OK, so this is an obvious one. Sponsored articles are still doing well, and there’s a lot of demand for them.

In this case, you can:

• Review a company’s product or service (a phone, a hotel, a meal in a restaurant, etc.)
• Take part in a broad marketing campaign promoting a country or an idea (skiing in Austria, anti-plastic NGO, etc.)

There’s nothing wrong in writing sponsored texts, as long as you believe in what you write about and don’t deceive your readers. If you actually think that skiing in Austria is a great way to spend the winter holidays, then why not earn on promoting this activity? If you enjoy eating in one of the local restaurants, why not recommend it to others?

Getting involved in all the partnerships that are offered to you may be tempting, especially if you’re a beginning blogger, and you need money. But resist any offers that could harm your credibility – it will pay off in the long term.

This is another obvious tip, although I personally don’t recommend putting too many ads on a blog. When you do it, you need to do it wisely. Nobody likes to enter a blog with ad banners stinging their eyes.

Google Adsense is the most popular program enabling content creators to monetize their blogs using ads, but there are also numerous alternatives. You often earn on a cost-per-click basis, so the more visitors you have, the biggest your earning potential is.

Of course, there are much more ways to put ads on your blog, including banners and pop-ups (yes, they still work!). The most important rule of using ads is not letting them overshadow your content and style of your blog.

This was the most effective way of monetizing my first website on education in finance. I was a beginner in the media world, and I wasn’t good at selling at all.

But after a while, I realized that when you believe in something, you become a great seller. I’ve been a passionate money educator – so, instead of asking companies to pay for an ad on my website, I tried a different approach: I thought of educational projects that could be sponsored by specific companies.

For example, creating a series of articles on finance certificates and licenses enabled me to cooperate with many companies in this branch – and they provided not only money but also content. When I did a project on investing, some companies from the industry were more than happy to participate. Even when I prepared an educational article on wine, I found a brand that willingly cooperated and offered both money and content.

These ventures go as far as your imagination goes. Be proactive and come up with an idea for a project that fits a particular brand – and ask them to participate. There’s a good chance that they will appreciate your initiative. And if they had already been thinking about cooperating with influencers, they will probably choose you.

If you like writing in general, consider creating content for someone else.

Content marketing is a huge business right now. Companies are willing to pay freelancers to create articles, magazines or even books for them.

Sometimes you get a one-off deal, but other times you may start a long-term cooperation with a specific company. The latter is getting more and more common. Great content creators are sought after. If you fit into a particular company, you’re likely to stay there for months or even years. Whether you want long-term cooperation or not, it’s your choice.

If you build a substantial number of subscribers to your newsletter, you may use it for marketing. You can promote not only your blog and your brand but also the products and services offered by other entrepreneurs and companies.

But be careful with this way of making money. Most people hate emails containing ads. Therefore, promoting some kind of products may discourage them from opening and following emails from you or even make them unsubscribe.

If you want to do email marketing wisely, use it only occasionally, and offer genuinely great products that are in line with the topic of your blog. Some offers may be interesting and useful to your readers, so don’t avoid sending ads at all costs.

This is a huge one, and I’m going to write more about subscription models in the next months. I covered this topic briefly in my post about ideas for profitable digital products.

Steady, predictable income is the biggest advantage of this type of business – but it comes at a price of impeccable consistency.

If you’re not afraid of such a commitment, a subscription model may help you create a business you’ve always dreamed of.