SocialSpark!

Hi guys,

today I am really happy, because finally SocialSpark has approved my blog...it had taken a long long time, but now I am a proud member of this new and full of opportunities site!

In the future I will write several sponsored reviews for SocialSpark...well, I hope I will...^_^.
There are a lot of reviews opportunity on SocialSpark and I can even accept sponsorship in my blog.

I will write a better review of SocialSpark in the future...now I have to start explore the site and learn how to make use of all those opportunities.

Ciao,
Delia.

Free stuff: cat and dog ringtones

Hi guys,

do you like cats and dogs?
I love them and that's why I am so happy to have found these unique ringtones...all about our little friends!

Would you like to download them?
It is really simple...just follow this link to the Purina.com website and you will be able to download all the ringtones you want!!!

I prefer the "meowing kitten" ringtone...what is the one you like best?

Ciao,
Delia.

Received payment: CreamAid

Hi, all!

Today a short post, just to tell you that CreamAid has paid me for the review I wrote 2 days ago.

I am really satisfied, because I have received the payment in less than 48 hours: 10$ for the review written on my Delia's Corner...CreamAid works very well!

I suggest you to try and write a post for CreamAid, you can earn 10$ + 5$ for every referral who will click your widget and write a new post.

Ciao,
Delia.

Here’s Why You Need To Use Landing Pages

Hi guys,

all the products that you want to sell online are ready.
You have already signed up with the Google Adsense program or with other affiliate marketing programs and you have already prepared the ad you want to post on your affiliate site.
Your mind is now set to being the next most successful online businessman. But is there anything else that you might have forgotten to prepare? Maybe none.

But how about your landing pages? Are they all set for your business?

Landing pages are simply web pages where visitors are directed to whenever they click a result in a web search or whenever they click a web ad.
For affiliate marketing, landing pages would refer to the web page where you, as a merchant, would want your potential customer to be directed after clicking your ad on your affiliate website.
Landing pages are, at most times, nothing really different from other web pages in a particular website, especially if the said website is an e-commerce site.
Some online businessmen would even use the homepage of their websites as the landing page for their ads.

Are these businessmen making a big mistake? Or should you follow their method in creating landing pages for their ads?

Well, you can always follow what most online retailers do, directing their potential customers to the homepages of their websites.
But if you want to achieve something more from your online business, and if you want to earn a lot of profits, you better create a special landing page for your web ads. Why?
Here are a few reasons why you need to use landing pages for your web ads. And take note, it would do you a lot better if you create a great landing page than a so-so one.

Reason no. 1: It is the only way you earn conversions in an affiliate marketing program.

There are a variety of affiliate marketing programs today, but most of these programs let the merchant pay the affiliate in a pay per click basis.
Basically, all you have to do is sign up with the program and submit your ad.
The program owner would then distribute your ad to various affiliates who would then place your ad on their websites.
Whenever your ad is clicked, a visitor would be directed to your landing page and you would have to pay the affiliate for his service.

As a merchant, you earn in an affiliate program through conversions—that is whenever a visitor that is directed to your site actually buys a product on your site.
Without these conversions, you actually earn nothing from the program.
Also, the more visitors that your affiliates have directed to your site, the larger would your expense be. And the only way that you can recover from these expenses is through conversions.

Now, you sure won't get any conversion if you have posted an ad on your affiliate's site without an actual landing page for the potential customer to be redirected into.
It's just like advertising a product without actually having a store to sell your product.
Your advertisement may be enticing enough to encourage people to purchase a product, but without the landing page, how will they know how to purchase the product

It is therefore important to have landing pages for your ads because it is the only way for you to earn something in an affiliate program. Without landing pages, all you do is spend money paying your affiliates without actually getting anything in return.

Reason no. 2: Other web pages may just not be enough.

Many people make the mistake of making their website homepage as the landing page for their ads. The same is true for those who make use of other pages like a "contact us" page or a product page.
Homepages are often designed to serve multiple users and contains a lot of links to other pages or to other websites. The same is with the other two pages mentioned.
If you want to be successful in an affiliate program, we're sure that you don't want your landing page to cater to the needs of various people, most of which may not be really interested with your product.

When choosing a landing page, you must always have the customer directed into that page in mind. Therefore, your landing page must be relevant to the keywords and the contents you placed on your ad.
It is also important that the landing page can induce your visitor to take action—that is to purchase your product or at least provide leads for potential customers.

Final Word

You probably entered into an affiliate marketing program with these things in mind: to save on advertising expenses and to gain more profit. But if you get into an affiliate marketing program without actually having a landing page, you'll end up paying too much without getting anything in return.
So if you still don't have a landing page for your ads, you better start creating one now. And don't get us wrong; it isn't enough for you to have just a landing page—it should be a great landing page!

Ciao,
Delia.

GTA4: art or brutality?

Hi guys,

in the stores is now available Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA4), a controversial and much-discussed game...it is 18+ rated and you will need to set your age in the game before start playing.
Well, it sounds a little strange to tell your age to a game, but why all this limits?

Your main character is Niko Bellic, a ruthless Serbian, who have to steal, stick up, drive drunk, and other "nice" things...maybe this is the problem, but it is too easy to blame a video game for encouraging violence, after all it is only a game...or not?

You can find a great review of this game on GamesRadar, so you will be able to give an opinion about GTA4, even if you do not own a copy.

Have you ever played with GTA4? How old are you?
Let me know what do you think about this game...

Ciao,
Delia.

Free stuff: free Porsche Calendar

Hi, all!

Today a nice freebie dedicated to all the boys (and girls...why not?) who loves Porsche...a cool calendar!

If you click this link, you will get your free "Faro at the Porsche SuperCup" calender, thanks to Faro.com.
Enter your personal details in the form and the gift will be sent to your address.

This offer is available worldwide.

Ciao,
Delia.

Bloggerwave

Hi guys,

do you own a blog and want to earn with your post and review?
Now it is really simple to make money with your blog...just register with Bloggerwave and start writing reviews...you can earn 10$ for each 50 words review you will post.

You can submit up to 5 blog and take the same review opportunity in each blog (if it qualifies), so you can earn up to 5x10$=50$ for just one subject...obviously the post must not be the same in all your blog!

I am really satisfied with Bloggerwave and I have been paid 2 times...always in time!

Ciao,
Delia.