CategoryBlogging for Dollars

Affiliate marketing is one of the blogger’s mainstay business models. It’s simple, and as Anshul proved when he shared his story earlier today, it works—but it does take effort and commitment. The first challenge is to understand how the process works, and for that I can point you to no ...more

This guest post is by Anshul Dayal of Nichsense Niche Marketing. This is the fourth post in our series on Blog Business Models. Many entrepreneurs who own successful online businesses have followed similar paths through the world of blogging, internet, and affiliate marketing. Perhaps they were working a never-ending grind stuck ...more

Today I explained a bit about the strategy I use to sell electronic products through my blog at Digital Photography School. I sell ebooks, but as technology evolves, bloggers face a growing array of product creation possibilities. Just as many hop on board the product bandwagon, so many keep well ...more

This is the third post in our series on Blog Business Models. On Digital Photography School, we currently sell nine ebooks on different aspects of photography. When you look at the blog now, it looks as if it was built to sell products, but it wasn’t. The site is five ...more

Earlier today we heard from Kevin Cullis, who’s successfully using his blog to support his self-published print book, How to Start a Business: Mac Version. As print publishing evolves, we’re seeing more and more bloggers release printed books—either themselves or through established publishing houses, like I did. This is an ...more

This is the second post in our series on Blog Business Models. Kevin Cullis, who runs MacStartup.com uses the blog to support his print book, How to Start a Business: Mac Version, and his upcoming release, How to Start a Business: Windows Version. Kevin’s written about his business journey here ...more

This is the first post in our series on Blog Business Models. Marcus Sheridan runs The Sales Lion blog, where he explores the marketing approach he’s used to build a successful business. But his blog has helped Marcus springboard very successfully into the public speaking circuit. Marcus has told us his ...more

One of the great things about the blogosphere is innovation, and the fact that there is an almost unlimited number of ways you can make money blogging. One glance around the web shows such variety in terms of the way bloggers approach their audiences and provide them with value. The ...more

You’ve started a blog, written great content, engaged with readers … and now you’re making a little money at it. Congratulations! I started blogging seriously with the aim to make a living from it, but I know plenty of bloggers—probably the majority of those making money blogging—have less clear-cut ambitions ...more