Blogging is big business these days, with some bloggers reporting six-figure or even million-dollar incomes.  There are plenty of monetization strategies available for Blogger. It’s really just a matter of finding out what will work for you and the best know how to do it in a way that won’t scare off readers. ‘Twittad‘ utilizes the backgrounds of Twitter profiles for advertising and provides Twitter users a way to make some money. Other, it is by shortening URLs namely ‘Adjix‘. ‘Chitika‘ with their flagship product eMiniMalls helps promote products by keyword or category and help you earn money quickly when users click links on them.  And, with Photrade allows you to get paid not only when their photos are sold, but also with each view their photos get as well. Check out 10 ways that you can earn money from your blog and learn strategies for using these tools and methods in a way that’s reader-friendly.

1. Monetize Facebook Apps with Chitika eMiniMalls.

Chitika  is a full-service on-line advertising network specializing in the new web. For advertisers and media buyers, Chitika is a proven channel for targeting on-line consumers and qualified buyers, and engaging them in relevant, brand-specific or product-specific conversations. Chitika has created an API for Facebook developers to insert ads into their Facebook applications. These ads are powered by Chitika’s flagship product, the eMiniMalls. These are interactive widgets that display retail listings of your choice. A site visitor can learn additional information about the various products in your eMiniMall, and you get a revenue split when site visitors click on a product listing.

In order to get these ads onto your Facebook app, you’ll need to apply for a Chitika account, and use your Facebook app URL as your website. As Facebook apps continue to gain in popularity, the question of monetizing these applications is a recurring question that’s being addressed by Chitika, and a few other companies including Lookery and 30Boxes’ fbExchange.

 2. Cafepress

Based in Foster City, CA, Cafepress.com allows its users to independently create and sell a wide variety of products on the web. By allowing individual sellers to set up free “shops” within their domain, Cafepress makes it easy for artists and designers to sell their goods online. Over 2.5 million independent shops have been opened on Cafepress since its opening in 1999. Cafepress is a privately owned, profitable company

Opening and operating a basic CafePress shop is free. A basic shop can be upgraded to a premium shop for a small monthly rate, allowing an unlimited number of products per type and additional maintenance and customization features.

3. Every Inch of the Web Shall Be Monetized:AdCamo Introduces the Brandable Cursor
Custom cursors have been around for some time, but AdCamo are the first to monetize them. Their new “brandable cursor” interacts with background ads to produce a relevantly branded cursor on mouseover. AdCamo, the online advertising platform for Web page backgrounds, has added yet another unique ad format to its mix: the cursor.

For example, the cursor could take the form of a company’s logo, or it might represent something associated with the business such as a pizza or a car. AdCamo pioneered the development of the clickable background ad. The brandable cursor “takes background ads to the next level by giving advertisers another opportunity to increase a brand’s visibility” writes AdCamo’s Chief Architect, Brett Hellman, on the company’s blog. Since AdCamo is a platform, this essentially means that any Web publisher that uses the service for managing their ad inventory can now sell the new format. Additionally, since AdCamo teams up with ad agencies to sell its publisher’s ad space, they can sell the brandable cursor to their clients

4. Twittad Wants to Monetize Your Twitter Background
Now, enter a new service called Twittad that wants to monetize that background real estate. TwittAd allows Twitter users, like you and me, and advertisers (those other guys) the opportunity to meet for product placement & website promotion on a Twitter user profile. Each listing includes the number of followers, the duration, and the price. Advertisers can then purchase the spots, with Twitter ad collecting a 5% commission on the transaction. So far there aren’t enough transactions completed to estimate the average value of a Twitter follower over a given time period, but this example of a recently sold ad spot for an account with 250 followers went for $5 for one month.

After signing up for the service advertisers can buy an ad slot in your twitter profile. Then the Twittad gives you a new template for your Twitter page which displays the advertisement. You can set the prize you want and giving a reasonable and a fair prize increases your chances of getting a bid ( in case that is not obvious ).

5. Blogertize.in – Monetize Your Blog Or Forum

In the words of the Blogertize team, their aim is to “popularize the information culture through innovative Internet advertising.” Here, as the name suggests, is a platform for budding bloggers to advertise their blogs. What the Blogertize team does is to sell pixel buttons not to big corporations but to blogs and forums that include interesting posts and discussions, which entertain but also elicit thought and reflection. The intended topics range far and wide, and they go from sports and entertainment to current affairs and science.

The fees that apply are listed on the section that goes by the name of “Charges”, and the price in USD is provided, along with a reference chart that showcases the price in cents per pixel. The service starts for as low as 15 USD (the cost of a 2,000 pixel button), and the top price is 150 USD for an 8,000 pixel button

6. Google AdSense
AdSense is an advertisement serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text, image, and more recently, video advertisements on their websites. These advertisements are administered by Google and generate revenue on either a per-click or per-impression basis. You sign up, carve out some space on your pages for the ads (Figure 1), paste a few lines of code from Google into the HTML for your site, and let Google fill in your pages with color-coordinated ads. When somebody clicks one of the ads, Google pays you a fee (the amount varies, and the company doesn’t disclose its payments)

Currently, Google launched Adsense for Games, an in-game advertising system initially designed for browser-based Flash titles. Publishers will be able to display video, image or text ads, and also customise their placement via the Flash SDK, opting to show ads before the game, between levels or when the game is over. Members of our AdWords team will sell your in-game ad placements directly to top brand advertisers, and you’ll also see contextually targeted text and image ads based on content and demographic information. In addition, you’ll be able to control the ads you see on your pages using our filtering options
7. Adjix.com – Monetize And Shorten Links
Link shortening sites come a dime a dozen. Adjix.com is a link shortening site with a twist. The new Adjix is a combination of tinyurl.com and Google Adsense & Adwords. Revenue from ads is used to pay people who use Adjix to shorten links. The Adjix service is ideally suited for newspapers, bloggers, and e-mail marketers.

Every time you shorten a link through the site, you’ll create a way for you to make money from it. For example, shorten the link to your blog, and every time people access it through the shortened link, ads will be displayed. This entitles you to a share of the profits Adjix.com gets from your link. With something like this, everyone who wants to get their links shortened should give this a try. Not only do you get shorter links, you also get a cut from advertising profit. If you like to a very popular site, there’s no telling how much money you could make. If you don’t want to get ads associated with your links, then you can choose that option.

8. Amazon Affiliate

Amazon.com has an affiliate program where you can get paid for your referrals or suggestions. You can open a amazon.com “astore” and make money. To join up with the site you need to provide account details and your website address, and once accepted you will receive a unique code number. One of the advantages of the Amazon scheme is that you can promote not only books, but DVDs, electrical goods and the many, many items the site sells. One of the main disappointments of the Amazon scheme is that you only receive an average of 5% commission on sales.

In September of last year, Amazon announce Amazon Widgets for Associates. Some of the widgets options include Unbox videos, Slideshows, a product cloud, My Favorites, a wish list, a search widget, an aStore widget, and a Recommended Products widget. Each widget serves its own purpose, and appeals to the different needs of individuals with different. Some widgets you’ll need an Amazon Associates account for, but most of the widgets can be taken by anyone for use across websites. Of course, any kickback earned through an affiliates program is an incentive that appeals to some web publishers. Referrals through these widgets will get you up to 8% of the purchase price of an item promoted on your widget, depending on the product. websites

9.PhoTrade.com – Make Money From Pictures

Photrade.com has created a free platform that provides the tools for photographers of any skill level to customize their own photo contest. Within a few minutes, they can flaunt their proudest pieces of art to family, friends or competitors across the world. Photrade.com is a new website still in its beta stages. It combines the sharing functionalities of sites like Flickr, iStock and Smug Mug. The pro account will cost $25 when Photrade.com goes public. In order to be offered the beta testing you must get an e-mail invite from a current Photrade.com user. If you don’t know anyone already listed on Photrade, you can check forums on Flickr and other photo-sharing sites where many people are more than willing to give out one of their invites to new users.

The great thing about the site is that you can set many different prices for each picture, depending on the size of it. For instance, if someone wants to make a mural from your picture, you wouldn’t charge them the same as a person who wanted to print it onto a coffee mug.  If you’re interested in protecting your images in the same way you protect your written work or original music, Photrade is just the site to visit. Likewise, if you are a blogger who is afraid of taking random photos from Google Image searches and would rather purchase legally licensed images, then Photrade is also worth a look.

10. BustABlog.com – Make Money Blogging

BustaBlog’s high ranking with search engines and high quality content also makes it a great place to show off your writing talents. At the same time BustaBlog allows you to earn a little cash for your work as well. Your content will continue to have the ability to earn money as long as your account is still active.

Through the site, you’ll be able to create a blog and optimize it in order to get the most from the ads you place there. The site’s hosts will make sure your blog is optimized so you get more traffic. If you already have a blog, you can switch it over to their servers. This is a great way for you to quickly make enough money from your blog to cover any unexpected expense. Making a blog is easy. Just type in the address you want it to have and you’ll be on your way. If you are in it just or fun, you’ll be able to see what other’s have written on their blogs through the homepage. Every time something is updated, you’ll be able to see it there.

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