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By: David

David — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:44:23 +0000

Traffic is always good but to determine if it would be good for monetizing the blog I would first ask “What search terms are people coming to your site using?”. If they are looking for free stuff I doubt that would be good (going off the top of my head).

For a more exact example, I have a fishing site that is on page 1 of google for “fishing tips” but people entering that search term are not spenders. People searching for “fishing charters” are. They way I determine that is simply looking at what the “click flippers” (ppc advertisers) are paying for search terms. Those guys do some heavy tracking and will quickly stop bidding on terms that do not convert.

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By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:08:19 +0000

Hi Dawn,
nice to see you found your way here! I saw a Gala casinos advert via tradedoubler that provides a lifetime commission but I want to steer away from hard gaming (I used to work in casinos) because it can cause serious family grief to those that succumb to the dark side of gambling.

thanks for letting me know about your different affiliate companies, I’ll check into them later this week..

By: Dawn Raynsford

Dawn Raynsford — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:01:52 +0000

Hi Andy,

I earn with trade doubler, affiliate future, commision junction, and ocean affiliates I dont have large amounts of traffic but I get clicks and purchases. The best one yet is I have several acoounts with betting sites through trade doubler and I get paid for the lifetime of the player not just a one off.

I also email my list with any special offers up and coming like free magazine subscriptions etc. I just plod along and seem to be able to make money So Knowing you, I would imagin you could make it really work for the blog.

Dawn

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:00:41 +0000

AntiBarbie » I don’t need to monetize this place big time yet but I would like to have something for the passing crowds, especially when the new theme gets here. (and the short stories!)

By: AntiBarbie

AntiBarbie — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:15:36 +0000

I think you are totally ready to monetize. If you can try and find an affiliate that will pay you for leads as well as sales. Helps increase your chances of making a little dough
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By: RAC

RAC — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:57:13 +0000

lol @ know the types of affiliates that just put up a banner and do nothing else except complain about how crap it was!
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You were doing well to get them to put up a banner! Some bright sparks I’ve encountered think they just have to sign up, sit back and watch the cash pour in!

btw ru doing the games thing or are sticking with the lotto?

By: Opal Tribble

Opal Tribble — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:57:02 +0000

…also remember even if they don’t purchase what you recommend they might purchase something else from your link so you still receive the commission. I wish the cookie was longer. It’s only 24 hours. My longest, a different company, is good for one year. If the person purchase more items from the company within the year and still has that cookie. I will keep getting paid from my affiliate sale.

Over half of my items have been for other purchases. With one of my recommended products the conversion is about 75%. I’ve written about it extensively and my readers have seen the results in action. I post pictures.

My cooking website has done well with Affiliate marketing. A lot of people purchase have purchased high end cooking appliances.

I don’t do too much recommending there but I do have an appliance page so they can see what I use/recommend and of course it’s linked to the appropriate amazon item. I also give out free recipes. There is a lot of information there. I think my readers trust me.

I have a feeling when I start posting videos my my affiliate sales will increase.

Pester away!
I’m still a newbie with affiliate marketing but I’m learning that it is a lot like how I run my business. Lots of patience, dedication, and giving as much information to a visitor so they will want to purchase my products.

Opal Tribble’s last blog post..Little Girl Giant

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:03:02 +0000

Kate » I know the types of affiliates that just put up a banner and do nothing else except complain about how crap it was! I have been an affiliate with a large team for some time so I am used to those comments! I am prepared to put a little bit of effort into it!

Opal » thanks for your advice, I appreciate it! I think I will take the track of doing reviews for products that I use or that are similar. I have been researching this a fair bit and it seems that it wont happen overnight, I am happy to do it over the long haul and keep adding an article here and there over time. Eventually, there’ll be enough past articles with affiliate links in them for the income potential to grow as this blog does. I’ll probably pester you some more over the coming months! (I hope you don’t mind)

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:36:05 +0000

I use Amazon on my blog, but I don’t heavily promote it because it’s only a personal blog. I do make enough to cover my hosting costs though, mostly from the sale of The Writers and Artists Yearbook which ties in very closely with the topic and the kind of readers I have.

I have heard quite a few bloggers say Amazon isn’t worthwhile, but I suspect many of them have added the code and done little else. It seems to be something you need to work at in the form of writing reviews, highlighting recommended books and so on. It’s not like Adsense, for example, which is quite passive, you don’t promote that.

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