Can I use Google's Adsense on a free Wordpress blog?
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No, Adsense is not permitted on free Wordpress.com blogs. See the FAQ referenced below for more details:
http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/12/08/adse...
You can use Amazon affiliate links in the text of your posts, but unless you get a lot of traffic I wouldn't count on making too much money from that.
Blogger ( http://www.blogger.com/ ) is a free blogging platform that will give you the freedom to monetize your blog more extensively.
If you prefer to stick with WordPress (which is certainly a better platform), you will need to get your own hosting and domain. You sound hesitant about getting paid hosting, but it's not as expensive or complicated as you might think.
Dreamhost (dreamhost.com) makes it easy to setup WordPress (with a one-click installation process) and they give you a free domain with your hosting package. Hosting starts at less than $8 per month, and you can get a deep discount off hosting fees with the promo code WORDPRESSDEAL. They have great support too, and their support forums are filled with people who are willing to answer questions for newbies.
Good luck!
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