Ninja Affiliate Plugin for Link Cloaking and More
Ninja Affiliate is a powerful link cloaker that does so, so much more.
The concept is pretty simple. You register an affiliate account with a merchant (say a web hosting company or a marketplace like Commission Junction) and then they will provide you with a link. You must send send traffic to the sales page via those links, and whenever someone makes a purchase you get a percentage of the price.
A WordPress plugin that would automatically insert affiliate links on your posts just makes everything easier. Pawan Agarwal created this powerful, yet simple plugin called Affiliate Ninja.
To let the blogger select some keywords, and make the plugin turn them into affiliate links is great but Pawan did a lot more than that though. He created a plugin with all sorts of advanced features, including:
* Affiliate links management: you can name the affiliate links, put them in groups, sort and so on.
* Link Redirects: The plugin comes with a redirection system to protect your links.
* Cloaking: Some marketers like to cloak their affiliate links to improve conversions, and the plugin fully supports this.
* Link customization: You can also customize the text that will appear on the status bar of the browser when people hover on the link.
* Keyword management: You can select what keywords you want to transform into affiliate links, and you can limit the number of keywords per post to avoid making them look spammy.
There is also an SEO use for the plugin. Suppose you have an article that is ranking well for the term “video games.” You could make the plugin turn all the “video games” keywords on all your posts into a link to that post. Given the anchor text, this simple tweak could increase your search rankings for that post.
The plugin costs $97, but if you already have a blog or website with a good amount of traffic, you should be able to recover this money really fast
Get Paid
PAID TO BLOG:
PayPerPost –This one is one of my biggest money makers.
PayU2Blog –My favorite!
PAID TO CLICK
>Inbox Dollars –Great program to use. You get paid to click, read emails, surf, play games, & much more. I made my first $30 in the first 2 days. They were also featured on Good Morning America as one of the more trusted work at home opportunities.
>Send Earnings –Pretty much the same as Inbox Dollars.
>Hits 4 Pay –The key is to get as many referrels as you can. When you do this and you both read the emails you’re allowed in one day, then the pay adds up quickly.
SELL AD SPACE & TEXT LINKS
>TLA –Text Link Ads is a big money maker for a lot of people, however, not for me. BUT, I have not spent much time with them either.
>Linkworth –I have had much better success with them and they pay you to blog as well.
YOUR OWN WEBSITE
>My Credit Card Cash –Basically, you get paid to promote credit cards. You pay $1 for your premade website. If you get 3 or 4 approved applications from people then the website is yours to keep. If you don’t, you will have to pay $34.95 a month until you DO the required approvals. I did it rather quickly and have a good chunk of change with the program.
>Super Affilate Website –Now this is the only one I haven’t done but a good friend of mine has and it has been really well for him.
AFFILIATES
>Linkshare –I use them, love them, and make a very good amount of money with them.
>ROI Rocket –Great program too. Use it, love it, and make money with them.
Pepperjam
These are just a few. I will be blogging about more and going into more depth with the ones listed in the future.
Doing It All Without Burning Out
Many times I get asked “How do you do it all?” All meaning work from home, raise kids, do housework, be a wife, you know all that jazz. Well, honestly, all of it doesn’t get done. That’s just the honest truth, something is going to slack a little, but if it didn’t I’d be Wonder Woman and I’d be seriously burnt out. So, how does a work at home mom avoid burnout?
First, you’ve gotta have some time for yourself. Whether it’s a nice steamy bubble bath at night, or a trip to the store alone, having time by yourself to just breath is going to do you a lot of good. So, carving out some time in your day or at least your week can go a long way to reducing your chances of burning out.
Then, you have to remember to take a break. I know we all do it, we get caught up in our work, the housework, and everything else and we don’t even take five minutes to just take a break. Schedule in break times like you would in a normal workday. This will help you to be much more productive and to think more clearly.
Another thing that can help to avoid burnout is to set some goals. Setting goals helps you to know what you’re aiming for and you will feel a sense of accomplishment when you achieve them. This will help you to realize you really are getting things done even when it seems like you’re just spinning your wheels.
The life of a work at home mom can be challenging, but giving yourself a break every once in a while, and doing these few things for you will help.
Keeping it Real Online
Networking online can be a lot of fun, but it is also very different from networking offline and therefore has to be done differently. Networking online requires a different mindset. Online we have to build a sense of trust because people are unable to see us, read our body language and hear our tone of voice, therefore they judge us and whether or not they can trust us in other ways. This is done over time by building a personal relationship with you, therefore online networking relationships take time.
Online networking can indeed be difficult for the same reasons that it is unique, because you cannot see each other facial expressions or read each others body language comments are often taken quite literally and sometimes the wrong way. This is why networking online can be challenging.
Nevertheless, it is worth the time you will spend putting into it. Networking online can be done in a variety of ways including by joining and participating in online communities, blogging and reading other blogs and commenting, creating an email list and sharing information with this least and creating a relationship with its readers. Use the content sent to this list to drive traffic to your website or blog.
THE TAKEAWAY
These are all great ways to network online that will accomplish the purpose for which you network in the first place bringing together yourself with those in your target audience to build relationships and to create partnerships.
THE POSSE
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