While a lot of bloggers use their blogs to simply write their opinion on various topics and have online presence, there are quite a lot of serious bloggers who make money from their blogs. These serious bloggers not only write content but also make some money from their blogs, some even earn money to the extent that they live on their blog’s income. They are the professional bloggers.

I would like to recommend the following strategies to make money from your blog and then also mention some of the best advertising programs for your blog and I have personally tried and have worked for me.

1. Sell advertising space – If your blog receives descent amount of traffic and is well established, consider selling ad space on your own. You could make a lot of money when you sell ad space on your own rather than using other publisher advertising programs.

If your blog is new and is yet to establish itself, we recommend Google AdSense and Infolinks advertisement programs for your blog. Google AdSense is a contextual advertising program that shows ads based on the content you write in your blog. Infolinks on the other hand is an In-Text advertising solution that integrates ads with your content. We found both of those programs to be the best in their class and you should be able to easily make money from your blog with them.

Other than Google AdSense, there are quite a few advertising programs that a vast majority of bloggers have been using. Some of the good ones are Intelli Txt, DoubleClick, Tribal Fusion, Clicksor, AdHearUs, Kanoodle, Pheedo, TextAds, AzoogleAds, Value Click, TTZ Media, BlogAds, BidVertiser and Chitika.

One ad program that has been working very well with my websites is Infolinks and we highly recommend it to be amongst the first ad programs which you should try on your blog.

2. Sell products of others as an affiliate – Affiliate programs can help you make a lot of money from your blog. With the help of various affiliate programs on Internet, you can sell products on your website by writing product reviews or by simply linking to the products using your affiliate link. Whenever a visitor buys a product using your affiliate link, you get paid.

Some of the most popular affiliate programs that we highly recommend are Amazon, Linkshare, Clickbank and Commission Junction.

3. Sell your own services – If you are an expert in any subject, you can offer your services for a charge through your blog. I have seen people offering marketing consultation services through their blog.

4. Sponsorship – Companies sponsor blogs that are established and receive good traffic. It’s an advantage for the company and the blog as well, primarily because companies can directly reach the end users and bloggers can make some extra cash. This form of advertisement can be highly targeted and works well for the companies.

There are several other ways to make money from your blog. What we mentioned above are the most common ways of making money that a vast majority of bloggers, including me, follow.

Which ad programs should I start with?

If your blog is new, we recommend that you start with Google AdSense, Infolinks and Chitika.

In case you are an experienced blogger and looking to experiment with more ad networks, we recommend TTZ Media, Linkshare and Clickbank.