Not to go exclusive

I have decided not to go exclusive for Nuffnang

Advertlets has done a good service recovery (see Advertlets apologised post) and i have decided to give it another try. Anyway, the spirit of this blog is to experiment on different monetisation platforms. From economic point of view, So far, Adverlets pays me better. I am also curious about Adverlets 2.0 platform and its upcoming promotions. Unless of course the same incident happens again ( read What is worse than pop-up ads?)

How i start to make money from my blog

This is a follow up to my previous post- Don't just blog for money.

Don't get me wrong, i am not advocating making money from blogging is wrong. I am just saying that we should not JUST blog for money. That is also a constant reminder to myself too.

It is very tempting to do series of paid post. By doing that, we run the risk of losing your reader and the momentum to write original stuff, the very reason why we blog in the first place (unless your sole reason is to set up a money blog then read my article - Don't just blog for money again) . I am not the "writer" kind of person (in fact, blogging improves my writing), so please pardon me if i do not write "professionally". I just write or blog my thoughts and straight from the heart.

The title "How to make money with your blog" for this post seems very tempting. I did not use that title (besides the fact that there are thousands oof posts with that title) because i am not an expert nor do i claim to make tonnes of money on the blog.

I have decided to change the title to "How i start to make money from my blog". I have just began actively monetising my blog. I want to record down my journey on this blog starting from this post. I am not earning six figure income from this blog but i would like to share my experience.


There is a very good post on How To Make Money With Your Blog Site by Robin Good. For those who want to know the different ways that bloggers can make money from their blog, it is a good read.

Ok. My report card so far...

The following monetisation resources are ranked based on the total amount i earned from my blogs and sites.


1. Smorty



2. Pay Per Post




3. Google Adsense

4. Advertlets

5. Nuffnang

6. Affiliate for Amazon



How much did i earn? Let's say with what i earn this month, i can buy myself a decent Christmas tree. What will i be spending on (really)? To cover some of my ISP & hosting costs and buy some research books (including ebook) on web traffic & SEO.

Save Buckets of Money

There is a new price comparison site in town - Save Buckets. Honestly, i was first attracted by the name. It is unique, meaningful and easy to remember. Save Buckets, save a whole load of money when you use this site.

You can compare prices for a product in this site instead of switching between multiple sites. Save Buckets will save you precious time as it does the search for you. You can choose to search all shops or just the shops you know. If you are looking for MP3 Players, the site provides you with a comprehensive listing of the MP3 players in the market, their sources and respective prices.

With Christmas around the corner, Save Buckets will save you loads of money and precious time as you go about doing your online shopping!

Monetize Your Blog strategies

As you know, i have worked hard to reach my 100th post. I am now experimenting on monetizing this blog . So far, the following are the monetizing strategies I have adopted:

• Advertlets
• Nuffnang
• Google Adsense
• Bidvertiser
• Pay Per Post
• Smorty
• Clickbank Products
• Affiliate for IX Web hosting
• Affiliate for Amazon (on projectheavytraffic.com)
• Other Affliate programs (see banner ads and recommended section)

It is not a sufficient and steady form of income yet but it is a start. I will update the list as the project expands. Basically, I am not sure how true is it when some bloggers proclaimed that they earn full time income by blogging, but I am determine to continue this project and find out just how far one can monetize a blog or site.

If you have other monetizing strategies, please share with me.

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