5 methods of blog monetization.
1. Make your site a quality resource of appropriate, updated information 2. Search and join some forum and discussion sites that are matching to your theme. Try to participate in the discussion and post your signature. Release some news articles on interesting topics to locals media. Please don’t forget to mention the link of your site.
3. Join the affiliate programs. There are innumerable affiliate programs available on the site. The key behind earning is to recognize the choice of your visitors and to post the appropriate ads on the site. Choose only the ads which you trust. Email newsletter is another good idea; try to mention all affiliate programs in the newsletter. Never produce a junk or spam mail, always write something that is relevant to the choice of the reader and give specific knowledge of the product.
4. Google Adsense: Joining Google adsense is a very good idea for earning a lot of money. Google always shows relevant ads on site and you will start earning instantly.
5. Build a directory: Building a directory is a good long term investment. First of all, it is better to search the free directories that demand a link back, once your site becomes high in the ranking, it is the time to search the paid directories.