How to Monetize Your Blog/Website

Even if you can't work full-time from home, you may be able to earn some extra money on your computer. Once you know how to make money from your website or blog it, you will kick yourself for not having capitalized on the opportunity sooner.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• An Adsence account
• A Basic understanding of HTML

1. Sign up for an Adsense account at https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?gsessionid=dvcdwB9nSoA
2. The will give you an add in code form and you will need to embed the code on your site. Google will trace how much traffic your site is receiving with an analytics program, and they will determine if your site is economically viable.
3. You can also Sign up for an Amazon Associates account at http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/join. The steps will be similar to Google Adsense and will require a basic understanding of code in order to place the add on your site.
4. If you would rather add video to your blog or website you can sign up for an account at http://www.thenewsroom.com/. As you generated traffic, you will make more money. The site is relatively straight forward and will take you through the entire process.

Tips & Warnings

• You will not make any money if your site does not have a lot traffic.
• By no means count on this as a full time job. Generally you will make some nice spending cash, but it will not replace an income.