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continued from part one..
This time, “Make money from your Blog” (part two) are gonna talk about CPA and Affiliate Networks, Text Links, Alternatives way.

Soo.. just relax.. prepare for a cup of coffee and some snack.. read and enjoy it.. ^_^

CPA and Affiliate Networks


1. AzoogleAds
AzoogleAds is a Cost Per Acquisition network, which certain people have major success with. Let’s say you have a blog about mobile phones, then you could offer a free ringtone download that would then pay out a few bucks once the customer downloads the ringtones. AzoogleAds have an excellent reputation in terms of their customer care and revenue share, you’ll find that they pay out more than any other affiliate network. On the downside, AzoogleAds do not have the widest range of offers, but if you are in the auto / finance / tech sector you’ll be well catered for.

2. CJ
These guys have been around for ages and have an absolutely gigantic number of affiliate programs to sign up to. If you have a blog that reviews products, chances are you will be able to find a suitable affiliate program in the CJ network and make money from your affiliate referrals. Your cut of each sale is not constant though, so make sure and check what % you get from each advertiser you sign up with.

Text Links

1. AdBrite
If you have a high traffic blog and some room in your sidebar, then I would highly recommend signing up for AdBrite. This is a marketplace where advertisers can browse for sites and pay for their textual advertisement to appear. It isn’t contextual and can be used alongside AdSense and YPN. The cost for a link on your blog is worked out by your traffic and sector. So the more traffic you have, the more you make. Get writing!

2. Text-Link-Ads
This network is run by Andy Hagans and Patrick Gavan. Originally it was a one way street, Text-Link-Ads were the brokers between the advertiser and a select number of large websites such as Answers and How Stuff Works. Now you can apply to have your blog included in their marketplace so that advertisers can pay for their static text link on your site. Most of the buyers using this network are doing so because they want the benefit of the link from your site, but luckily you can choose who gets to appear. Implementing Text-Link-Ads on your site is quick and easy, with code available for RoR, PHP, Drual, Serendipidy. Check out their calculator and see how much you could be earning!

3. Under-The-Radar Paid Links
Some would argue that having a paid link on your site can actually affect your ranking. If you are concerned, go under-the-radar. The easiest way to do this is to post availability on popular forums such as Digital Point and SitePoint. You will have complete control over how the text links are implemented, making them look much more natural and hence reducing your liability.

4. Presell Pages
if you have a blog that covers a particular niche (let’s say … your local area) then you can arrange presell pages. You would contact advertisers and inform them that they could have a page on your site where they can write whatever they link, and link back to their site. Again, this is a clean and easy way for you to generate revenue without much effort. However, getting the most out of this type of revenue generation requires decent PR.

Alternatives

Donations
Honestly, I’ve never tried this one, but apparently, for some people they said it works. Having said that, you would need a big chunk of loyal readers and a lot of very good content (updated regularly) before anyone will even consider dropping you a cent. Not the best way of generating revenue, but you can give it a try. PayPal is the best option of receiving funds. Or you could set up an Amazon gift list, its not a bad idea. Don’t you think??