If you want to earn money from your blog, the best way to do that is to promote the services you have to offer. Of course, doing this without sounding like you're delivering a sales pitch is the challenge you face. These are just some of the things you can do to enjoy a little self-promotion on your blog that truly is shameless.

Perform case studies and share the results of these studies with your blog audience. Most bloggers will never do this but it is one of the most effective ways you can use to highlight the services you have to offer. You can either ask for permission and do a case study with an actual client of yours, or you can also do one for free for one of your readers that has had success in an area related to your niche. Once this study is published, people will be lining up to do business with you. Many potential clients view the case study as complete and total proof of the services you offer. Case studies lead clients to trust you more than they ever would have before. Don't forget that posts are powerful tools for promoting the services you offer. Promoting the services you offer in some of the posts on your blog is absolutely acceptable and can be a great way to get the message out - just don't overdo it. Keep your post on topic and avoid seeming too promotional in your post. One way to do this is to tie in a recent experience with a client (with the client's permission of course) into a blog post. This way, your post will remain informative and your aim to get people to take notice of your services will also be complete.

Social Media Works: It's totally okay to use social media to help promote the services you are offering through your blog. If you add social media's power to your blogging efforts you can offer your services to even more people without having to do any extra work. Social sites like Facebook and Twitter can prove to be a big advantage for you when it comes to heavy duty promotion. Just make sure you're actively participating on these sites, as they will help you build a stronger reputation and create a targeted network. As you work with social networking you'll see that you can get way more exposure for your blog in way less time. So there you are! Simple to apply ideas that you can use right away to sell more of your services through your blog.