Bloggers Tool Box - A way to make money from your blog

A way to make money from your blog ……….

I am going to say a word which people bandy about but no one explains and then I will explain how it works – it is like a secret club and the reason it is a secret club is the people who run the schemes which make money have no idea about PR or marketing to bloggers and everyone uses the word which no one understands.

Affiliates – which means money making tracking cookies on your links from your blog to the retailer / brands website so if someone clicks through and buys you get a % commission – yes it’s that easy once you have signed up ……. Just a small point if you haven’t got a proper URL as in your using BlogSpot or WordPress and haven’t bought your domain name you can’t join an affiliate scheme learn how to here 

Now as you read this you might think we are labouring some points etc but communication skills are not found at affiliate companies and trust me it’s worth the pain when you see your first sale- the happy dance ……..

First off you need your bank details and a paper and pen to make notes of all your pass words and sign in’s and your blog ID on each scheme -I will list the affiliate schemes we use and have all the major retailers and brands on and their phone numbers and I suggest you spend some time one day not at night as it will frustrate the hell out of you and you’ll need some guidance on one or two bits. There are other affiliate schemes but some of them are very difficult to use (and life is short) – Amazon also has a scheme but wading through their jargon is like getting a PHD in nuclear science.

So when you look at the site remember these key bits – first you become a publisher – blogger = publisher in affiliate world and retailer / brand = advertiser …….

Affiliate Window 02075530425

LinkShare 02070310950

Trade Doubler 02077985800

Webgains 02072691230

Commission Junction 020 8785 5870

So click on and sign up – you will be asked to tick lots of boxes and then in some cases they need verification of your site – I suggest you phone up and do it over the phone it’s easier and also avoids confusion (communication is not their strong point)-I suggest you fill as much as possible on your blog so people can what you do-Next look at the advertisers (brands and retailers) you now need to apply to each brand/ retailer – which mean just ticking some boxes & adding your blog.

Now when you blog and you add a link you do Deep Linking – each affiliate scheme has a different way of doing it but we will cover these on another blog post ………but once you get going it’s easy trust us we are a blogger 

It is not difficult and the rule of thumb is the more you blog the more you link the more chance of money.