Bloggers Get Creative to Make Cash
January 16, 2008
I talked with several publishers making so much from their blog that they left their day jobs. One such blogger – Rhett Butler, founder of Mongabay.com – makes $15,000 to $18,000 a month on his site about rainforest conservation. Such success usually comes from experimenting with ad-revenue models, advertised products and ad positions. It can take several months to find the best model for a particular site.
Of course, drawing big ad money depends more on having a blog with lots of interesting and unique content that draws lots of readers, showing up high in search-engine results for your topic and having ads that pique your readers’ interest. The vast majority of blogs make dimes, not dollars, a day, according to ProBlogger.net.
While the programs are expanding, some bloggers are coming up with their own ways to make money. For instance, Roger Fredericks, a golf pro who sells DVDs teaching golfers flexibility exercises, used to spend $10,000 to $25,000 a pop airing infomercials on the Golf Channel. When the network raised its rates last year, he decided to focus on making money on his Web site.
http://blogs.wsj.com/independentstreet/2008/01/15/bloggers-get-creative-to-make-dough/
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