Make Money from Your Blog
Generally speaking, advancing your position within your organization, finding a better job, amplifying your influence, and establishing yourself as a leader in your field are the most valuable benefits for a technical blogger.
Still, for necessity or inclination, you may want to directly monetize your blog. We’ll cover selling your own products, if you’re a startup or small business, in the next chapter. Here, we’ll consider some approaches to making some side income from your blog.
The following are some of the most common direct monetization strategies for blogs:
- Ads
- Sponsorships
- Affiliate links
- Subscriptions and Patreon supporters
- Donations
- Merchandise
- Selling your own products
Let’s review each of them, except for ...
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