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Why Is Creating An Opt In Email List So Powerful?

There’s a common saying among affiliate marketers. It goes something like this: “The Money Is In Your List”. I’ll do that one better and say “Your Targeted Email List Is Where The Real Riches Are”.
A simple saying that rings true, even in this day and age. Probably more so with the amount of Garbage circulating around on the Internet.
The reason an opt in email list that you’ve created carries so much power is because the people who’ve opted into your list have some trust in you and the product that they signed up for. That is, providing they are happy about what they signed up for. If you tricked them, you can forget about them buying anything off of you again!
Survey after survey reveals that people are more likely to buy from companies that they have bought from before. (yeah, I know, big DUH) but people are also more likely to purchase from a company or website where they received some valuable service or downloaded a free e-book that they found useful.
If two websites are selling an identical product and one site has an opt in email list and the other doesn’t, the Internet shopper will more than likely choose the site that recommended the product or a site they feel safe with over the site they’ve never heard of. This is why it’s important to have a list of subscribers to push your best deals to. Not only is it a benefit for them, it’s a huge monetary benefit for you.

Here Are My 7 Tips To Building An Opt In Email List

1. Publish An Online Newsletter- Publishing a newsletter once or twice per month can have people lined up ready to give you their email addresses. It’s important that you use a service like Constant Content or Aweber. These companies will provide you with a sign up form and automatically handle all of your opt in email chores for you. Think of it as building a targeted opt in email list automatically. Then all you have to do is create your newsletter and hit ‘Publish’ and you’re done. Simple as that.
2. Write an eBook or Special Report and Give It Away- The eBook doesn’t need to be a War and Peace type eBook, a special report of 5-15 pages can create a flood of new emails if it’s a timely and valuable content. Junkola or regurgitated “free” ebooks or special reports that is readily available on the Internet or on PLR websites will have your ‘unsubscribe’ link burning up with people bailing on you and reporting your offer as spam. Write, or pay someone to write, a valuable piece of content!
3. Stalk The Forums – Chances are your niche has any number of Internet forums you could visit and participate in. One of my blogs/websites has to do with construction tools. I found about a dozen forums where I could participate. Use a signature link to drive people to your site (if the forums will allow it, some don’t) If the forums do not allow signature links, you can always wait for the opportunity to post a link to a helpful page on your site. Most forums will allow you to post a link in your user Profile as well. Even if you can’t post links, if you’re helpful enough and post quality suggestions to peoples problems, they’ll check your Profile to find out more about you and come across a link to your site. Don’t underestimate Forums!
4. Content Is Still King – Yes, I just checked and King Content is still reigning on his throne. Write quality content and people will want more of what you have to offer. This makes it much easier for them to trust you with their email address.
5. Use Articles To Create A Flood Of New Subscribers – I’ve discussed the advantages of article marketing before. If you follow the advice in that article, you can have a steady stream of new subscribers beating a path to your sign up form month after month. Article marketing sets you out as an expert in your niche. People trust experts!
6. People Are Lazy, Make It Easy For Them To Give You Their Email Address- Face it, we’re lazy. Having said that, you need to make it as easy as possible for people to sign up for whatever you’re offering. I can’t tell you the number of times I visit a blog or website and immediately want to know more about the niche and I search and search for a newsletter or other sign up form and can’t find one. Put the sign up form above the fold and as close to the content as possible. I use borders, graphics and colored text to draw attention to my sign up forms. Make it easy by providing links to the form as well. Be sure to list the benefits of signing up, ie; will they get free stuff or “can’t find it anywhere else secrets”?
7. If All Else Fails, Buy An Email List- There are a number of list brokers out there. Some of these can be expensive. Some are really cheap. Be careful of the list you buy. You don’t want to buy a list from a spammer who’s sent the people hundreds of spam emails. Buy from a quality list broker and make sure the list are opt in email list. A double opt in email list is even better.

Bonus Tip: If you have a really good product or service, contact people who already have a list and offer them a cut of the profits. Expect to fork over anywhere from 40 to 60% of your profits for having them market your product or service to their list. This may sound steep, but remember, it’s the list they built and the people on their list trust them. They’re more likely to buy from your joint venture partner if he/she endorses your product. Consider it a wise investment, because you’ll be able to jump start your own list with the buyers from the joint venture.
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Many new people to affiliate marketing don’t know how to get started so they end up jumping in to a program or system. Generally this leads to failure and they’re looking for the next quick money maker. They can spend a lot of money and time on programs that do not work. After they fail or make little money for their effort, they’re ready to proclaim to the world that affiliate marketing is a fraud and scam.
This doesn’t have to be the experience you take away from affiliate marketing. With a little patience and planning, affiliate marketing can be enjoyable and profitable. But it won’t be overnight!

Affiliate Marketing May Not Be For You

Let’s face it, affiliate marketing may not be the right way for beginners to make money online. Some do not have the knowledge or the ‘want to’ to spend large amounts of time building websites and blogs, doing keyword research, learning SEO in order to get their websites and blogs ranked high and researching the best affiliate marketing program for their needs.
Some people just want to jump in and start making money online. That’s alright too. There are programs for beginners and those who just want to make some quick money without going to the hassle of building websites.
Project Payday is an unique program that allows anyone to get started making money quickly without special skills or knowledge and without a website. If you can surf the Internet, you’ll probably be able to make money with Project Payday. I think it’s one of the best ways for beginners to get their feet wet making money online. In fact, it’s so easy that they guarantee that if you’ll follow the 4 easy steps outlined and do not make money in 24 hours, they’ll give you $100. It doesn’t get much easier than this!
Freelance Writing is becoming more and more popular due to all the Companies and Individual Internet Marketers looking for Web Content. Some freelancers will go at it on their own while others choose to get started making money quick by joining a membership site like Freelance Home Writers. Members of this site get to choose which freelance writing jobs they want. Companies and Individuals alike can post writing jobs at the site and the Members can pick and choose which jobs they want to accept based on the project or how much the job pays. Normally with this kind of membership site, you can choose how much, or how little, you want to work.
Other affiliate marketing beginners find eBay a very attractive start. There are a ton of ways to make money with eBay. You can simple get started by visiting Garage Sales in your area looking for bargains and reselling them on eBay. You really have to know what you’re looking for and how much the item is really worth or you could end up with a house full of junk that you can’t sell. That’s why the beginning eBay Entrepreneur should get one of the many starter kits out there designed to show you what you need to know to become a good Seller on eBay. Most of these kits, like the eBay For Dummies Starter Kit, will also have resources to wholesalers and DropShippers should you ever want to really make it big as a Power Seller on eBay.

I Really Want To Get Started With Affiliate Marketing

But for those who don’t mind all the long hours and hard work of building and promoting websites that sell affiliate products, a great reward awaits those who learn the proper way of making this business work. Some will fail, having spent a large amount of money along the way. But for those who put the time and effort into learning and doing, there can be a Rainbow at the end of their Journey.
There are many paths to making an income from affiliate marketing for Beginners. That’s what this blog is all about. Showing you different ways to start an Online Business and growing it into something that will provide income for you. There are also many pitfalls that await those who blindly stumble through this business. I’ll try and show you how to avoid those. Sure, you’ll probably make mistakes, we all do. It’s how you deal with them that matters.
So pull up a chair (as if you haven’t already done that), take some notes and start planning your path to Internet income. Affiliate Marketing for Beginners isn’t that difficult, but it will require some time and attention to details on your part.
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Here are 7 Techniques you could use to put some cash in your pocket within a week working online.

1. Project Payday – As an experiment one day, I tried Project Payday just to see how long it would take me to make extra cash. It was free to join so I signed up at their website, downloaded and watched the training video’s they provided. I followed the directions for getting set up to a ‘T’.  All total, between the sign up, watching training video’s and implementing the instructions, took me a little over 3 hours. I then spent about half a day just browsing and reading to get a feel of how this program worked.  I then put my name out as being available for some “offers” and I made $20 by the end of the first day. Next day I put about 6 hours into the program and made over $60 total. They have a $100 guarantee that states that if you follow the simple 4 step process and do not make money in the first 24 hours, they’ll give you $100. Pretty cut and dried and the best guarantee I’ve seen. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a get rich quick scheme. You’ll have to work at it but you can earn money quickly. I personally found it very tedious though! I’m not cut out to spend long stretches at the computer. You can sign up for free with Project Payday and get started today by clicking here. It’s one of the few places where you can start making a little bit of money relatively quick.
2. Read Emails – Taking Online Survey’s, etc: In my opinion, this takes about as much time as Project Payday. There are companies that receive thousands of emails every day that need to be read. Obviously the CEO or other employees can’t spend every day reading emails, so they outsource this. There are several companies where they outsource this type of work as well as other tedious, time consuming chores such as product testing, online surveys, online mystery shopping and other. Send Earnings is one such company that have these offers. Consumers such as you sign up and are normally paid on a per assignment completed basis. The pay varies by what type of assignment you choose. You also won’t get rich doing this, but you can make a little money with some effort. Click Here to learn more or to sign up for this opportunity.
3. Become a Freelance Writer. It’s easier than you might think and you don’t need to be an English major to make money with this. In fact, it’s probably better if you’re not! You can sell your articles at Forums like DigitalPoint Forums and SitePoint Forums. Each has a market place. Don’t expect to make a killing here but you can make some extra cash. If you really want to ramp up your earnings from Writing, then I’d suggest signing up for a service like Freelance Home Writers. This is a service like a job board where you log in to see what kind of Writing Jobs are available. Some will have the prices they are willing to pay for articles, some won’t. There’s also a couple of other benefits to signing up for their service. Check them out if you’d like to make money from home Writing.
4. One word. Ebay. There are so many ways to make money with eBay that it isn’t funny. Ebay has allowed many people who would not have been able to support their self or their Families to make more than enough money to live well. One technique that I used when I was between jobs many years ago was to visit Garage sales and Estate auctions and buy products to sell on ebay. You have have a good idea what something is worth in order for this to work. Looking at something and saying “Oh, this looks like it’s valuable” isn’t good enough. You’ll wind up with a house full of junk! One way many people are starting to make money on eBay is with their own stores. Heck, eBay will even help you get started. They offer beginning or advanced entrepreneurs a site that helps you get started selling products with your own site. This takes a lot of time and effort away from getting started and gives you more time for promotion and other money making ideas. Take a look for yourself -  One Month Free Trial! ProStores – an eBay Company
5. Are you a Photographer? There are several freelance photography websites on the Internet where you can sell your photo’s. You don’t have to be a Professional either. Just as long as your photo’s are clear and eye catching, you can sell them on sites like iStockPhoto.com. There’s a huge demand for stock photography and illustrations. You might as well get your share of the cash! There’s also a huge market for other types of photo’s, but I’ll let you figure those out for yourself
6. Sell your Service. Do you know how to use a specific program inside and out? Can you take QuickBooks or any of the MS Office programs and make them beg for mercy? Then you have skills that are in need. Places such as eLance, RentACoder and others have forums set up to help you sell your services. Some of these pay really well also, they’re worth checking out if you need some quick cash!
7. Set up a local directory site. I’m telling you people something right now. I think the future of the Internet is in the local markets. Remember when the Internet got off the ground and the buzz word was “Think Globally?” I’m going to tell you now to “Think Locally!” You treat your local market like a Niche, which it is. Build a Niche site about your local area and charge advertising or use Adsense. The best training I’ve seen is over at The Keyword Academy. Court’s course takes you through everything you’ll need to know to set up a profitable Niche site. From finding the right keywords, to setting up WordPress to learning how and WHERE to get backlinks, it’s all there. I paid $597 for this course and I can honestly say this is one of the few legitimate courses about learning how to make money online that you’ll find. I earned my money back in a very short time
Update: Court has since opened up the Keyword Crash Course as a subscription based model. Now anyone can sign up for just $1, take a look at the Training video’s (everything I paid $597!) and ask questions. If you decide to become a subscriber, then you’ll get new training each month, free webinars, forums and a lot more. Click here to learn more and take advantage of this offer for $1.

Whether you’re a college student needed a few extra bucks for the keg party, a stay at home Mom who needs some extra cash for the heating bill or just found out your company doesn’t need your services any longer, you can use the techniques above to help bring home the bacon.
There is no reason anyone has to lay back and go broke. I’ve known people who were dead ass broke and would not lift a finger to do anything except complain about being out of a job and having no money.
There are opportunities all around us to make money online. It’s up to you to get up and do it though, no one else will do all the work!
Some online entrepreneurs have used the above techniques plus others to start part time cash businesses and grew them into small fortunes. You don’t have to become the next Donald Trump, but there is no reason why you can’t make extra cash online to live off of if you had to.
What are some ways you’ve made quick cash from the Internet in your local market?
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With the state of the economy these days along with the sky high price of Gas, groceries and other necessities of life, many people are finding that their money isn’t making it as far as it once did. So it’s not surprising that many people are turning to the Internet to make money fast. With Winter just around the corner, many people are worrying about how they will pay their Winter heating bill. Some have already been surprised by unexpected large energy bills. This leaves some families scrambling to find ways to make money fast in order to prevent something from going unpaid.
Here are quick and easy ways to make money on the Internet. Will you get rich? No. But you just might bring in a few hundred dollars a month and maybe keep your lights on this Winter!
Project Payday
If you can use a computer to surf the Internet, chances are good that you can use Project Payday to earn extra money on the Internet. It doesn’t require a lot of technical knowledge and it’s pretty darn quick and easy to use.
Project Payday is free to join and they have loads of free training Video’s to help you get started. Plus they also have a mentoring program where you’ll get hands on tutoring if you need it. I’d highly suggest you watch the video’s and even consider the mentoring program to maximize your potential income opportunities. You can expect to get offers in the $15 to $30 range. I’ve seen some as high as $50 though, but those are rare. Most people can do several offers a day once they get the hang of it and get their routine down and become familiar with how the system works.  Click here to learn more about Project Payday.
Ebay
No article about making money online would be complete without mention of eBay. While it’s not as good as it once was for the person looking to make money fast on the Internet, it still allows many people to stay home and make a darn good income from selling goods online.
You can find goods to sell on eBay on Craigslist, Garage Sales, Big Box stores like Sam’s and Costco and in your own home. I bet most of us have stuff we haven’t used in months that could be auctioned off on eBay to make a quick dollar or two.
Time was once where you could go out and hit Garage sales and Estate auctions and bring the stuff back to your home, list it on eBay and make some good money. You can still do that, but the money isn’t as good as it once was because of the higher listing fees and many of the commercial companies drowning out the smaller individual auctions.
A way some people have started taking advantage of these changes at eBay is to start their own stores. ProStores is an eBay company that offers several packages that make it easy to get up and running with your very own ecommerce store. This is a great way to get started without having to know a lot about web programming and using a lot of different programs. Check it out here if this sounds like something you’d want to do —-> One Month Free Trial! ProStores – an eBay Company
Freelance Yourself
There are any number of places on the Internet where you can go and sign up as a freelance writer. Many people do not realize that there is a great demand for Writers due to the need for Content on the Internet. I myself buy a lot of articles written by several of these services. Businesses, Internet Marketers and mainstream sites like About.com all use freelance writers. The best part is, you don’t have to be an expert writer in most cases.
One of these services, Freelance Home Writers, is a membership site that you join to access databases of companies looking for writers. You then pick and choose which writing jobs you want and just pass over the ones you don’t want. Typically you’ll be writing Blog post and Content articles for Websites. However you can get the chance to write fiction and non-fiction story’s as well. They also have several other opportunities for you to make money on the Internet. That’s pretty good money for people who can turn out a few articles per day. Currently they’re running a $2.97 for a 7 day trial. This is cheap enough to get in and see the writing opportunities they have as well as the other programs to make money at home. Click Here to find out more about this opportunity.
Read Emails – Take Online Surveys – Product Evaluation
In my opinion, this isn’t as easy as Project Payday, but it’s real close. There are companies that receive thousands of emails every day that need to be read. Obviously the CEO or other employees can’t spend every day reading emails, so they outsource this.
There are several companies where they outsource this type of work as well as other tedious, time consuming chores such as product testing and evaluation, online surveys, online mystery shopping and others. Send Earnings is one such company that other companies outsource to. Consumers such as you sign up and are normally paid on a per assignment completed basis. The pay varies by what type of assignment you choose. You choose where you want to make money. Click Here to learn more or to sign up for this opportunity. It’s FREE to join and you can get started making money online very quickly.
Etsy
Do you create crafts? Etsy is a huge online marketplace where people sell their crafts. Since it draws people looking for handmade products or craft supplies, Sellers find it more profitable for many crafts than eBay.
My Wife and Mother-In-Law have sold many items on Etsy including quilts and hand sewn dolls. They received pretty respectable prices for their items, much more than what they received on eBay for items of similar nature.
As I guy, I have to admit there are some pretty interesting handmade crafts on that site. Some will make you scratch you head and wonder how anyone could make such a thing! If you have some crafts laying around you could get rid of, or if you could make some up quickly, then this might be the outlet for you to make money fast.
Craigslist
I love Craigslist! Mostly for the cool stuff I buy off of it in my local area. But Craigslist can also be a Goldmine if you’ll put the time into it. I call the method I use to make money from Craigslist “Craigslist Arbitrage” because this is how it works.
I scan the Free section of Craigslist looking for valuable things people are giving away. If you live near a large Metro area, you’ll simply be amazed at what others will give away just to get rid of it. You need to be quick, because others are doing the same thing you are! Once you pick up your Freebies, turn around and put them back on Craigslist for sale at a below market price. Chances are they’ll go quick and you’ll have made some quick cash.
I first learned of this when we were moving and I was trying to score free moving boxes. I was constantly amazed at how quick they would go until someone told me people do nothing more than drive around grabbing up free boxes and turning around and selling them for $1 or more per box. The same goes for Furniture, electronics and other items. You need to be sitting at your computer refreshing the FREE page often. You can also find great deals in other areas of Craigslist so don’t just spend all your time in the FREE section.
Sell Ebooks
Do you have a particular skill or knowledge? Maybe Award winning recipes? Special technique for training dogs? Then write an ebook. Don’t care or don’t think you have the skills to write an ebook? Then find a freelancer at one of the places mentioned above. Don’t think your idea will sell? You’d be surprised! I know of one gentleman who does quite well ($1000+ per month) selling an ebook on raising Tomatoes. Nuff said!
But if none of these thrill you, then there are places like BestChoiceForEbooks.Com where you can buy the Master Resell Rights to ebooks, software and other products and rebrand them for yourself and sell them. You get to keep all the profits! You can sell them on eBay, Craigslist or set up a PayPal order page and advertise your products. There are hundreds of ways to drive traffic to your sales page so don’t get stuck in a rut! Get yourself a network of sites specific to each product and promote the crap out of it to bring in some quick money.
Become a Go To Guru
Getting back to those special skills or knowledge you have, have you ever thought about becoming a Consultant? Everywhere you look these days, there are consultants for this and that. Consultants for organizing a home, creating a baby’s room, throwing wedding showers and the list goes on.
You’d be surprised at how much people will pay for information that they need and need quick! Show your community that you’re an expert in your field and they’ll beat a path to your door.
One great thing about this business is that it’s easy and inexpensive to start. You can do it part time, in the Evenings or on weekends right from your home. Over time you may find your “part time” job is making more money than your “real” job!
Have Camera, Will Take Photo’s
Do you like taking pictures with your digital camera? Have you thought about selling them but thought you weren’t good enough because you’re not a “professional”? Have to fear. Many people make extra money fast by selling their pictures online.
Websites like BigStockPhoto, ShutterStock, Fotolia and others pay you each time one of your photo’s are downloaded. Many of these sites pay anywhere from 25 cents per photo downloaded to a percentage of the commission on specialty photo’s.
Photographers who do this type of work are called Stock Photographers and the Photo’s they take are known as micro stock. It’s the same kind of pictures you’ll see on this site. Although 25 cents per photo doesn’t sound like much (some sites pay more), consider that you may have thousands of photo’s uploaded. One of the best know Stock Photographers is pulling down $300 or more a day from just one of the Stock Photography websites!
Another huge advantage of taking stock photography is that your photo’s keep making you money over and over and over. One of the best residual income generators on the Web. Not only is this making money fast, it’s making money fast again and again!
Small Business Web Design
With all the WYSIWYG web generation software out there today, just about anyone can make a website. Plus with programs like WordPress and Premium Themes, building an attractive and functional website is easier than ever.
There are Small Businesses everywhere looking for simple and functional sites. Many believe they have to spend thousands on a website. If you can go in and show them that they can have a eye appealing website that is functional and brings in customers for a few hundred bucks, they’ll be telling everyone they know.
I know one lady who makes these type of websites for small businesses and she does very well. They’re simple 5 to 10 page websites built on CSS or WordPress and I believe she charges for the most high end site is around $700. She says her bread and butter websites are the $300 to $500 websites and she has a waiting list! Small businesses need great deals on quality products. Give them a well constructed, functional website and you’ll have Customers for life. Plus, she also gets to do all their updating as they grow! Talk about a business model that makes money fast!
There you have it. 10 ways to make money fast. They’re quick and easy ways to earn extra money online plus you don’t have to be highly skilled or put up a lot of money. What more could a person want in work at home business?
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I have to admit, I don't know much about RuneScape, but I do know that it's a tremendously popular MMORPG (that is, massively multiplayer online role-playing game) with more than four million active players. That's equal to the population of some small nations!
According to a nice backgrounder piece on Wikipedia, RuneScape is set in a medieval fantasy world, similar to "Guild Wars" or "EverQuest", where players control character representations of themselves. As with most massive multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPG), there is no overall objective or end to the game. Players explore, form alliances, earn gold coins, perform optional tasks, and complete quests for rewards and to build character's skills.

A typical screen in RuneScape:
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During peak hours, it is common to see around 170,000 players online across the 115 international servers in 5 countries, with a peak in excess of 185,000 simultaneous logged-in players reached in early February 2006. Up to 2,000 players may be on one server at once, allowing a maximum of 230,000 online players at any one time. These servers are called "worlds" in RuneScape. These servers are located in the United States (79), the United Kingdom (18), Canada (6), the Netherlands (6) and Australia (6), making it the most popular online Java based game in the world. RuneScape is updated with roughly 4 main updates a month - creating updates on a weekly basis, with the addition of new skills, quests, areas of the map, items, or other details added to the imaginary world. Very impressive, but let's talk about how you can make money as a RuneScape character, since you already know the game pretty well, right?
According to some RuneScape experts, there are basically eight ways you can make money in the game:

• Thieving
• High alchemizing
• Mining
• Smithing
• Merchanting
• Dragon & giant slaying
• Fishing and RuneCrafting

Any of those sound appealing? :-)
In terms of some specifics, this player suggests that thieves should do their best to pickpocket guards, especially if you're at least a level 50 player. If you'd rather not mug guards, you can become at least a level 40 miner and sell coal that you've mined to the bank for a good profit.
Merchanting is what sounds most appealing to me (but I'm a business guy / capitalist!) and as a merchant, always haggle to get the best price on any goods you buy. Seems like good advice, doesn't it?
If you want to just read a pretty random collection of money-making tips, check out Sal's Money-Making Tips on the same site. There's some humor in there too, with advice like "steal enough fur til you get enough fur." Um, okay. An easier-to-read tips page can also be found on the Nexodyne Forums.
Another site well worth reading is RuneHQ, specifically its interesting Guide to Money Making. You're definitely not alone in your quest!
Generally a Google search for Make Money Runescape produces over 800,000 matches, so there's plenty of reading available for the avid player.
Hope that helps you out. Good luck moving up in levels and slaying those dragons!
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What is the medium with the largest advertising spending on earth? Television. How are the ads displayed there? Between the editorial content, using the same format (i.e., video). That is why television ads are so effective for advertisers and so lucrative for television companies, because viewers will inevitably pay attention to the ads.
Can we say the same about content based websites, like blogs? Not exactly. If you consider Google AdSense or banner ads, the most used monetization methods, you’ll conclude that they practically separate from the editorial content. For example, if you have a blog and display ads on your sidebar only your readers will be able to completely ignore the ads if so they desire. Some even use ad-blockers, so they won’t see your AdSense units or banners no matter where you place them.
What would the equivalent of a television ad be for a blog? Probably an advertorial, which is an article written by the advertiser about his product, and posted in the blog like any other post. A close alternative are the sponsored reviews, which are posts written by the blogger reviewing a certain product or service. Most bloggers prefer this model because they get to write the content themselves, and readers won’t be annoyed with a different writing style/author.
And here is a fact that re-enforces the similarity of sponsored reviews/advertorials with television ads: If you ask any advertiser whether he prefers to pay for a banner ad or for a sponsored review, he will certainly say the sponsored review. Why? Because he will get a much better return on investment, as the sponsored review will give his product a better and greater kind of exposure with the readers of that blog.
As a result, sponsored reviews are probably one of the most lucrative ways to monetize a blog. Last week one company offered me $800 to write a review about its latest product. It was related to my niche, and I was sure most of my readers would find it useful. Despite that I turned the offer down, because I don’t do sponsored reviews.
But this made me wonder: are most bloggers leaving money on the table by not doing sponsored reviews? For example, if I started doing them on this blog I could easily add another $3,000 per month in revenues (considering one sponsored review per week), which would basically double my advertising revenue on the blog. I believe this proportion is true for most bloggers. That is, if they started doing sponsored reviews they would double their advertising income.
So why sponsored reviews are not widely used? Probably because there was a lot of controversy when companies started exploring this advertising model. For example, PayPerPost initially didn’t require a disclosure on the reviews, and people started questioning the ethical aspects of the whole thing.
That being said, I think it is possible for a blogger to do sponsored reviews while keeping his integrity. There are 3 main requirements:

1. a clear disclosure on each review,
2. honesty while writing the review,
3. and the choice of products that are truly relevant and useful for the readers.

Other people claimed that sponsored posts could get you in trouble with Google, but this is not true as long as you use the nofollow attribute on the links inside the review. Google doesn’t have a problem with sponsored links, as long as you clearly label them as such.
Personally I am still on the fence regarding sponsored reviews, so no, I am not stating that all bloggers should start doing them. What I wanted is to raise the questions, and see what other people think. Why aren’t you writing sponsored reviews on your blog? Would you be turned off by them on a blog you read? Do you think the model could work if the requirements I mentioned are present?
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There are several lists with “ways to make money with a website” on the Internet, but none of them seem to be complete. That is why I decided to create this one. If you know a method that is not listed below, just let us know and we’ll update it.

Notice that ways to make money with a website are different from ways to make more money from it. Methods to increase your traffic or click-through rate will help you make more money, but they do not represent a method of making money per se.
For example, one could suggest that blending AdSense ads with the content is a way to make money from a website. In reality it’s not; it’s just a way to make more money by improving your ad click-through rate. The real monetization method behind it is a PPC ad network.
The list is divided into direct and indirect methods, and examples and links are provided for each point. Enjoy!

Direct Methods

1. PPC Advertising Networks
Google AdSense is the most popular option under this category, but there are also others. Basically you need to sign up with the network and paste some code snippets on your website. The network will then serve contextual ads (either text or images) relevant to your website, and you will earn a certain amount of money for every click.
The profitability of PPC advertising depends on the general traffic levels of the website and, most importantly, on the click-through rate (CTR) and cost per click (CPC). The CTR depends on the design of the website. Ads placed abode the fold or blended with content, for instance, tend to get higher CTRs. The CPC, on the other hand, depends on the nice of the website. Mortgages, financial products and college education are examples of profitable niches (clicks worth a couple of dollars are not rare), while tech-related topics tend to receive a smaller CPC (sometimes as low as a couple of cents per click).
The source of the traffic can also affect the overall CTR rate. Organic traffic (the one that comes from search engines) tends to perform well because these visitors were already looking for something, and they tend to click on ads more often. Social media traffic, on the other hand, presents terribly low CTRs because these visitors are tech-savvy and they just ignore ads.
List of popular CPC advertising networks:

• Google Adsense
• Yahoo! Publisher Network (YPN)
• BidVertiser
• Chitika
• Clicksor

2. CPM Advertising Networks
CPM advertising networks behave pretty much as PPC networks, except that you get paid according to the number of impressions (i.e., page views) that the ads displayed on your site will generate. CPM stands for Cost per Mille, and it refers to the cost for 1,000 impressions.
A blog that generates 100,000 page views monthly displaying an advertising banner with a $1 CPM, therefore, will earn $100 monthly.
CPM rates vary with the network, the position of the ad and the format. The better the network, the higher the CPM rate (because they have access to more advertisers). The closer you put the ad to the top of the page, the higher the CPM. The bigger the format (in terms of pixels), the higher the CPM.
You can get as low as $0,10 and as high as $10 per 1,000 impressions (more in some special cases). CPM advertising tends to work well on websites with a high page views per visitor ratio (e.g., online forums, magazines and so on).
List of popular CPM advertising networks:

• Casale Media
• Burst Media
• Value Click
• Advertising.com
• Tribal Fusion
• Right Media

3. Direct Banner Advertising
Selling your own advertising space is one of the most lucrative monetization methods. First and foremost because it enables you to cut out the middleman commissions and to determine your own rates. The most popular banner formats on the web are the 728×90 leaderboard, the 120×600 skyscraper, the 300×250 rectangle and the 125×125 button.
The downside of direct banner advertising is that you need to have a big audience to get qualified advertisers, and you will need to spend time managing the sales process, the banners and the payments.
Related links:

• How to Find Advertisers for Your Website
• Finding Advertisers for Your Blog
• Direct Advertising Sales for Beginners
• Openads Ad Server
• OIO Publisher Ad Platform

4. Text Link Ads
After Google declared that sites selling text links without the nofollow tag would be penalized, this monetization method became less popular.
Many website owners are still using text links to monetize their sites, though, some using the nofollow tag and some not.
The advantage of this method is that it is not intrusive. One can sell text links directly through his website or use specialized networks like Text-Link-Ads and Text-Link-Brokers to automate the process.
Text link marketplaces and networks:

• DigitalPoint Link Sales Forum
• Text-Link-Ads
• Text-Link-Brokers
• TNX
• LinkWorth

5. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is a very popular practice on the Internet. Under this system you have a merchant that is willing to let other people (the affiliates) sell directly or indirectly its products and services, in exchange for a commission. Sometimes this type of advertising is also called CPA (cost per action) or CPL (cost per lead) based.
Affiliates can send potential customers to the merchant using several tools, from banners to text links and product reviews.
In order to find suitable affiliate programs you can turn to individual companies and publishers like Dreamhost and SEOBook, or join affiliate marketplaces and networks.
List of popular affiliate marketplaces and networks:

• Commission Junction
• ClickBank
• Azoogle Ads
• Link Share

6. Monetization Widgets
The latest trend on the web are widgets that let you monetize your website. Examples include Widgetbucks and SmartLinks. Some of these services operate under a PPC scheme, others behave like text link ads, others yet leverage affiliate links.
Their main differentiator, however, is the fact that they work as web widgets, making it easier for the user to plug and play the service on its website.
List of companies that provide monetization widgets:

• WidgetBucks
• ScratchBack
• SmartLinks

7. Sponsored Reviews
PayPerPost pioneered this model, with much controversy on the beginning (related to the fact that they did not require disclosure on paid posts). Soon other companies followed, most notably Sponsored Reviews and ReviewMe, refining the process and expanding the paid blogging model.
Joining one of these sponsored reviews marketplaces will give you the opportunity to write sponsored posts on a wide range of topics. Not all bloggers are willing to get paid to write about a specific product or website (because it might compromise the editorial credibility), but the ones who do are making good money out of it.
If your blog has a big audience you could also offer sponsored reviews directly, cutting off the commissions of the middleman.
List of sponsored reviews and paid blogging networks:

• PayPerPost
• Sponsored Reviews
• ReviewMe
• BlogVertise
• Smorty

8. RSS Feed Ads
With the quick adoption of the RSS technology by millions of Internet users, website owners are starting to find ways to monetize this new content distribution channel.
Feedburber already has its own publisher network, and you can sign-up to start displaying CPM based advertising on your feed footer. Bidvertiser recently introduced a RSS feed ad option as well, with a PPC scheme.
Finally, some blogs are also opting to sell banners or sponsored messages on their feed directly. John Chow and Marketing Pilgrim are two examples.
Related links:

• Feedburner
• BidVertiser
• Pheedo

9. Sponsors for Single Columns or Events
If you website has specific columns or events (e.g., a weekly podcast, an interview series, a monthly survey, a special project) you could find companies to sponsor them individually.
This method increases the monetization options for website owner, while giving advertisers the possibility to target a more specific audience and with a reduced commitment.
Mashable illustrates the case well. They have several advertising options on the site, including the possibility to sponsor specific columns and articles, including the “Daily Poll” and the “Web 2.0 Invites.”
Problogger also runs group writing projects occasionally, and before proceeding he publicly announce the project asking for sponsors.
10.Premium Content
Some websites and blogs give away part of their content for free, and charge for access to the premium content and exclusive tools.
SEOMoz is a good example. They have a very popular blog that gives advice and information on wide range of SEO related topics. On top of that visitors can decide to become premium members. It costs $48 monthly and it grants them access to guides, tools and other exclusive material.
11. Private Forums
While the Internet is populated with free forums, there is also the possibility to create a private one where members need to pay a single or recurring fee to join.

SEO Blackhat charges $100 monthly from its members, and they have thousands of them. Obviously in order to charge such a price for a forum membership you need to provide real value for the members (e.g., secret techniques, tools, and so on).
Performancing also launched a private forum recently, focused on the networking aspect. It is called The Hive, and the monthly cost is $10.
These are just two examples. There are many possibilities to create a private and profitable forum, you just need to find an appealing angle that will make it worth for the members.
List of popular forum software:

• vBulletin
• Simple Machines Forum
• phpBB
• Vanilla

12. Job Boards
All the popular blogs are trying to leverage job boards to make some extra income. Guy Kawasaki, ReadWriteWeb, Problogger… you name it.
Needless to say that in order to create an active and profitable job board you need first to have a blog focused on a specific niche, and a decent amount traffic.
The advantage of this method is that it is passive. Once you have the structure in place, the job listings will come naturally, and you can charge anywhere from $10 up to $100 for each.
List of popular job board software:

• JobThread
• Web Scribe Job Board
• SimplyHired Job-o-matic
• Jobbex

13. Marketplaces
Sitepoint is the online marketplace by excellence. Some websites and blogs, however, are trying to replicate that model on a smaller scale.
Depending on your niche, a market place that allows your visitors to buy, sell and trade products could work well. Over the time you could start charging a small fee for new product listings.
The problem with this method is that there are no standard software on the web, so you would need to hire a coder to get a marketplace integrated into your website.
You can see an example of a marketplaces being used on EasyWordpress and on Mashable.
14. Paid Surveys and Polls
There are services that will pay you money to run a small survey or poll on your website. The most popular one is called Vizu Answers.
Basically you need to sign up with them, and select the kind of polls that you want to run your site. Most of these services operate under a CPM model.
15. Selling or Renting Internal Pages
Million Dollar Wiki made this concept popular, but it was being used on the web for a long time around (check Pagerank10.co.uk for instance).
These websites sell for a single fee or rent for a recurring fee internal pages on their domain. Usually they have either high Pagerak or high traffic, so that people purchasing a page will be able to benefit in some way.
Implementing this method on a small blog would be difficult, but the concept is interesting and could be explored further.
16. Highlighted Posts from Sponsors
Techmeme probably pioneered this idea, but somehow it has not spread to other websites. The tech news aggregator displays editorial posts on the left column, and on the sidebar they have a section titled “Techmeme Sponsor Posts.”
On that section posts from the blog of the advertisers get highlighted, sending qualified traffic their way. Considering that the monthly cost for one spot is $5000 and that they have around 6 sponsors at any given time, it must be working well.
17. Donations
Placing a “Donate” link or button on a website can be an efficient way to earn money, especially if your blog is on a niche where readers learn and gain value from your content.
Personal development and productivity blogs, for instance, tend to perform well with donation based systems (one good example being Steve Pavlina).
A small variation of this method appeared sometime ago with the Buy Me a Beer plugin. This WordPress plugin enables you to insert a customized message at the bottom of each article, asking the readers to chip in for a beer or coffee.
18. In-text Adverting
In-text adverting networks like Kontera and Vibrant Media will place sponsored links inside your text. These links come with a double underline to differentiate them from normal links, and once the user rolls the mouse over the link the advertising will pop. Should the user click on it the site owner will make some money.
Some people make good money with this method, but others refrain from using it due to its intrusiveness. It is also interesting to note that very few mainstream websites have experimented with in-text advertising.
19. Pop-ups and Pop-unders
Pop-ups are a common yet annoying form of advertising on the Internet. If you are just trying to make a much money as possible from your website, you could experiment with them.
If you are trying to grow the traffic and generate loyal visitors, however, you probably should stay away from them. Just consider the hundreds of pop-up blockers out there: there is a reason why they are so popular.
Ad networks that use pop-ups:

• Tribal Fusion
• PayPopup
• PopupAd
• Adversal

20. Audio Ads
Also called PPP (Pay Per Play), this advertising method was introduce by Net Audio Ads. the concept is pretty simple: play a small audio advertising (usually 5 seconds) every time a visitor enters into your website. The user should not be able to stop it, creating a 100% conversion rate based on unique visitors.
The company is still rolling tests, but some users are reporting to get from a $4 to a $6 CPM. Regardless of the pay rate, though, this is a very intrusive form of advertising, so think twice before using it.
21. Selling the Website
Selling your website could be your last resource, but it has the potential to generate a big sum of money in a short period of time.
Market places on online forums like DigitalPoint and Sitepoint are always active with website buyers and sellers. Keep in mind that they most used parameter to determine the value of a website is the monthly revenue that it generates, multiplied by a certain number (the multiplier can be anything from 5 to 30, depending on the expectations of the seller, on the quality of the site, on the niche and other factors).
Some people also make money trading and flipping websites. They either create them from scratch or buy existing ones, and after some revamping they sell them for a profit.
Related links:

• How To Buy A Website And Flip It For Profit
• How To Sell A Website – How Much Is Your Website Worth?
• Where to sell a website? How to go about selling it?

Indirect Methods

22. Selling an Ebook
Perhaps one of the oldest money making strategies on the web, using a website to promote a related ebook is a very efficient way to generate revenue.
You could either structure the website around the book itself, like SEOBook.com, or launch the ebook based on the success of the website, like FreelanceSwitch did we the book How to be a Rockstar Freelancer.
Related links:

• Writing an ebook for your blog
• How to sell ebooks
• Processing payments for your ebook
• How to sell digital products online
• List of ebook selling software

23. Selling a Hardcover Book
Many authors and journalists leverage their blogs or websites to sell copies of hardcover books. Examples include Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin and Malcolm Gladwell.
While most of these people were already renowned authors before they created their website, one could also follow the other way around. Lorelle VanFossen did exactly that with her Blogging Tips book. First she built her authority on the subject via her blog, and afterwards she published the book.
List of self publishing and publishing services:

• Lulu
• Self Publishing
• iUniverse
• WordClay

24. Selling Templates or WordPress Themes
As more and more people decide to get an online presence, website templates and WordPress themes become hotter and hotter.
On this segment you have mainstream websites like TemplateMonster, as well as individual designers who decide to promote and sell their work independently.
Brian Gardner and Unique Blog Designs are two examples of websites that make money with the sales of premium and custom WordPress themes.
25. Offering Consulting and Related Services
Depending on your niche, you could make money by offering consulting and related services. If you are also the author of your blog, the articles and information that you will share will build your profile and possibly certify your expertise on that niche, making it easier to gain customers.
Chris Garrett used a similar strategy. First he created a highly influential blog on the blogging and new media niche, and afterwards he started offering consulting services to clients with related problems and needs.
26. Creating an Email List or Newsletter
Email lists and newsletters represent one of the most powerful marketing and money making tools on the Internet. They offer incredible conversion rates, and the possibility to call people to action in a very efficient way.
Creating a big list is a difficult task though, so if you have a popular website you could leverage it to increase the number of subscribers on your list.
Yaro Starak is a famous Internet marketer, and if you visit his blog you will notice that right on top he has a section encouraging visitors to subscribe to his email newsletter. Yaro generates five figures in revenues each month from his email newsletters, proving that this method works.
List of software to manage email newsletters:

• AWeber
• SendStudio NX
• PHP Autoresponder
• Constant Contact

27. Mentoring programs
People are willing to pay for someone or something that will teach them and give them knowledge (as opposed to mere information). Education is one of the biggest industries in the world, and the online landscape behaves in a similar way.
Creating a mentoring program related to the niche of your website could be very profitable if you manage to structure and promote it adequately. There is a wide range of media and tools that you can use to deliver the information, from text articles to audio and video lessons.
Brian Clark leveraged the success of Copyblogger to launch a mentoring program teaching people how to build membership and how to sell content online. The program is titled Teaching Sells, and it costs $97 monthly. Sounds expensive, but they have over 1,000 members.
28. Creating a conference around the website
If your website takes off and becomes an authority on its niche, you could create a conference around it. Depending on the size of your audience, the event could attract thousands of people, and you could make money directly from conference passes and sponsors.
Search Engine Land, for instance, created a series of conferences that visit several cities on the United States and on other countries as well. The conferences are called Search Marketing Expo, and the tickets and passes cost thousands of dollars.
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With the internet such a large part of our lives today, more and more individuals are looking for opportunities to make money online. While some are doing it to bring in some extra cash, others are looking for full-time careers and are being quite successful with their endeavors. Many are doing this by becoming marketers of CPA opportunities. You, too, can make money marketing CPA offers.

What is CPA?

CPA (no, I don’t mean “certified public accountant”) stands for “Cost Per Action” and it is when someone is paid for an action resulting from a lead. CPA has been around for many years, but has become much more popular in recent years by mainstream marketers that saw the opportunity for profit.

When you’re marketing CPA offers, you don’t necessarily have to sell anything to get paid. For instance, if you’re making up advertisements for a product and a sale is made because of your advertisement, you’ll make money. CPA has become so popular because you can make money without having to actually make the sale yourself. Collecting leads such as names, email addresses and locations is the most effective way of marketing CPA offers. Becoming a marketer for CPA offers is easy, fast and can provide you with a lot of fun and money!

Becoming a CPA Marketer

Becoming an online CPA marketer is not as difficult as one might think. You will need to have either a blog site or quality website set up before you can sign up as a CPA affiliate with a company or a CPA network (many are available on the web). Once you sign up, the companies will check out your site to ensure it meets their requirements.

Once this is done, they’ll contact you either by email or phone to ask you a few questions to make sure you know what becoming a CPA marketer entails as well as what your plans are as far as promoting their product or services.

They’ll want to know that you are aware of the rules and regulations regarding search engine and sale strategies. If you have any questions, this is the time to ask them so you’re well aware of what’s expected of you and what you can expect in terms of sales and money.

Know your Company

I know this is the internet and you can’t be expected to know every company that’s out there but, if you’re planning on being a CPA marketer, you want to make sure they are a legitimate company and will play by the rules and pay you.

Do some research about the company you’re considering working with. Make sure they are what they say and are legitimate. There are many sites where you can check on the legitimacy of internet companies. Do your homework and get reviews on these companies. Only agree to market CPA offers for companies that you’re comfortable working with. Once this is done, you’ll find you’re well on your way to a very promising and successful career as a CPA marketer.
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What is the one thing that everyone is looking for when they go online? You’ve got it – information. And if you can supply it in all kinds of shapes and forms then you will be paid for doing so, which could lead to a whole new career as a web writer.

Of course it isn’t just online markets that need content; there are hundreds of other markets you could break into as well, including magazines, but overall it is the internet which offers the best opportunities, especially for the beginning writer.

So why should you start online when you want to earn money writing? The reason is simple – it isn’t just editors that need your work. Website owners, people with newsletters that need writing and countless others all have writing jobs that they can’t or won’t do or don’t have the time to do themselves.

That generally sends them scurrying to websites like Elance and Get A Freelancer to find people who will write the articles and content they need for them. There are plus points and negative points to writing for the internet; you won’t often see your work published under your own name as you will usually be ghostwriting it for someone else, but you will get a lot of work since jobs quite often come in batches. You won’t often get just a single article to write for instance – you might get a half dozen, ten, twenty or even more, so the money can soon mount up.

The best places for finding work are the aforementioned sites, but you should also look on classified ad sites such as Craigslist for jobs in your own country and in other places around the world. There are also plenty of writing related websites that can easily be found via the search engines if you look for ‘online writing jobs’ or something similar. Don’t forget blogging jobs as well; if you have your own blog then you already have experience in blogging, so apply for as many as you can. Ongoing blogging jobs are great for bringing in a regular stream of income.

Getting started and building contacts is the hardest part. Go for jobs you feel confident in doing to begin with; after a while you will pick up speed and complete them faster and much more easily. You will soon learn to juggle your work as well in order to meet all your deadlines before they fall due – this is an essential skill you will need to develop in order to position yourself as one of the best in the business.

You could also work for a ghostwriting team if you prefer; these can also be found via the search engines and a simple email should reveal whether they are accepting new writers at any time. This can make life easier since you don’t have to go looking for work all the time – it is generally supplied by the team leader, depending on how that particular team works.

But can you really make a full time income by doing this? The answer is yes you can, but speed and quality are of the essence. If you produce good work then people will naturally come back to you for more of the same. They will also pay more for work of a better standard, so make sure you don’t put yourself down with the $2 an article crowd.

It will take time to build up enough work to be able to leave your current job and start a brand new career as a web writer, but there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to do this if you persevere and keep checking the classified ad sites and job boards every single day. Don’t wait to apply for jobs either – do it as soon as you see them appear. Getting in early can make all the difference in some cases.

So do you think you have it in you to be a writer? If you do there is a huge market out there just waiting for you to dive in. Just remember where you came from, and leave us a comment by using the form below before you go and begin your new career!
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