Selling merchandise from your blog is a great way to make some extra money.

No matter what topic your blog about, there is a product you can offer your readers. If your site has a neat logo you can offer T-Shirts or other branded products. There are web sites like www.cafepress.com that can place your logo on many different items. You just need to create a shopping area on your site and place links back to Cafe Press. The nice people at Cafe Press can will make the item and ship it for you. Since each item is produced on demand you do not have to carry inventory or spend any money up front. That is the nice thing about using a site like this. You only get a product made when a customer requests it and pays for it.

Many blog owners use Cafe Press or other online service to make a little extra money on their site. This is a little different then affiliate marketing. You are encouraging your readers to support your blog and content by wanting merchandise with your brand. The merchandise is also an expression for your readers, they want people to know that they have topic they are passionate about and want to share it.

The benefit to the blog owner is not only in the money collected from each sale, you will also be getting free publicity. When someone buys an item with your brand on it a wears it in public it’s like having a free billboard walking around.

This idea is not going to make you a millionaire over night, but a few dollars here and there is always a plus.