Well, for most of us blogging is a way to express ourselves and to find new and interesting people. And though very few were able to earn enough from blogging to quit their day jobs, it is quite possible to make a couple of hundreds dollars a month with a blog.

What are the ways of making money with a blog?

1. Write posts that have links to affiliate programs. When someone clicks a link and makes a purchase, you will be paid a percentage from the sale. There are quite a few of companies that you can join and start promoting affiliate programs. The two I am using are ClickBank (clickbank.com) and Commission Junction (cj.com).
2. Add ads to your blog. When ads are clicked you are paid a certain amount. The amount you will be paid for each click can be very small (as little as a cent or two) or quite large (as large as 15$ or more). The amount you are paid depends on three factors: quality of the website, niche, and the quality of the web site traffic.
3. Write paid products/sites reviews. This is a so called get paid to blog approach to making money with a blog. There are quite a few companies that you can join and start writing reviews and be paid. The amount you will be getting for the reviews you write depends mostly on the quality of the blog. The higher the quality (PR, Alexa rating, number of indexed pages, number of back links, etc) the more you will be offered for your reviews. Expect around 6$ and more per review of 200 plus words. You can join Smorty.com, PayPerPost.com, PayU2Blog.com, SponsoredReviews.com, and many others to start making money with writing reviews. Blog advertising is very popular and many bloggers do it. One need to remember that the number of sponsored posts cannot exceed 30% to 40% of the total amount of posts your blog has.

Nikolai