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In case you haven’t heard about The Death of AdSense, here is the link to an eBook that is making its rounds through many blogs and forums.

I haven’t read it yet. I just scanned the pdf and think I know where he’s coming from. Basically, ever since Google allowed AdWords advertisers to seperate their search bids from their content bids, people like Scott Boulch have been hit in the wallet with their AdSense sites. I can’t say I have, but then, I’m not really sure of that. What I can say, is I too am looking to CPA (cost per action) as an attractive alternative to contextual ads to make money on my sites. The revenue potential is so much larger.

In case you don’t know how CPA works is, you place some ad on your site just like you would Google ads. The ads might be graphical, textual, that part is irrelevant. The difference is that the end user that clicks through the ad must do something like sign-up for something, or give them their email address. You can see how this is asking a bit more from the end user, and that is why advertisers are willing to pay a lot more for an action. There are big CPA networks and small CPA networks. Commission Junction and Linkshare are two big ones. Azoogleads is much smaller, but the payouts per CPA are still very lucrative. We’re talking sometimes of over $50 for one action! That would be a lot of Google AdSense clicks now wouldn’t it be?

I am headed in this direction as well, and I’m still learning the ropes. Some people make serious money in CPA. Shoemoney for one. I’m still going to use AdSense though, it’s still steady income for me.

AdSense is dead. Long live AdSense.

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The Blog Herald has posted about its Top Earners for August so I thought I would do the same.

Here’s where I see the money coming in-

1. Google AdSense is currently my biggest chunk of income.
2. Chitika comes in at a close second largely because my sites are product related.
3. Amazon sales have picked up a bit lately, always good to see.
4. Text Link Ads bring in a bit but I’m cooling to them.
5. Azoogleads continues to perplex me.  I have sent them close to a thousand clicks and have not seen one single conversion.
6. Commission Junction zip, nadda, zero.

How are you doing?

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When you put up your first website – you have to admit that you are pretty green to the ways of the Internet World. You think that once your website is up, and you have put your links in place, you will be in the money. I, and I am sure many, would love that to be true. Just think how many Super Affiliates we would have. I will give you a small sampling of what to truly expect.

The Begin of the Begin

You will be excited at first, and you will have a sense of pride in your accomplishment. Granted, it is no small feat to getting a website up and online. But this is just the beginning of your Internet Marketing experience.

Once you have your website up, you should be asking yourself — where do I begin, or, what do I do now? If you are short of cash, which, in most cases people in the beginning are — you can begin by:

1. Writing articles
2. Optimizing your site for the search engines
3. Putting Adsense on your site

All this takes time and work. But, when you first begin, you do have time to optimize, to write articles, and to put adsense ads on your site. Why? It has been said that for the next six months or nine months, Google, and possibly, the other search engines, may put you in the Sandbox. Some say the Sandbox exists, some says it does not. Whatever it is called, you will see a degree of dormancy in your site.

My own thinking is that there may be a pre-set time of six months before you see a rise in your unique clicks – I know I did. I feel that there may be several reasons for this:

1. It’s a great way to protect the Internet community against unscrupulous sites – I figure that these sites have a lifespan of six months before people give them the boot. It only takes one person to feel the blunt of a scam, before talk in the online forums begins.
2. Websites go up and go down daily. The search engines are looking at saving themselves time and money. If you are still on line after six months or nine months, you’re paying your dues, and they may figure you are serious about maintaining a business online.

What Do I Do During That Six or Nine Month Period

First, and foremost – since I have supplied you with this information – do not get frustrated and throw in the towel. Granted, at first the only clicks you may see is your own, but that will change.

Second, start positioning yourself, so when your dormancy with the search engines ends, you have the quality content, and the quality products to begin to fly. That means, writing articles, getting your name out to the masses, and learning to utilize Adsense.
And when you have spare change, try your hand at advertising on Adwords.

In the beginning your learning curve is just out of the starting gate – take this time to read, buy appropriate ebooks, experiment and research. All are important to moving your learning curve to the expert level.

To conclude, a website is just a small part, but an important part, of becoming an Affiliate Marketer. The other important elements, is persistence, hard work, and marketing. And finally, if you still have the passion after the initial exhilaration of becoming an online entrepreneur wanes – then you’ll make it.

About the author:
Vickie J Scanlon has a BBA degree in Administrative Management and Marketing. Visit her site at: http://www.myaffiliateplace.biz for free tools, quality articles related to affiliate marketing, ebooks, how to info, affiliate opportunities – all aimed toward the affiliate marketer and the marketing process.

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