Work at Home Mom Makes
Her Living on the Net
White Rock Mom Stays Home and Prospers
on the Net with
Websites for Babies and Pets
If you thought the
Internet was just for techies, Arlene Martell, a mother of four, who runs
two profitable websites from her beautiful White Rock home, would like to
talk to you.
In discussing her
success as an affiliated publisher for several major U.S. companies, the
White Rock housewife is boldly predicting that e-commerce from home will
become a major new trend as many more companies will begin seeking remote
workers wishing to make extra money with their
computers..
Arlenes husband,
James, who recently authored a training manual for website owners, taught
her the basic skills she needed to launch her first site for babies. This
site, which was launched only a few months ago, now brings in an extra
$1,000 U.S. into the family budget from sales made on behalf of relevant
merchant links she places on her sites so that visitors can easily find
them.
Arlene says,
these links are not banner ads, but simple text links that drive qualified
traffic to my affiliated merchants who pay me a commission for every sale.
She goes on to
say, many are not aware that large companies, such as The Disney Store, A&E
Television and even the Denver Broncos now pay lucrative commissions for
website referrals in a new industry called pay-for-performance advertising,
also known as affiliate programs.
Industry experts
agree that this pay-for-performance concept started with Amazon.com, who in
1997 began compensating webmasters around the world for book sales by
setting a cookie on each visitors browser that identified the associated
publisher so that a commission could be paid if a sale were made.
This unique
business relationship neatly solves the problem of driving eyeballs to
websites of merchandisers, because of the vast number of independent
publishers and webmasters worldwide, like Arlene, who will generate targeted
traffic on a pay-for-performance basis, thereby eliminating the high cost of
advertising.
Arlene says, When
I first got started I had a pretty good idea of how well I could do because
I had watched my husband, James, become very successful as an affiliate for
some major U.S. companies, such as American Express, DIRECTV and Capital One
Visa, but I was surprised at how quickly my site has taken off and at how
large some of my sales have been. She goes on to say. The other day I had
a $545 sale for a baby crib. And the best thing is that all I did was
provide a link through to the merchant who handled everything from there.
Many experts agree
that as a consequence of converging factors such as, growing consumer
confidence in making online purchases, the need for many companies to
downsize brick and mortar operations and the emergence of commission
networks who act as go-betweens for merchants and affiliates, it has never
been easier or more profitable to retail online, or for moms with basic
computer skills to start a lucrative, web-based enterprise by representing
some very well established companies.
My first attempt
with affiliate programs was made easy because of Commission Junction,
www.cj.com out of Carlsbad, CA, an industry leader in providing third party
functionality for affiliates and merchants by acting as a trusted third
party in managing the network, tracking and reporting on activity and
handling monthly commission payments, Mrs. Martell says.
Arlene says,
Ive joined several baby and pet oriented affiliate programs through the
Commission Junction network of advertisers and their online reporting and
tracking functionality is second to none.
Commission
Junction has exceeded our expectations as a cost-effective marketing
channel, states Kari King, Affiliate Program Manager at eBay.com, We chose
Commission Junction not only because they have an established network of
quality publishers, but because their service and technology are scalable as
our program grows.
Mrs. Martell adds,
there is tremendous confidence in dealing with CJ merchants, because CJ has
demonstrated great efficiency in handling all of the collection and
processing required to ensure fair and timely commission payments. And I can
go online any time of the day to check my stats. I love that nearly as much
as getting checks in the mail, which come in almost every day for either my
husband, who has thirty commercial sites, or myself.
Arlene adds, I
love bringing in extra money so I can shop for the little extras we need as
a family and it really is great to be around my four kids, Adam, Shelby,
Justin and Victoria.
Plus, since James
is also working from his office down the hall, we can easily schedule
impromptu family activities. For example, the other day, our youngest,
Victoria, arrived home to announce, we are going to the beach. And, you know
what, thats what we did. she said.
After getting a
taste of financial freedom with
affiliate programs
from the comfort of my own home on my personal computer, and avoiding the
stresses of long commutes and stifling work environments, I would never work
in a typical office again, she said.
You may visit
Arlenes sites at:
http://www.1st-in-babies.com
http://www.1st-in-pets.com
Also, learn
about industry training offered by her husband, James Martell at:
http://www.work-at-home-net-guides.com.
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