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Sponsored reviewsIn addition to selling ad space, you can also offer sponsored reviews.This is where someone pays you to write about their product or serviceon your blog. If you choose only the products your audience willmost likely be interested in, you can earn money while creating greatcontent - a win win situation. If you choose any product just becausesomeone is paying you however, you could lose your hard-earnedaudience as they will not be interested in the content.When you do sponsored reviews, you should always rememberGoogle guidelines about using the rel=nofollow attribute for paidlinks, or links within a paid review. People will likely offer you moreto have a dofollow link - you’ll need to use your own discretion onwhether the price advertisers offer for a sponsored review is worthrisking the wrath of Google.In order to write a great sponsored review, insist that you want touse the product or service for a trial period to really get some insightinto it. That way, you can write a very compelling review.Selling your own products or servicesIf you have a loyal following, then you don’t need a large audienceto start selling products or services. All you need is to be able to answerthe following questions.The first question will help you determine if there is a paying marketfor something you can provide for people as a salable product orDo people ask me for advice or help?What do people ask me for advice or help for?service, and the second question will help you determine what thatproduct or service is.Here are a few quick examples:People are regularly asking you how youcustomized your WordPress theme’s functionalityor design, and they are asking if you can helpthem do the same for their blog. You can take thisas a sign that you need to create an informationproduct (such as a video tutorial series) on waysto customize WordPress themes or offer a servicewhere you will customize WordPress themes.People are regularly asking you if you sell printsof your photography. You can take this as a signthat you need to open an online store to sell yourphotography.People are regularly asking you to write contentfor their business. You can take this as a sign thatyou need to offer freelance writing / copywritingservices.People are regularly asking you how you marketyour blog and if they can “pick your brain” aboutit on a quick phone call. You can take this as a signthat you need to offer consulting.54