How to make money from your website or blog

 Do you have a website or blog, and are seeing good number of visitors, but not sure how to monetize it?

There are some do's and don't when it comes to promoting your website and

I. Google Adsense

Setup Google AdSense and put it on your website. Please be extra careful to follow Google Adsense guidelines. If you don't do this, you might get banned by Google, and there is generally no easy way to bring back Ad-sense on your website.

II. Free Trial display of Ads

1. Display Banner advertising Ads on your website itself with a 'Free Trial display of Ads', if the click rate is good, Advertisers will continue to come back and be even ready to pay a fair amount. Advertisers are ready to trust Google, not your website, so you have may have to provide the trial feature to entice interest.

2. Target and accept only Ads that are relevant for content of your website.
3. Allow a simple sign-up form for Free Trial Display of Ads

III. if trial goes well, display a full size stunning banner that says 'Advertise Here' , with contact details

IV. Keep a 'Donate' button, if your site is giving a lot value to the visitors for free

Placing a “Donate” link or button on a website can be yet another efficient way to earn money, especially if your blog or website is on a niche where visitors learn and gain value from your content.

V. Allow users to buy from website! (Please do it only if it fits your website content)

E.g. If your blog is about food, allow users to buy an e-book

VI. If you are using the right platform for your running your website, turning it to an e-commerce website, won't be difficult. Trust is everything when it comes to e-commerce and if you cannot deliver, don't commit! that is the simple mantra. But if you can deliver, and have a tie -up with a logistics firm, go ahead and start few items on sale on your website. Look out for items that are unique and not available easily with large retailers and this way, you are not in direct competition with giants. Targeting your locality than the whole world first is another good strategy to get started.
     - Becoming resellers of Amazon or Companies like Infibeam are other options in the e-commerce model

Last but not least
1. Find more ways to promote your website, be active on forums- the more the number of visitors, more attractive your 'Banner Ad Space' will be.

2. Do display honest stats about visitors per day on your site. better still, if you can display real-time stats on current active sessions.
3. Participate actively in local events-which are relevant to the content of your website, and advertise  'Trial display of Ads'. Soon your website will be seen and will be recognized as platform for reaching out.