Are you making money with your blog? If so, how? What blog program do you use? What is your ROI?

@kristi-hines Congrats on your success! How long did it take for you to generate money?

@kristi-hines way to go!

Affiliate links are hard up here as Canada hasn’t really embraced that idea yet.

@deairby Affiliate marketing is where you link to a product on your blog, and if someone clicks on that link & buys the product, you make a commission.  

For example, I use Thesis and StudioPress themes regularly for my own sites, so I know they are good quality products for other bloggers using WordPress.  So I wrote a huge post comparing the two themes (http://kikolani.com/thesis-vs-genesis-comparing-premium-wordpress-themes.html).  The links to both themes and related products throughout the post are affiliate links.  I included a disclaimer under the first subheading to let visitors know they are affiliate links so they know I will earn a little income if they buy from those links.  That post has turned into a huge affiliate marketing revenue generator.  

If you’re interested in affiliate marketing, I would suggest going with products you like and you use.  So when you buy a premium theme, eBook, or other product and you feel like it would be beneficial to your blog readers, take a look around the site and see if they have an affiliate program and sign up.  And of course, be sure to add a disclaimer to your blog and the post itself that you are using affiliate links that will earn you income so people are forewarned.  :)

@kristi-hines

I must confess, Miss Kristi, that every time I follow one of your links I get way too distracted by all the wonderful goodies that await. Almost forgot why I went there.

Oh, yes… how you include affiliate links and reveal your profit from the products linked should a reader click through one… Very well done.

I also like your policy of only recommending products you’ve used. This was a comprehensive, meaty comparative review of two products and I must say you’ve raised the product review genre to a truly engaging and worthy art form.

Thanks for this stellar example of how to do affiliate marketing online in a manner everyone could be proud supporting. If yall do open a separate “Club” here for Affiliate Marketing, I hope you’ll be sure to include a link to this same article there. Well done!

Robin Carlisle

@atlantarobin Thanks Robin!