For those of new at monetizing our sites, I thought I would give a real brief explaination of what a CPA network is and why everyone should look into adding CPA ads as part of their monatization strategy.

So what is a CPA network, isn't it just another type of affiliate network? Well, yes and no. Like affiliate networks, CPA ad networks count on publishers like us to promote their offers. They uaually call us affiliates just like traditional networks.

Traditional affiliate networks focus on sales, however, many CPA ad networks focus on lead generation. What do I mean like that? Have you ever seen credit card offers? You can make some serious income just by getting people to inquire, put in an application and get accepted. Many of the new CPA networks give you a choice of both, payment on sales, and payment on lead generation. 

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Here is what I would call the most classic mistakes many small independent online Businesses owners make. While this is not a comprehensive list, avoiding these mistakes may save time and money as you venture into the world of marketing and building your business online.

1. Trying to do it all and not spending enough time networking with people in your niche.
2. Not having a laser like focus on your niche or target audience.
3. Content to be the same as your competitors. How often I hear people say if I could only be like so and so or get the traffic as so and so. Domination of your niche and striving for excellance needs to be all of our goals.
4. Failure to implement a plan, or not having a specific concrete marketing and monetization strategy.
5. Relying on one or two strategies or tactics to market or monitize your biz. Multiple streams of income is key.
6. The idea or belief that just having a business out there, or a web presence will get you business. Once you reach the publishing phase, a full 50 to 70% of your time should be spend on marketing and monetization, the rest on publishing and research.

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Are you looking to monetize your website? There are literally hundreds of affiliate brokers and thousands of individual companies that offer affilate programs. Believe it or not it pays to shop around if you find a product you would like to promote. Depending on the company, you may find another company will give you a slightly better commission. Product research for your niche will be very important. I have brainstomed a list of companies that offer affiliate programs or are affiliate brokers. As I find more I will continue to add to this list. Feel free to scroll down to the bottom of this page and add your own. Here is my list of favorites:

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