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Putting up a blog gives you the chance to brand your own business or product but can also create an income stream from affiliate recommendations or AdSense. Still, there are a lot of people that don't know how to create a blog and monetize it properly to make money from it. In this article we are going to discuss the least complicated ways to start a blog and how you can start driving traffic to it.

You have two options when it comes to monetizing a blog. Your first alternative is to buy a domain name and install a blog on your own hosting. Your second choice is to set up a free account on blogger.com, as they will give your permission to add Adsense and promote affiliate programs from this blog. But then, do not put up a free blog at Wordpress.com if you plan to make money from affiliate products because they will cancel your account. Nevertheless, you can always install a WordPress blog directly on your own hosting if you like that choice.

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If you make the decision to purchase a domain, you can easily install a WordPress blog with a pushbutton option in your cPanel account. This choice is desired so that you build up your individual website and not something that is owned and controlled by Google. Nonetheless, you may want to use the free blogger.com option in the beginning if you don't have the needed money to spend on web hosting and a domain name.

When you've gotten everything set up, you can start to insert AdSense blocks and write blog posts that recommend various affiliate products. Bear in mind that it's better to create blogs about subjects that interest you since this will help you keep going for the long term. This will help you to keep your web site's search engine rankings consistently climbing up. Avoid being too aggressive when it comes to your affiliate promotions. Let visitors know how the product will help them and include a link for their convenience but don't try to push them or they will never come back to your blog.

You also should promote all of the posts you publish on your blog. The simplest way to do this is by using article marketing to create links to each blog post or you can even use social bookmarking as this will also provide you with valuable links. Gradually, people will see that you are a niche expert and they will be more inclined to buy products you promote. Follow these simple steps and you will be a successful, lucrative blog owner before you know it.