I get asked how bloggers make money with blogs on a regular basis. As your blog’s traffic levels grow, you start to see some potential for revenue generation. There is an amazing diversity of opportunities which are opening up for bloggers to make money with blogs almost every single day. What you’ll find below are the top income streams for many bloggers.

Google Adsense

This is one of the largest advertising programs available to bloggers. In a nutshell, Adsense matches ads to your blog’s content  and you make money when your visitors click on them. Nowadays it may not be the most profitable form of advertising for many bloggers, but you can still generate a steady income from Adsense. Actually it is ideal for the bloggers who promote and review digital products. Darren Rowse is making substantial income from Adsense with his blog Digital Photography School because he usually reviews the most popular digital cameras.

How To Start Google Adsense

First of all, you need to sign up for an AdSense account.

• Go to http://www.google.com/adsense
• Click on the Sign up now link
• Fill out the registration form.
• Check the registration form, and complete submission.
• Google will then review your application, and contact you within a few days to let you know if you are accepted to Adsense or not.
• Note that Google can reject your blog if your blog content breaches their terms of service (pornography, spam, etc)

How To Learn Google Adsense

• I suggest you to start with reading Joel Comm’s  Adsense Secrets. It is accepted as the Google Adsense bible.
• Also take a Google Adsense tour.

How To Use Adsense in WordPress

You can simply copy and paste the Adsense code into a text widget. However, if you are looking for an advanced management of your AdSense units, then you shall install a plugin called AdSense Manager. This little plugin allows you to create and edit AdSense ads from your blog’s WordPress admin area. It is not necessary for you to log in to your Google Adsense account. It is a huge time saver. It gives a lot of flexibility for the placement of your ads either in pages, posts or in widgets.

• Go to http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adsense-manager/
• Download the plugin.
• Unzip the package and upload the adsense-manager folder in the plugins directory for your blog.
• Log in, and activate the plugin.
• Click the Settings tab, and then the AdSense Manager sub-tab.
• On the AdSense Manager Options page, click on the Manage Ad Units link from within the Getting Started section.
• Do the necessary adjustments, and place your Adsense codes to anywhere you desire.
• You are done!

In the next part, I will tell you more about the Affiliate Programs where many bloggers (including me) are making steady and regular income. Stay tuned for more make money blogging opportunities.