September 21, 2009

Work from Home – CPA Marketing

These days, more and more people are starting to understand that they can actually work from home and still earn enough money to cover all their payables. But of course, as with any other kind of work or business, this too involves effort and time before you get into a level where you do earn enough for your everyday expenses. As for the options available to those who want to work from home, there are plenty! But if you are looking for something simple then I suggest you begin with affiliate marketing. Now, there are different types of affiliate marketing which you can try. The easiest would be CPA or cost per action marketing. Cost per action marketing programs are the easiest because you will make money through it without even having to make a sale. Unlike pay per sale programs wherein you would have to generate a lead and then get that “lead” to purchase something from the affiliate business’ website in order to receive your commission. Getting someone to purchase something, in these tough times, can be a very difficult thing to achieve. Let’s face it, people are more careful about the way they spend their money and as such, despite having generated a good amount of lead you cannot depend on each and every one of them to purchase something. In fact, you might not make one sale at all. Sad but true.


But with cost per action marketing programs all you have to do is get them to submit their email address or subscribe to a newsletter. Other times, they might need to fill out a form or answer a survey but the bottom line is that they don’t have to purchase anything for you to make money. All you need to do is get them to give the information that the company needs and when they’re done, you get paid. It’s that simple. Giving out information will not cost them a dime and as such more people would be willing to do it. It would be more effective if you do offer some kind of incentive like a free mp3 or a discount but even without it, you can still be successful. These programs come in different varieties. From various newsletters about all sorts of things such as fashion, book clubs, health and so on. It could also be a survey being done by a company that’s about to launch a new product and need people’s opinions. It could also be a business looking to build an email group. Needless to say, people who want to work from home have plenty of options.


As for the rates, every lead and successful sign up you make can generate anywhere from $1-$25 and above in terms of payout. The rate depends upon the amount of information the company requires. For example, email addresses usually amount to $1-$5. Surveys or forms that require a lot of info can be $25 and above. The idea is that the more information the person gives, the more you earn. So would I recommend this program for people who want to work from home? Yes, definitely. So you should consider looking into it if you want to learn more about the ways by which you can generate extra income for your household.

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