Comments on: Common Blog Business Models: What Works What Not?

By: alqoumi

alqoumi — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:26:58 +0000

can you teach me about blogging? i’m a newbie, need a help. .
i want my blog is so famous and earning money. .

By: Big Robby

Big Robby — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:53:24 +0000

I would also like to know where I can find other blogs with your guest posts on them. Thanks for the quality info. I’ll share with followers.

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By: Anders

Anders — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:07:53 +0000

Hi! I have just started a blog about business models and my first post is about business models for blogs.

I have identified (and exemplified) the following models for blogs:
* Sell premium content
* Have an integrated market place
* Use blog as a marketing tool for own physical and digital products, services and licenses
* Advertising (I have identified 10 different advertising methods)
* Sponsorship
* Surveys and polls
* Blog networking
* Donations
* Perks

The Business Model Database is an attempt to collect innovative and existing business models from different industries at one place.

By: Sumesh

Sumesh — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:26:36 +0000

I’d second Skellie’s suggestion of premium content. TUTS sites are a good example of this model – build up websites with quality content, build readership and trust, and then offer premium content.

I would also add using your blog as a launchpad for more work – mostly in the design niche. Problogdesign.com and DavidAirey.com are a good example of this – both of them write quality content, and seems to have a good clientelle.

By: onreact

onreact — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:52:01 +0000

Yeah, I investigated Envato after publishing this post. You do really amazing work there. No frills killer content marketing.

By: Skellie

Skellie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:43:46 +0000

Great post Tad. I would also add premium content. That is really the backbone of why the sites I work with at Envato are flourishing businesses.

By: onreact

onreact — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:54:44 +0000

Karen: What blogs do you contribute to btw.?

By: Karen Zara

Karen Zara — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:32:50 +0000

When I started blogging, I didn’t have a clear business model in mind. I just thought I should grab any decent opportunities I might stumble upon.

As time went by, I started getting emails from webmasters interested in hiring me as a writer. So I assume that my blogs fall (involuntarily) into the “resume” category — and I’m glad they do.

Some months ago, I almost sold one of my blogs. I found a potential buyer on a webmasters forum. For some reason, I didn’t have the courage to go on with the deal at that moment. But I may change my mind in the future.