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A Brief History of Business Blogging (And How to Make It Profitable)

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Google turned this into a financial advantage by introducing AdWords in 2000, and AdSense in 2003. So now we have blogging, more sophisticated search engines, social media and a free blog creation service. All seemed to be primed and in place for 2004, when advertising on U.S. political blogs became more powerful than direct-mail appeals.

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How Do You Choose a Blog Platform?

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You also can’t use Google AdSense to monetize your blog or Google Analytics to track statistics about visitors and traffic. The same is true of your blog at WordPress.com. Some of the limitations include: You are limited to a choice of preloaded themes. You can’t upload any plugins.

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How to Make Money Blogging:Yes – You Can Still Make Money Blogging!

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10 to $100/click), Cost per Click (CPC), or CPC advertising like AdSense can be a money maker. Targeted Contextual Advertising – Depending on the number of your page views, click through rates, and keywords in your posts (from $.10 Advertisers and publishers use a wide range of payment calculation methods.