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The idea that putting ads on your blog is in any way evil, unethical, harmful, or selfish, is incorrect. Believe it or not, people’s attitudes to the Internet are maturing, and people realize that websites (especially blogs) are run by people, and people work best when properly compensated. If your content is benefiting others, why shouldn’t it benefit you as well?

The following are common ways to tastefully monetize a blog.

Text Ads – Text ads like Google Adsense are a great way to deliver contextually-targeted advertisements to your readers while remaining relatively unobtrusive. The format of Adsense ads are highly recognized and trusted. Many of your readers may actually find these ads helpful from time to time.

Merchandising – If your blog has a strong community bond, you may want to consider offering some merchandise sporting your blog’s logo. CafePress.com and similar services are the perfect way to offer merchandise to your readers without needing to carry inventory.

Affiliate Sales – You have a strong trust bond with your readers. If you recommend a product or service, it will receive serious consideration from your readers. Why not capitalize on this? If you feel deceitful by profiting from a recommendation, you can always offer a non-affiliate link alongside your affiliate link and give your readers the choice.

Link Exchanges – Even if you aren’t looking to directly profit from your blog, it can never hurt to have more readers. Participate in a link exchange and broaden your blogs reach!

Banner Spots – If your blog covers a specific niche, you will probably profit more from directly selling banner spots to advertisers than simply putting up Adsense ads.

You – Why not advertise yourself? Do you have other products and services? Do you do consultations or seminars? You’ll be hard-pressed to find a reader that is upset with you for advertising yourself on your own blog.

Donations – If you are really concerned with how people will react to you posting advertisements on your blog, ask that users contribute instead. Readers who frequently benefit from your content are often more than happy to support you.

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