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Monetizing Recommendations ~ Plain & simple to earn money
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Here, I'd like to write a very brief note on unique revenue streams for blogs. Each one lays focus on specific advertising model such as per-month, per-view, per-action, and per-click revenue.
Text Link Ads
Text Link Ads (TLA) offers 2 ways to monetize your blog. One is by displaying Affiliate banners + buttons, and the other is by showing text-links on your blog. Further, Text Link Ads (TLA) network is compatible with contextual advertising such as Google Adsense.
Using Affiliate banners + buttons, you will be paid US$25 for every successful referral. The term "successful" in this context means that a visitor results in a sale or gets accepted into their publisher program.
The second method of monetization (display of Text-links) lets you display flat-rate static text-only link ads on your site. Ads are purchased by advertisers on a monthly basis, and you may earn approx USD15-USD50 per link per month. The Payout is 50/50, and is paid monthly by check or paypal.
AdBrite
AdBrite is basically a marketplace for digital advertising. In addition to earning revenue from pay-per-click ads, you can sell your ad-space via an "Your Ad Here" link. You can also set your own pricing scheme, and control what ads to show on your blog. It enables you to define various pricing models such as 7 day / 1 month advertising periods.
Adbrite also offers an impressive affiliate program for its users. You get 50% of the revenue that your referred webmaster earns in first 3 months, and 10% to follow for next 9 months.
Amazon.com
The Amazon Associates program lets you choose any item from their online catalog, and promote them on your site. The good news is that Associates are paid up to 8.5% of the selling price for the refered items. Its free and easy to get yourself an Amazon-Associate-ID from Amazon.com
Amazon offers a series of small, configurable widgets that can be used to feature Amazon.com products on blogs, websites and social networking pages. These widgets are FREE to use and very easy to set up. Each widget can be customized to display your favorite products in a hassle-free style. All you need is the Amazon Associate ID to begin with. To gain a greater control over the display of Amazon products, you may use BMash for your post.
Google Adsense
Google Adsense is a god-sent monetizing opportunity for small content publishers. You can signup for Google Adsense for free before you define your ad-space. When you are approved, Google will display contextual ads in your ad-space. When a visitor clicks on the Ad, you get paid from Google.
The earned revenue is handed over to the client on a per-month basis. However, the revenue structure is not disclosed by Google. No different from others, Google also offers a referral program that you may be interested. As a word of caution, get yourself familiar with the rules & limitations of the Adsense program before you get started.
Widget Bucks
WidgetBucks is a flash based widget for displaying products ranging from electronics to books to home furniture. Sites don't need approval and you can have as many ads as you like per page. You can customize your ads by color and size. The best part is you can earn revenue when someone just clicks on the ad (CPC model), and no purchase required. They also claim a better CPM rates than most others.
With WidgetBucks' Referral program, affiliates can earn a 10 percent referral fee based on the commissions earned by the people they refer. Affiliates receive this 10 percent for the full 12 months after the new member joins. Payouts are monthly, along with their commission checks.