Money Making Programs
I’ve noticed from reading other blogs, readers seem to enjoy learning how other sites make money.Domain and Web Hosting Reselling - This program is a great example of why you should look for affiliate or reseller programs in your niche that pay residual commissions. As a reseller, you receive your own customizable website that allows you to set your prices and determine your profit. The parent company handles all the customer and technical support, so all you do is promote your own reseller store.
Affiliate Networks (CJ.com, ShareASale.com, etc.) - If you’re looking for a specific product to promote, you can do a search to see if there are any relevant affiliate programs that offer the product. You can join multiple programs with a few mouse clicks. The downside is that many companies who run their affiliate programs through large networks tend to have sub-par customer support. Companies that run their own in-house affiliate programs seem to have better customer support over all.
AdSense - I hate using the term “easy money”, but if you have enough traffic, AdSense has got to be one of the easiest ways to generate an income from your site or blog.
Thesis (DIYThemes) - This program just bumped Amazon.com off the list and beat out Clickbank and Adbrite. So in August, 2009 I had to update this post. I make most of my money from affiliate programs that are tied to products and services I own. It’s so important to build credibility and trust as an affiliate, and one way to start is to buy and use what you recommend.
ClickBank - With ClickBank, you really have to feel it out and see what works for you. The great thing about ClickBank is that the commissions are extremely high since product development and delivery costs are low. You could earn up to $75 on certain products in their marketplace.
AdBrite - Many people use AdBrite’s cost per click program (similar to AdSense). If you’re looking to offer advertising on your site, but don’t want to deal with collecting the payments and setting up an ad rotation script, you may want to check into AdBrite.
These aren’t the only programs I earn money from, but these are the highest paying by far. The rest of my income comes from a collection of other affiliate programs. This post was not created to encourage you to join all these programs. Quite frankly, if your site does not target the same people and does not have the same kind of traffic, your income will be drastically less.
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