There are many ways to make money online. Below I’ll share with you some that I know of. Hopefully this will be useful for you.

1. Affiliate marketing – This is one of the most convenient way to make money online. As an affiliate you refer your audience to various company websites, and when a sale is made you earn a commission. You are the middleman (or middlewoman) so you don’t have to deal with customer service, taking orders, etc. The companies you become affiliated with provide you with a tracking link to use to link to their site. That’s how they track how many sales you’ve generated. Almost all affiliate programs are free to join. It usually involves filling out a sign-up form and within moments the company sends you the links you need to use on your site or blog.

2. Banner Advertising – If you pay attention to the sidebar of many popular blogs (usually on the right), they are most likely filled with 125×125 ads banner. This monetization method is one of the most lucrative out there. Depending on the popularity of the blog, this ad can sell from $50 up to $10,000 a month individually. There are usually 6 ads banner placed. Do the math.

3. Affiliate marketing – This is one of the most convenient way to make money online. As an affiliate you refer your audience to various company websites, and when a sale is made you earn a commission. You are the middleman (or middlewoman) so you don’t have to deal with customer service, taking orders, etc. The companies you become affiliated with provide you with a tracking link to use to link to their site. That’s how they track how many sales you’ve generated. Almost all affiliate programs are free to join. It usually involves filling out a sign-up form and within moments the company sends you the links you need to use on your site or blog.

4. Private Forums – While the Internet is populated with free forums, there is also the possibility to create a private one where members need to pay a single or recurring fee to join. SEO Blackhat charges $100 monthly from its members, and they have thousands of them. Obviously in order to charge such a price for a forum membership you need to provide real value for the members (e.g., secret techniques, tools, and so on).

5. Paid Surveys and Polls – There are services that will pay you money to run a small survey or poll on your website. The most popular one is called Vizu Answers. Basically you need to sign up with them, and select the kind of polls that you want to run your site. Most of these services operate under a CPM model.

6. Pop-ups and Pop-unders – Pop-ups are a common yet annoying form of advertising on the Internet. If you are just trying to make a much money as possible from your website, you could experiment with them. If you are trying to grow the traffic and generate loyal visitors, however, you probably should stay away from them. Just consider the hundreds of pop-up blockers out there: there is a reason why they are so popular.

7. Selling a Hardcover Book – Many authors and journalists leverage their blogs or websites to sell copies of hardcover books. Examples include Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin and Malcolm Gladwell. While most of these people were already renowned authors before they created their website, one could also follow the other way around. Lorelle VanFossen did exactly that with her Blogging Tips book. First she built her authority on the subject via her blog, and afterwards she published the book.

8. Donations – Tip Jars and donation buttons have been a part of blogging for years now but this last year saw a number of bloggers go full time after fund raising drives. Perhaps the most high profile of these was Jason Kottke of kottke.org who through the generosity of his readership was able to quit his job and become a full time blogger.

Nik Imran is the creator of IMakeABlog, a make a blog guide for beginners. You can learn how to create a blog with the 6 simple steps provided.

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