Making money with your blog

I thought I would pass this along to everyone who is trying to make a little money with their blog. I have already shared my favorite marketing affiliate Logical Media. There is now another I am using that only advertises free samples. It is called ReadySite so if you are looking for another way to monitize your blog you might want to check it out.

YouData

YouData is a great way to earn from home. They pay you to look at advertisements, but way more that the average site. I usually earn $0.10-0.20 per ad. Plus they pay every Friday into your Paypal account even if they only owe you a $1. The only draw back is they are just getting started so there aren't enough e-mails to read. Still it is a great company. You can sign up here and use the Adget on the right hand side of my site to see if you have any new offers.

Free books and movies

I wanted to share with you guys a new way to earn from home. It’s not money but you can get free movies and books for yourself and your kids. You can go here for more information. Thomas Nelson is a publisher of Christian books and movies. They will send you copies to preview. Then all you have to do is write a review and post it on a blog and one commercial site (i.e. Barnes and Noble). That's it!! Then it is yours to keep. Our first item was a movie. "Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure" I though it was fabulous. This is from the series Hermie and Friends. This was our first Hermie and friends movie and my two year old loved it. The message is great! It is that God has created us all differently and that's okay. We are all special and everyone has things about themselves that they don't like. It this day and age were everyone is so focused on image this is a message I really want my girls to learn early on. In the movie there are two brother mosquitoes and one of them has a crooked stinger. The other brother is a very famous explorer. Of course the first brother thinks he is inferior because of his crooked stinger but through the story you learn that they both have strengths and weaknesses but that by working together they can find the treasure. There are also some really cute extra features. In the movie they keep talking about Gooey Butter Cakes and at the end they tell you how to make them with your kids and give you the recipe. This might have been our first Hermie and Friends movie but I don't think it will be our last.

Earn from Home

It's Friday so it is time for another edition of "Earn from Home". Today I am talking about Swagbucks. I have done a post on this before but I have now been usung it for a couple weeks and I wanted to give my opinion on if it is worth it or not. At first I wasn't that impressed but I realized the problem is me! I am really forgetful so I kept forgeting to use their search engine. I have started opening a Swagbucks window when I turn the computer on and then minimizing it until I need to search for something. Since then I have started earning a couple Swagbucks a day. Right now I am up to 20. I have only been really working at it a few days. A $5 Amazon gift card is 45 points so I am almost half way there. Since I am earning point for something I would be doing anyway I think it is worth it. I figure I can save my points to buy gift cards or gifts for people. If you have had an experience with Swagbucks good or bad please leave a comment below.

Earn From Home

The question I think I have gotten the most from friends, family, and blog readers is not about saving at all. Every time I tell someone I am trying to make this blog into a part time job they ask "How are you going to do that?" Well really you do it one penny at a time. As of today I have had this blog for two weeks. That is not very long to get an accurate idea of how much money I can make but I am making some so I thought I would answer everyone's question of how in this week "Earn From Home". There are lots of resources and books out there on how to earn money. I am only telling you what I do. There maybe a better way for you.

1. If you have a blogger account the easiest way to earn is to add Google AdSense to your blog. When you are customizing your blog and you click add a gadget you can select Google AdSense. It is very easy set up your account. You get paid for impressions which is when people look at your blog thus seeing the ads and you get even more if people click on the ads. You only make pennies unless people click on your ads. If someone clicks on one of my ads it seems like I get anywhere from 15¢-40¢ per click. I'm sure it depends on Google's deal with that advertiser. This is not a way to make a lot of money but it is easy and Google does all the work in choosing ads that fit the content of your blog.

2. The way I have made the most money is by being an Affiliate. There are tons of affiliate marketing companies but I only can tell you about the three that I work with. My favorite by far is Logical Media. With this type of advertising you only get paid if your readers click on the ad and follow through. With some offers all they have to do is provide an e-mail, sometimes they sign up to receive something, sometimes they have to purchase something. It depends on the campaign. You get paid a lot more per click. I have run lots of campaigns on my site already and the commission has ranged anywhere from 65¢-$9.50 per lead. I really like their site. It is easy to use and they have hundreds of campaigns to choose from so you can find advertising to fit your blog readers.

3. I also do affiliate advertising with Commision Junction. I haven't had much success with them but you might.

4. The last company I work with is Coupons.com. They provide the coupon bar on the right side of my blog. I haven't made much with them but I get a little every time someone prints a coupon from my blog using the tool bar. I would probably have the tool bar there even if they didn't pay me because it is a great resource for my readers but don't tell them that. That is the most important thing I look for in advertising. Is it relevant to my readers. If it is something I think you can use or will help you save money or give you something for free then that's great. If not then it's probably not good for my blog.


This is a really long post. I hope it answered everyone's questions. If not then please contact me using the box on the right side of the blog.

Happy Savings (and hopefully earning)!
Amanda

Earn From Home

***UPDATED****Thanks to A Frugal Friend (see comment below) I took Dollar Surveys off but she said she makes good money on Ipsos Survey. Thanks for the input!!

I thought I would try to start a new segment on earning money from home. I might run out of ideas after the first few posts but here is your first edition of "Earn From Home"-Surveys/E-mails. There are a ton of companies that will pay you to do surveys and/or read e-mails from home. I don't personally belong to all these panels but here is a list of survey/e-mail companies. Every site is different in how they pay and how much. If you really want to make money doing surveys you need to sign up with several companies because in my experience each one will only send you a few surveys a month. At first you might get a lot because you are new but then it usually dies down to a few a month. I find it interesting to see what new products and marketing campaigns are out there. Reading e-mail usually only pays 2¢-10¢ an e-mail. Since all you have to do is open something and click it doesn't take long but it could take awhile to see all those pennies add up to something. Most e-mail companies will pay you to sign up others. Sometimes it is a flat fee or sometimes you make a specified amount for every e-mail your referral reads. If you want to give it a try here are 7 companies to check out. Please note I don't personally belong to all of these companies.

Ipsos Survey-You could win $5000 by joining the Ipsos i-Say Panel
and sharing your opinion.
SnapDollars-Get paid to try out new products, read emails, complete surveys, and more!
My View Survey Panel-Surfers who join My View can take part in surveys, movie screeners and magazine test covers and get paid cash.
Panda Research-Surveys Earn a $5 sign up bonus
The Survey Doctor-The SurveyDoctor.com will send you paid survey opportunities. Earn $10 instantly! Work at home online and earn money Instantly! No Fees Ever!
Send Earnings-Users Get paid to read emails & more. $5.00 sign up bonus.

If you need more I could come up with a few. Just e-mail me. If you have an idea for future "Earn From Home" segments please let me know.

Happy Savings!
Amanda

Coupons.com

I have added a great tool bar at the side of the blog were you can look through and print all the coupons available at Coupons.com. A lot of the internet printable coupons I include in my posts can be found at Coupons.com but by printing them through the tool bar you will be supporting my blog. Just so you guys know I love bringing you all these great deals but I have been spending a lot of time doing it so I am trying to see if I can turn the blog into a part time job. So if you see an ad you like on the side or at the bottom of the blog please CLICK it this is how the blog generates money and how I will be able to continue to devote so much time to sharing great deals with you. Thanks for all the support!

Happy Savings!
Amanda

Swag Bucks

Swagbucks is a search engine were you earn points for searching. You sign up for a free acount and then when you need to search for something you go there instead of google or yahoo. It is powered by google but at Swagbucks.com you will earn points (swag bucks) that you can redeem for gift cards. It super easy and free. Want to give it a try go here