Generating Profits Like Clockwork Through Blogging
by Matt Rhodes
Many folks who try to make money blogging are often short-sighted in their monetary goals. At first glance, for example, Google AdSense seems to be the absolute best and easiest way to generate income from your blog, especially if you generate massive amounts of traffic. After all, you’re receiving hundreds of clicks daily, and they add up quickly. Ultimately, however, you’re trading $20 or $30 sales for 10 or 15 cent clicks. Although you’ll have more clicks than sales, simple math tells you that even if 1% of your clicks bought a product that earned you a $20 commission instead, you’d be doing $5 or $10 better than with AdSense. The truth is though, if you have a credible and respected blog, your income could be five or ten times that amount.
If you have a solid reputation for providing quality content to your visitors, they will trust any recommendations that you have. Think for a moment just how much power that puts into your hands. If you have users who visit your blog religiously, they’ll feel the same way about your recommendations. Recommend high quality, relevant products to your visitors and not only will you receive a hefty commission, they’ll actually be thanking you for helping them and will be even more eager to follow your recommendations the next time. Sometimes, if they know you receive a commission from the product, they’ll purchase it just to support you. You could make these recommendations like clockwork - every 2 weeks, recommend a great new product or service your users *need* to have. You’ll see a nice, big number in your checking account soon thereafter.
Compare that to AdSense. One click, 15 cents in your pocket, and they’re gone. They don’t trust you anymore than they used to, and - most importantly - they could be buying a product through a Google Ad that would’ve earned you a massive commission if you had just recommended it. If you think you can have both AdSense *and* affiliate products, think again. The AdSense ads will just distract your users from the offer you’re presenting.
Long story short: get rid of AdSense, start recommending quality products, then watch your bank account soar. I guarantee you’ll be pleased with the results.
About the Author:
Matt Rhodes is the Editor and Webmaster of Blogging Money Maker, a blog that reveals FREE articles, tips and tricks about how to make money blogging. Go to http://bloggingmoneymaker.blogspot.com!
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The opinions above are those of the author of that particular article. The owners of this blog actually use Google along with other affiliate links. Since Google is contextual, it often includes quality information that our readers are looking for. It all depends upon your own content. With some content, their ads are very relevant - while with others, they’re so far off base you forget what you were reading about in the first place!
My own recommendation would be to experiment and see what works for you. Also, keep an eye on what Google ads are actually showing up on your page(s).
