When I first decided to start this blog it was to share with everyone (or anyone that found it) how I’ve been saving money and making a little bit of money online. At that point I was taking surveys and doing a little bit of mystery shopping.
Once I began my blog I discovered affiliate programs. I thought you had to have a ‘business’ in order to sign up with these companies but then I found out that you don’t, anyone who has a website can join an affiliate program and make money while blogging. I then began researching the different companies, looking for recommendations and applying. It’s hard to know what kind of programs they have without actually signing up so I signed up with a few different ones.
Basically how it works for bloggers is if you are already talking about a product or service you can get paid to talk about it. For instance, some of the survey sites I was a member of already, have affiliate programs where if someone joins when they click your link, then you get paid. Most of these survey sites offer their members referrals already, so it’s just another way of getting referrals.
In the last two months I’ve found a couple of Affiliates that work better for the content of my blog so I tend to use their programs more than others. My favorite one is Logical Media. I’ve made over $200 already with them. I haven’t been paid yet because it takes about 60 days from what I understand to be paid and they pay you by the month. So really I started with them in September so if I understand it correctly I’ll get paid the end of November for the month of September. When I do I will let you know. Logical Media has a nice variety of good programs. Another one of my favorites that I just discovered is OfferWise. They work with a lot of survey companies which is great for my blog.
I will only talk about things that I use, or companies that I know can be trusted. I will try my best to not represent anything I don’t know much about and if I don’t know it, I’ll try to learn about it before I talk about it here.
So if you have a blog, which I think just about everyone now a days has one, even if it’s a personal blog about your families, you should look into some affiliates and see if you too can make money for your time blogging. It’s super easy!
Here are all the companies I’ve signed up with. Like I said some of them have more for me than others, but it really depends on what the content of your blog is or what you want to represent.
Logical Media
OfferWise
MySavings Media
LinkShare
MaxBounty
Commission Junction
Panthera
Escalate Media
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I use commision junction. Ive had over 100 clicks but no leads. I don’t get it. Many of the offers are free. So I must ask, what could I be doing wrong? I have some side bar banners up, and I post articles with their links. I’m either not marketing the right way (probably that because I’m focusing on content mainly), or they lag in showing leads. Please advise thanks!
Thanks for sharing your info on all the affiliate programs! I will for sure head over and check them out. Commision Junction hasn’t worked well for me as with the girl who commented above, but I am excited to see what the others have to offer!