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Like a Good 401K, I am Diversified

A big question that many affiliates ask me is where my affiliate revenues come from. The first thing I tell them is that I am diversified. I am diversified as an affiliate, but as an individual, I also have multiple streams of income stemming from numerous affiliate, affiliate management, internet marketing, and even a day job. Now without getting too personal, let’s take a look at one of my sites that is just four months old.

Affiliate Revenue Sources

The site in question is a PR3, has about 300 backlinks, and 100 - 200 page views per day (not this site). Certainly nothing special, but my strategy is to have multiple sites making consistent revenues month over month. By not putting all of my egg’s in one basket, I am protected.

Here’s the Numbers

• Commission Junction - $211.36 per month - The three month average from one CJ affiliate program.
• Private Ad Sales - $150 per month - This site has a solid target audience and is currently displaying two banner ads. This is a $33 CPM.
• Google Adsense - $97.62 per month - Currently using a header and skyscraper.
• Text Links - $24 per monthSelling them for $10 per month. PR is not high enough yet to command much more.
• Kontera Textual Ads - $15.72 - This is something I have never used before and decided to give it a shot. I probably won’t coninue with this much longer as I think it detracts from the site.
• SITE TOTAL: $498.70 per month

Your Only Making $498.70 per month?

And I am proud of it. Why? I have 10 other sites just like this, and best yet, I spent ZERO hard dollars on link building, marketing, or advertising. The site took me four hours to build, another four hours for launch promotion, and on average one half hour per day to update. As time goes on, my daily maintenance will decrease to about one hour per week.

Remember when I spoke about being able to scale your affiliate business? This is what I was talking about. The ability to systematically create, launch, promote, and monetize numerous properties. This is exactly what I have done with my affiliate efforts, to the tune of over $5,000 USD per month.

Sure it isn’t a $100K per month Google Adsense check, but for most affiliates, this process of diversification of affiliate revenue streams from multiple properties is realistic and attainable with some hardwork, dedication, a bit of online marketing knowledge.