How to Build Your Own Links in the Google Affiliate Network

1. Log into your Google Affiliate Network account using the address: www.google.com/ads/affiliatenetwork.
2. Select the 'Links Beta' tab.

3. Click 'Switch to classic version' option at the top of the page.
4. Select the 'By Advertiser' option on the left side of the screen.
5. Locate the advertiser in the list for which you'd like to build a custom link.
6. Click the 'Build Your Own Links' option from the 'Actions' drop-down menu beside the advertiser of your choice. A pop-up should open of the advertiser's website.
7. Find the link you want to use for your custom link in the advertiser's website and copy it and the other necessary details into the 'Build Your Own Link' screen in your Google Affiliate Network account.
8. Select 'Build Link' at the bottom of the screen to display the link you created.

How to Earn Money From Blogging

1. Sign up for a Google account. This gives you access to Blogger, the blogging platform, and Google Adsense, which provides contextual advertising for blogs and websites.
2. Do some keyword research to choose some popular topics for your blog.

3. Set up a blog on Blogger. Use some of the popular keywords in the blog's title. Blogger provides detailed instructions on template editing.
4. Visit an article directory and select some articles that relate to your chosen topic. Download these to your computer.
5. Publish the articles on your new blog. For best results, publish daily or several times a week. You may also publish original material.
6. Get an Adsense publisher ID, using your Google account login to sign up with Adsense. Choose some Adsense ad formats that suit your blog and add them to your blog's template.
7. Promote your new blog by commenting on other blogs and on forums. Use your blog's web address in your signature. Submit your blog to the search engines, blog directories and web directories.
8. Create more blogs in other niches. You will soon start to earn money from blogging.

How to Create a Blog on Google

1. Visit Blogger.com and click on 'Create a Blog.' If you already have a Google account, click the 'Sign In' link.
2. Create a Google account if you don't have one already. Enter the information requested, including your email address and your desired username and password. To stop spammers, Google uses a word verification tool. Enter the words displayed in the graphic in the space provided. Click 'Continue.'

3. Create a name for your blog. Enter the name and your desired website address when prompted. If your web address is already taken, the site will tell you to create a new one. Click 'Continue.'
4. Choose a template. Google offers 12 templates to choose from in a variety of styles. Click 'Continue.'
5. Click 'Start Blogging' to go to your newly created blog. Create your first post by entering a title and content in the boxes on the screen. The blog software works in much the same way as any word processing software; you don't need to know HTML and can simply type directly into the field. Use the navigation buttons above the field to format your post.
6. Click 'View Blog' to preview how the blog will look to readers. Click 'Publish Post' when your post is finalized, and it will be published to your blog.
7. Click on 'Edit Posts' to make any changes to your post, or click 'Create' to make a new posting.
8. Experiment with the blog tools to make changes to your blog. Under the layout tab, you can change the fonts, colors, backgrounds and page layout. Under the settings tab, you can write a description of your blog, change the title or set your comment policy.