When Robin Good unveiled his plans to dismiss banner ads from his sites, I was very curious—if not concerned—what sources of income would replace them.

It's no secret that, although exciting and fun, maintaining a publishing network such as Robin's is a rather costly endeavour. The Good news is that Robin has just published another installment in his series of articles about the good and bad of online advertising strategies for independent publishers.

Photo credit: Georgios M.W.

Robin writes:

Which are the best and most effective ways to make your blog or independent news site return a profit? ... I would like to share my own personal discoveries and humble recommendations on how to best monetize online content while maintaining your site free of all forms of interruptive ads (banners, pop-ups, flashy ads, etc.).

Robin provides practical and proven advice with detailed descriptions of twelve easily accessible revenue strategies.

His goal is to help serious site owners to create a sustainable or even profitable business. Implement several of these valuable tips and you are on the right track to build your own.

As he suggest in many of his posts, your readers should be treated like kings and queens and provided with more and better of what they have come to your site for.

If you are into making your passionate online efforts become a serious source of complementary income, look no further. Robin's got what you need to be looking at.