How To Make Money With A Blog and an Affiliate Program
Jun 11th, 2007 by Manju
For some bloggers, making money with their blog is a complicated path so they just throw some Google Adsense ads up and settle for what every Google pays them. If you’re this type of blogger, you could be leaving thousands of dollars per month on the table.
For these blog owners, making money with a blog is only a dream. However, it’s really simple making money with a blog. I’ll show you how.
What’s an Affiliate Program?
An affiliate program is a program that larger companies use to boost their sales. They realize they can only reach so many people with their advertising. By having bloggers advertise their goods and services; they can reach a larger base of potential customers. And by having bloggers write about products, the chances of them making a sale from the bloggers post is better than average. In exchange, they’re willing to give you a percentage of the sales price. It’s a pretty good trade off.
How Do I Find An Affiliate Program
There are many ways of finding an affiliate program. Large companies like Amazon and Home Depot have affiliate programs, as do smaller companies. The best way to find an affiliate program is to search for retailers who have products that you’re readers would buy. For example, if you blog were about book or movie reviews, then Amazon would make a great partner. Not so much if you chose Home Depot!
You’ll also find that many of these companies belong to something called Affiliate Networks. These are network companies that run affiliate programs for companies like eBay and Northern Tool. Some examples of affiliate networks are Commission Junction, Link Share, Share A Sale, etc. You can find these affiliate network companies by searching for them in Google.
Finding The Best Affiliate Program
I don’t have the time to go into details on advanced strategies in this blog post for finding the best affiliate program and making money from your blog. You can find these advanced strategies by reading a blog like AffiliateWatcher.com. At AffiliateWatcher.Com you’ll find tools, advice and reviews of money making affiliate programs that will help you monetize your blog. You’ll also get the latest news on affiliate programs and other money making opportunities for your blog.
Making money with your blog isn’t rocket science, you just need to find a good affiliate program and a good free WordPress theme and start making money!