The document provides tips and strategies for making money from a blog, including selling information products like e-books and memberships, earning affiliate commissions, consulting fees, and speaking fees. It emphasizes starting with traffic by solving people's real problems and keeping ads and content contextual. Specific blog examples are given for monetizing through affiliate marketing, information products, consulting, and speaking. The goal is for readers to choose one strategy and make a plan to implement it.

1. HOW-TO:
Make Money With
Your Blog
It Can Be Done
+Chris Mohritz | chris@chrismohritz.com | #IdeaToOperations

2. OUR JOURNEY
● Where to start
● Pick your ideal strategy
● Where to find more info

3. MY GOAL
Everyone leaves today with
one clear strategy, and
a plan to implement it

4. ENDLESS OPTIONS
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E-book sales
Membership/continuity programs
Private ad sales/blog sponsorships
Ad networks (chitika.com)
Affiliate networks (commission Junction)
Speaking & consulting fees
Book sales (Blog2Book)
Sponsored posts
CPA & CPC
etc.

5. TODAY’S FOCUS
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Affiliate commissions
Information products
Consulting fees
Speaking fees

6. THIS IS THE FUN STUFF!
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Turn it into a game
Have fun with the process
Focus on helping people
Makes for a great “day starter”

7. WHERE TO START
Where The People Are

8. START WITH THE TRAFFIC
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Hardest part
Find it, or
Create it
Listen, learn, give them what they want
Find real world problems

9. REMINDERS
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Keep ads contextual
People buy on emotion, justify with logic
Catch them on the emotional high
Focus on real world problems
Pinterest is great traffic (food, family,
fitness, fashion)

10. WHAT TO AVOID
Don’t Look Spammy

11. DON’T DO THIS!
No control over content
Repulsive image (bounce)
Obstructive placement

12. WHAT WORKS
Stay In Context

13. AFFILIATE MARKETING EXAMPLE
http://www.theyummylife.com
● Real life products
● Amazon Associates

14. INFO PRODUCTS EXAMPLE
http://www.copyblogger.com
● Membership, training, e-books, etc.

15. CONSULTING EXAMPLE
http://www.thebookdesigner.com
● Be results-oriented
● Be helpful
● Be a resource

16. SPEAKING EXAMPLE
http://sethgodin.typepad.com
● Be a thought leader
● Be a resource

17. TIPS EXAMPLE
http://www.singularityweblog.com
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Provide a tangible item
Works on reciprocity
Focus on the story
Create a movement

18. GET MORE INFO
Articles & Workshops

19. GOOD ARTICLES
● http://www.problogger.net/make-money-blogging
● http://www.copyblogger.com/no-money-blogging
● https://www.lessannoyingcrm.
com/blog/2012/04/259/How+I+monetized+a+blog+in
+30+days%3A+what+worked,+and+what+didn't

20. DEEP-DIVE WORKSHOP?
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Selling Amazon Products
Creating a Membership/Training Website
Selling Consulting & Speaking Gigs
Selling a Book

21. RECAP
● Solve real world problems
● Keep ads or offers in context
Provide value. Solve actual problems.
Uncover what’s bugging people
and fix it for them."
~copyblogger.com

22. GOAL CHECK
● Choose one specific strategy to use?
● Plan of attack to implement it?

23. The Mobile Minute
http://www.themobileplaybook.com
● How to do mobile (in your business)

24. 10x.to/eureka
chris@chrismohritz.com