Selling Out

I hate to admit it, but I'm finally giving in. I've seen so many sites cave in and start offering ads to their visitors. In my most holier-than-thou voice I have said "We'll never do that!" But now we are. If you visit the Byte Slaves Website, you'll find ads on every page. Shoot, we even have a whole Cyber Mall filled with various ads.

The thing that I hope sets us apart is that we don't get paid for running the ads. We only get paid if you click on the ads and actually buy something. That's called affiliate sales. We won't put up ads for anything we wouldn't buy ourselves. We are affiliates for online retailers like the NationalGeographic store, Top Selling Software at the Apple Store and even Uncover special offers and exclusive savings at Sony Style.

Yes, I did embed links to these various stores, but these are store I have personally purchased products from. Our employee's families and friends buy from these stores. These links offer discounts not available to you if you went to the site yourself.

Now for the ironic part: while I'd love for you to search through our Cyber Mall for deals (and I encourage you to do so), what I'm really trying to do is open your eyes to a whole new revenue stream. Yes, you to can sell products for national businesses with no out-of-pocket costs. Sign up at Websites such as Commission Junction and you can be offering your Website visitors discounts on products and services they want and need. And you get paid when they purchase!

Do you think this is a legitimate way to boost your income. Let me know your thoughts for and against this type of marketing. I'll even include one last link to another product I fully believe in...