Monday Question: Is Web Advertising The Easiest Path To Internet Income?
This week’s Monday Question comes from Simon:
“I see several options to run web advertising on my websites, and it looks very easy compared to affiliate marketing. Wouldn’t it be easier to make money this way?”
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That’s a good question.
Your internet income is determined by your effort.
The level of engagement (the time and effort you put into your marketing efforts) generally determines the type of return you get.
Here’s a listing of different monetization techniques with payouts listed from lower returns to higher returns:
Web advertising -> CPA (cost per action) marketing -> pay per sale (or what’s traditionally known as affiliate marketing) -> product creation
Web advertising refers to programs like the Google AdSense publisher program, Yahoo Search Marketing ads, WidgetBucks or programs like Chitika and Kontera.
I’ve found that web advertising generally (more…)