Affiliate links can be a great money making resource, if used properly. You want to keep in mind the type of visitors that will be coming to your site and what they’re looking for while they’re there. There was a while where TBW had ads for Lane Bryant, which has clothes for plus sized women. Is this what the readers of TBW were looking for? No.

I’m working on a website about products, services, and issues relating to my generation. On this website I’m going to review products, like MP3 players and clothes, anything that would be appealing to my generation. So one of the services I have lined up is the Amazon Associate. Basically I can log in to my Amazon Associate account and link directly to the product on the Amazon site. If you buy from my link, I get a commission from that sale. These products relate to my blog niche and therefore will earn me a higher likelihood of revenue. This is the same basic idea Google’s Adsense has, by giving you targeted ads.

My suggestion is to take a look at the affiliate programs and ads you currently display on your site. Ask yourself, “Would my visitors be interested in this?” If the answer is now, or it’s not a high earning ad/link, you’ll probably do better to replace it with something else.

I’m working on a resource list of affiliate programs which I intend to release shortly. If you would like yours to be considered for the link please contact me.