Website advertising notes

1. Promote an affiliate product on your site.
Joining an another companies affiliate program is the simplest ways to get started internet advertisement. They allow you to make money while promoting someone else's product. You can earn a commission each time you have refereed to makes a purchase. You can have a banner on your website about someone you have reffered to.

To find good affiliate programs, check out the following directories:

• Associate Programs
• Affiliates Directory
• Refer-It

2. Use targeted advertising with Google AdSense.

This allows you to make money in your site by placing targeted text ads generated by Google on your pages. The ads appear in rectangular boxes running down the side or across the bottom of a web page with the words "Ads by Google" over the top. You earn money every time a visitor to your site clicks on one of the AdWords ads on your site.Google AdSense is free to join. It's easy, too. Google does all the work of finding relevant ads for your site--you just collect the payments.

3. Approach companies directly to ask if you can advertise for them.

Try looking for sites that offer complementary products and target the same niche market as you do. If you own a bridal shop, you could approach a local florist to see if they'd like to advertise their wedding bouquets on your site.

The more information you can give them, the more likely they'll be to consider your offer. And above all, make sure they have a solid reputation.

4. Sign up for a blog-specific ad program.

If you have a blog, consider signing up to feature blog-specific ads on your site. The key is to consider the kinds of ads your target audience will find valuable.

Making money from your site isn't a matter of putting up a few ads and grabbing a paycheck--it takes a lot of research and testing on an already established site to make even the best internet advertising strategies truly pay off.