Many people have asked me how they can earn money with their blogs.  There are several sites that will pay you to do this and they are listed on the site here.  I'll focus on Blogger.com for this entry.

Blogger allows you to sign in with your google account which makes it easy to add adsense to your blogs.  To sign on for a Google Adsense account click here.  It is free to sign on.

In order to earn money you should choose a topic that is popular and that many people are searching for.  To see a list of the top blog searches you can check Technorati.com.  On the home page it lists the top ten searches.  Basically, current news stories get a lot of hits as well as Myspace, Youtube, celebrities, and how to guides. 

Try and add photos and video to your blog and write in short paragraphs.  Do what you can to make your blog interactive such as allowing people to leave comments to your blog and to subscribe to your blog feeds.  Don't forget to go into the Layout section and add Google Adsense to your blog!

Once you have written your blog submit the url to google, yahoo, and any other submission sites you can find so that your blog will come up in searches.  Also submit it to blog listing sites such as Technorati, Blog Top List, and Blogwise. 

Link to your blog from other sites by leaving comments on other people's blogs, linking to your blogs from your other blog sites, and even by writing articles on similar topics and then providing a link to your blog for further information.  (You can submit articles to Associated Content and be paid for your article).   If you have a Myspace, Friendster page, or something similar add links to your blogs there as well.  Don't forget you can also provide links to your blogs on message boards.  So, if your blog was about making money, you can locate message boards on this topic.  If your blog was about say, Anna Nicole Smith, list it on message boards for her fan sites.  The more places that contain a link to your blog, the higher ranked your blog be.  

It takes time to build a successful blog but if you put the work in early on it will not take as long as you think.  Remember to stick with it.  You have to keep posting to keep your readers.  Soon you will see your Google Adsense money adding up!

Here are two of the blogs I am keeping for this purpose that can serve as an example.  I have a lot of fun doing this!

I Remember Dunkleman: An American Idol Blog

Ramblings From the TV Junkie

On a personal note, I apologize for thelack of newsletters and blogs as of late.  I have received all of your e-mails and am trying to answer them all.  If you do not get a response feel free to e-mail me again.  I had two surgeries which kept me from my work for some time.  I am now back and you can expect to start hearing from me again with more great ideas to earn a legitimate living from home!!

All the best,

Christen