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Squidblogs is a site where you can freely promote Squidoo lenses, helping to drive traffic to them.
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Lots of people with blogs and web sites, or who create articles like lenses on Squidoo, are looking to monetize these to try and earn some money online.

The first way to monetize a site that people think of is to add Google Adsense, or adverts from Amazon.   Those who are a bit more ambitious will join other companies that offer Affiliate links, link Commission Junction.

But if you are looking to earn income from your sites, have you ever thought of advertising International Phone Cards?

I did this several years ago, and it has worked out very well for me.

The first thing that I did was to create a lens on Squidoo, about International Calling Cards, which I wrote with a lot of personal experience, because my girlfriend at the time was living in England, and I was living in Florida, which meant that we were continually on the phone to each other, often for hours a day.  

Because of this, I did a lot of research, and found a company that sold International Calling Cards with some low rates, and with no hidden charges too.  With connections sometimes dropping (because I was calling from a cell phone), and also not knowing if the answerphone was going to cut in, I didn’t want to pay for things like 3 minute increments, or a really low rate but $1 to place a call.

I have been so pleased with Almostfreephonecalls.com that I happily and freely promote them, and they have helped save me literally hundreds of dollars in the three years that I have used them.

Since I am doing well with selling International Calling Cards, I thought that others, like you, who may have articles on travel or overseas, or who know people that need to make international calls, could just find advertising these on your sites handy, and of course profitable.

Like all affiliate programs, it costs nothing to be an affiliate, and there are various ways that you can promote the dozens of calling cards that they offer.   You can simply add a widget to your page, which links to their site, or create whole pages on their site using pre-designed configurable templates, or you can go one step further and register your own domain, which gives you a whole lot of  ways in which you can make your phone cards seem unique.

Almostfreephonecalls pays tiered commission, depending on earnings in a month, and retains this until you are ready to have an amount transferred into your Paypal account.  

You earn commission from all customers that sign up for a phone card from your links, but not just once, but for as long as they keep buying or topping up their phone cards.   I have several customers who regularly spend between $50-$150 each every month, which shows you how easy it is to begin earning, and you can be sure that these people keep coming back because they are saving money.

You can also get paid for referring affiliates, which is of course one reason for this article, but it’s also to help you to try and add to your online income as well.   You get a percentage of all referrals earnings for life as well, so this income can over time really add up, especially if you have a popular lens or blog, and plenty of friends.

Aside from Squidoo and blogs, who do you know who is going overseas on vacation, work , or to study?  These people don’t usually think in advance of buying a calling card before they travel, and often spend a small fortune in phone charges while they are away.

Market International Calling Cards to these people, save them money, often significant money, and profit from it at the same time.

Let’s think outside of the box once again…

Do you live in an area that has a large immigrant or foreign community?

If so, like I did when I was living on South Florida, print some business cards that have your calling card link and some example calling rates, and see if your local hairdresser, gym, restaurants or other businesses that you frequent will allow you to display these on the front desk, or a notice board if they have one.   You can guarantee that your phone card business will pick up by doing that.

Have I sparked your interest yet?

If you would like to investigate further, click HERE to see what Almostfreephonecalls.com looks like and to visualize the potential.

To see the Affiliate details, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “Affiliate” link.  Then click on the “Join Partner Program Now” link on the next page.

It costs nothing, but the financial benefits could make it well worthwhile for you.

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