Read more here: http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/businessideas/fl/Make-Money-Online-with-a-Blog.htm Strategies for running a profitable blog from Amanda McCormick, About.com Guide to Entrepreneurship. In this live interactive session, we'll cover the following topics: Targeting a Profitable Niche: How will you find the right audience for you blog? Ask yourself the right questions, find a profitable niche and tweak your business plan to align better with profit opportunity. Getting Set Up: Choose the right blogging platform for you blog. Do you want to use WordPress, Blogger or Tumblr? Are you ready to choose your own host? Building a Following: Many bloggers just starting out figuring, if I write about something interesting to me, my blog will naturally find a following. But it takes more than great content to build a following. Email marketing, press, social media and networking all make a huge impact on how many followers you can attract. Strategies for Monetizing: Finally, the all-important question of how will you monetize your blog? Ads are a natural first choice, but there are many other opportunities, including information products and affiliate marketing. Many bloggers who make a profit do so by taking a hybrid approach. In this article, we'll look at a number of ways to monetize your blog.