Good news for those of you following along on the whole Affiliate Marketing market research I’ve been doing! Nothing has been finalized as of yet but it appears as though I very well may be sitting on a panel of experts for the next #smbiz chat on Affiliate Marketing.

I’m still learning more about these chats as I type because I wasn’t even aware of these chats until just today but I’ll share as much as I can with you now and add as any more developments are made.

(So be sure to leave a comment here on this post & here and put a checkmark in the “Notify me of followup comments” box so you can get all the juicy details.)

Even if you’re not interested in Affiliate Marketing specifically but marketing in general (online and offline) you may want to pay attention to the following:

John Sternal (@SternalPR at Twitter) has requested that I sit on his panel of experts for his next #smbiz chat for his website UnderstandingMarketing.com. From my first look, I *really* love this website.

(Remember, I’m the marketing geek!)

A few of the previous chat topics have been:
– Why Small Business should Insource
– Using Twitter For Local Marketing
– Twitter for Small Business

There’s really a wealth of information on this site for small businesses and marketing in general (should fit most of our readers very well!)

The upcoming chat that I may be sitting on the panel for is Affiliate Marketing: Discussing how a small business can set up an affiliate program and sell products/services online.

This particular chat is being held this Tuesday evening (March 24th) from 8 – 9 EST.

This chat is held via Twitter and can be easily followed by following the #smbiz Twitter hash tag.

HashTag.org is currently the way I follow hash tags. However, I openly admit, from my own experience, this has not always been the most reliable way to do this. If it’s any kind of indication to you, I’ve been trying to get you a direct link to the search page for the #smbiz tag and it took me 5 times to get it – the other 4 times the site was down.

I’m in the process of doing some research to find ways that others are following specific tags. (If you have another way to do this that you use – please leave a comment and share! I’d greatly appreciate this!)

If you are unable to follow along on Tuesday evening, it appears as though John posts recaps of each chat at UnderstandingMarketing.com and I will see what I can do to share a recap myself.

This is about the best information I can give right at this moment. I was just too excited and wanted to share with our readers right away! First of all, yeah sure … feels great for others to consider you as an expert in your field and well, the marketing geek in me just loves the brilliant idea John has come up w/ as yet another way to utilize Twitter!

I’m going to request that John stop by here and share a little more about this upcoming Affiliate Marketing Chat and his other chats as well as UnderstandingMarketing.com because I feel as though this will serve as an excellent resource for a lot of our readers.

Hopefully John can share with us better ways to both follow along and participate during the chat as well as get the scoop for those who cannot attend Tuesday night.

How ’bout a little recap here …

In the meantime … here’s a few things you’ll want to do:

– Subscribe to the comments on this post you’re reading right now and this post. (This will keep you up to date on the affiliate marketing research I’m doing, keep you up to date with any information passed on about the Affiliate Marketing Chat @ Twitter and let you see any other questions posted by others.)

– Enter your name and email address in the upper right-hand corner of our blog here. (This will send you updates for every 5 posts we make here on the blog.)

– Follow me at Twitter – @anitadefrank (Leave a comment here with your Twitter ID – and I’ll be sure to follow you back! If you’re already a follower – do the same and I’ll make sure I’m following you as well!)

– Follow John Sternal at Twitter – @SternalPR (This will help you follow along w/ the Affiliate Marketing chat, get updates on upcoming chats as well as UnderstandingMarketing.com.)

– Follow hashtag: #smbiz (And remember, if you have another way to share to follow hashtags – please share!)

– And last but by no means the least – more like the most important – ask those Affiliate Marketing Questions! Take a look at my Affiliate Marketing Market Research post and see what I keep saying about giving credit where credit is due!

(Affiliate Marketing – what a better way to make money on things you’re probably already doing – but are doing it for free! It’s time you learn more about affiliate marketing and start getting paid!)

Okie dokie, that’s about it for now. If you follow the instructions above, I’ll be sure to share any updated information as I can!

Talk to you soon!

I’ve been thinking about installing a shopping cart on MommysHelperOnline.com for quite some time now. (Time being the operative word here, lol – gotta find that time to do it!)

I’d like to combine all my ebooks and all of my advertising into one shopping cart – making the ordering process a lot more simpler for my customers and more importantly automating it more. For the most part, it is automated but not quite to my complete satisfaction.

I just found a new shopping cart solution which now brings me down to making a decision between two. (Hey it could be four or five, lol!)

The first one I like is WahmCart and the new one is Easy Seller Pro

It’s a really tough decision too! Both carts seemed to have take all the issues most marketers have and combined them all into one “one stop shop” (excuse the pun!).

As I look down over the list of benefits and features to both – they both seem to have an answer to all my problems or everything I’d love to have in a shopping cart (affiliate integration, choice of payment processors, ability to contact customers, etc.) again, making this a very tough decision!

One has an affordable monthly charge and a 14 day trial for $1 (don’t have 14 days at this point). One has a little more expensive but still very affordable one time fee and comes with 6 months of free hosting.

Both are “newbie friendly” which is something I could really use. Both are created by very successful and more importantly trustworthy women. Both have tons of step by step help throughout the process – another huge plus for me. Oh what’s a marketer to do?!?

Of course, as I usual find myself, Easy Seller Pro is in “launch mode” offering a special price for two weeks only. Soooo … like I have the time to do this but I should make my decision ASAP before I find myself paying full price yet again. (I’m my own worst enemy sometimes!)

I like the fact though that this also gives me another option to share with our clients for YourAffiliateManagers.com. As you can tell, I haven’t used Easy Seller Pro yet but, there is a 60 day money back guarantee plus, the recommendation came from a good friend of mine, Rebecca Hagel. She’d never steer us wrong and she uses only the best.

So it’s back to the drawing board …
Benefits & Power of WahmCart
What Can I do With ESP? (Click on the videos link at the bottom of the page.)

Help! What are your thoughts?

Oh yeah – real dangerous for me, lol!  I’m thinking maybe I need to start building sites solely for the purpose of selling them.

I’m almost ashamed to say I didn’t know how to set up a wordpress blog.  I honestly can’t say I didn’t know how but more like I had never given it a try.  I was too busy thinking it would be too “techy” for me.  I always thought it would be much harder than what it actually is.  (See what I get for doing something like thinking?)  So, I always had a business partner install one for me or hire someone else.

Do you have the problem of not knowing how to install wordpress? (Or was I the only one left? lol!)

Anyway, thanks to some mentoring from a friend and business partner of mine, Val Selby of WorkingWahm.com  I installed my first WP blog!  That girl so needs to be an online business mentor!

It’s actually not going to be used as a blog this time though but rather as a content manager for a website.  I was already well-aware as to how much simpler using a blog template to manage a  website was but boy oh boy … WP blogs are about the coolest tool ever to build a website, isn’t it?  I can honestly say they rock!

Wordpress really makes building a website so much easier.

I’m not quite ready to show off this site just yet because there’s too much that needs changed and I’m testing things which means creating a bunch of posts and pages just to delete them, lol.  As soon as it’s ready to go, I’ll be sure to share.

The reason this is so dangerous for me though is because I love building websites – too much – and knowing how to install WP just made that task so much easier.  The last thing I need to be doing is building sites every other day … good reason to start building just to sell them

Okay Anik Singal of AffiliateClassroom has made me one very happy person, lol!

If you personally ask me, I’d have to say the man is a genious!  Anik has managed to take two of my favorite forms of marketing – affiliate marketing and article marketing - and mashed them together to create an absolutely knock-out article directory.  (Not that you could tell by my past few articles about affiliate marketing are two of my favorite subjects, lol!)

First of all yes - just like the subject line says – this article directory pays you to submit your articles so others can pick them up and publish them.  Now am I the only one who thinks that’s just the coolest thing?  (Come on … I know I’m not the only internet marketing geek out there, lol!)

So the name of this new directory is AffSphere.com.  There’s two really cool (must-see) videos on the site that explains it all but I did want to share a few of my own thoughts with you before you head over to watch them. 

Honestly – I couldn’t wait for the videos to get finished so I could sign up.  I’ve already submitted three of my most recent articles and since it’s 1:00 AM right now, I’m sure you can guess what I’ll be doing first thing tomorrow.  Yep, I’ll be pulling out all of my other articles and submitting those as well.  Of course, the more articles you submit, the more cash you can earn.  (Ooh, I so like the idea of this, lol!)  This is definitely not your typical article directory.

It’s very affiliate friendly, has 8 different ways for you to earn (watch the video for more details), and the articles are reviewed by humans.  I personally prefer to wait a little longer to have my articles reviewed by humans – this way I’m guaranteed this is a quality directory with quality content.

With this directory you not only drive traffic to your website but it also allows you to share in their traffic by hosting your own adsense and banners directly on the site.  You even earn a share of the adsense income made on any of your article pages.

By joining, you automatically become an Affsphere which means that any time someone joins AffSphere from any of your article pages, they’re automatically added to your downline.  You will then get credit for all the submission activity they do – five levels deep.  Plus, AffSphere will be offering courses in the future and you will earn a commission if anyone in your direct downline purchases one (lifetime commissions!)

Those are just a few reasons to submit as many articles as you can.  (And have I mentioned this is all f*ree to join?)

Oh and I am absolutely amazed as to how many cateogries there are to choose from so you can find the best category for your articles.  I’ll be honest with you – I get so tired of having to “settle” on a category just because it was as close as I could get to the category that I would prefer it to be under just because the directory doesn’t offer enough categories.  I really don’t think I’ll have that problem with this directory.

Well I really could go on and on but like I said, it’s one o’clock in the morning here (after that now, lol) and I would like to head to bed – besides – I don’t want to risk the chance of this sounding like a bunch of hype (which is exactly what I end up doing when I get really excited about something, lol!).  I think this was an awesome idea and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.

Not to mention, the videos on the site do an excellent job describing exactly how everything works – I might as well let them tell the story.

I’m gonna go to bed – you head on over to AffSphere, watch the video (click the banner at the top of the page) and then sign up.  It’s free and you’re submitting articles to directories anyway (aren’t you?) So, why not make some additional cash with them too!  So, you’re gonna sign up, right? 

(And you’re going to let me know you think this is just as cool as I do.  Don’t be afraid – admit you’re an internet marketing geek who likes to make m0ney too!)

So what are you waiting for?  Head on over to AffSphere and grab your f*ree account now.  I just know you’ll like it!

For those of you that are still unsure of whether or not you’re wanting to use WahmCart may want to hurry and take the leap because on August 15th, they’ll be raising the price from $29.99 a month to $39.99 a month. According to the WahmCart blog:
 

Anyone who registers for the service prior to this date will have a lifetime guaranteed price of $29.99 per month.*

I personally have not yet used WahmCart but it comes recommended by a very good friend and business partner of mine, Val.  I’ve been reviewing their service lately due to her recommendations.  I’ve been reviewing it for both personal use and for our upcoming Affiliate Management Services.  One of the things we’ll be doing for our clients is putting together extensive reviews of some of the more popular shopping carts and affiliate program services.  WahmCart is going to be on our list because of Val’s recommendation.

To help you make your decision, WahmCart offers a 14-day Trial for $1.  I myself can say I’m quite impressed with their extensive list of features.  With WahmCart, you have the ability to automate product management, offer multiple payment options for your customers, offers digital product delivery and a tracking system.  Of course one of the things I like the most is that they also offer an affiliate management system so you can have your very own sales force.  (Yeah, I’ve got affiliate marketing on the brain lately – I can’t help it, lol!)  Click here to claim your 14-day Trial for only $1.00

Still not sure?
Click here to download your free report to see the Benefits & Power of WahmCart.

And remember … you must sign up before August 15th to get the cheaper price forever.

Yep, for about the last week, I’ve decided that I’ve not only been pretty sheltered being a part of the Work at Home Network/Community but I also intend to stay there!

From my other posts, most of you are aware that I’ve been involved with the BETA of Pay Per Play.  Well, in doing so, I joined the Pay-Per-Play Forums.  Made sense to me – I would learn more about PPP, share ideas with other members and well, maybe I would open up my network of friends a bit.  Hmm … after my experience there, I don’t believe I will be making that opening too big to say the least. 

I have NEVER seen a bunch of adults acting the way they were there.  NEVER!  Nor was I ever treated as poorly as I was from other members on the PPP Forums.

Long story short, there were some issues right before the planned official launch of Net Audio Ads on February 1st.  To be honest with you … strictly my own opinion but I honestly believe someone got cold feet at the last moment – and for good reason.  They have … I don’t even know exactly how many affiliates … but it’s in the thousands.  Well, at the last minute someone decided – whoa – do you think it’s a good idea to start this launch wiht these thousands of affiliates all starting to play ads at once?  they were afraid of it crashing the system launching like that.  So, they decided to do a ’soft launch’ … playing the ads on only so many sites to start.  That way if there was a bug, since they ARE in BETA … it could be caught much more quickly.

Makes total sense to me … I mean even WE did a soft launch for MyWahmSpace.com.  We’re not even comparing apples to oranges there.   No where near in size – and not really money involved – except the money we paid for the program.  Oh and to top it off … they still had a couple of bugs after they started the soft launch.  (Heck, we’re still dealing with bugs at MyWahmSpace.com.)  So yeah, they had to take good care of their advertisers money.  Loose the advertisers and you have nothing.  Again, yeah, makes perfect sense to me.  Others apparently just didn’t see it that way.

So anyway, this last minute decision apparently ticked off a lot of people.  Right away people started screaming scam, saying how they were mislead in telling them that the launch day was to be 2/1 yadda, yadda, yadda …

Well first of all .. and the most important thoughts here … They are in BETA.  Everyone knew when they joined that PPP was in BETA.  And what does BETA mean?  BETA means … we’re testing.  So of course things like this are going to happen, right?  Ha, yeah right.  These people thought this program should have taken off immediately - smooth sailing from there on out.  Good dream people!  Wish I could exist in your perfect world.

Secondly … the launch DID start.  They just started it more slowly.  They were being cautious for pete’s sake!

So what do people start doing?  You’re gonna love this.  Some people that had ads playing started posting links to their pages so people could hear the ads!  Oh my gosh!?!  What could possibly be going through some people’s heads?  I’ll never know.

That’s like starting a PPC campaign w/ adsense and giving everyone links to their ads telling them to click the ads.  Hello people!  I bet the advertisers would LOVE that!!  Dare I say it?  Moron!!

Then there were issues with the stats.  (Yeah, I could go on and on about these people!)  Net Audio ads was telling us, no you cannot see your ads yet on your stats page but don’t worry … the system is still gathering the information.  You will see this as soon as the stats pages are back up.  Of course all these people didn’t believe this and yep, you guessed it … screaming scam again.

Turns out … and I can prove this with my own stats … Once the stats came back up, they WERE gathering information the entire time they were down.  I know this because at the time, I was strictly monitoring my own traffic/sign ups etc.  At the time, nothing was “live” on my site (where you could visit the pages from within my site).  I was only telling a few people about the affiliate program and was only giving the page to a couple of people.  I knew exactly who went and who signed up.  Yep, my stats showed this.

Okay and now here’s why I will be much more careful if I ever participate in BETA program again (and I’m sure I will.)

So there’s all these complaints, negativity, people NOT reading the updates … just plain old ball-babying.  I actually refer it to a two year old going through terrible twos throwing a temper tantrum.  I am serious … this is really how these people were behaving (yes, I say behaving just like we would to a child).

There’s a group of us who are willing to do exactly what we signed up for … taking the BETA ride.  Knowing that there will be issues w/ anything in BETA.  We started replying with things like:  “Hey guys, don’t forget we’re in BETA.”  “Be patient, things will come.”  “This is BETA and things like this are bound to happen.”  “Whats all the complaining about?  They did launch.”  “Just think what it’s going to be like when this really takes off and we’re a part of the beginning.”  “Wouldn’t you have loved to have been a founding member of adsense?”  Yadda, yadda, yadda…

Wow!  Was that the wrong way to go!  Being positive was definitely NOT welcome there!  Anyone who replied with a positive comment on a negative post got flamed big time.  They even resorted to name calling.  I know because another gentleman and I personally was called an (Excuse me here…) an a$$ kisser  :shock: 

the kissA## posters that is not in the incrowd or even in the know how that is bucking 4 board admin or some damage control persone makes me sick and right now i would rather hear those complainers than some kissA## that don’t know what they are saying .

Yep, that’s just an example of the maturity we were dealing with.  Heck, I didn’t even know there was an “in crowd” there.  Now I’m bummed because apparently I’m not in the “in crowd”  :cry:  

Then people started complaining and saying that they were going to leave the program.  After being bashed and flamed … my thoughts were (and excuse me again …)  … buddy, don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.  Sorry but year, that was beginning to be my mentality at that point. 

I mean really … who was FORCING them to stay?  If you’re not happy then simply leave and let us who know the bugs will be fixed be fine w/out you.

This post is beginning to get long … sorry … I was worried about that, lol!

Myself and a few others decided to just completely ignore the negative posts … don’t reply.  If they don’t have anyone to complain to then eventually they’re be quiet.  We even started making positive posts.  Although, we still had to be careful.  Seriously, the subject line of one of my posts was … Goals with PPP?  (Please no BAD Comments!)

So then finally more and more people start getting ads to play.  Posts are even beginning to start on the forums w/ people listing the revenue they’re earning.  I’m thinking good … Finally .. we’re getting through the bumpy part and those negative people who decided to stick around aren’t going to have anything to complain about anymore.  We get this awesome blog post alert saying Revenue is Rolling … wanna see the first reply?  I kid you not … the very first reply:

yeah I have made a whole $.86. What a joke this is. Feel free to delete this comment but I am sorry to say this is nothing more than a waste of time.

 Ugh!  I give up!! ROFL!  I just cannot waste my time or feed into anymore of the negativity.  I’ve taught myself to completely overlook the negative posts/replies and move forward.

This guy is talking about the very first day ad were playing on his site.  Does anyone remember when they first placed adsense on their site?  Did you make $.86 in a week?  Not alone one day!?!?  And this is coming from a company that is not even close to being up to full take off!!  Sorry … went off there for a moment.

Oh and as I was chatting around w/ some of the non-negative members … I’m finding that this is COMMON during BETA’s??  ICK!  I’m sure this is not going to be the last BETA program I ever participate in.  I think I’ll just stick w/ the facts straight from the company and totally forget about networking w/ other members until things are running smoothly.  Well, either that or be VERY careful of the posts I read and the people I talk with, lol!

I really have had a lot of faith in the Net Audio Ads/PPP program but of course I too was being on the cautious side.  Just being careful until I started seeing things fall in to place.  Now that I am … I’m gaining more and more faith … making it easier for me to promote.  I even signed up this morning to begin selling advertising.  I truely believe that Pay Per Play audio advertising is going to be as well-known and well-used as Google Adsense … and I’m thrilled to be a core member!  (Ha, now I’ve spoken my peace too!  LOL!)

Later!

Have you heard about Pay Per Play yet?

A quick overview is this …
Publishers sign up as an affiliate, place a small piece of javascript on a page (or more if they choose) of their website or blog.  Every time a new visitor visits a page with the code on it, they hear a quick 5 second advertisement.  The program is similar to Google Adsense in the fact that first you get paid every time the ad is played and two, the ads are set to “fit your content”. 

However, the difference from adsense is with adsense, visitors need to click on an ad for you to get paid and we don’t know exactly how adense is “figured” for your pay (for lack of better phrase).  With PPP, publishers are paid every time the ad is played and you know you’re going to get 25% of what the advertiser pays.  No guessing there.

My first initial reaction was … Hmm … nah, that’ll do nothing but annoy my visitors.  Well luckily PPP has an excellent sales pages which enticed me enough to at least sign up and find out more.  The sales page also had sample ads to listen to and had a sample ad I could play on a sample page of my website so I could see exactly how it sounds/works.  I finally decided that no, I don’t think it will annoy my visitors. 

I have no intentions of placing the code on every single page of my website – which is a guarantee annoyance in my opinion.  I plan on putting it on a few select pages and the way I predict it (for my own site) is that most of my visitors will only hear one ad per visit to my website.

The reason I decided to join first then read more later is because for one reason … the way I like to research and test things properly is to actually be a part of it.  The second reason is that while they’re in BETA and until they reach a certain number of members, all new members are a part of the “core members” group. 

Core members are able to refer new members and build a downline of two levels.  So, if I did decide to go through with it, I would not only earn 25% for myself but also 5% of what the advertiser pays in two levels.  Again, they’re only allowing so many core members so I didn’t want to take a chance of not signing up in time to become a core member (if I’m going to do it … I’m going to do it right, lol!) 

Once they have reached the maximum number of core members , people will still be able to join, they just won’t be able to build a downline.  I figured … let’s at least get in there as a core member and then take it from there.

So I gave you all that info to get to the real point of my post here …
Is Pay Per Play the next Google Adsense – Embarking on a new way of advertising online
or ….
Is it a scam?

First of all … from what I’ve read/seen … my own personal opinion is no, it’s not a scam.  I do not have any proof as of yet to say this for sure is not a scam but I will say I have a really good feeling and I feel fairly confident in saying so.  I think it’s an absolutely fantastic opportunity from both ends … the affiliate AND the advertier. 

I strongly believe that this is just the beginning of a great new way to advertise AND make money online.

However, there seems to be quite a few nay sayers out there.  Apparently Net Audio Ads has a pretty poor reputation from the past.  I’ll be honest … I’ve never even heard of Net Audio Ads or PPP until just recently so as far as how true that all is … I really can’t say.  Apparently from what I’ve been reading, they attempted either the same thing or something similar in the past and it failed.

Well, again my own opinion but I’m certainly for second chances.  I’d like to borrow something Rick London of http://article.affiliatesuccessbuilder.com/  “If everyone was a blinding success the first time with everything they did; I don’t think there would be much left for anyone to discover or profit from it in the future …”

I mean seriously, have YOU succeeded in everything you’ve attempted – especially the first time?

One thing I have picked up about all the “past”.  They have certainly made one major change that makes me feel even better and more positive about this.  They have the backing of one of the top 5 search engines this time   This particular search engine has required to keep themselves un-disclosed until after the BETA (can ya blame them?)  Well like I said, we’re not being told as of yet WHO this search engine is but … I have my own opinion (please note – MY OPINION)  Let’s put it this way …

What major search engine is this going to be in direct competition with?  What major search engine would be VERY smart to join forces … and quite frankly quite stupid to NOT do so, lol?

Again, there is NO proof to back that statement up – NONE.  That’s my OWN PERSONAL OPINION (just covering my own rear there )

I myself have decided to continue as a core member.  I’ve placed a couple of ads on my site and have done a minimal bit of advertising.  Actually, I can’t even call what I’ve done as advertising.  I’m sharing with my readers at places such as here, on my message boards and MyWahmSpace.com.  As far as “advertising” goes or putting anymore than a little bit of time … I’ve not done that.  I also have chosen not to do so until after they’re out of BETA.

Any company, any opportunity … heck even a BETA email system ALWAYS has it’s chances.  There’s always a chance it could all crash and burn.  (I hope like heck it doesn’t of course, lol) But when you participate in ANY BETA program, you should ALWAYS take precaution.  You should invest (if anything) a minimum amount of money and time.

As I said above, the reason I jumped was because first of all … I really do have a good feeling about this.  Of course I can’t go full force into something just because I had a “gut feeling” but I do tend to listen to my gut  ;)  Secondly, as I said … if this takes off the way it’s predicted to … Oh my gosh!  Being a core member is a VERY good place to be sitting to say the least.  And guess what?  I wanna be there!  Imagine this … what would give now to have been a “core member” when Google Adsense first started?

And this is the reason I decided to share with my friends here on our blog and a couple other hand-selected places is because …  First of all, I know every single one of our readers are already making money OR are trying to make money online.  Most of you already know how simple Google Adsense is … you place a code and you’re done.  This is just the same, except you get paid for every visitor to whatever page you choose to place the code.  For a change, you’re actually paid for your traffic.

So here’s my recommendation … if you’re even slightly interested … join now.  Join now so you too can get in as a core member.  However, please also take my advice and do move ahead with caution!  This program is in BETA – and as I said, with BETA, you are taking the risk that it may fail.  It’s free to join so if that’s all you do until they’re out of beta and fully running … no harm no foul. 

You could also take it a step further and place the code on one single page of your website.  It takes all of five minutes out of your time.  Then you will be able to test it even further without much investment.  So, if the worst case senerio happens … you’re out what?  A whole 10 minutes (including sign up time).

But look at it this way … if this does take off … you’ll be sitting in a vey nice position and will be able to not only make money on your traffic but also the traffic of your downline.  Is it worth ten minutes of your time? 

Oh … you can sign up at http://www.mommyshelperonline.com/pay-per-play.html

You can hear a sample ad at http://www.mommyshelperonline.com/start-your-own-home-business2.html 
(Please Note:  That is a SAMPLE ad.  I do NOT earn a commission if you click the link.  PPP ads are also going to match your content – that ad, being a sample ad does not.)  Not annoying at all, is it?

And just one more thing before I go.  I DO have a bit of an ulterior motive here too.  If this DOES take off the way it’s predicted … I NEED as many work at home mom sites playing these ads as possible because once they’re out of BETA, I’m not only going to be a publisher … I’m going to be an advertiser and I want my ad playing on YOUR site!

A long time ago I created an entire section at my work at home mom site on affiliate marketing.  I did reviews on a number of different affiliate programs and providers.  I researched both pay per click and pay per lead as well as pay per sale so I could create this section.  Of course, the best way to research a program is to join them and see for yourself. 

The progams and providers that I liked the most are the ones that I’m still with today.  At one time Google Adsense and Affiliate Fuel were my two highest paying out programs.  However, lately Share A Sale has been by far my highest paying provider.  We’re talking getting close to matching what I made in advertising sales on my work at home mom website.  I’ve actually been able to count on a check from month to month – more than I can expect from Adsense or Affiliate Fuel.  Anyway, I’ve been wanting to share this with our readers for quite some time now. 

One way you can earn with Share a Sale is by referrals.  You receive $1.00 for each person who signs up under you.  (And trust me, those one dollars add up rather quickly.)  Then on top of that, you also earn a commission on any sales that referral makes.  So yeah, I’ll be honest …  of course I want you to sign up under me as well as I want you to make money, lol  ;) The other way to make money is by choosing from the over 2,000 merchants listed with them.  Share a Sale offers real time reporting and on time payments.  (I haven’t ever had to wait for my payment – even when I wasn’t expecting one, lol!)

There are currently over 2,000 Merchants plugged in to the Shareasale.com network. Each of these merchants has a different type of product that they are selling – and each is ready to give you a commission on that sale if you bring a customer to them. The idea – and the implementation – are simple. You decide which merchants to promote – your information is hidden to Merchants before you apply for any program – so no SPAM for you. You decide how to promote that Merchant – using your web traffic, email newsletters and other tools that you have. When commissions are generated, you can see your stats in real-time. All payments are consolidated from the programs you participate in, and are paid with one check by Shareasale.com. All payments from Merchants are taken up-front, to ensure that your commissions will always be paid to you.

Oh and I truly mean absolutely no hype here what-so-ever because frankly, I hate hype but … Share a Sale has been the absolutely easiest affiliate provider I have yet to deal with – I’ve really not had to do much at all. Can you imagine what I’ll be making once I really put it to work? LOL Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking too

So now what do you do?
- – -> Click here to join Share a Sale
- – -> Recommend it to your website visitors  (and watch your dollars add up too)
- – -> Choose a couple of merchants from the list of over 2,000 who match your website
- – -> And you too can enjoy the monthly checks!

Oh and if you need some help with how to best promote the merchants you choose, feel free to visit our Affiliate Marketing Information Network

Ah!  I know I sure do!  I LOVE the new look of our blog!  Yeah, maybe I’m bragging a bit so forgive me cause I simply ADORE it!

Guess who did it?  The fabulous Lara from www.DesignedByLara.com.  I have to say, Lara is the absolute best!  She is the first person I go to whenever I need anything to do with graphics, templates … any design.  The girl has certainly found her niche.  Not only is she a fantastic designer, but she’s also very fast and affordable.  Oh and I think she’s a mind reader too (LOL!).  I can’t say I was the best at providing her information on what we wanted.  Heck, I had a hard time deciding … but she sure figured it out.  All I had to do was fill out a short form and she went to town.

Lara is one of the best and most affordable designer I’ve seen in a long time.  Affordable is a BIG factor in the whole game.  She’s perfectly priced for the average work at home mom.  Now you too can have a fabulous looking blog, website and even newsletter!  She does it all and then some.  Need some buttons to advertise with?  You can contact Lara for that too!  Honestly, I am simply super-impressed with her work and I highly recommend her.

So, does your blog need a face-lift?  Head on over to DesignedByLara.com and take the leap.  I guarantee you, you WILL be glad you did  ;)

Gotta love BlogRush! Thanks to it, I found a great blog post over on ProBlogger that I know will come in handy for quite a few of our readers. It’s quite an extensive however, not exhaustive of the little tax deductions that really add up over time. Check out 46 Tax Deductions that Blogger Often Overlook and see if you’re missing anything