100 Methods To Get More Referrals

This will be straight to the subject, I will list 100 different methods to get referrals; You will find some of them to be very effective, while others you will find to be radical....

1. Post on GPT forums.
2. Tell friends and family.
3. Guild members and online friends.
4. Door-hang around neighborhoods.
5. Walk through parking lots putting flyers on cars.
6. Write a blog.
7. Keep your referral link on your Sig. on all forums with a brief explanation.
8. Find chat rooms and groups that have the sole purpose of “Easy Money Making”
9. Write a classified ad.
10. Talk to students at high schools and colleges.
11. Put a flyer up at work.
12. Advertise while you drive with flags, bumper stickers, etc.
13. Post your link at the end of your YouTube videos.
14. Attach a .txt in an RAR file with that you can upload with your referral link.
15. Give flyers for local businesses to hand out.
16. Send out flyers in a mailing list (ex.: http://www.usdatafax.com/)
17. Get a bot/macro to post your link with a simple explanation on any server you may be hosting/running
18. Make a website.
19. Tell people thru IM/PM
20. Link-Exchange
21. Paid advertising on other people’s websites
22. Advertise on on-line games.
23 Print business cards and include your phone number to enter into business drawings (like you find in a lot of restaurants)
24. Buy “paid to sign up” at other GPT sites
25. Buy an expired domain with traffic and “redirect” to your referral link ex: http://www.realstat.info
26. Buy banner space. Impression in high PR forums/groups.
27. Buy text links on blogs/forums/groups
28. Offer cash or other incentives for sign-ups
29. Add your ref. link or website to a filename of an mp3, video, or program and share it over a file-sharing network like Bear Share or a torrent program.
30. Free traffic exchanges
31. Paid traffic exchanges
32. Google Adwords (makes website ads that link to your website or ref. link)
33. Mention that you get paid in US funds
34. Rent a billboard (Approx. $8-$15 per day)
35. Get a tattoo with your referral link on it
36. Go door-to-door and ask in person
37. Add your site/blog to digg, stumble upon, Bumpzee, del.icio.us, etc
38. Have a friend or network digg your site/blog to digg, stumble, etc
39. Get a custom made shirt with advertisement on the front and/or back
40. Radio advertisement for your referral link or website.
41. Set up an info-kiosk in front of your local store or empty lot.
42. Attach your referral link in your email address or sig.
43. Road-side signs & banners
44. Have people sign up through CashCrate in order to play a fun online-game.
45. Optimize your website for excellent search engine ranking.
46. Add regular content to your site or blog. Keep it updated with new info.
47. On your banner/images, use the “alt tag” with either your webpage / blog or “keyword”. Search engines can index/spider images, so adding the “alt tag” helps “define” the image!
48. Put a cheap ad in your local penny saver or thrifty nickel in the help wanted or employment section
49. Make a fake wallet out of fabric and put fake money in it with your ref link or website written all over it.
50. http://www.stormpay.com - For a fee, they will send targeted, unique visitors to your page.
51. Put up an advertisement that says “free money”.
52. Put an E-book up for auction on Ebay with your blog or other website info in it.
53. Before shipping eBay items, put an ad with your ref. link in the box.
54. Send email to all your contacts, and tell them to join with your referral link.
55. Tell people at school
56. Send your MySpace, Friendster, Facebook friends a message with your ref. link.
57. Use the dot.tk so you can change your referral link completely.
58. Make a sign to put on a row of shared mailboxes
59. http://www.reftraders.com
60. Sign up for a virtual business card. http://www.entrecard.com and list your blog under the money making forum. Once you sign up, visit other money making blogs
61. Build a huge MySpace friends list and dedicate the profile to your blog or website.
62. Place business cards with your referral link in shopping carts.
63. Put up a flyer that has your ref. link with tear off tabs on store bulletin boards.
64. Go to the library and place business cards with referral links in books about financing, debt, home businesses, etc.
65. Place business cards with referral link in public restrooms.
66. Place your referral link on counterstrike.
67. Text your link to all your friends/family.
68. Make a tag to your CashCrate link or your blog.
69. Set your in-game username to a shortened link or your referral link.
70. Hold up a sign on a street corner just like a car wash.
71. Write a song about it
72. Put your URL in your PS3’s comment.
73. Point out that this is not a scam such as “free to sign up”, post testimonials, or “doesn’t require confidential information such as credit cards, bank account, or social security info.
74. Register to http://www.getref.com where you can earn referrals.
75. Print off fake/dummy checks and leave them at heavily populated places.
Make it out to Uncle Sam for $23,000, sign it, and just below the dollar amount, put in case this check is found, please visit http://www.”yourwebsite”.com.
76. The idea is that if you have ever lost Money you can make it back at this website: http://www.ccsinternet.org/lostnfound.gif.
77. Hold a raffle drawing for a cheap product and give out raffle tickets with your ref link or website on it.
78. Advertise on Craigslist
79. Have a pilot write your ref. link in the sky with his plane.
80. Put business cards in the credit card slots at gas stations.
81. Make business card coupons with your website or ref. link and leave at different stores with a Take One – Free sign.
82. Buy a pack of blank CD’s and burn a run file of your website or a notepad file with a copy of your blog or ref link.
83. Print free business cards at Vistaprint.com
84. Get pencils, paper, pens, magnets, etc printed with your link on them and “leave” them lying around. (Free at VistaPrint.com).
85. Start up a free online game site full of free java and flash games and embed your banner into the top of each game.
86. Paint your referral link on your car and go on a road trip across America.
87. Put the link on your msn name.
88. Pass out cards at a trade show.
89. Write your link on the back of a restaurant paper placemat.
90. Threaten people to sign up
91. Tell them if they sign up, and use the forums, they can see a dancing banana! (LOL)
92. Get a rubber stamp and stamp your ref. link or website on envelopes that you use to mail bills.
93. Offer to help find their first referrals after signing up under you.
94. Write an article.
95. Paint your referral link on the street
96. “Brand” yourself with a familiar name on forums, articles, etc.
97. Reserve a booth at the next festival or fair and set up a wireless laptop for demos.
98. Cross-link your website, blogs, articles, posts, and classifieds.
99. Get custom-made ink-filled shoes with your ref. link embedded on the bottom so everywhere you walk, it acts like a pen and stamps your link everywhere!
100. Open a CashCrate store with your website name or ref. link!
and drop your card on their site.

Get Paid To Search - I wonder if this can ever work..

It definitely was time to write a new post, I started to feel like I am becoming lazy...
I had a thought of writing about this possibility of generating an income online since a few days ago, and today I finally decided it's time to act in that matter. I came across the concept by following a banner, that stated something like" get paid to do what you are already doing - using search engines". So I was at least curious to see what that could mean. Could it really mean that you can actually get paid to simply search the web? The banner directed me to this website: scour.com.

The first impression of the website was more than good, it has a very nice interface and a clean design, easy to navigate around it. Before doing anything else, I studied the F.A.Q to see how the concept works. The website is actually a kind of search engine, that actually fetches results from your chosen search engines every time to enter a string in it's search box. The conclusion is that you enter any search term or phrase in one place, and get results from many search engines. You have the possibility to set up how important each different search engine should be in showing you results, and I personally think is is a great feature, that if you have experience with the major search engines. In that case you will know what you like and dislike about very one of them.

OK, so exactly can you make money out of using this? Well, it seems that you receive 1 point for every search you make. So, if you set up your home page to scour.com instead of google or yahoo or whatever other search engine you most probably have set up now, you will notice that points can be raised pretty fast.
They also have the option to invite you contacts using a contacts importer, that will fetch contacts from your email address book. You will receive 25% of all of your friend's points.

How much can you earn? OK, I'll try to explain as good as I can:

- If you reside in one of the following countries, here is what you could be making:

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, U.S., and U.K :

• 6,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $25.00
• 12,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $50.00
• 25,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $100.00

Countries not listed above are still eligible to participate in the following rewards schedule :

• 50,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for = $5

Payments are done once per month, and can be received by Check or PayPal.

Another great feature of this system is the option to vote for results that you think are better than others. Of course this will also earn you points, so voting can actually double the number of points you earn. Besides the obvious earning potential, after enough votes are gathered on any results, the search result can rise or fall in ranking which will make listings across all the engines more relevant on Scour. Your feedback can potentially help millions across the net the next time the same keyword is searched for.
To end this post, here is what you should consider NOT DOING with scour, so that you won't get banned ! Yes, they will ban you if you abuse by:

• Invalid searches
• Comment abuse
• Email invite Spam
• Multiple accounts
• Abuse Promotion

I hope I have managed to at least make you curious about the system and see what it's all about !

AW Surveys website review

First of all I'd like to thank all of my readers for their support, I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I saw my hits counter was counting more than 4500 visits. I know that it does not sound like much, but considering that I can be called a "noob" in being a webmaster, and also that this blog is less than 3 weeks old, I think it is a pretty good result.
OK, the actual reason of this post is that I wanted to share my experience with you regarding a controversed website: AW Surveys. I came across it after googeling "get paid to complete online surveys". The website has a very simple and clean design, very well user-oriented, just as I personally like them to be. Of course that sometimes make the user think it's cheap, and therefore, might be a scam or at least that it could never produce good results. But the best example to prove that theory is wrong is, in my opinion, Google. I mean, think about it, do you know a website that has a simpler design than Google? I personally don't. On the other hand, It's actually the most effective search engine there is.....

In order to keep this post as easy to digest as possible, I will try to explain the advantages of joining them as good as I can:

- First and most important aspect, registration is FREE
- There are no membership restrictions, all countries can join
- Surveys provided by them are very short comparing to others, most of the times you are required to write a short (3-4 sentences) review about 1 or 2 websites
- Payment for 1 short survey range from $ 1 to $ 25, but most of them are $4 or $6
- The minimum payout is JUST $ 75 ( I have already received my first $ 50 yesterday and have another $ 10 in my account already)
- This not an advantage, it's actually a drawback, but I feel obliged to mention it here: when you reach $ 75 and request payment, they will transfer only $ 50 to your PayPal, and the $ 25 difference is called by them "Expedited Service Charge" This $ 25 amount is taken directly from your AW Surveys account.
- Thy have a great referral program, that will pay you $ 1.25 for every free member that you refer. ( I just sent this article to my email address book, witch counts no more than 128 contacts, and in a few hours I had 12 referrals already. That added $ 15 to my account instantly. But if some of you have an opt in list or something like that, or perhaps you are webmaster and own or maintain a newsletter with perhaps thousands of contacts...... you do the math :)
- In order to help you promote, you will of course be provided with a referral link, as well as ready-made banners that you can post on your website or in banner exchanges.

I hope I was convincing enough to determine you to actually give it a try, mostly considering it won't cost you anything. Use the link below this article to register, and PLEASE leave your comments on this. Have a great day and a lot of Good Luck with whatever you are doing !

Join AW Surveys

Why is PayDotCom a good choice?

Click Here to Sell Your Products or Become a Super Affiliate

Hi everyone !


If you are in the online marketing business, I am pretty sure you are familiar with Clickbank.com (R), or even if you are not but you want to make profits online, then I strongly suggest that you check them out.
While I like Clickbank, and they really are a great marketplace... they are kind of limited and have quite many restrictions to sell products or earn affiliate commissions...

Well, the reason for posting this article, is to let you know, in case you didn't, there is a GREAT NEW SERVICE now...
It is a new FREE marketplace where you can sell any product you want.
Your OWN product...

- OR - (the best part)
You can become an INSTANT Affiliate for ANY item in their HUGE marketplace.

It is called PayDotCom.com!

Did I mention it is 100% FREE to Join! :P

I really think it's going to seriously compete with all other marketplaces and, by now, almost EVERY SINGLE SERIOUS online marketer has an account with PayDotCom.com

So my advice is to register now and see how much they really offer...

They also have their own affiliate program now that pays you cash just for sharing the site with people like I am doing in this article... They give you cool free tools like BLOG WIDGETS, and they even have an advertising program to help you get traffic to your blog / site. If you want affiliates to sell your products for you, they also allow you to have Free placement in their marketplace!
Even better, (and that's a really cool feature), If your product becomes one of the Top 25 products in its category, (not that hard achieve), then you will get FREE advertising on the Blog Widget which is syndicated on THOUSANDS of sites World Wide and get Millions of impressions per month.

I think I've made my point so, what are you waiting for? LOL

PayDotCom.com can really change your perception of making money online.

Get your FREE account now...

Thanks,

P.S. - If you like my article, please leave a comment. It's the only way I can improve, plus you get a FREE back link to your website / blog :)

Click2Sell Affiliate Network FREE Referral Program

WOW, this one is really simple !

I've joined this one a week ago, but I did not want to post it before I saw that it's for real.

Your job is simple: Get residual income promoting Click2Sell!

Why promote them?

- Great residual income for life!
- Get 30% from every referred member’s fees paid to Click2Sell. You will be paid as long as your referred members – whether merchants or affiliates - stay active and sell products!
- Once you have referred new members to Click2Sell – you can relax! Others will work for you! It’s easy to set up
- Just a few easy steps – and you can start earning residual money by using Click2Sell FREE Referral Program.
- Advanced reporting system
- Click2Sell offers you a unique tracking system to collect all the information about your referred users, the number of transactions they made and, of course, your earned commissions!
- It’s free – you have nothing to loose!

Click2Sell Referral Program is a no-risk proposal – it’s free!

Look how many streams of potential income you have when you join FREE !

- Referred members
- Referred merchants
- Referred affiliates
- Direct sale
- Via affiliate

Another GREAT feature: payment by PayPal ! WOW, this must be really cool :P

As I said, I've personaly joined a week ago, and already reffered 3 members :) I reccomend you not to miss the opportunity to earn some really easy money that you can do for doing almost nothing!


Warning: Your account will be closed immediately if they get information that you promote Click2Sell by spam.


Join Click2Sell FREE !

MicroWorkers - Great website and a whole new idea !!!

Yesterday, while browsing the internet without a specific reason, I came across this website - MicroWorkers.
After less than 5 minutes on that website, I actually realized that this was like nothing else I have ever seen. The idea is very simple, but extremely effective:

There are 2 types of members:

- Employers, and those can ask people to:

• Blog about your product
• Post reviews to forums
• Add you to Facebook
• Follow you on Twitter
• Digg your website
• and much more...

- Workers, and those can sign up (FREE) and:

• Browse micro jobs
• Select jobs you like
• Finish tasks & submit proof
• Earn money

You even receive a 2 $ bonus when you sign up, and the interesting part is that you ca use those 2$
to start a new campaign. This means, for example, that you can be an employer, and hire people to do simple tasks for you,
like signing up with your affiliate links, leaving comments on your blog, or anything that you can think of. Pretty cool ha?
The people who accept a micro job ae supposed to send a proof of the task being completed, and that feature is also available free
on the website. So, spend a minute and visit MicroWorkers !
Ok, I will try to keep this post no bigger than that, I am actually at work :D , and I wouldn't to upset my boss :P

P.S. Please leave a comment if you think this post is interesting :)

Affiliate Programs

You get paid commissions for selling other people’s products or services. You display banners or text links on your website, and you get paid for each reader who clicks on them and takes the desired action (which can be a sale, or simply a free subscription to a service). This is why this kind of advertising is also known as Pay-Per-Action (PPA).
Although some companies manage their affiliate programs by themselves, many of them handle their affiliate program management to affiliate networks, which you need to join if you want to use those programs.

Advantages of affiliate programs

1. Control: you decide which programs and which banners or text links you display on your websites.
2. Big potential: there are programs which pay up to $200 per sale, so if your blog is in such a niche you have the opportunity to earn more than you’d have earned from PPM or PPC advertising. Besides, there are programs which pay you commissions for a simple form submit, with no financial obligations for the subscriber. These programs usually have a higher conversion rate, and they can be very profitable
3. Having a blog is not a must: if you don’t feel like setting up and running a blog, you can earn from affiliate marketing by promoting the programs in other ways: PPC campaigns or email campaigns.

Drawbacks of affiliate programs

1. Pre-selling is often required: you’ll see that the simple action of stuffing banners in your sidebars doesn’t lead to lots of affiliate earnings. If you want better results, you’ll have to write about the products and include the affiliate links in your articles.

List of affiliate programs networks

AdultFriendFinder - RECCOMENDED !

For sure the best ever program, well-known website, pays affiliates with no exception, as long as they don't cheat.

NeverblueAds

Very easy to use, offering many affiliate programs, NeverblueAds can be a good choice for beginners. Make sure you give a real telephone number when you subscribe, because they require telephonic confirmation before accepting new members.

COPEAC

Another affiliate network suitable for beginners.

ShareASale

Additional to the above mentioned characteristics, ShareASale offers affiliate data feeds, which means that you can automatically import and display on your site hundreds of products, and in case the producer makes changes to their offer, you just have to import the data feed again and your site will be automatically updated with the new offer.

Commission Junction

One of the most known affiliate networks, with only one major disadvantage for beginners: if during 6 months you don’t make any money, your account will be suspended and you’ll have to open a new one (and to apply again for approval with all merchants you had campaigns for, plus you’ll have to change all your past links).

ClickBank

Very well-known affiliate network, with very good commissions, but restrictive for some countries like Romania and Malaysia.

HydraNetwork

New members approval time: 2 business days.

PepperjamNetwork.com

One of the newest affiliate networks, PepperjamNetwork approves new affiliates in less than one hour (at least during business days).

RocketProfit

Approval of new members takes a few working days.

Amazon.com

Very well known and very trusted by buyers all over the world, Amazon is easy to implement on your blogs, but the commissions are much lower compared to other affiliate networks (due to their trustfulness amongst consumers).

Chitika

They have a few different types of advertising available, and they seem to convert well on products blogs (such as digital cameras). Chitika is a Pay-Per-Click network.

WidgetBucks

Another Pay-Per-Click affiliate network which seems to be very suitable for product reviews blogs.

Paid to Complete Online Surveys

As simple as it sounds, this method requires you to register on websites that pay you for completing surveys;

Advantages of paid online surveys

1. No blog necessary: all you need is a valid email address.
2. Easy: completing a task takes some 5 minutes
3. Fast results: if you need some quick cash, this is a way to get it with no investments.

Drawbacks of online surveys

1. Most of the surveys are addressed to US residents: people from other countries will receive very few tasks, thus very few money.
2. Constant work is needed: there is no residual income, you earn only as long as you work.
3. The best tasks require a credit card: sometimes you’ll be asked to join some sites for a free trial membership period, which requires you to input your credit card details. If you forget to cancel your membership before the trial ends, you’ll be automatically charged for the next month.

List of online surveys programs

SurveySavvy - RECOMMENDED !

Surveysavvy is the online division of Luth Research, a leading market research firm. They have more than 3 million members worldwide. SurveySavvy has paid members more than $13 million for participating in surveys. You get paid up to $20 or more for completing a survey. Surveysavvy offers great earning opportunities especially for IT and computer professionals. They also have a good referral program. You get paid $2 for each survey completed by your direct referral and $1 for each survey by your indirect referral. Each month, out of a pool of entries from members that don't qualify for a survey, 50 individuals are selected to receive $10 each. Join Surveysavvy where intelligence adds up and get paid for your opinion!

Pureprofile - RECOMMENDED !

Pureprofile gives you the platform to sell your attention to businesses and your answers to researchers. Pureprofile allows you to create your own online profile by answering questions about yourself. Businesses send you messages based on your profile. Messages may include special offers, product/service offers, research surveys, TV ads or similar. You are invited to view offers and complete surveys. Your pureprofile account will be credited with money when you complete surveys and view paid offers from businesses. Once you have $25.00 (or more) credited to your pureprofile account, you can withdraw the money into your personal bank account.

CashCrate - RECOMMENDED !

CashCrate pays you to complete surveys, join free websites, and more. You can also increase your revenue with their two tier referral program ! Payments are sent every month by check like clockwork !

Brand Institute

Brand Institute is a leading online market research firm dedicated to the strategic and innovative development of brand naming and identity solutions. They are most active in the healthcare field. Their surveys aid in the development and naming of new drugs, healthcare and other products. If you are a doctor, nurse or pharmacist, you will have lots of earning opportunities by participating in paid surveys. Even otherwise you can join the panel as a consumer - they now get lots of paid surveys as companies want to know their opinion on brands. Their surveys pay well, usually ranging form $10 to $30 or more. You can receive payments by paypal or check. If you opt for paypal, your paypal account gets automatically credited 4 to 8 weeks after you complete a survey. Join Brand Institute via Online Global Recruiting to get started. They are active worldwide and available in many different languages.

SurveyHead

SurveyHead is a new online survey panel where you have the chance to take part in interesting online paid surveys. If you fit the demographic for the current surveys, you can immediately get started with a survey today. Even if you do not qualify, you wil get an instant reward of $5, as soon as you join the panel. Survey Head provides you with real market research studies and you will get paid for your participation. Once you are a member, you will be invited for future studies for which you qualify. For each survey you complete, your account will be credited with cash. Once you have reached $25, you can withdraw your earnings via paypal. Check out the link below to see whether you qualify for the current surveys.

Clear Voice Surveys

Clear Voice Surveys is a new survey panel that helps you to earn cash and rewards just by voicing your opinions. Clear Voice Surveys is different than other survey sites - most survey sites only pay you for surveys you qualify for and complete. Clear Voice will pay you for each survey you participate in. You can get your earnings as cash through PayPal or use them to buy gift certificates at Amazon or Buy.com or even exchange them for airline miles. You can withdraw earnings to your paypal account when your balance reaches $10.

Spidermetrix - RECOMMENDED !

Spidermetrix pays you to evaluate websites by taking questionnaires. It is based in Australia and gives handsome rewards particularly for Australians. Other international members are also welcome. There are also short single question surveys on the site where you earn one point. Members are called spiders and they earn spider points as rewards. Points can be redeemed as cash and they pay you by paypal. In Australia, they pay by check also.

Ciao Surveys International

Gozing surveys have now teamed up with Ciao. International operations are now conducted by Ciao surveys. WIth more online survey opportunities than ever, Ciao surveys have become one of the best survey sites for international members. They pay you cash for surveys you complete - up to $6.50 per survey completed. They also support payment via paypal in many countries.

NPDOR (NPD Research)

The NPD Online Research Team gives you the chance to win cash and prizes for taking surveys. You are entered into a drawing for $1000 just for registering and completing your member profile. For each survey completed, you will be entered into a drawing for cash or other prizes. NPD sends you easy surveys which are fun to take.

P.S.: Please post your comments about this post.

Paid To Read Emails

PTR programs are a great way to make money, because it requires no big knowledge from you. You shouldn’t be a seasoned Internet marketer, or successful affiliate with big list of subscribers, or SEO guru.

You get paid just for reading emails with ads, and this can be your residual profit of $200 to $2,000 (it depends upon how you do that and how you use the tips of this industry).

Advantages of paid emails

1. No blog / website necessary: all you need is a valid email address.
2. Easy: you are supposed to click on each email ad for 10 -30 seconds and you're credited.
   
3. Fast results: if you read your emails daily and you refer a few friends also, you will reach the minimum payout in less than a month.
4. Payment Methods: most of the good sites accept well - known payment methods (PayPal or so..)
   

Drawbacks of online surveys

1. A lot of those websites DON"T pay ! Do your research first
2. Constant work is needed: that is only until you reach a few referrals that will earn for you ;)

List of online surveys programs

200EuroMails.net - RECOMMENDED !

200EuroMails is a pretty good site, they send enough emails daily, so you can reach the minimum payout limit in less than a month. They also provide good referral tolls like banners, email templates, text links and so on, so you can promote your referral link and build a downline.

Until now the only one I've joined, the list will be updated soon !

Pay-Per-Mille (PPM) Advertising

Aslo known as CPM (cost-per-mille) advertising, PPM advertising means you get paid for the number of times the ads are displayed on your site. The ads can be banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, or interstitials (ads which show for a few seconds between pages of a website).

Advantages of PPM advertising

1. Set and forget: since you are paid at the number of impressions, you don’t have to care about the clickthrough rate (CTR), nor about finding the best placement on the pages.
2. Steady income: as long as your traffic stays constant, you’ll know how much money you are going to make every month. As the payment is not influenced by geo-targeting, you can score the same even if you are doing business in the Philippines or elsewhere.

Drawbacks of PPM advertising

1. High entry barrier: there are conditions of certain minimum traffic for your site to get accepted.
2. Sometimes Obtrusive: some banners include sounds and very vivid colors flickering in the most annoying way. However, you can select only ads which you find suitable for your website.

List of PPM advertising programs

Tribal Fusion: minimum 2000 daily unique visitors required.

Display Advertising (ValueClick Media): minimum 3000 monthly pageviews required.

In-Text Advertising

In-text advertising programs attach an embedded pop-up ad to certain words in your text. These words will appear underlined in a particular way, and when readers move the cursor over the word, the pop-up containing the ad is shown. You get paid only when readers click these ads (Pay-Per-Click system)

Advantages of in-text advertising

1. Not cluttering: in-text advertising uses words with already exist in your posts, and links them to advertisers, so you don’t have to allocate a spacial space on your layout for this kind of ads
2. Unlimited ads number: there is no limit of how many advertising links you put on each page

Drawbacks of in-text advertising

1. Obtrusive: when readers hover the links, the ad is displayed, overlapping the text. This can be very annoying, because it disturbs the reading process
2. Efficient only for high levels of traffic: besides the fact that some programs put minimum traffic conditions for accepting publishers, the payout per click is usually so low, that a lot of traffic is required for a decent earning
3. Not compatible with other advertising methods: if you write paid reviews, you’ll have to make sure that you disable in-text advertising on those posts, because advertisers don’t accept links to any other sites than theirs

List of in-text advertising programs

Kontera: no traffic limit; easy implementation

IntelliTXT (Vibrant Media): minimum traffic limit: 500,000 pageviews per month

LinkWords (Linkworth): no traffic limit; a little bit confusing, due to the fact that Linkworth offers 12 different kinds of services with very similar names.

Text Link Advertising

Advantages of text link advertising

1. Discrete: advertising links are placed in the sidebar, similarly to an usual blogroll, occupying a small space. Some programs offer you the possibility to include the paid links directly in your posts, but without those obtrusive embedded pop-ups.
2. Not limited: there is no limit of how many advertising links you put on each page. Actually your common sense is the limit.

Drawbacks of text link advertising

1. Not compliant with Google (the search engine): selling links implies also that you pass PR to the advertisers (as all current programs don’t allow no-follow tags on paid links), and this is not accepted by Google. If they catch you, they will penalize your site.
2. The in-posts variant is not compatible with paid reviews because links to third party sites are not allowed.

List of text link advertising programs

Text-Link-Ads: besides the text links selling, TLA has an affiliate program which pays $25 for each person you refer and who installs and keeps the TLA code on his blog for at least 7 days. The affiliate program does not break Google’s rules, so it is safe to use it.

TNX.net: instead of using real money, TNX uses points for trading links. Points can be exchanged for USD at a rate which may vary over time.

LinkInTxt (Linkworth): unlike TLA, which gives you a plugin for handling the links, with Linkworth you’ll have to add the links by hand. All other options they claim to have did not function in my case.

Pay-Per-Click Contextual Advertising

Contextual advertising means that ads which appear on a web page are related to its content, as determined by a spider (or robot) which scans the page and sends instructions to the advertising program about what ads to serve. This means that if your page is about fishing, you’ll get ads related to fishing, such as fishing gear, baits or hooks. If the program has a good technology of content scanning and a broad range of advertisers, then the ads appearing on a web page will be very targeted, and readers will be interested in them. When a visitor clicks an ad, you are paid a certain amount of money, which depends on the advertiser’s bid, and which can be between $0.01 for less competitive niches, and even tens of US dollars for the niches with lots of major players.

Advantages of contextual advertising

1. Low admission barrier: there is no traffic limit for your blog to get accepted, so even small, new blogs can use it
2. Easy integration: you can blend the ads with your page layout, in order to make it look like being a part of it, without having to know any programming language
3. High CTR: if well optimized, on niche sites, contextual advertising can have 10%-20% CTR, which is a very good rate.

Drawbacks of contextual advertising

1. Cheap look: many people perceive ads which serve contextual ads as being low quality, or made especially for the purpose of serving ads (maybe you’ve come across the term MFA, which means Made For AdSense)
2. Low performance on sticky sites: readers have to click away and leave your site, in order for you to get money.

List of contextual advertising programs

Google AdSense: the most known and widespread contextual pay-per-click advertising program. I’ve been using AdSense since 2006, and I can say that they are trustful, and they pay as promised in their terms of service. You have to make at least $100 before they’d issue a payment.

Yahoo Publisher Network: in order to be accepted, you need to have a valid US Social Security or Tax ID number, and your website must be predominantly in English and targeted at a US user base. The payment threshold is also $100

Miva Monetization Center

AdSonar
Adify
AdBrite

ShoppingAds: not exactly a contextual ads service, but you have the possibility to choose keywords for your ads block, so it will display only ads related to whatever you choose. All Non-US traffic will always see CPA (Cost-Per-Action) ads, regardless of your campaign configuration. The US visitors will see Cost-Per-Click (CPC) ads.

This is an example of ShoppingAds ad (actually it’s a real ad, to show you how it looks) for the keywords “work from home”, “make money online” and another one which I forgot (if you forget the keywords, there’s no chance to see them again)