* Business Blog Writing Opportunities – Just as individuals write blogs, so too, do businesses. This is true for both the larger concerns as well as smaller ones. In some cases internal staff do this job. However many businesses hire individuals to write a blog for their business. Since this is paid work, a good blog can get you hired. Visit Bloggers for Hire if you’re interested in making money with your blog via this route.
* Non Blogging Writing Opportunities – Many bloggers are being approached, not to write blogs but to contribute to newspapers, magazines and other non blog related sites. Other bloggers are approached to publish books. So your blog may lead to income generation in this way. So this is another route that you might consider if you are considering making money with your blog. You never know who’s watching, so write well!
* Donations - Tip jars and donation buttons have been part of the blogosphere for many years but never before have there been so many people using this as a full-time method of income generation. Jason Kottke of kottke.org has, via this route, been able to quit his job and blog full time! So, if you have a vast and loyal readership don’t forget donations as a way of making money with your blog.
* Flipping Blogs – During 2005 ‘flipping’ or selling your blog became increasingly popular. These are individual blogs or network blogs – like the sale of Weblogs Inc to AOL for eight figures, for example. If your blog is very popular and you are thinking about making money with your blog, why not consider selling it?
* Merchandising – While this may not always be a success, many bloggers are trying to generate income by selling a range of merchandise via their sites. This involves selling branded products via programs like Cafepress. This method of making money with your blog is probably likely to work only on a large, popular blog.
* Consulting and Speaking – Those who speak and consult professionally often have blogs linked to their websites. However, many inexperienced individuals have been able to build up their own skill set and knowledge base to such an extent that they are now able to act as speakers and consultants in their field. Were it not for their blogging ventures, this would probably never have occurred. This means that even as a layperson you can set about making money with your blog.
So it would seem that the popularity of blogs will continue to generate ways of making money for the best writers out there. If your blog is currently visited by a large number of readers, you may want to look into some of the options listed above. If it is not, the best way to improve your odds is to improve your writing. Better blogs, attract more readers so learn as much as you can about what goes into writing a successful blog that is attractive to readers. This will go a long way to increasing your
