    Wendy

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19. 

    4/18/08

    Anilg

    Google adsense, text link ads and paid reviews are my favorites

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20. 

    5/05/08

    needle189

    comment removed by the community.

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