Make Money with Sponsors

Conceptually not far from ads, sponsorships are an excellent way to make money with your blog. The basic idea is that you find companies that are relevant to your niche and then contact them about sponsoring your blog. In exchange for a monthly fee, you’ll provide them with high visibility to your blog’s readership.

For example, the popular blog Daring Fireball makes a substantial income by offering RSS feed sponsorships.[86]

Before you approach potential sponsors, though, you should have detailed information about your audience, which is easily obtained from Google Analytics. Prepare a page on your blog or as a PDF that you’ll send by email with the details of your demographic as well as with details about what ...

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