1. CPC (Cost-per-Click) Advertising Program : This is probably the best and mostly used advertising program all over. CPC program stands for Cost-per-Click, where you get paid when someone clicks on the ads. All you have to do is sign up with CPC advertisers and place a small JavaScript or HTML code inside your blog. These codes will appear on your blog either as image banners or text links. Now when a visitor clicks on those ads, the advertising company pays you. Here is a list of few high paying CPC networks :
2. CPA (Cost-per-Action) Advertising program : CPC ad networks pays you when one of your visitors complete a action as required any the advertiser. CPA costs are generally a bit higher than CPC rates as your visitor spends his time in completing some actions like registration, product booking etc and advertisers find higher chances of conversions in this case. You can use both text links and banners links to promote products and cookies last for a longer period to ensure that you get paid for each visitor’s action, even in future. Below is the list of few CPA ad networks :
3. Selling Text Link Ads : This advertising program is not recommended since Google does not like websites selling text links just for some bucks. However, if you are interested in selling text link ads, you can add additional $$$ to your monthly income from blogging. All you have to do is hyperlink a text (as required by the advertiser) and link it to the advertiser’s website. Whenever someone clicks on those text links, you get paid. You may use following websites for selling text links on your blog :
4. Pay per Post Programs : Pay per Post advertising programs pays you for writing a post on your blog. This can also be called review posts as you write something about advertiser’s product on your blog. You may use your own words or advertiser’s pre-made posts to publish on your blog. This is a very simple advertising program where you don’t need any user interaction or clicks and get paid for posting articles only. You can try these following Pay per Post programs :
5. Selling Direct Links : Selling direct links is the program where you rarely have to depend on any third party advertising company and sell ads directly from your website. You may place those ads on your side’s blogroll or as an image banner. If you run a popular blog and get decent traffic, advertisers may pay your more for it. Advertisers also look into your blog PR, traffic source, conversation rate, CPC cost factors while making the deal.