Regardless of the type of website you have, a blog is something that should be included.
Blogs are easy to set up and today we're going to look at how to monetize your blog site.
Most of us know a blog as something that is used to post our personal thoughts and opinions.
They're so widespread that those who simply post their opinions don't see much traffic anymore.
We aren't advocating this type of blog.
Instead, we must understand the marketing and SEO power of a blog.
SEO is search engine optimization or getting the search engines to place your website at the top of the list.
If you find your site on the top page of a Google search, you will get a large amount of hits to your site and that, of course, is a great thing.
Search engines love blogs.
Even a badly written blog can easily outperform a well written traditional website because software that manages a blog is often optimized for maximum visibility in search engines.
It is for this reason that you must have a blog on your site.
What will you put on your blog? Any new information that you post on your website can also be posted on your blog.
Be sure to link to your main website in every entry on your blog.
Many people are using blog software to construct their website so consider doing this as well.
Now, let's look at how to monetize your blog.
We're going to assume that your blog is setup and running correctly.
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) Download a theme that includes a space for ads There are some free themes that are designed to be used for advertisement purposes.
They leave areas open for advertisements to be placed.
If you can't find a theme that has ad space, make sure your theme has an area where you can place modules call widgets.
If you don't have a place for ads, you will have a much tougher time monetizing your blog.
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) Get a Google AdSense Account Search for "Google AdSense" and you set up an AdSense account.
It may take a few days to be approved by Google.
Make sure that you have a blog already set up and it has been in existence for at least a month.
This will lessen your chances of being rejected by Google.
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) Set up your first ad The AdSense interface will take a bit of work to figure out but once you do, you will want to generate code for your first AdSense ad campaign.
Google will give you a code to use on your site.
You're one step away from knowing how to monetize your blog.
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) Download an ad manager plugin Find an ad management plugin for your blog platform.
This plugin will place ads in your posts in the places you prefer.
Place your Google AdSense code in to the plugin.
If your website theme had spaces for ads, input the code in to the appropriate area as explained in your theme documentation.
Then wait.
The ads won't show up right away.
It normally takes up to an hour for the ads to display so don't panic if you don't see them right away.
That's all there is to it.
You now know how to monetize your blog!