This heat debate started in a bloggers group on linkedln about a month ago. It was a debate full of mixed reactions and arguments. I liked it that way, and it was expected to be, as bloggers comes into the blogging world from different direction and reasons.

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What Traffic Level Do You Need To Start Monetizing
Your Blog?
2013-04-19 22:04:23 Shamsudeen Adeshokan
By: Sean MacEntee
This heat debate started in a bloggers group on linkedln about a month ago. It was a
debate full of mixed reactions and arguments. I liked it that way, and it was expected
to be, as bloggers comes into the blogging world from different direction and
reasons.
The question is, What traffic level do you need to start monetizing your blog?
Often, this question always goes without a proper definite judgement. I will approach
it from different direction, based on my perspective.
You’re free to speak your mind after going through with what I have to say about it.
What Traffic Level Do you need to start Monetizing Your Blog?
I believe you need no traffic level to start monetizing your blog from day #1., unless
you’re not planing to monetize in the future, then you can wait to see something
happen before testing out with blog monetizing.
If you’re aiming to make money from your blog, then the right time to do that is now
regardless of whatever traffic level you’re generating to your blog in the main time.
Let your visitors know that your blog aim at making money for you right from their
first visit.
There are downside to not monetizing from day #1 if you aim at making money from
your blog later, when your readers have accustom your blog with text only and later
you start placing banner and image ads everywhere, this may turn off some readers
and eventually lose your loyal readers.
Your blog may lose is over all look and style and this will eventually gives “you” the
blogger, another hectic work to do, possibly you will settle for another blog theme

2. entirely. So, if you desire to keep your blog image and style for a long-term, start with
everything in mind from day #1.
Monetizing Your Blog Later.
Monetizing your blog later on will give you an advantage of focusing on the more
core aspect of blogging, “content“. You can take your time at this stage to perfect
your writing skill and build steady stream of traffic flow.
While I was starting out as a “newbie”, I made so many errors and did lots of funny
things with my blog like changing theme 5 times within a week. Writing horrible
content that looks like a bricks of wall.
I didn’t even know which affiliate program worth the try to which is not. All these
while, I was figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
I won’t say monetizing later is better, but I would conclude that is better to focus
more on learning how to blog during your early days of blogging than looking for
ways to make money from your blog.
But like I said , it has its own downside and disadvantage too. Especially if you’re
planning to monetize in the future.
Downside To Early Blog Monetizing.
Mostly, the negative effect of early monetizing of blog comes down to two key
element. You either get frustrated and quit half way or you will never become a
better blogger.
Wait, don’t start throwing stones at me, I know there are tens of hundred of
thousands blogs out there that build their blog upon affiliate program, self product or
ads placement at the very start of their blog.
It may interest you to know that these are already established bloggers who have
tested their weight and strength out with previous blogs and have discover another
better way to skin a cat.
For a new blogger, it will have a negative impact on him. Making money from blog is
one of the most easiest and the hardest thing I have ever came across. Easier, if
you have been there and know how, hardest if you’re just stepping into the game
and still testing the sea to see how deep it is.
So, is better for a new blogger who is determined to build a successful blog
overtime to keep away from blog monetizing from day #1 and focus on how to start
a successful blog from scratch.
There are more than a million tips and tutorials in blogging, though with no absolute
or concrete rule, but there are certain rules of thumbs to abide with and follow
strictly, if you desire to build a successful blog.

3. I have seen two months old blogger complaining of low or no income on his blog,
this doesn’t have to be like that. Learn the tricks and tips in blogging and at least
master what you do and the money will flow easily than you imaging.
How To Monetize A Blog.
Now that we’ve talked a lot about the ups and down of early monetizing, let talk
about ways or how to properly monetize a blog for decent blog money.
1. Adsense.
This usually the most sort after among web masters or publishers when planning to
monetize their blog. *But for obvious reasons I do not down with Adsense*. If you
endeavor to read through, you will understand my point.
Adsense top the list and to make good significant money, you will need good quality
large amount of traffic to make money from Adsense program. But worth the try
from day #1.
2. Affiliate Program.
A real legitimate business if you ask me.
Many internet marketers live on the back of this internet business model and lots of
them have found life worth living from it. Affiliate program is perhaps one of the very
best way to go when it comes to blog monetizing.
You don’t need to own your product and don’t have to worry over customer services,
all you need to do is recommend a product to your readers and if they buy through
your affiliate code, you get paid.
3. Direct Advert Placement.
With this, you will need to build the readership and traffic level of your blog to
something more reasonable and significant before contacting advertiser directly and
leaving out the middle men such as Google.
Direct ads placement on your blog could bring a huge income for you enough to
start another business in the real world if approach with the right attitude and patient.
4. *Sell Your Own Product and Services*.
My reason for not down with Adsense. I have always evangelize that the best and
the most lucrative way to make money on your blog is to sell your own product and
that’s why affiliate program is part of my arsenal for making money on the internet.
If you want to make good decent income on the internet consider selling your own
product to your audience and if you don’t know how to make product or you don’t
have the time to do it, then consider marketing affiliate products to your loyal
readers.

4. Stop Wasting Your Time-
Start Blogging Smart
How To Start A Blog And
Make Money Online
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You make big money from both internet business model than running Adsense
program on your blog if you know how. And the fact that Adsense program is
considered as a time bomb, you need not to put all your eggs in that (adsense
program) basket.
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