Theres a term now applied to blogs which are actually making an income for their owners: Theyve been monetized.
Sounds a bit like sanitized, but its closer in spirit to commercialized and what it really means is that someone is actually paying to have links to their businesses posted on those blogs, or in some cases paying to have reviews of their products and services posted there.
Thats right, you can actually get paid for placing someones link on your blog or for giving your opinion about whatever they are selling.
It sounds simple, but there is one caveats involved, especially concerning the paid links. Once you have figured out how to get around it, youll be ready to monetize.
> Google Isnt Happy About Some Kinds Of Paid Links
Google isnt happy about a lot of things, but they seem to have taken a more unfavorable stance than usual about paid links. The reason makes sense: people with enough money can simply buy enough links to guarantee them a good Google ranking, and then they will make even more money.
And Googles reputation for sorting out the best-viewed websites from the rest, based partly on the number of links which connects...