Q&A: I dont understand this, how is it that people are able to make money by blogging?
Question by BlueYonder: I dont understand this, how is it that people are able to make money by blogging?
Why would someone pay another person to blog? How does it work? And how can I get started?
Best answer:
Answer by Aaron
Almost no one gets paid directly for blogging. You have to be famous for your writing or involved in secret astroturfing schemes to be paid directly for writing.
Most people put ads on their page, using adsense ( https://www.google.com/adsense ) and if they build up a few thousand readers per day, they’re at least going to get a few dollars a day (and likely a lot more) from the visitors who click on the ads.
Other bloggers use affiliate programs targetted toward their blog topic, like bloggers about games use the “My Game Space Program” ( http://mygamespaceprogram.com ) and make a percentage of the sales they bring to a 3rd party company.
It’s easy to start blogging, just go to WordPress.com ( http://www.wordpress.com ) and sign up for a free blog, or install the WordPress software on your server if you have one. You’ll need to build up an audience before you’ll see lots of profits.
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In addition to the ones above many bloggers are signing people up to surf the net. No, really I’m serious. It’s unbelievable but true, there is a company that pays people for just surfing the net, you don’t have to buy, click on anything or fill out a survey. They simply collect money from companies like Google and Yahoo and pay it back to (you) it’s members. Pretty cool, see what you think http://www.totalink.com/cgi-bin/pseek/go.cgi?id=9545
Hope this helps, good luck.
Here is a great tutorial with an awesome reference. good luck
http://lifeonthewww.com/06/19/10-essential-techniques-for-new-blogger-success/