One of the very nice aspects of Blogger is that you can add banner advertising to your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog). Placing a few banners on your blog will allow you to make money and encourage you to stay committed to your blog as well.
There is no cost involved in adding banners to Blogger - it is 100% FREE.
It is pretty simple to add affiliate banners and Google Adsense to Blogger. Anyone who knows how to copy and paste can add a few banners in no time. For help on adding banners to Blogger please refer to my article entitled Easy Way to Put Banners on Blogger (Blogspot) Blog
If you are yet to create a Blogger account refer to this tutorial for some helpful hints on creating a free Blogger Blogspot blog and to this article on how to set up and configure Blogger. These articles will have you up and running with Blogger in no time.
How Do I Make Money by Adding Banners to My Blog?
When a visitor clicks on a banner on your blog you will make money. If the banner is a pay per click banner such as Google Adsense and Chitika you will make money for every click. You can even have both Chitika and Google Adsense on the same page as Chitika ads are non-contextual. If you use Chitika as well that will 2 ways to make money instead of just one.
When a visitor clicks on an affiliate banner such as the banner below and makes a purchase you earn a commission or a percentage of the sale. Some merchants pay you for referrals so if the visitor signs up you make money. This is known as affiliate marketing and it is a very common way to make money with Blogger other than using pay per click programs like Google Adsense.
Getting Started
1.Create a free Blogger account
2.Set up your Blogger Blogspot blog
3.Add Google Adsense Widgets to Blogger
4.Sign up with other advertising programs like Chitika which you can use in conjunction with Google Adsense
5.Sign up for alternatives to Google Adsense such as Adbrite and get their code. Even if you never advertise with them they have affiliate programs worth taking a close look at.
2)EASY WAY TO PUT BANNERS ON BLOGGER
Beginner bloggers who want to make money from their blog often ask me how to put banners on a Blogger blog (Blogspot blog). In this article I will outline the steps to help you put banners on Blogger the easy way. You will have your banners up and running in no time and starting to earn extra money from your blog.
EARN MONEY $$$ WITH CHITIKA
How to Put Banners on Blogger the Easy Way
In order to make money online and place banners on Blogger you first need to sign up with a referral program.
1)Sign up for some affiliate referral programs such as Chitika. There are heaps of affiliate marketing networks out there but to start with you might try Commission Junction which boasts a huge range of advertisers.
Examples of Some Earnings You Might Expect from Affiliate Programs
Earn 10% of what your referrals earn for 15 months following each referral’s approval date.
Sign up with Chitika,
2)Once you have signed up with an affiliate program which pays you referral fees you can start earning money by placing the affiliate banner on your Blogger blog.
3)Decide where you want to place your banner on Blogger. Here are 2 very easy options:
i) Place Banner in Blogger Sidebar or Footer
Adding an Affiliate banner to the Blogger sidebar or footer are both easy placement options. While logged in to Blogger, go to Layout > Page Elements and click on Add a Gadget in the Blogger sidebar, choose HTML/Javascript gadget from the list and paste the affiliate banner code into the content box, click on the Save button and your banner should display. If you need to center the banner enclose it in an HTML tag like this:
ii)Place Banner Above First Post in Blogger
To add a banner above the first post in Blogger you first need to make it possible to add a gadget to this area. If there is no option to add a gadget in the Blogger post area go to Layout > Edit HTML. No need to check Expand Widget Templates for this. Scroll down until you find these lines:
Replace the no with yes and save. You will now be able to add a gadget to the area above the first post. To display your banner click on Add a Gadget above Blog Posts and paste the affiliate banner code into the HTML/Javascript gadget and save. Click on View Blog to see your new banner.
Today I have show you the easy way to add affiliate marketing banners to your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog) to help you earn extra money. Remember affiliate programs are free to join so it costs you nothing to experiment. Why not try a program like Chitika advertising and referral program because even if you don't decide to advertise with Chitika it costs you nothing to put their banner advertising on your blog and you might make your first $10 faster than you think.
