How to Make Money Blogging
Though some people will knock it, there are not only ways to make money blogging but ways to make a lot of money blogging. It isn't as simple as just setting up a blog and posting something random every few months. But it is possible to learn how to make money blogging.
The first thing that you want to do is create a blog that you think will garner a pretty good following. That doesn't mean that you need to throw yourself right into competition with Perez Hilton. You can pick something that isn't explosively popular and still get a good following. There are blogs on just about every conceivable topic under the sun. As long as you think you can garner up some traffic, then go for it.
After you have decided on a topic you want to blog regularly. You also want to follow and comment on other blogs on a day to day basis. You want them to comment on your blog and you need to reciprocate by doing the same for them.
Another vital plan for getting your blog to be a success is to update regularly. If your blog becomes stale or uninteresting you can quickly lose hundreds or thousands of regular visitors. A rarely updated blog is the worst.
Once you have your blog set up properly you can make money off of ad revenue just for getting visitors. You can also sale advertisements, send out newsletters, use the blog to promote e-books or other endeavors– the sky is the limit.