My WordCamp Philly 2011 presentation where I discussed the best practices in monetizing blogs and went over a case study of how I make money with my blog.
Questions to ask: Who has a blog? Who’s monetizing their blog? How’d you build the community to your blog? How much time do you spend on your blog a week
Before we get into how to do it right, let’s talk about what NOT to do. Most of you are going to be too early. I can’t tell how many users we get that say, alright I added your plugin – why am I not making any commissions? There’s a multitude of factors that need to be factored when monetizing a blog.
Building a community - go to them, don't wait for them to go to you How to leave comments on blogs Nofollow on comments Good and bad example How social media affects search rankings