Paid Blogging : How To Get Started Blogging For Money

The first thing I will recommend when starting on your paid blogging journey, is to have your own web hosting and domain, rather than using a free service like Blogger.com. By setting up your own domain you will qualify for far more paid blogging opportunities, and it's surprisingly easy to do. So the first step if you don't have your own domain, and are ready to start blogging for money: sign up easily for a domain and hosting through Yahoo! Yahoo! is a great choice for newbies as they make it easy to get started. One your blog is up and running, start taking advantage of the paid blogging resources below, and you'll be blogging for money (maybe even full time), in no time at all.

              

One of easiest ways to monetize your blog, and start enjoying the benefits of paid blogging is by selling text links off of your blog. While text link companies generally don't pay huge amounts, if you have a decent page rank, you can expect to make a hundred dollars or so monthly from text links through a broker like Text-Link-Ads. The process is automated and you will be able to enjoy blogging for money through the links sold on your blog.

Now, while I believe that selling side bar text links through a company such as Text-Link-Ads, is probably the easiest way to start paid blogging, writing paid reviews certainly rivals this, and can be a powerful income generating source for new and seasoned bloggers alike. The key to blogging for money through paid posting companies is to check their websites often as paid blogging opportunities can be snatched up quickly. The top paid blogging companies are Pay Per Post, Review Me and SponsoredReviews.



When your blog starts to receive more traffic, I would suggest including relevant affiliate banners on your sidebar or in the header or footer of your blog. The money I make through such banners is often the easiest and most significant that I earn. My affiliate company of choice is Pepperjam, and I would recommend for even the newest folks looking to get into blogging for money to sign up with them, as they offer a ten dollar sign up bonus to help you get started. Pepperjam is easy to use, offers great customer service (should you need it) and have always paid me on time.

                                                

One way I like to reward my readers is to give them something for free, through RevResponse. Simply sign up for RevResponse, choose a widget, and your readers will be able to enjoy a variety of free resources such as white papers and eBooks. It's an easy way to say thank you to your regular readers, and you will enjoy a small amount of paid blogging income from driving traffic to RevResponse.

                                                     

I suggest taking a few minutes and trying out these resources on your blog today. In my opinion they are the easiest ways to get started in paid blogging, and will have you blogging for money quickly.