By now, you know there are several ways for bloggers to earn online, and the easiest way is by writing about a certain topic and inviting advertisers to post ads on your blog via text link ads. These advertisers pay in advance for the website spot so the money is in the bank for you whether or not the advertiser sells something to your blog’s visitors.
Another easy way, and many have earned a decent amount from this, is joining various banner exchange programs that allow you to cash out (project wonderful and CMF, to name a few).
Some bloggers also earn a lot being a member of sponsored review networks like sponsored reviews and review me.
So how is affiliate marketing more difficult than the above blog earning options? One reason I can think off is this: you have to convince your blog visitors to buy through your affiliate link. For some reason, some individuals dislike buying from someone else, particularly from a stranger. I don’t know where this resistance comes from, but I’ve met a few who bluntly say “why should this guy earn from my purchase”.
If you give them reason enough, though, you will most definitely make a good sale. This means you have to show them how they can use the product, what to expect and what to watch out for.’
Some of the affiliate networks I use: Share-a-Sale and PepperJam
Bloggers are great reviewers, in my opinion, because they can talk about almost anything related to their niche. If you have a following (people read your blog, visit you often, trust you and subscribe to you), you have a better shot at earning through affiliate marketing than a blogger who doesn’t have a following.
