Stay-at-home Moms -- How to Make Real Money Online via Blogging

by Paula Neal Mooney

Back when I started my blog, I only started it because I needed a free and easy way to post my articles up somewhere online so that I could email editors the link to samples of my writing.

Now, nearly two years after starting my main blog, it's chugging along nicely with me posting just about every day (sometimes twice a day), with news of celebrity happenings, hot politics or whatever interests me.

And it's earning me money, too.

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One of my main money-makers is Amazon affiliates program, which gives me a cut of the money consumers pay for products they find through my blog. It's like my piece of the pie for doing all the hard work and finding the products that people are looking for.

It looks like this is what the webmaster behind Secret Amazon Deals does as well. Dubbing himself "The Amazon Detective," this guy uses his techie skills to alert web readers of discounts on stuff like housewares that are 70% off or point-and-shoot digital cameras on sale.

Finding and blogging about Amazon products was an idea I thought of a while ago, but didn't really follow through on. I'm grateful the Amazon products that I have incorporated into my opinion pieces are paying off nicely, though.

While I don't know how "secret" these Amazon deals really are, they can be a boon for folks who don't have the time nor techie skills to find these deals on Amazon's site on their own.

So, if you're really interested in making real money online, consider setting up your own Amazon blog or store containing links to products that will bring you some change (a good chunk on pricey products -- like the 25 bucks I got when someone bought a Nintendo Wii from my blog).

If you're more of a shopper than a Silicon Valley-type, shop Secret Amazon Deals.

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