Earning $$ Blogging!!

Well, I have been at this every day since January 23rd!! Although I started my blog at the end of last year, I didn't officially devote time to it until then, as I didn't quite know what to do in the world of blogging!! I was so confused. At times, I still am. How do I get more readers? How do I spread the word about myself and advertise? I am still learning! I know I have a long road ahead of me, but at least I have started on the journey.

In fact, this is embarrassing to say...but I didn't even know what Blogger was until last fall. Thankfully, my girlfriend, Carrie ( yes, of Carrie's Cooking ) was over for a playdate and showed me her blog and introduced me to the world. So, a big fat THANKS to her! Because, I absolutely love it! I always have so much to say ( ask Carrie...she knows I never shut up ) and now I have somewhere to talk and talk and talk.....

So, why am I telling you all this? Because, I got my first "official" paycheck from blogging today! A whopping ( is that a word? ) $91.50!!!!!!! I am THRILLED!!

So, I wanted to spread the word. If you have a blog, website or anything along those lines..no matter what you feature or talk about, you should embrace affiliate programs. And, with that being said, I will focus on the one I got my paycheck from today, CPA Storm. As I receive earnings from others, I will post for you on them, too. But, I really do like to make sure companies are true to their word and valid before posting about them. You know me!!

Before I tell you about this company, let me give you my 2 cents on the whole affiliate and blogging aspect. I BELIEVE in writing and posting true and accurate articles, no matter what the subject. I also believe that an article should NOT be posted simply to make money ( at least on my site ) unless the reader is notified of this. If it is something you can make money on thru referrals or affiliates, that is GREAT, but it should not change your viewpoint, what you write or how you portray the article to the readers. Many of my articles do not provide any benefit to me, but some do have links in them, and I get paid. BUT, these are articles I would write, regardless if they were part of my affiliate program or not.

Here is an example. My previous post about eBay told you how I make a little bit of money selling thru them. I told you about the book clubs, DVD clubs and CD clubs. If you noticed, I had a link there for Zooba ( hey here is a link again ) :-), because it is one of my affiliate advertisers. Basically, I can make money if anyone clicks on Zooba and joins. So, since I was writing about them, I added the link.

BUT..here is where I think honesty comes into play. I could have easily NOT told you that you can get access to these clubs through online offers. I make NO money if you decide to do an online offer and apply to these programs through them. BUT, I felt, in all honesty, I needed to tell you that I truly recommend you apply to the program through that route if you are going to do online offers. BECAUSE, that is what I would do!

You get an advantage that way ( it applies towards YOUR free gift ). I only added the link for those of you who did not want to do online offers. I mind as well put the link, in case someone does want to sign up without doing offers and then I would get a little bit of money. If I don't get anything, that is fine, too. But, at least I posted an article I knew to be true to what I would personally do...I would sign up through a site where I would get a benefit! :-)

SO..now, on with the show.....

CPA Storm is very easy to join. Especially for a new blogger like me. Many of the affiliate programs I applied for would not accept me because I was new and small. You have to have a certain amount of readers and page reads a day, and well, that is just not possible when you are just beginning.

But, CPA Storm accepted me immediately. Why did I like this company? First, they had a lot of advertisements for companies I was going to be talking about. The list ranges from automotives to surveys, to freebies....let's see..clothing, entertainment, dating, etc, etc. I could go on and on, but basically, it has a wide range of options. So, it was a great fit for me.

I also like the company, because they sent daily emails with their latest promotions. So, I didn't have to log back in all the time to see what was new and which advertisers had been added. I found out when checking my email.

I also like the fact that they paid MORE than alot of the companies themselves. For example, My Survey is one of my favorite survey sites this year, as you can tell from my posts. I let you know everytime I get a pay check from them for surveys I have completed. Well, when I first started posting about them, I would put the link that My Survey gave me for friends. It pays $1.50 for each friend that you refer. That was great! I thought it was nice that they paid me to refer people. But, through CPA Storm, I get paid up to $6.00 per person who joins. So, as you can see, the benefit to me is much better through CPA Storm. So, my newer links go through them now.

Finally, I also like that you can become a Super Affiliate with them. Simply put, you are allowed to refer others to CPA Storm, and if they sign up, you will get 5% of anything they make. WOW...the other affiliate programs I signed up for didn't offer this.

So, I hope this insight into my world of blogging helps you out, too. If you have your own blog or site, feel free to check CPA Storm out for yourself, and investigate all your affiliate options. You may be surprised how many advertisers fit right into the topics you are currently talking about. And, if you are going to post about the company anyway, why not get the benefit of some extra money!