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How do you make money from a website?
One easy way to earn an income is to join an affiliate affiliate
program deliver banner advertisements from your site.
There are many banner-advertising firms in operation today and a number
of compensation models in place. Some
firms pay each time an ad is displayed on your website.
Some pay a flat fee when a visitor clicks on an advertisement.
Other banner advertising companies pay based on your sales
performance. For example, if a
visitor to your website clicks on a banner ad and then subsequently purchases a
product, you will receive a portion of the purchase price.
Although there are hundreds of banner advertising firms in
operation today, many are “fly-by-night” operations
that ought to be avoided. It is
important to affiliate with a reputable company that pays reasonable rates and
makes prompt payments. To be accepted as
an affiliate, most of
the major players in the banner advertising industry will require that your
site meet some minimum requirements such as the following::
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Your website must not reside on a
“free” server. It must have its own domain name.
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You must receive a minimum of 5,000
hits per month
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Your website content must be original,
legal, and socially acceptable
When selecting a banner-advertising
firm, the following questions should be considered:
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Which payment model do they use?
e.g. cost per click (CPC), cost per 1000 displays (CPM), amount per
sale
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Are payments made monthly or are they
held until a minimum threshold is reached?
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Which
businesses does the banner advertiser company represent? What products do
they sell? How compatible are
those products with your website content?
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What statistics do they provide (e.g.
ads displayed, click-through rate, revenue earned)?
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How fast and reliable are their web
servers?
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What types of ads do they support?
(e.g. banners, buttons, cubes, pop-ups, pop-unders)
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Do they allow you to refuse certain ads
or categories of advertisments? (e.g. alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pop-ups)
 
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