I’m sure there are those who
laughed upon seeing this article’s headline today. Sure, such
knowledge is common and you can find out on your own if you want to
from any search engines.
That’s ok. There is no harm
in covering this topic all over again since it might benefit those
who are still seeking for the right formulas to make money online
through their websites or blogs.
Based from my own experience and 37 other colleagues, we have more
or less agreed that the best and most reliable money making programs
available as of time of writing are as follows:
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Google AdSense
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Requires no introduction since everyone
is going for this program everywhere in the world. It is a
typical Pay-per-Click or Pay-per-Impressions contextual
advertising program that was introduced by the big mighty
Google. It is convenient and the code behind the program is
intelligent enough to display relevant ads based from our
web page contents. The best way to make more money out of
this program is to resort to arbitrage with Google’s other
program created specifically for advertisers, Google AdWords.
By resorting to arbitrage, you are assured of thousands of
targeted traffic to your website on daily basis and this
will significantly enhance your Google AdSense earnings.
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Amazon
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This is the best gold mine in our
opinions and most of you out there associates Amazon with
books and magazines. As matter of fact, Amazon has more than
that and they might one day transform themselves into what
eBay is today. Amazon’s Associate programs are quite
comprehensive and you have more options to play around with
unlike Google AdSense. Here, you have the opportunity to
earn up to 40% on each sales leads. You can even earn some
from referrals too. Currently they have a Beta contextual
advertising program that behaves similarly as Google AdSense
giving publishers little hassle in integrating the program
into their websites.
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eBay
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eBay’s affiliate program is the hottest
in the market at the moment. It is quite similar with
Amazon’s whereby you can earn between 40% - 65% on each
sales leads. You can also earn some decent amount of money
through referrals as well. It is not difficult to integrate
eBay affiliate programs into websites. As matter of fact, it
is kind of fun in setting up your very own e-Store into any
of the web pages. The toughest part in the process would be
to find items with considerable relevancy with your web
contents. Once you got that clear, everything would be a
synch.
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ClickBank
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The biggest online retailer of digital
products. It has well over 10,000 products that you can
choose to be affiliated with and earn up to 70% in
commissions. This is by far the all time most popular way
for anybody to start earning some money online. It is pretty
straightforward, signup for their affiliate program and then
you may start promoting your chosen products online. They
also have a very good tracking system proven throughout the
years.
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Clicksor
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It is not that well known but it is
reliable nonetheless. Their contextual advertising programs
are quite similar with Google AdSense and you can earn up to
85% on each sales leads. The only thing that hinders
everyone from signing up as their associates is the fact
that Clicksor would only accept applications from those with
websites that receives at least 5,000 unique visits or page
views per day!
When I said top money making
programs, it doesn’t mean that all 5 programs mentioned above would
guarantee fast earnings to everyone. It does make money but it
requires a lot of patience and hard work in promoting your websites
through smart SEO techniques and online marketing. This is not a
get-rich-quick scheme and you will never gain something overnight
from reading this. No pain, no gain.
Saidul A Shaari
is the principal and founder of Sahabatul
Ventures, specializing in helping aspiring home based entrepreneurs
establish and setup their online businesses cost effectively.
An enterprising business individual who turn half ideas into real
money making opportunities.
