Have you ever wondered how in the world anyone makes money blogging?

The simplest way to monetize web site traffic is to use social media and blogging to attract the target audience most interested in your services or products, as we’ve done here.

Unless you found it in a search engine listing, you likely saw a link to this post on either Twitter, Facebook or Google Plus, were intrigued by the title, clicked the link, and here you are on our website, where you can see New England Multimedia’s services spelled out clearly in the sidebar: WordPress web sites, video production, on-hold marketing, and social media consultation.

But there are dozens of other creative ways to earn considerable income from a blog.

Two of my long-time favorite bloggers, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger and Andrew Warner of Mixergy, combine multiple streams of revenue to earn income from the considerable traffic they attract to their websites. Both Problogger and Mixergy provide such valuable content to their readers (and viewers, in Andrew’s case), they’ve become wildly popular resources for their target audiences: ProBlogger for blogging professionals, and Mixergy for entrepreneurs.

Their popularity results in considerable traffic to their web sites, where they then monetize that traffic by selling advertising space, becoming affiliates for products and services they’re willing to put their names behind, and creating their own premium products and services. Books, courses, premium memberships — those are the big money-makers for experts like Darren and Andrew.

Darren shared two really helpful Blogging-for-Profit posts on Google Plus:

1) “Methods Bloggers Use to Make Money Blogging: MindMap”

2) “13 Options for Bloggers to Make Money with Advertising on their Blogs.”

Darren and Andrew are my Blogging Heroes.

Then there’s Bargain Babe. Julia Scott quit her job as a journalist to become a for-profit blogger, and now “shares strategies, coupons, and inspiration to save on everyday expenses” with her readers. Julia’s website has become such a popular resource for savvy shoppers, she’s been able to turn her sizable web traffic into profits through several revenue streams.

At Newport Interactive Marketers, a free monthly educational and networking event in Newport, RI, Julia gave the audience a comprehensive presentation on monetizing websites, offering more than 50 possible revenue streams for blogs. You can see the slideshow here:

Do you have a Blogging-for-Profit Hero you admire? And how are you using your blog to earn revenue or income?

If you haven’t started your blogging journey yet but are ready to, we’ll build your WordPress website, share our income-producing ideas with you, teach you how to use social media to build traffic, and show you how to turn your passion into profits!