A List of Paid Blogging Networks

Paid blogging is one of the most convenient and easy ways to earn some additional income online. There is a vibrant community of bloggers and there are hundreds of blogging networks that pay you for every article, review, or post you write for them. The bloggers are basically getting paid for writing the articles, opinions and reviews of the advertisers’ websites, products and services.

To earn a good reputation as a blogger, you need to be consistent and a good writer. Paid blogging is also known as pay per Post.

From the advertiser’s standpoint, it’s meant to generate traffic and back links to their websites. The blogs’ back links have proved to be one of the best links for search rankings in Google.

Some of the blogging networks have some limitations on the posts. You can produce 2-3 paid posts per day. This limitation also affects your earnings, but through paid blogging and posting you can earn up to $100 to $500 per month from each blog. Some of the blogging sites allow you to earn even more.

There are a lot of self-service marketplaces on the internet that allow you to get paid to blog about the services and products of the blog networks advertisers. Some of the blogging networks allow the advertisers to choose which bloggers they want to write for them.

Blogging Networks:

PayPerPost.com - You can earn cash for giving your opinion about the websites advertisers

Smorty.com - They will pay you to either write opinions or publish thier contextual advertising

Weblogs - You tell them what you are passionate about, and they may have an opportunity for you

Freelance Jobs for Bloggers

There are a ton of sites that offer freelance opportunities for writers. This can be a great way for bloggers to supplement their income.

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How to make money from your blog: 5 tips

Many people who write blogs today simply want to share their opinion on

something. But then there are the business-minded folks, who have found a

way to use blogs, or Web logs, to bring in a little extra cash too.

If you're interested in taking it further —

blogging for bucks, if you will — here are five strategies that could turn

your blog into a moneymaker.

1. Sell advertising. This is likely the most common means of leveraging a

blog to generate income. If yours happens to become a well-known blog, or

one that is well-received in a particular niche, it's always possible to
sell ad space on your own. For Bing Blogs andservices such as Google's

AdSense or BlogAds, bloggers can establish ad programs. AdSense's — which

lets you select several ads that are consistent with the content of your

blog — pays you based on how many readers click on the ads for further

information. Even better, it's free. BlogAds, on the other hand, hooks

bloggers up with would-be advertisers and levies a commission in return for
any ad placements that result. "The nice thing, too, is that the ads are

relatively unobtrusive," says Scott Allen, co-author of The Virtual

Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online .

2. Help sell others' products. Here is another click-through opportunity.

Affiliate programs enable your blog to serve as a conduit between readers

and online sites offering various goods and services. One popular choice is

Amazon.com. If, for instance, you offer book reviews or even just mention a

book in passing in your blog, an affiliate program provides a means for

your readers to click directly from your blog to Amazon to obtain further

information about the book. If they break out the checkbook or charge card,

you get paid as well.

3. Solicit contributions. Not every blog-related income opportunity

involves hawking goods or services. As Blanche DuBois said in A Streetcar

Named Desire, consider relying on the kindness of strangers. Ask for

contributions. If, for instance, your small-business blog supports a cause

or issue in some fashion — say you repeatedly mention tax reform, health

care or some other topic — you can always ask for reader support. Even if

you've attracted a group of regular followers who simply enjoy reading what

you have to say, they may be willing to underwrite their loyalty with a

little financial help. Programs such as PayPal make it easy to establish a

simple on-site contribution collection button. "There are lots of worthy

'cause' blogs that would qualify for donations from grateful members of the

blog community," says Las Vegas communications consultant Ned Barnett.

4. Market your services in your blog. Many people associate blogs

exclusively with a cyberspace-based soapbox — a place to shout your

opinions and little more than that. Granted, blogs are an ideal venue to

share your thoughts with others, but don't overlook their capacity to

generate new business as well. When appropriate, work in references to what

you do and, in turn, what you may be able to offer any would-be client or

customer who may be reading your blog. That can spread your opinion and

your business moxie at the same time."Instead of short commentaries that

begin a dialogue with readers, as many blogs do, I write the equivalent of

journal articles that demonstrate my abilities, strategies and perspectives

on specific issues," Barnett says. "When it resonates, it means money.

Since starting this approach, I have generated three new paying clients and

brought in about $10,000 on revenue — directly attributable to specific

blogs."

5. Use a blog to deepen your existing customer relations. Nor does any

marketing material inserted in blog content have to be limited to bringing

in completely new business. By using a blog to regularlycommunicate with

existing clients as well as other readers, you can take advantage of the

opportunity to fully inform them about everything your business does. That

may expand your readers' understanding of the full scope of your products

or services."My blog has helped existing clients determine the range of my

skills and services," says Ted Demopoulos of Demopoulos Associates, a

Durham, N.H. consulting and training concern. "One client who had only used

me for training in the past was surprised at my range of expertise and is

now using me for a consulting project. Another who only used me on

technical projects is now considering me for a more business-oriented

project."

By Jeff Wuorio

Establish Your Brand by Blogging

The most important thing about having a blog is to establish your brand and let your readers get to know you. This applies mostly to blogs that are related to your business. As the author of the blog, you can tell your readers about yourself in the About page. Your readers will also come to know you through your style of writing and what you write about. If you have something meaningful to say, people will listen.

Get Started

If you don’t already have a blog, it’s time to take the plunge and get started. Remember Nike’s popular slogan? Just do it. You can learn along the way as you build up your first blog. There is a lot of freely available information about all aspects of maintaining and marketing a blog.
In the beginning, you can take a look at some of the popular blogs in your niche and take note of what you like about them. Basically you are trying to capture the best elements of those blogs and try to incorporate them in yours.

Blog Regularly

Even if you are not a Pulitzer prize winning author, you can still get better at writing as you practice. Try to blog as regularly as possible. If you stop for long periods between your posts, you may start to lose your readership. You can even write your posts beforehand if you know that you are going to be away on vacation. Then you can set up automatic scheduling to post to the blog.

Build a Community

As your blog readership grows, you will hopefully get more people interacting with you through the comments. Definitely install Akismet to catch most of the comment spam. Try to answer all of the valid comments quickly and you will make your readers feel that you care. Another option to think about is building a forum as part of your blog. Again, due to the problem of spam, forums require moderation and if you don’t have time to do this, you’ll have to find some volunteers or pay for help.
Another way to build a community quickly is by holding a blog contest. You can offer attractive prizes (like lots of cash!) or ask other bloggers to donate prizes in exchange for something you have to offer. You could offer to review their blog in your blog and give them a backlink. You could offer them your own product in exchange. Those are just two quick ideas.
Folks like Darren Rowse (Problogger) and Shoemoney have built their brands largely due to the popularity of their blogs. You have to find your own unique angle to it. For Problogger, it was teaching people about blogging and making money from it. For Shoemoney, a lot of initial interest was generated by showing a huge affiliate check and talking about tremendous success with ringtones.
Don’t delay, start thinking about how you can establish yourself in a crowded marketplace. The sooner you start, the better.
Thanks to moneymakingblogs.com

Starting a money making blog

Starting a blog can be a fun and challenging way to earn income from yourself. It can be a great experience for your career as well - as through the blog you can become an expert in a certain niche and also learn about online marketing.
Step 1: Decide that you are going to put effort into the blog. You will have to write frequently and often so you must make the decision and be committed to running your blog.
Step 2: Pick a targeted topic for your blog. You must have a blog that is a specific niche to give you the best chance at getting an audience. For example, if you live in New York City, and want to start a blog about finding an apartment, it would be better to have the blog about finding an apartment in New York City. This is one example, my point is that you want to make the blog specific to a particular niche. There are millions of blogs out there, & if you want to make an impact and get a loyal audience, it behooves you to select a niche topic which will differentiate your blog.
Step 3: Choose a blogging provider to help you publish and maintain your blog online. There are several providers that will make it very easy for you to maintain your blog. You will not need a lot of technical experience to get everything up and running. And, once it is up and running, it will also be fairly simple for you to add new content to your blog. This website has published a detailed article which reviews several blogging providers.
Step 4: Add quality content to your blog. To keep your readers interested in your blog, you must add quality, relevant content to your blog. You must continue to add quality content to your blog and be sure to stay on topic. It varies as to how often successful bloggers update their site, but one thing for sure is that if you don't update your site for months at a time, users may begin to get dis-satisfied.
Step 5: Optimize your site for the major search engines. There are several strategies to optimize your site for the major search engines. The the following articles offers tips on search engine optimization.
Step 6: Build links to your site to drive traffic and further increase your search engine rankings. The following links offer ideas to help you get other websites to link to your website.


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Step 7: Monetize your blog. There are several options to make money from your blog. Any site with solid traffic can generate revenue through several avenues as above