The final part (or is it…)

10. Donations
I’ve never tried taking donations myself, but I know plenty of blogs that do. It’s pretty simple to implement, simply head over to paypal and grab one of their donation buttons. A reader can then click the button and transfer a ‘donation’ from their paypal account [...]

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Nearly there, this series has felt like a bit of a marathon but it’s nice to get everything I’ve learned onto paper (virtual paper). On with part nine then…

9. Private Reviews
This combines two of the methods we’ve already discussed - the automated system and product reviews.
Simply add another option for a [...]

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Hopefully you’ve implemented one or two of the money making methods I’ve mentioned so far, and are well on your way to covering your blogging costs and looking at making a profit. If not, here’s another idea to improve your blog’s income.
8. Sell a Product
There are a number of ways to produce [...]

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Part seven of this series has been delayed as I have been testing a new income method which I’m excited to report is already earning, to find out what that method is stay tuned for the bonus part (after part ten!).
7. Review Me
Review Me is a pay-per-post method of blog income. You (the [...]

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Today we’re moving on from affiliate marketing which has dominated the last two posts.
6. AdSense
The AdSense program run by google is probably the most well known amongst bloggers. You basically sign up and add some code to your blog’s template. Each time one of those ads is clicked you make money, usually [...]

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I’ve had some great feedback on this series so far and have been fortunate enough to see some of the changes a few of you have made to your blogs already (nice work). We’ve had a couple of days off, now it’s time to continue our series of ways to make money from your [...]

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The last three posts have all discussed the selling of text links and banners to make money. Today we are turning to a different way of making money entirely.
4. Amazon
Everyone has heard of Amazon, they sell pretty much everything, and now you can make a commission by helping them sell [...]

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In the last post I suggested you build a sponsors page with an automated purchasing system, so that advertisers can buy direct and immediately. So what if at first nobody uses the automated system…or doesn’t know it’s there?
3. Pursue Private Advertising
Trawl the web and your local area for small companies that are in [...]

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Tip 1 from yesterday was to join text link ads, today we’re going it alone…

2. Sponsors Page & Automatic Sponsorship System
This tip was learned from Yaro at Entrepreneur’s Journey. Create a new page (not a new post) and provide your blog’s stats - see my page.
Decide on a few advertisement options, [...]

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So you’ve been blogging for a while now and have built a loyal band of RSS subscribers, not to mention several thousand page views a month. You’ve worked hard and you wonder how you can reap the rewards of your success.
I recently had a message-versation with a well respected and successful blogger (excellent subscriber [...]

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