Bloggin' For Dollas

MainStreet.com delves into five ways to make money with your blog (that don’t include advertising or sponsorships). Some of these are fairly creative, but they do require having a big reader base:

1. Offer in-person consultations. (If you’re a fitness blogger, host a marathon training class; photographers can hold shooting lessons for groups on weekends.)

2. One-on-one telephone coaching. (MainStreet.com helpfully says, “just six $30 consultations a week equal $720 a month!”)

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