This past week I had the great opportunity to meet with one the young blogging guru's, Easton Ellsworth .

He has a great site Business Blogwire! And he is involved in several  blogs and projects. One of his posts this past week, caught my eye. About making money with a blog. All new bloggers seem to ask this questions!

First, I think, you should blog because you enjoy it and have something to share. Elston did a great article about Making Money via Blogging.   "I've studied several of the most popular blogs and read some of the best blog posts that explain how to make money with a blog.  Now I want to give you a cheat sheet to blog money-making.  (Psst - if you've already got a blog, feel free to add your tips and experiences below or post a response at your own blog.)

Note: I'm addressing this post mainly to new bloggers - folks who are interested in learning how to make money with blogs.

1. As you sow, so shall you reap.

2. Have a backup plan before you begin.

3. Time is money.

4. Develop an unquenchable thirst for improvement.

5. Connect yourself to others in meaningful ways.

6. Start with proven revenue-generating sources.

7. Attention and traffic correspond to higher revenue.

8. Be different.

9. Focus.

10. Do as profitable bloggers do.

11. Maintain as many good blogs as you can.

12. There is no exhaustive guide to blogging for profit. 

                                                                                     Stop by his site and read the full article!