by Brian Groce on August 12, 2008
Chicago, Illinois (USA) based ShareASale.com is an affiliate marketing network which allows you to sign up for merchant affiliate programs that pay out on a per sale, per lead and/or per hit commission depending upon the merchant. Once accepted to a merchant’s affiliate program you’ll be able to grab code to insert links and banners to that merchant’s site. Also, some merchants have made “data feeds” available which allows you to grab their entire product catalog to import to your own site and create product specific links.
One word of advice regarding signing up for affiliate programs: make sure that the merchant is relevant to your blog audience. While there may be merchants that interest you personally, the focus of selecting merchants should be your blog visitors since they’re the ones who will be generating clicks and sales.
by Brian Groce on August 12, 2008
One question that frequently pops up when talking with our clients is “How do I monetize my blog?” And the answer to that question is multifaceted and does not have a “one size fits all” approach. It truly depends upon a number of things and what works well for one person may not work at all for another. But if you have an audience*, there should be a solution that will work for you to begin making money from your blog.
That said, we have added a Blog Monetization category and tag and will post blog monetization tips, ideas and service options (like where to find advertisers). Also, we would like to hear from people who have had both good and bad experiences. If you are interested in sharing your experiences, please contact us.
* Gaining and keeping an audience is key, but is a whole different topic…but don’t worry, we plan on posting about that topic as well from time-to-time.