subject: Affiliate Marketing Is an Easy Way to Earn Cash Make Money Online For College [print this page] Affiliate Marketing Is an Easy Way to Earn Cash Make Money Online For College
College students are notoriously short for cash especially when they are paying their own way through school. The Internet is a great resource for money making opportunities which do not take a great deal of time away from the student's studies. A simple website can help students earn cash and make money online for college. The website does not even have to offer any products and services but can be a blog or any other type of reference site.
What is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate marketing is simply being paid to get the college student's webpage visitors to either go to the affiliate's webpage or to purchase products from the affiliate's line. These are the two most common forms of affiliate marketing though there are more that should be mentioned.
Types of Affiliate Marketing
Pay Per Click Pay per click is probably the easiest of all of the affiliate marketing techniques and can bring in the most money for the student. This is done by placing a banner on the student's site. When this banner is clicked on, the student is going to get a predetermined amount. The more the link is clicked, the more the student can make. They can also have more than one affiliate link on their site, but it is not a good idea to have more links than content.
Pay Per View This is very similar to pay per click, but this involves videos. If a site owner does how to videos for college based subjects, the student can put a link to these videos on their site and every time the video is viewed via this link, the student is going to get paid. Again, there can be many videos from as many affiliates as they want and it is a good idea to have a separate page on the site dedicated to the videos.
Commission Based Links This can be the most profitable way for students to earn money online. All they need to do is put the link to the affiliate on their page and when a product is purchased via this link, the student is going to receive an agreed upon percentage. They can link to websites that offer discount text books or other related materials.
Types of Websites for Affiliate Marketing
Traditional Website
Blog
Social Networking Sites
Forum Boards
Any of the above types of websites are great places to get those affiliate links up and running. Once the links, banners and ads are up, the student just needs to collect their money each month. They also need to keep their blog and website current, but this is typically already being done so no extra time is needed. With the expense of college, this is a great marketing strategy that can take the student through college and can even pay off when they graduate. All they need to do is spend a few minutes each day writing in their blogs or social networking sites and the money is going to be rolling in.
