Sociable – You might see some little icons at the bottom of posts in WordPress for various sites such as Facebook, StumbleUpon, Technocrati, Digg and many others. These are all social websites where users participate in finding interesting things to share. What could be better than having them share your content? Can you say more traffic?

WordPress Download Monitor – Have an Ebook? Would you like to make a bit of extra cash with it? Want to know how many have downloaded it after they have paid you using the ArePayPal plugin? Just use this handy plugin to upload your ebook. Track the downloads and secure it to members only.

Google XML Sitemaps – This is probably the most absolute handy plugin you could install. It is a definite must have for any WordPress blog. Configure it once you install it and your pages and posts will be added to the Google directory search much faster than if you waited for Google to crawl your site. Sometimes only hours from the time you post to the time people find you through the search engine.

WP-Affiliate – Affiliate marketing is always a touchy thing. People can just copy the link and remove your id to deny you any commission. This can happen easily if someone uses an iframe to display your site and some software to just swap their affiliate id with yours. Users are also a bit more inclined to click on a link that doesn’t have an affiliate id. This plugin will allow you to add links that will redirect to the actual link without the user knowing until they are already there. It will also help you with your Google page ranking as Google looks for those affiliate id’s and off site linking. This works great with affiliate programs like Clickbank and Commission Junction.

With a little work you can have a healthy number of revenue streams with your WordPress Blog. All while providing great content for your readers.

What many people want along with WordPress is the ability to earn a small amount of income from their efforts. Some are happy with even a couple of dollars a month while others are looking to earn thousands a month.

Now, you have probably already followed some of my advice to use WordPress to make money online but you haven’t yet found some of those plug-ins that will help you earn some money in the mean time.

Let’s go over a few of the plug-ins that could be useful to you.

Are PayPal – A great plug-in to monetize your website. Secure some of your posts with this plug-in and have your users, not only register, but pay a small fee to view the content of a post. This can also be used in a page instead of a post. That way you can make your post, point to the page for the content and have the user commit to a small fee to read the rest of the exciting news you have to offer. You can also set it up so that a subscription can be made to allow users access to your paid content. It uses PayPal, so you will have to have an account if you don’t already have one.

AdSense Manager – A great plug-in for those who want to use Google Adsense or other networks. Adsense Manager supports AdSense, AdBrite, AdGridWork, Adpinion, Adroll, Commission Junction, CrispAds, ShoppingAds, Yahoo!PN and WidgetBucks. Place one of the ads in various positions on your pages and posts.

WP125 – This is a great plug-in for small 125×125 banner advertisement manager. Allow advertisers to place a small banner on your website. The WP125 plugin can help you manage your ads more efficiently, leaving you with more time to write new posts. The plugin adds a new “Ads” menu to the WordPress admin, featuring submenus for tweaking display settings and adding and removing ads. Lots of features make this plug-in a must have for your website if you plan on selling advertising space.

AdRotator – While not quite as easy to use as WP125, this allows you to include any banner in a random rotation. Simple to run and add new banners. You may need to modify some of your template code though. And, unlike WP125, you will have to pay attention to when the banner expires. Use this for your affiliate banner ads instead of paid banner advertisements. Use the WP125 for those.

Amazon Showcase WordPress Widget – Add a widget to your website with items from Amazon.com. It requires you to have an Associate Id. Just add your id to the configuration and pick out things to promote. A commission from the sales will be mailed to you once you reach a threshold for payment. This is a great way to promote products and make a little money at the same time.

With these suggestions, you can earn a small to large income depending on your traffic. They are easy to install and configure and will more than likely add to the usefulness of your WordPress blog.