Making Money from Blogging

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Many people have found ways to make money from blogging over the years. Some of the methods include advertising, affiliate commissions and direct product sales. However, people have found it difficult to make a living solely from blogging. Here you will find the latest articles and information about how to make money from blogging available on The Write News.

  • Andrew Sullivan Finds Success With Paid Blogging Model (2013-01-08): Blogger Andrew Sullivan is leaving The Daily Beast and returning his blog to his website, andrewsullivan.

  • Blog and Social Networks Can Boost Music Sales (2008-02-12): A study conducted by researchers from New York University's Stern Business School found that online buzz from blogs and social networks can boost album sales.

  • How Much Are The Top Blogs Worth? (2007-10-03): 24/7 Wall St has a post asking who is going to buy the big blogs.

  • How Much Money Do Bloggers Make? (2007-06-27): Paula Neal Mooney has a big list the includes the earnings of a number of bloggers.

  • Would You Pay to Subscribe to a Blog? (2007-03-05): Will a blogging subscription model emerge in the future? Are there enough readers willing to pay for a blog.

  • WSJ Looks at the Blogging Profession (2007-03-04): The Wall Street Journal has an article analyzing what the job of blogger entails.

  • How Much Money Can You Make From Blogging? (2007-02-05): The Christian Science Monitor has an article that looks at what bloggers can make from their blogs.

  • How Much is Your Blog Worth? (2006-07-25): There are now two blog worth calculators out there to help you inaccurately estimate the financial value of your blog.

  • Steve Pavlina Provides Blogging for Money Tips (2006-05-03): Steve Pavlina blogs that he is now making $200 a day from his blog.

  • Journalists and Blogging Pay (2006-03-20): Stephen Baker at BlogSpotting has asked whether he should be compensated for writing BlogSpotting for BusinessWeek while on unpaid leave.

  • Journalists and Compensation for Blogging (2006-03-17): MarketWatch.

  • Bloggers Concerned About Google AdSense's Rich Media Plans (2006-01-30): Google Adsense has been testing rich media in its advertisements.

  • Colbert Low Blogs for Multiple Blog Networks (2006-01-05): Colbert Low shows how bloggers can make money by blogging for multiple blog networks.

  • J-Walk and Oh Gizmo Post November Blog Revenues (2005-12-06): The J-Walk Blog, a popular and funny blog that is listed on the IWJ's list of Best Author Blogs, has an interesting post about blogging income in which J-Walk reveals his own revenues from his blog in November.

  • Blogads Wants an Advertising Network of 10,000 Blogs (2005-11-23): ClickZ reports that Blogads' Henry Copeland said he wants to expand the blogs in his advertising blog network from 900 blogs to 10,000 blogs by this time next year.

  • Is There a Blogging for Money Bubble? (2005-11-04): The same OJR article we cited for a Nick Denton quote also speculates about a possible second bubble in online media properties.

  • Bloggers Not Getting Rich. Plus AdSense Dominance (2005-10-12): A survey by Qumana on blog advertiser earnings has found that 69% of bloggers surveyed earn less than $20 per month.

  • Is There Money in Podcasting? (2005-10-02): A recent Wired article looks at the possibility of earning money through podcasting.

  • The Million Dollar Homepage Blog (2005-10-01): The Million Dollar Homepage is a money making project run by Alex Tew as a way to pay for college.

  • Survey: Most Bloggers Blog For Fun, Not Money (2005-07-25): This survey asked readers about the primary reason they have a blog. Money was not the top response.