By Mary Jaksch and Barrie Davenport

So it’s barely October, and here we are talking about the holiday shopping season.

But unless you live under a rock, you must know that the weeks leading up to Christmas can be a great time to monetize your blog. Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) once was the  the most profitable day of the year for most retailers, kicking off the official start of the holiday shopping season.

Now Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving) has officially replaced Black Friday as the most popular holiday shopping day of the year.

Last year, 96.5 million Americans shopped online during Cyber Monday, while 79 million Americans shopped at brick-and-mortar retailers on Black Friday, according to the National Retail Federation.

According to eMarketer.com, 7 out of... More...