Basic Affiliate Internet Marketing

All of us would love to make a little more money. Sometimes just a little to supplement our 9-5 income can be a huge help. Today it is easier that you think to get a little extra cash into your bank account (or accounts, if you’re successful!). Quite a few of us today have our own personal websites, usually blogs. We can get them for free and use them as a method to keep others informed of what we are doing. You can actually turn your website into a way of making some extra cash for you. By placing some ads on your site, you have the potential to earn some cash.

Whenever folk go onto your site, and they see an ad that is interesting and click on it, you receive what is known as a referral payment. The more clicks the better. Gradually your earnings will increase as your website gets more views. I’m surprised that even I could work that one out!

You’re not very likely to get filthy rich with just your own personal website. However, it is a way to get started. There may come a time when you create another site and you can start turning that one into a money making venture. You could sign up for an affiliate program and make money through their ads. To do this well you need to think of an appropriate affiliate program that readers of your site would appreciate. For example, if your site deals with pets, you may want to look for affiliates that work with pet supplies, pet food or veterinary services. As I think I mentioned in another post, having ads for rare books or sporting goods on a website dealing with pets is not a very bright idea, and certainly won’t too much attention.

Once you have a site up and running, you need to get a list of affiliate companies that will give you their advertising banners. There are loads of companies on the net that will help you. You can also get performance statistics on them as well. You will be able to track how much you will earn and how you will be paid. Once you get a few banners onto your site you’ll be able to check the progress for yourself.

Two companies that are incredibly popular are Commission Junction and LinkShare. These will both help you find affiliates for your website. They have loads of good, accurate information available on what companies would be best and how well they perform.

Signing up for one of those affiliate programs couldn’t be easier. You will be asked for personal information, but don’t let that put you off. This is necessary because they will be paying you commission money.

Commission Junction has all of the information available on which companies pay which rates of commission. They also have information on how well and timely they make their payments. If a company has a dodgy reputation, Commission Junction will be aware of it.

Of course, there are individual programmes that you could sell for commission, and which are not listed with those companies, or with the big one, Clickbank. You can see an example here – I began selling this ebook just a couple of days ago, and the response has been encouraging, to say the least. I had bought and read the book myself, and it’s got loads of great tips on how to make recurring income, even by using Ebay.

If you’re looking to make a little more money then it is fairly easy. Why not take the first step and turn your personal website into a way to make cash? Fill up those blank spaces with advertisements and let the money roll in. you can always expand and create different websites. The more ads you can get, the better for your pocket. Affiliate programmes are great ways to help you earn money. You can start off in a small way with your own site and then expand into other areas. Eventually, you could build your own affiliate business. Look into affiliate marketing. It could be quite lucrative.