Get The Dollar

By reading this you are taking a very important step towards making some extra cash online, which is showing interest.  It’s a lot easier than you may think and you can make your first dollar today with no technical knowledge.  (Really, if you know your name, address and have an opinion, you can do it!)  Conducting market research online has become the go-to strategy for a lot of large corporations mostly because it’s much cheaper for them.  The best part is that they are willing to pay you for your opinion.  

But before you go and tell your boss to take his job and shove it, there are some very important things you need to know.

1. There are a lot of scams out there.  Do your research and beware of sites offering large payouts, they are usually trying to sell you something. (Typically $1 to $20 per survey is appropriate.)
2. You will have to put some effort into it. (Sorry if you are looking for a way to “Get rich quick”, there are plenty of sites out there that would love to rob, oops, I mean “help” you.)
3.  These companies are paying for your opinion, so it is important to think about the questions thoroughly.
4. It’s easy to get overwhelmed.  I know it’s exciting once those checks start coming in, but it is important not to sign up for too many sites at once.    
5. You should NEVER pay to become a member.   These sites should be paying you dollars, not costing you them.

All in all, online surveys are the easiest way for someone with no technical experience to make their first dollar online.  Whether you are just looking for a little extra spending cash or just enjoy sharing your opinion, taking surveys online for cash may be perfect for you. 

If the idea of making money online at home inspires you than you may look to take it a step or two further by joining a GPT (get paid to) site or even owning a website of your own!

Affiliate marketing is a broad term that refers to a sort of on-line revenue share scheme, involving advertising and selling. It dates back to late 1994, when many e-commerce sites started employing the system and finding that it produces fantastic results. Currently, affiliate marketing is actually a serious player within e-commerce strategy. 

When an affiliate joins in with an e-commerce merchant of some sort (be it a subscription service, a shopping site etc…) payment is received through referrals done from the affiliate’s website – done through the following methods         

1)Pay-per click systems  basically, the affiliate displays adverts on their site and is paid when a customer or internet user clicks on that website 

2)RSS feeds or blogs – even personal sites can sit under this category. Blogging is fast becoming a staple form of marketing and promotion, and affiliate marketing partners well with this form of online communication 

3)Comparison sites and shopping directories – such as review sites or legit advertising sites 

4)Loyalty or GPT sites – this is when a reward system is in place via a cash back or points back system (or charitable donations) 

5)Coupon sites that focus strictly on marketing and promotions 

6)Email lists – legit email lists to subscribers of the affiliate’s website etc – NOT spam 

7)A registration path – when a person registers with a specific site, be it for a newsletter or subscription, offers from other companies are represented and advertised 

8)Networks – there are many affiliate marketing networks. Some even function on a multi-tier or multi-level marketing sort of set up.

The Internet has fast become an efficient and trusted way for companies to market and sell their product. One of the reasons for this has been the rise of “Affiliated Marketing” – which is when a website directs traffic to itself through adverts on other (usually related) websites. Affiliated marketing either pays the affiliate through a pay-per-click program (the affiliate receives money every time an advert is clicked) or a pay-per-sale program (the affiliate receives commission every time a posted advert on their site generates an actual sale or subscription.) Generally, the pay-per-sale program (also called cost-per-sale, or CPS) is the tried and trusted form of affiliate marketing used.          

Affiliate marketing began just four years after the world wide web was launched, originally popularized by well known companies such as CDNOW or Amazon.com. Google’s Adsense is also a very well known type of affiliated marketing, but is not really considered as true affiliate marketing as the adverts usually centers around the theme of the website they are displayed (known more as contextual advertising.) Google does not also directly sell a specific product, but generates money in other ways.

Affiliate marketing is highly cost-effective, and in effect costs both the advertiser and the affiliate nothing, while having the potential of bringing in a very large form of income for both parties. While pay per click (or cost-per-click) mentioned above can present a risk to the advertiser, the cost-per-sale (CPS) system has very little or no risk at all for both parties, and is therefore preferred. 

For an example of how you can get them dollars using Google Adsense and Amazon’s affiliate program, take a quick look at one of my other websites based on comparing espresso machines by clicking here. As you can see I have incorporated both into my website