How to Monetize your Blog

I have been looking for ways to monetize my blogs and websites . After all affiliate and PPC advertising are proven to generate more income than a HBB selling products alone. Fortuneately I came accross a blog by Steve Pavlina ( www.stevepavlina.com ) . He gives concrete , none of that buy my e-book to get the whole story , help for people looking to make money letimately from the internet .
The whole article by Steve, over 7000 words, isn't a page tuner by any means but , if you are serious about learning to monetize a blog his blog is a must read.

Along with lots of other tips and solid advice Steve made a list of sorts, of the tools you'll need to be more web savvy , and hopefully convert that savvy into money . If you are ready to study up to power up your blogging profits start by learning the concepts and skills on Steve's list below.

blog publishing software
HTML/CSS
blog comments (and comment spam)
RSS/syndication
feed aggregators
pings
trackbacks
full vs. partial feeds
blog carnivals (for kick-starting your blog’s traffic)
search engines
search engine optimization (SEO)
page rank
social bookmarking
tagging
contextual advertising
affiliate programs
traffic statistics
email
Optional: podcasting, instant messaging, PHP or other web scripting languages.

I am a new Steve Pavlina fan , and not for his writting style . Steve makes $1000 a day from his blog and I can't imagine what he makes from consulting others looking to improve their blogging profits. The good news is you don't have to pay a dime to tap into Steve's fountain of blog monetizing information . Just set aside an hour or 2 a day and visit steve at www.Stevepavlina.com , or read the full article here http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/05/how-to-make-money-from-your-blog/
Jami
If you're looking to start , looking to better, or looking to share your Home Based Business , you're in the right place !