Here are the top five ways to make money blogging and you will learn and master them over time if you dedicate the time and effort. These methods will apply to any type of blog regardless the subject.

The first way to make money blogging is to promote your own product. Something you want to sell, be it a report, an ebook, a service, your website, a tangible product that you would mail to a customer, or whatever. Something that is uniquely yours that you legally have the right to sell that you can go on and on about on your blog in such ways that interested parties are attracted to this particular offering.

The Second method of is to offer, endorse, refer, or recommend a product or service of someone else's. This is referred to as being an affiliate and it can be very lucrative. You can be an affiliate for a small informational product right up to huge retail giant like Target, Bass Pro Shops, or Neiman Marcus. This may seem overwhelming and confusing at first but once you learn the basics it's very rewarding. This method of commerce predates the internet, it is basically getting paid to send someone else customers. Online, however, tracking links and cookies are used so you receive credit.

The third method is to put pay per click ads, such as Google adSense, on your blog. You receive money from the clicks generated by reader's of your blog The related text ads are set up to appear based on the content and a certain percentage of readers will click the ads. This method has made many a fortune, but it relies heavily on massive traffic. Don't let this deter you because you never know when your blog may go viral. Also, this is something that you can watch grow over time and make subtle adjustments when needed. And of course, your blog will be improving every day.

The fourth method is to use non-textual pay-per-click ad revenue programs. One program is Chitika, and like AdSense is totally free to join. When your blog content relates to a particular subject the item appears nearby on the page in a clickable picture window. This is particularly beneficial for techies. For example, if your blog entry is about the pros and cons of using an iphone, a clickable window with an iphone will show up on your blog based on a code inserted, so when someone or a lot of someones click on this image, you receive money in your account. You can have a blog that rates and reviews electronics, for instance.

The fifth and least explored method to make money blogging is to build a following and market to them later, usually by email. Don't overlook this way because this may very well turn into the foundation for future success. You will,of course, take the necessary steps to keep this following by offering good, solid, interesting information - the same thing that originally attracted them. This is important because if you offer value to this group consistently, you will have their loyalty for a long time to come.

Practicing, tweaking, and improving upon these methods will enable you to build a solid foundation online. Your marketing efforts will be rewarded by the consistent application of these techniques. Patience and persistence will pay off and blogging is a great way to expand your presence on the net whether it is to market or just get your message across.