9 sure fire ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog


Do you have a blog?

Do you want to know 9 simple, yet effective ways to drive traffic to your site?

Here are 9 suggestions to consider:

1.) AdSense

Get an AdSense account. Request the code for both a a widget and a banner ad so that you can add them to your blog. You can select any product or products to be included in your widget but make it compatible with what your blog is all about, because visitors to your site will not stay if what you are advertising is not relevant to their interests. Whenever anyone just clicks on either the widget or the banner ad you will earn cash. They do not even have to buy anything, just click on the ads and you earn cash.

2.) Amazon

Set up an Amazon account. Like before, request the code for both a widget and a banner ad and install then in your blog. Whenever anyone clicks on either of these ads you will earn an income.

3.) Affiliate Programs

Select an affiliate program or two that you want to promote. Get the link codes from the promoter and install them in your blog. whenever anyone clicks the link and buys the product being advertised you will earn a commission.

4.) Sell ebooks

There are countless ebooks on all subjects available for promotion as a reseller or an affiliate. You can even buy the PLR rights to the ebook and even place your own name on it as the author. Select one or more ebooks for you to promote, install ads on your blog and promote your "own" product. whenever anyone buys the product you will earn a commission.

5.) Banner Ads

Install banner ads on your blog from other sources than those listed above. Choices vary from newsletters, emails on autoresponders or anything relevant that can earn you a commission. Place a couple of these banner ads on your site and earn income passively.

6.) Membership Options

If your blog or site is popular you can consider implementing a paid membership option that charges people to become members. Set your price, set up your membership and earn commission effortlessly.

7. Content - PLR

Set up a link or an RSS feed from a live source to your blog so that you can receive current and fresh content that is relevant to your niche and which others find attractive so they keep on visiting your blog or site. The more often visitors return, the more likely it is that they will click on a link, a banner, an affiliate program button or any other revenue source on your site, and the more likely you will earn a commission. The more links you have, the more monetized your site becomes.

8.) Pro Blogger

Check out this site online and see how you can use this master of blogging and his blog and content to help you become a better blogger and to earn more money.

9.) Chitika

Check out this site and you will find more than one way to link to it or add a button on your blog that will link to it and generate a commission to you whenever anyone clicks and follows through.

There you have it. Nine easy ways to drive traffic to your site and to keep your blog monetized so that you can earn a steady and recurring income.

About the Author

Danny Fortune is an author who specializes in blogging articles. For more free information and other resources on how to improve your blogging, visit: http://www.nichebloggingriches.com/free/?thankyou-page=10468


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