Can you give me tips on monetizing a blog?

To make money from a blog, you need traffic. Here is an article that will give you starting points.

Also, I would look at your blog. Can you post a link?

Good luck.

http://photographicfix.blogspot.com/

step 1 = collect underpants
step 2 = ???
step 3 = profit

Seriously though, I would look into a content management system that has an adsense plugin like joombla or drupal if you’re going to be hosting it yourself.

Check out www.cj.com

Quick and easy, that’s your money making part. Then it’s up to you to get the traffic in there.