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    <title>Revenue for  Growing Site?</title>
    <summary>Hi Barbara, I teach full time as an elementary school teacher in Coffs Harbour Australia. I have a hobby site that I maintain. It is starting to become very popular...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[<p><i>Hi Barbara, <br />
I teach full time as an elementary school teacher in Coffs Harbour Australia. I have a hobby site that I maintain. It is starting to become very popular with Australian students and teachers. Trouble is, as the traffic has increased so has the cost of hosting it. A friend hosts it for me cheap but the price has had to go up. I haven't got the time to go looking for sponsors or advertisers for the site but I will need to pay for it somehow.  I notice that you have google ads on your page. Do you have any problem with unsafe ads appearing? Are the ads worth having financially?<br />
I would appreciate any other advice you can give me about safe affiliate advertising.</p>

<p>Regards,<br />
Charlie</p>

<p>P.S. I have been keeping up with your blog. I think you are brave. Keep up the good work</i></p>

<p>Dear Charlie,</p>

<p>Google Adsense is easy, profitable, and I have NOT had a problem with inappropriate sites.  You will need to apply to the program, but if you meet the criteria, the approval process is very quick.</p>

<p>You will find all the URLs you need and some  good AdSense resources in <a href="http://www.barbarafeldman.com/archives/cat_online_publishing.html#000070" target="_blank">this blog post</a> from last year.<br />
 <br />
Affiliate advertising is another way to go, but I have found that I need to write a product review for it to be effective.  I have rarely been able to make any money from an affiliate program with just a link.   Here are some affiliate programs I use:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cj.com" target="_blank">Commission Junction</a>  <br />
<a href="http://associates.amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon</a> <br />
<a href="http://regnow.com/affiliate.html" target="_blank">Reg Now</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.clickbank.com" target="_blank">ClickBank</a> </p>

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