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CASTLE LIVING IN QUEZON CITY
P 3,117,428.00
CASTLE LIVING IN QUEZON CITY
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | October 7, 2008 07:32AM
Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE REAL REASON WHY YOU ARE FAT?
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE REAL REASON WHY YOU ARE FAT?
Internet / Online Programs | Offered | October 3, 2008 07:05AM
27 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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YOUR ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER SHORTAGE
YOUR ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER SHORTAGE
Inventions | Offered | September 6, 2008 09:38PM
194 view(s) | 4 post(s)
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BF HOMES FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE RUSH SALE!
P 7,600,000.00
BF HOMES FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE RUSH SALE!
House | For Sale | August 30, 2008 10:13AM
Location: Paranaque City, Metro Manila
318 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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MAKE YOUR OWN PERFUME, SAVE A LOT AND MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS!
MAKE YOUR OWN PERFUME, SAVE A LOT AND MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS!
Books | For Sale | August 28, 2008 09:22PM
293 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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GREENHILLS CONDO RUSH SALE!
P 6,500,000.00
GREENHILLS CONDO RUSH SALE!
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | August 11, 2008 08:42PM
Location: San Juan, Metro Manila
237 view(s) | 2 post(s)
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BF RESORT HOUSE RUSH SALE!
P 4,200,000.00
BF RESORT HOUSE RUSH SALE!
House | For Sale | August 11, 2008 08:27PM
Location: Las Pinas City, Metro Manila
71 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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GRASS RESIDENCES, SM NORTH: AS LOW AS P1.2M!
P 1,178,720.00
GRASS RESIDENCES, SM NORTH: AS LOW AS P1.2M!
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | August 4, 2008 06:12AM
Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila
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PINOY BIG BROTHER HOUSE: MAKE IT YOURS!
PINOY BIG BROTHER HOUSE: MAKE IT YOURS!
House | For Sale | August 1, 2008 09:27PM
132 view(s) | 2 post(s)
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AURORA BOULEVARD CONDOTEL: READY FOR OCCUPANCY. DISCOUNTED!
AURORA BOULEVARD CONDOTEL: READY FOR OCCUPANCY. DISCOUNTED!
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | July 28, 2008 10:12AM
Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila
141 view(s) | 1 post(s)
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FURNISHED FIRST CLASS ROXAS BOULEVARD CONDO RUSH SALE!
P 6,800,000.00
FURNISHED FIRST CLASS ROXAS BOULEVARD CONDO RUSH SALE!
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | July 22, 2008 10:29PM
Location: Paranaque City, Metro Manila
143 view(s) | 1 post(s)
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FREE GOLF MEMBERSHIP: THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE PHILIPPINES
P 13,000.00
FREE GOLF MEMBERSHIP: THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE PHILIPPINES
House | For Sale | July 20, 2008 09:12AM
Location: Silang, Cavite
261 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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PARADISE WAITING FOR YOU...
P 500.00
PARADISE WAITING FOR YOU...
Lot / Land / Farm | For Sale | July 20, 2008 07:57AM
Location: San Antonio, Zambales
159 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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TITLED LARGE TRACT OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS FOR SALE OR LEASE!
TITLED LARGE TRACT OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS FOR SALE OR LEASE!
Lot / Land / Farm | For Sale | July 17, 2008 09:29AM
Location: Bukidnon
156 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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GRAND HAMPTON PENTHOUSE : RUSH SALE!
P 12,800,000.00
GRAND HAMPTON PENTHOUSE : RUSH SALE!
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | July 10, 2008 02:40PM
Location: Taguig City, Metro Manila
89 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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The PRESIDIO at the Bay: Living Life to the Fullest!
The PRESIDIO at the Bay: Living Life to the Fullest!
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | July 9, 2008 10:57AM
72 view(s) | 2 post(s)
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The GALLERY: A New Makati Landmark
The GALLERY: A New Makati Landmark
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | July 9, 2008 10:27AM
139 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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PALMERA HOMES, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN HOUSE: RUSH SALE!
P 1,300,000.00
PALMERA HOMES, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN HOUSE: RUSH SALE!
House | For Sale | July 9, 2008 07:53AM
Location: San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan
561 view(s) | 2 post(s)
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QUEZON CITY RESTAURANT SPACE FOR LEASE
P 500.00
QUEZON CITY RESTAURANT SPACE FOR LEASE
Commercial / Industrial | For Rent / Lease | July 5, 2008 12:42PM
Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila
287 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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P. TUAZON CONDO: A REAL BEST BUY! The TOWER at EMERALD SQUARE Commercial/Residential Complex, READY FOR OCCUPANCY
P. TUAZON CONDO: A REAL BEST BUY! The TOWER at EMERALD SQUARE...
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | July 5, 2008 06:42AM
Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila
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BURGUNDY HORIZON: A FEW STEPS FROM ATENEO
P 1,800,000.00
BURGUNDY HORIZON: A FEW STEPS FROM ATENEO
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | June 13, 2008 11:25PM
Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila
195 view(s) | 1 post(s)
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SWEAT NO MORE! - End Excessive Sweating In 3 Simple Steps
SWEAT NO MORE! - End Excessive Sweating In 3 Simple Steps
Personal Hygiene | For Sale | May 14, 2008 08:11PM
685 view(s) | 0 post(s)
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MAKE YOUR DREAMS A REALITY IN THIS ISLAND RESORT
P 40,000,000.00
MAKE YOUR DREAMS A REALITY IN THIS ISLAND RESORT
Other Properties | For Sale | May 4, 2008 12:42AM
Location: Calape, Bohol
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FURNISHED CONDO UNITS! GA SKYSUITES: GET A PIECE OF HEAVEN!
FURNISHED CONDO UNITS! GA SKYSUITES: GET A PIECE OF HEAVEN!
Apartment / Condominium | For Sale | May 3, 2008 06:27AM
Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila
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PALANAN, MAKATI PROPERTY W/ P156K-P200K INCOME FOR SALE!
P 25,000,000.00
PALANAN, MAKATI PROPERTY W/ P156K-P200K INCOME FOR SALE!
Commercial / Industrial | For Sale | April 29, 2008 03:57AM
Location: Makati City, Metro Manila
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ARTICLES FOR MY GUESTS

Increasing Your Website Revenue from Affiliate Programs
So you signed up for an affiliate program, and dreamt of untold riches that comes simply with having a website. Until you got your first cheque, that is.

Earning an income from advertising on your website is often proclaimed as The Dream To End All Dreams where you earn even while you sleep (which is true). All you have to do is to set up a website and the money starts flowing in, right? As many new web designers have found out, it doesn't work quite so smoothly. Very often, the reality check comes when you get your first month's cheque.

Here are some tips to help you increase your takings from your advertisements.

1. Time

Before you jump out of that window, you have to realise that, like many things, these things take time. In general, for many webmasters starting out with their first affiliate program, their first month's income is usually rather pithy. This is normal. The income improves as you fine-tune your site and the advertisements and banners you use.

2. Targeting Your Advertisements

There's really no short cut to this. Unless you signed up for one of those programs that will rotate ads on your site automatically, you should try to fit the banners and links you display on your site to the audience that you expect your site to attract. For example, if your site is about education, put up advertisements and banners that would interest people who come to your site. Think about it - education sites would interest at least three types of people: kids, educators (teachers) and parents. Choose advertisements that would interest them. Note that this does not mean that you exclude all other types of advertisements. Some ads are general enough to appeal to many types of audience.
The trick of course is to figure out what your target audience will like. It's not as easy as it might seem.

3. Ads About Free Stuff Do Better

Let's face it. When we go to a physical shop to get something, we expect to pay money for the goods we obtain. But when we go to a website, we bring with us a different mindset. We expect information, goods and services free of charge. Because of this, advertisements about things that your visitors can obtain free will usually fare better than those about things that they have to pay money for. If your affiliate program has free stuff on offer, try them out on your site to see how it performs.

4. Traffic is Everything

No visitors, no money. To have people clicking on your banners and taking up the offers given there, you need to work on the traffic going through your site. There's no substitute for this. No amount of fine-tuning of your advertisements is going to help you if you have only a few visitors going to your site each day. Remember that not every visitor is going to click on your banner. (When was the last time you clicked on a banner on another site?) So to earn any income at all, you must generate enough traffic. If you want to learn more about promoting your site, you can check out the other articles on thesitewizard.com for more information.

5. Content is King

I have seen many sites whose webmasters obviously decided that they'll make a quick buck by loading up their site with affiliate program links. Their site contains nothing but advertising links, along with comments that these are "fantastic offers", "great offers", "best" and what not. I'm sure you've seen those sites too. If your site is like this, you should be aware that aggressive promotion may get you many visitors, but those visitors are unlikely to bookmark your site and return for more. There will be some (if not more) that will be so fed up that they won't even look at what you have to say. My suggestion - your website must have genuine content. Unending lists of advertising links may fool some people, but not for long.

6. Credibility

Some advertisers tell you that you should personally recommend their products, and if you do so, the advertising link will do much better. True. But unless you yourself have used their product or service, and also agree that it is what *you* claim it to be, putting such a link can be counterproductive. There is a relationship of trust between you and your visitors. People start off generally believing what you say until you demonstrate that you're just a salesperson trying to make a quick buck. My recommendation is that if you don't really know much about a product, or have not tried it, do not pretend otherwise. Of course if you're using it yourself and think the world of it, by all means, recommend it. Basically, just be honest. Believe it or not, honesty is the best business policy.

7. Text Links Vs Banners

You'll read on some sites that nowadays, text links fare better than banner links. Other sites claim that banners are coming into vogue again. I think that such blanket claims have to be qualified somewhat. My experience is that text links that are part of the content of your site will generally do better than banners or other text links. I used to think that text links that are not part of your site content need to be short and sharp in order to do well. However, I have seen some sites that have an elaborate long advertising copy for its link. The webmasters of such sites have apparently found that long stories like these work well for their type of audience. You may wish to do some testing on your own site to see which type of text advertising work for your audience. As for banners, they seem to work fine on my site. The ones on the main pages tend to fare better since more people visit those than the sub-pages. As with all ads, the better targeted ones do best.

8. Rotation and Weeding

Always monitor your advertising statistics. If an advertisement does well initially, and its performance slowly drops over time, it is probably time to rotate that banner or button. If it remains too long on the page, people tend to stop seeing it. Sometimes you can prolong the life of the advertisement by simply using a different banner from the same advertiser (assuming they provide more than one banner). Likewise, if an advertisement seldom has any takers, remove it. There are at least a couple of common reasons for this: the picture doesn't attract anyone to click on it (banners that are too wordy often have this deterrent effect); or your site's target audience is not interested in this type of service or product. Don't keep it around just because it has a high payout rate - what's the point of a high payout rate if no one ever takes it?

Above all, be patient. Keep working on improving your traffic and fine-tuning the ads that appear on your pages. After all, Rome was not built in a day.

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