Quincy from Quinkoy Tawops has left me a comment on my blog which is a question that is mostly asked by bloggers who are thinking of monetizing their blogs.
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Do you have any suggestions on how could i monetize my blog?
What certain ads accept blogspot as a venue?
If there’s no choice, it would be so stupid if i change my server and transfer all my posts..
Di ko alam gagawin. tabang!!! (TULONG sa ilonggo. hehe)
Instead of answering his questions directly, I decided to answer it on a new blog post for the benefit of others who are asking the same thing.
There are many money making opportunities that are reserved for blogs. These are (but not limited to) Adsense, Text Link Ads, Chitika, AdBrite, PayPerPost, PayU2Blog, and the like. All of these have different features and ways for a blog to gain profit from, I suggest visiting their sites to see what they offer.
The first four can be categorized under Banner Advertising. This is where banners or text links are put on your blog and they will pay you for it. It doesnt matter if your blog is on blogger because they accept any blog platform.
PayPerPost and PayU2blog are a different kind of monetization option. They pay you to review a product but they are a little picky when it comes to blog platforms. In other words, if you have a blogspot blog, you may have problems in signing up for their services.
What should you do? Moving to a different blog platform would take a lot of time and energy. But it would be a wise decision if you are aiming for PayPerPost or a similar monetization feature. Otherwise, you could resort to Adsense or Text Link Ads on your old blog.
Personally, I would not let these things dictate where my blog will be headed. If your reason for blogging is to earn money then go for something that would earn you lots of it, however, if your reason is to express yourself through blogging, then think of monetizing your blog only as an added bonus. Remember, blogging is not just about earning money.
Hope I have answered your questions! Happy Blogging!
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March 13th, 2008 at 10:39 am
inosente pa ako sa bagay na yan. hehe
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July 12th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
“Tabang” is a Cebuano word and the equivalent in Ilonggo is “Bulig”. Both words mean “Help”
@quincy - First of all, not all blogs are meant to be monetized. Yes, it’s easy to put up ads and other incoming generating banners and stuff but two things that you have to consider first is your blog content and traffic. If your blog content is good but lack enough site traffic and vice versa, it would be difficult to generate a good income.
If you do a pay-per-post thing, then it’s a different story. However, most sites that offer these services don’t allow blogs that are hosted in blogspot, wordpress.com, etc. You’ll need to get your own domain and hosting.
@Elmo - since you want to keep your blog in blogger/blogspot, what you need to get is a domain. Then after you purchase your domain, your redirect it to your blogspot address.