[By:  Mel Richardson]

Your blog can be used as a marketing tool in a number of ways. First of all if you have ad sense inserted within the context of your blog this supplies you with a wealth of information from so many different sources. Every you make a post to your blog the search engines, in my case google, will post the appropriate ad to your blog. Once you click on your title, ( not the ad) another ad will appear with more information in regards to your blog. I was able to utilize information from the ads to establish more blog content and pass it on to me readers. Just want to reinforce the fact that you do not want to click on your own ads

Also you can submit articles to free ezines with your blog and other pertinent information at the bottom of the article, this is actually the resource box that allows you to include a lot of great information about yourself and your url as well. Once someone downloads your article they must leave all of your contact information in place and others can now go to the downloaded article which will have a link directing them back to your blog or website. This can have an outstanding effect. As more and more people download your article on their website information from you gets passed around and has a multiplying effect and your articles go viral.

Some people blog to express themselves, others to talk about things they are passionate about, others to promote their business and still others just to make money online. If making money online falls within your scope of objectives then here are some tips and strategies for you to consider. A lot of people don't know the ins and out along with the small details of making money online with your blog. Well today I am going to share some tips and strategies with you that will help you increase the amount of money you make online with your blog. I came across a neat little site called Adbrite. With Adbrite it's very easy to get started. First of all you give a description of your site and you are able to get a copy of the Html code which is the ad-serving code and copy it on your site and now you are ready.

With AdBrite you are in complete control because you receive text ads which are customizable, banner ads as well as active interstitials; these are ads that are full display ads which pay more. If you don't approve of an ad you are able to reject it for whatever reason. Maybe it's a competitor ad or may the ad is not socially acceptable. You are also able to set the price you charge to advertisers and along with the time frame. Adbrite has just recently partnered with some new networks including Advertising.com, Burst Media, and Adpepper so this allows these networks to sell inventory to Adbrite's marketplace.

And don't worry if no advertisers purchase your ads network ads are placed on your site. These network ads don't pay as much but they can hold down the fort so to speak until your ads are purchased by advertisers. This is my first experience with AdBrite so I am looking forward to the results I will receive once I start to generate more traffic to my blog. If I start getting 500 to 600 visitors per day then it will be well worth my while because at that point I will know that I am on my way.