That’s right. Huge profits are out there to be made in affiliate marketing, and this new method that I have already profited off of in a big way has me excited about the possibilities out there. You all know the standard referral programs that give you, let’s say, 15% back on whatever anyone who signs up under you makes. Pretty good… but you need to rely on people signing up and actually putting money down, which doesn’t always play out in our favor.

But what if your referrals just had to sign up, and got you credit regardless of whether or not they actually start actively using the service? Well heck, that sounds right up our alley!

Enter in referral programs that pay for everyone who signs up, not a percentage, a flat rate. I picked up on this method courtesy of Jason from The University Kid, who revealed an amazing secret that gives you $25 per referral, even if they do nothing after signing up, using the Text-Link-Ad advertising network. Righteous. All of Jason’s secrets have been offered up in a free eBook on his blog… so you should drop by and thank him for his efforts. But hey, let’s summarize the move here that can basically load up $25 after $25 after $25 and make you rich!

Let’s begin

So this is a trick involving one of the web’s premier text link advertising networks named Text-Link-Ads. We’re going to exploit their generous $25/referral offer to rack up some insane cash. Just as a disclaimer, I am not at all promoting pump-and-dump schemes in signing up useless referrals, you should always have the intention of referring useful members to the service. But with that out of the way, this is by far the best deal I have seen in terms of minimal work / high return.

1. Sign up for a Text-Link-Ads “Publisher Account” to get started

In the sign up process, you will need to supply the blog/website you plan on advertising. If you are actually interested, then by all means do this. If you just want at the referral program, there’s nothing making you pay so don’t hesitate to sign up. Just a note: make sure you do not sign up for the “special offer” they propose at the end of the process. This program, called InLinks, completely disqualifies you from using the referral program so avoid it unless you really want to participate.

1. Install the Text-Link-Ads advertising script on your website

The next step is to set up ads on your blog. Don’t worry, you really only need to do this 2-3 days to make sure it takes. You need to put ads out at first for the $25 to count per referral. So navigate to the “Install Ad Code” section and grab the WordPress plugin to install or just the script if you aren’t a blogger. Place it on your website and you should receive a message 1-3 days later informing you that they have seen the script installed and are setting your ad price to $X per link. On theNetFool.com, this happened the next day and was for $15-per-slot. I would leave this up for a while just in case they check back, regardless if you actually want to sell links or not.

1. Sign up for the Text-Link-Ads referral program

I really don’t know why they make this semi-hard to find, but it’s there. Sign up for the referral program to earn “a flat $25.00 for any referred visitor that results in a sale or gets accepted into our publisher program“… nice . So now, anyone that follows your link and signs up as a publisher will be effectively handing you $25. There are a lot of banners and different ways to get referrals, but all you need to do is copy the link that appears like this “http://www.text-link-ads.com/?ref=######” and get people to use it.

As always, don’t forget my previous post that demonstrates how to mask this ugly link to better encourage folks to come down and sign up for you. Those numbers are ugly, so we can clean it up with The Net Fool’s affiliate/referral link cloaking method.

How does that sound, easy? Yeah. It is. There’s a reason I have been able to capitalize on this method. All you need to do is have some awesome readers to sign up under you (do it!), so you could make a post like this promoting the network as a way to advertise or a way to get referral cash in the blink of an eye.

The internet is your friend, and programs like this make it all the more better. This is just one of the many reasons that you should stay bullish on the net!

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Making money online can be as simple as getting a competitive return on your investment, instead of just leaving it in a safe letting it decrease in value over time as inflation kicks in. While the current rate of inflation around 4% won’t be completely overridden by PayPal’s new Money Market Fund, the number of people NOT taking advantage of the clear-cut 2.5%-3.0% return amazes me. Get in on this one today!

I came across this feature of PayPal a month or two ago, and I am very happy with the results. Essentially, PayPal has set up their own Mutual Fund that promises a safe, but competitive, return on the money that would ordinarily be sitting around in your account. I have a few hundred dollars in my account, so it is a huge advantage to subscribe to this service,as they are currently projecting a 2.64% yield.

I know, I know, its scary to give PayPal control of your money. They do say outright that you could lose money on the deal, but this is mostly a disclaimer than anything else. I would go ahead and say put all of your PayPal account money into the new “Money Market Fund,” as you will get better returns and you are safe. This isn’t your typical mutual fund, and I suspect they are investing in the safest things around (things like U.S. treasury bonds) that promise good returns regardless of economic headwinds.

Truth be told, the current yield at juts 2.64% is on the lower end of what they have done historically. Heck, they’ve even hit over 5.56% returns just a few years ago. Have they EVER lost money? No. Will they lose you money? Probably not. I give them the green light on getting you a positive return on money that would ordinarily do nothing in your PayPal account.

This sounds too good to be true right? Well, it really is this easy and good. There are no fees or anything to invest, and you can even put as little as one dollar into the fund… though that would be a bit pointless wouldn’t  it? They’ve drawn out a particular scenario where you invest $10,000 in the fund, which achieves 5% returns a year for ten years going. You would gain $1,349 on your investment! Sure, this is a hypothetical, but it is a great example of how having your money in the program can benefit you.

What about taking money out? PayPal makes this really easy, as you can literally take money out or put more in at any time. They kick back a dividend to your account every quarter, so you will see your investment start to come back in pieces. I love seeing my money actually doing something. Because they don’t tax your account money at all in the first place, you are making money with ease!

Bottom Line: PayPal’s Money Market Fund is a cool new way to get a return on the money ordinarily just sitting around in your PayPal account. Don’t be hesitant to join, its so easy and it is almost risk free. Don’t be too concerned with the disclaimers saying you could lose money, it’s not going to happen… it’s just required by law. I’m not sure if this is available overseas or not, so if you can’t access the feature… you are probably out of luck. Check out their prospectus for more details, but otherwise trust me and enroll today to start making money online in a whole new way… no business scheming necessary, start earning a competitive return today!

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