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  sneha7march · Member · Sep 26, 2018 at 4:22 am

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  Hey :) , m from India. Just started blogging a week back. Feeling so confused. I want to monetize my blog using WordAds and other advertising like Google Adsense but one of my friends blog got shut down bcz of using advertising/affiliate link on free plan. So I m scared coz I don’t want that my blog shud also get closed. So planning to upgrade to Personal or Premium. Actually m pathetic at technical stuff , so that’s why chose for WordPress.com instead of self hosting. But is WordAds my only technique for earning money and that too I need to wait for my blog to Earn hight traffic? I don’t mind upgrading to premium plan but the thing is I don’t need Video adding or any extra benefits. Free plan works perfect for me . I m just writing a feminist blog and want it to look something like newspaper. Do I don’t want Colors,diff fonts or video benefits. Hence Free plan is the best for me. But then I m not able to monetize it :(
  Can u suggest me a plan for monetizing my blog like Google Adsense, WordAds etc . Shud I switch to WordPress.org? So confused :( :(

  https://feminism2home.wordpress.com

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  kruttikaphalke · Member · Sep 26, 2018 at 4:45 am

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  Hi there,

  Monetizing site means earning money form your WordPress.com site. There are multiple ways to earn money.

  First we can start with

  a. Simple Payments: Simple Payments allow you create and embed credit and debit card payment buttons on your WordPress.com. The feature is available on Premium and Business plans on WordPress.com.

  b. WordAds : WordAds is the official WordPress.com advertising program available for site owners.
  To be eligible for WordAds:
  • Your blog must be set as public
  • It must have a custom domain as the primary(Free/Premium/Business). Or be self-hosted and using Jetpack.
  • You must be the owner of the blog

  c. Affiliate Linking : You can add affiliate links to your WordPress.com content as long as the primary purpose of your blog is to create original content.
  An easy and popular way to get started affiliate links is Amazon! Read our support documentation for specific instructions on adding Amazon Affiliate links to your content.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-amazon-com-affiliate-links-to-your-wordpress-com-site/

  d. Sponsored Posts : You can publish sponsored posts on WordPress.com. We define a sponsored post as any content that promotes a specific product or service, which you were encouraged to post by the company or individual who makes/sells/provides it.

  e. Selling Products : With the WordPress.com Business Plan you can sell anything directly through your website with tools like WooCommerce. This free plugin (with paid extensions) lets you sell products, handle shipping, collect taxes, and more.

  You can get more details on the following article:

  Monetize Your Site

  Hope this helps.

  Thanks.

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  sneha7march · Member · Sep 26, 2018 at 5:50 am

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  Thanks Krutika but I m still not able to understand should I go for premium plan or aremain in free plan as I don’t need facilities like video and Color font etc. I m pretty satisfied with the basic free plan but I want WordAds . I hv just started my blog so hhav very less traffic and won’t b applicable for WordAds. So for that reason I was thinking of applying for Premium plan just so that I can use wordsAds

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  kruttikaphalke · Member · Oct 1, 2018 at 5:28 am

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  Hi there,

  You can go with premium plan to have automatic access to the WordAds program and can set up advertising on their sites immediately.

  Thanks.