Cash in with Affiliate Links

Affiliate links are links to other companies’ websites who pay you when people sign up for their services or sometimes just click on their ads.
For faster payment, set up a free PayPal account.  Some companies pay by check, but most prefer an online bank such as PayPal or NetBank. Read on to find out How to: Insert Affiliate Links, Find Affiliate Links and Get Paid!
3 Easy Ways to Insert Affiliate Links

1.The  easiest way affiliate links to use are text links. For example, SmartCanucks will pay you $2.00 when you register on their site and 50 cents for each person who registers through your link. You can use text links in your emails, blogs or websites. Just highlight the words you want people to click, click on the hyperlink tool, and paste in the referral link given to you by the company.
2.If you are using blogger, another easy way to use affiliate links is to set up adsense links. Blogger has just added a new monetize tab to its dashboard controls that lets you set up adsense links in a snap.
3.A third way fairly easy way to ca$h in with affiliate links is to insert links or banners such as ReferBingo using a “widjit” or “gadget”. In blogger sign into your account. then click on the following links: Customize>Layout>Page Elements>Add a Gadget>HTML/JavaScript. Then copy and paste the code given to you into the box. Click “Save”. Drag the Html box to your preferred location ,then click “SAVE” again. Voila! You have a snazzy money making banner!
How to find Affiliate Links
Your Favourite Websites
Most websites have a link at the bottom of their page labelled “Refer a Friend” or “Affiliate”, if you can’t find one, email your request to the company  through their “Contact Us” link.  “Refer a Friend” links are the easiest to set up when you’re starting out, because they usually require very little information about your blog or website.
Affiliate Listing Companies
Sometimes the Affiliate link will take you to an affiliate listing company such as XYZ. These are one stop shops for a large number of companies. Affiliate listers handle affiliate programs for large numbers of companies. They want you to succeed and can be very helpful. If you don’t understand their directions, call them at their contact number and they will walk you through the process.
Getting Paid
O.K. You have your links and banners set up.  How do you get people to click on them?
Top 5 Networking Tips
1. Personal Contacts – Ask everyone you know to use your links. It’s important to have feedback from close family and friends so you know if your links are working.
2. Establish new online social contacts. Set up Social networking accounts on Twitter and Facebook start following others and they will follow you.
3. Establish new offline contacts. Create business cards and give them to people you meet or seed them near public computers.Toastmasters International is a great place to network.
4. Advertise your site or blog by answering relevant questions in forums. Include a link to your blog for more information.
5. Write articles for Ezines in exchange for a link to your website or blog.Capture the reader’s interest so they will want to read more on your blog.
Good luck! Let me know if I can help you. As Red Green says, “We’re all in this together, and I’m pullin’ for ya!”
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