Blog monetization: sell content.
There is no need to talk about the popularity of blogs today, about the desire of every blogger to earn extra money on his brainchild too. At the same time, the main ways of earning money in the Russian segment of the network at the moment are the placement of contextual advertising, participation in affiliate programs and the sale of links. However, there is another popular method on Western resources - selling information directly - which we will talk about.
The scheme of the described approach is quite simple: the user enters the site where a certain topic is discussed and the most valuable information, which, in fact, answers the question posed, is hidden by the [hide] tag. To view the hidden text requires either registration on the resource, or a one-time payment. Payments on foreign sites are usually organized through PayPal, which also processes credit cards at the same time, but for several reasons using PayPal (as well as accepting credit cards) is not particularly relevant for the CIS, which leaves us alone with the main runet payment systems - WebMoney and Yandex .Money. The use of these systems entails 2 major drawbacks: a relatively small number of users and the difficulty of replenishing the balance in most regions, especially if you need to replenish a small amount (about $ 1).
And here comes the solution, simple and affordable - micropayments via SMS. Few people know that an SMS message sent to a short number costs more than the usual SMS cost (for example, in Russia the price of such a message can reach $ 10). Such messages can be used to receive small payments, and this is exactly what we need. The only drawback is that almost half of the SMS cost goes to the cellular operator, but, as practice shows, the client is willing to pay 2 times more, just to avoid difficulties with replenishing the balance in an unfamiliar payment system.
So, having studied the theoretical side of the issue, we turn to the existing ready-made solutions. Recently, the SmsCoin project put on public display a plugin for the popular WordPress blogging platform, which operates according to the principle described above. Registration and use of the offered service is completely free.
This monetization option is suitable for every blogger who uses WordPress (version 2.0.2 and higher) and claims to have original content. Now sites that have unique and interesting content to the public can easily earn on the quality of information, and not on its quantity. Download the plugin itself here .
The scheme of the described approach is quite simple: the user enters the site where a certain topic is discussed and the most valuable information, which, in fact, answers the question posed, is hidden by the [hide] tag. To view the hidden text requires either registration on the resource, or a one-time payment. Payments on foreign sites are usually organized through PayPal, which also processes credit cards at the same time, but for several reasons using PayPal (as well as accepting credit cards) is not particularly relevant for the CIS, which leaves us alone with the main runet payment systems - WebMoney and Yandex .Money. The use of these systems entails 2 major drawbacks: a relatively small number of users and the difficulty of replenishing the balance in most regions, especially if you need to replenish a small amount (about $ 1).
And here comes the solution, simple and affordable - micropayments via SMS. Few people know that an SMS message sent to a short number costs more than the usual SMS cost (for example, in Russia the price of such a message can reach $ 10). Such messages can be used to receive small payments, and this is exactly what we need. The only drawback is that almost half of the SMS cost goes to the cellular operator, but, as practice shows, the client is willing to pay 2 times more, just to avoid difficulties with replenishing the balance in an unfamiliar payment system.
So, having studied the theoretical side of the issue, we turn to the existing ready-made solutions. Recently, the SmsCoin project put on public display a plugin for the popular WordPress blogging platform, which operates according to the principle described above. Registration and use of the offered service is completely free.
This monetization option is suitable for every blogger who uses WordPress (version 2.0.2 and higher) and claims to have original content. Now sites that have unique and interesting content to the public can easily earn on the quality of information, and not on its quantity. Download the plugin itself here .
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/19037/
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