Monetization of your website traffic consist more than simply throwing up some Adsense ads and hoping people will click on them.

To begin with, research the best affiliate program for your site. Once you have several affiliate programs that you think fit your websites theme, next look for affiliate program reviews of those programs.

This should tell you whether or not the program you chose will be profitable. Not all affiliate programs will fit your website!

Some sites will do well with Adsense while others will do well with ebooks or products such as book reviews. It’s up to you to find out which one will work. Some experimenting will be in order.

Another creative way to monetize traffic to your website is to build an opt in email list. You’ll capture the email addresses of your clients and then send them periodic emails with useful news. In that email you’ll also include some affiliate links to products that you’ve reviewed. For some websites, this makes them more money than actual links on their websites!

Whether you choose to simply put up Adsense on your site, affiliate links or monetize through opt in email list, it’s important to remember to not spam your readers. No one likes spam and the quickest way to lose readers is to spam their inbox or make your site look spammy with a lot of affiliate links. Normally 2 to 5 affiliate programs is all you’ll need to make money.

Finally, don’t overlook selling links on your site. Links can be very lucrative with some people selling links on their website for $50 or more per month. Obvioiusly the higher amount of traffic you have, the more you can charge!