If you’ve been following the guide up until this point then you should have all the basic information you’re going to need in order to start your blog’s advertising campaign.
Getting an Affiliate
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Before I really get into this one I want to give you an few important warnings regarding all types of affiliate programs for blogs and websites.
Affiliate Website Programs
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Affiliate marketing is a marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts.
Other Great Ad Networks
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Here are my picks for the top Ad Networks out there that you can use for your blog:
Use a Blog Ad Network
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15 mins
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Direct advertising is the most profitable way to advertise on your blog but what’s the easiest? Well, as you probably assumed form the chapter title, it’s Blog Ad Networks.
Research Other Bloggers
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The Internet behaves like a giant market place and all websites are subject to the laws of supply and demand.
Determine the CPM
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The cost of advertising depends on the traffic of your website. Let’s say there are two websites charging different rates for banner ads. Blog A is charging $200 a month for a small ad and Blog B is charging $300 a month for the same sized ad.
Determine Your Price
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Before you get any actual advertisers you may want to think about you’re your prices will be like.
Exchange Links
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Other blogs that exchange links with you before may be also a potential advertiser.
Sponsorship and Research
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15 mins
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Blog sponsorships are continuously becoming a trend online. It is because an increasing number of businesses have noticed the power of blog as an extension of their marketing campaign.
Where to Look
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Once you have your direct advertising program established, you will start to receive inquiries from people. In the beginning, however, you will need to hunt advertisers down.
Pursue Your Advertisers
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You don’t have to just sit around and wait for the offers to come in. In fact that’s probably a terrible idea; you can just as easily go after advertisers yourself.
