In addition to entertaining all my readers regularly on my blog, I actually do have a full-time job. No, no. It’s true. Clearly you must be shocked to learn that I’m not a Blogging Millionaire and actually do need a regular salary to pay the bills.
Well, for over 15 years, I’ve worked one way or another in the affiliate marketing industry. You may see “affiliate links” on various blogs or got curious when you saw some sort of disclaimer stating something like, “This blog may contain affiliate links that help to pay for my Taco Bell-eating habit.”
In a nutshell, affiliate marketing is a great way for websites (particularly coupon and cash back ones) to make some revenue. A merchant (let’s say Wantable.com) wants to pay a small referral fee. They could try dealing with hundreds of websites out there and manage everything that goes with it. But that gets crazy time consuming and expensive. So instead, they join an affiliate network.
Joe Customer goes to a coupon site, clicks through the Wantable.com link and makes a purchase. Thanks to some tracking code, Wantable knows which website sent that traffic and thus pays a small “commission” back to that website. Generally commissions run on average of 3% to 5%, though you’ll find plenty that go up to 10% or 12% no problem.
That’s basically the affiliate marketing industry in a super brief overview. So if you click this Wantable link, you’ll go straight to the Wantable website. And if you sign up with Wantable (which you should!), I’ll actually get a small commission back. So when you see affiliate links on a website, it doesn’t mean they’re sketchy or bad or anything. They’re really just another form of advertising. If you like the site you’re on, click through and buy something to help support them!
And speaking of support, I want to talk about Priest Willis. I’ve know Priest for many years in the affiliate industry and we’ve grown a lot closer over the years. He’s easily one of the nicest, most trustworthy people I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing, and I find it so awesome that we actually get to work together on a variety of projects, since he runs his own affiliate marketing agency.
Priest started up Affiliate Mission because he didn’t want to just manage affiliate programs (which he’s great at), but because he also wanted to give back to this world.
Affiliate Mission cares about the community and the world around us; we offer a portion of our annual sales to a worthy global cause. This is our way of giving back for the years of solid business success we have had.
If you’re a blogger or run any type of website, you should definitely consider working with Affiliate Mission. Through his affiliate management company, Priest currently managing Wantable.com, Ink to the People, Canvas HQ and Insoles and Beyond, with a few more in the works. Though the rate his company’s growing, I expect that list to double, or even triple real soon.
It’s free to join any of the programs he’s managing, and you could end up making some extra money through your site or blog. Plus, you’d be helping a fabulous company help the world in the process.
How nice a guy is he? Well, he did buy me a Philly Cheesesteak last time we hung out in Philadelphia at an industry convention. (It was sooo good!). But no, he’s more than a lunch-buying friend. He also agreed to host a giveaway from Affiliate Mission right here on Mommy’s Busy, Go Ask Daddy!
So if you trust me (which I hope you do if you’re a regular reader!), check out Affiliate Mission and see how the face of online shopping is evolving right before our eyes. We can still drive sales, but we can also help people in serious need at the same time.
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Through out the year we donate food and drinks to the local food banks and donate clothing to our local charity as well
We donate a portion of the profits of every sale of our company to different charities 🙂
I raised my 2 grandkids for 2 years while their parents were trying to get things worked out. I’m glad that I did.
I anonymously bought presents for a local family for Christmas.
My most memorable charitable item I have ever done is donating time to the local food pantry giving out food.
I won $1500 worth of sees candies and I donated them to the boyscouts.
I have been volunteering with the special Olympic for several years.
Volunteered my time by serving food to the homeless
I got a huge car load of donations from friends as well as my stuff and donated it to N.E.W.S. It’s a local women’s shelter for emergency women’s services.
We got christmas for a family in need
Did volunteer work in Peru.
I volunteered for an Organization called Love Thy Neighbor,,, we distributed food and clothing to people in need.
I try to do charitable thhings all the time…I try to give to charities…Christmas seals etc
donations of shoes, clothing, household items
I donate to the local women’s shelter.
I used to volunteer to read with young children.
I love helping others when I’m able to. I’m known to babysit for free to single mothers with no income or that’s just starting out. I don’t have alot but if a neighbor or dear friend needs food I will do what I can to help.
I don’t have a lot of money to give but I donate my time and everything I can. I collect items from friends that I know others in need could use and I volunteer with youth sports and various fundraisers.
I used to volunteer my time at a nursing home just talking with the patients and keeping them company.
We help with food pantries once a month, and always donate our clothes that don’t fit anymore. Esp. with the kids, they outgrow them so fast.
I dontate monthly to our local home less shelter, clothes food
We donate clothes, toys and hygiene products to a local non profit.
I donate as much as I can. Older clothes and also other things around the house we do not use.
I give to st jude, I donate clothing and other items we don’t use.
I can’t think of the most charitable thing is, but I’m always sharing my garden, eggs, what I catch fishing, crabbing, etc. with an elderly couple that lives near me. I’ve volunteer for community events that raise money for various organizations, and I am a blood donor.
The most charitable thing I have done was moving home to care for my father. It was a difficult thing to do but I do not regret it in the least. He would have done the same for me.
couponing to get items close to free and donate them to the local veterans
Work in schools..
Gave away many personal belongings to a family who needed many basic life necessities. It felt great to help them out 🙂
I crochet hats, scarfs and blankets for the local churches and hospitals.
I volunteer to rescue dogs, mostly orphan that need to be bottle fed.
I donate to a couple of local animal shelters as well as making clothing donations to Goodwill. I also try to do random acts of kindness when I can.
we are in the process of adopting a rescue dog
Donate clothes, volunteer and help others in need!
Our family gives donations every year at Christmas for families in need.
I give to goodwill
I volunteered at an animal shelter.
Ive donated clothes to a thrift store. I have also donated food to a church.
donated to toys for tots
I donate regularly to my church and to an organization that helps North Korean refugees.
I donated clothing to Goodwill.
I give lots of things to charitable groups. I give money to needy people and I give food to the food bank.
One year I donated to a project that drills wells in underdeveloped countries.
I do fundraisers every year for the charity to help inner city kids stay off the streets!
We donate things we are not using anymore
My charitable offerings consist pretty much of donating goods and money to organizations such as Goodwill.
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I’ve donated clothing and money to local charities.
The most charitable thing I have done in my life was downsizing to a much smaller house and donating all the extra furniture and things to a church garage sale (along with cash) to help battered women and children in our community.
We donate as much as we can, especially to the animal shelter, children’s hospital and cancer research.
I donated furniture to the salvation army.
I give to others and donate my time.
I work at a non-profit special needs place and often donate there. I’ve also given a $100 Kohl’s card I won to a family of a student where I work when the lost many of their belongings to a house fire.
I always donate to Sick Kids hospital on my daughter’s birthday.
Going to Mexico to help rebuild churches and houses.
I’ve adopted many animals over my lifetime, and will continue to do so.
We always donate to Toys for Tots.
I always donate to the SPCA. I buys a few bags of dog food and cat food for them. If I have old sheets or towels I do not use I donate them too since they are always in need .
Great idea! I need to start doing that!
I give to goodwill
I volunteer and give back when everi
I support the local food bank.
I used to throw baby showers with my mother at the local girls home.
I GIVE BLOOD
I donate toys to Toys for Tots every year.
I donate to a woman’s shelter when I can and when I go to Panera in the morning, I buy the person behind me a drink of their choice.
Heavy involvement with NYU Medical School.
I donate books to our library and also to a Book Fair where money is then donated to our local Hospice House.
After hurricane Katrina we gathered up a whole lot of coats and hats to give to people who needed them.
I like doing charitable things, but I don’t really know how to rank them in terms of which one was most charitable. I give money when I can, but I like to volunteer if I can. I used to volunteer at our city’s animal control shelter. I’d walk dogs a couple times a week. Of course, I ended up giving a cat and a dog a forever home in the process 🙂
I volunteer at food banks and good will!
Volunteer work at the humane society and local food banks.
I gave all of my household belongs to the Goodwill as I was moving & could not pay for a moving van.
I brought a few bags of groceries to a couple that were really bad off and did not have much,
I donate to and support the Humane Society here. I have a weakness for animals.
I guess that would be when I donate blood. I hate needles and they make me jump every time, but I still like to donate blood because it isn’t about “me”.
donating money to shelterbox, so people can get help they need in an emergency.
I think one of the most charitable things I have done was around Christmas about four years ago. My dear friend and co-worker was really struggling to make ends meet. She had all of the Christmas presents for her four kids on layaway at Walmart, but when it came time to make the final payment she still owed almost $300 and she just did not have the money. I did not want to kids to have no Christmas presents, so I secretly asked one of my managers to pull up her layaway order and I paid it off. To this day she doesn’t know it was me, she thought it was one of those “angels” that goes around paying off random people’s layaways.
The most charitable thing I have done in my life was going on a medical missions trip to Kenya for 2 weeks. During that time I worked in the slums and at two orphanages. I plan on going back next year!
I volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
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The most charitable thing is sewing quilts for the needy – 408 so far.
There is nothing specific that I can think of. I donate clothing quite often and to the local food bank. I spent a lot of my teenage years volunteering.
the nicest thing I ever did was years ago when there was major flooding around manitoba. many were brought to winnipeg and put up in hotels and empty apartments. I worked at a grocery store and met to of the nicest elderly ladies that were staying close by because they had to leave their home. They had nothing but a radio and after talking with them I offered to let them use a tv that I was not using at the moment.. I dropped it off to them and picked it up when they were ready to go home.
We sponsor a child…
I help out at the local volunteer fire dept when they are doing fund raisers for getting more equipment to fight fires in the community.
I’ve given 2 cars away to friends who needed them.
The most charitable thing I’ve ever done in my life is gave a needy family at church a second car my husband and I had.
I volunteered at a sanctuary for formerly abused elephants in Thailand for 2 weeks.
I donate clothing, food and toys on a monthly basis to the salvation army.
I gave a large donation to an international children’s charity.
nothing except little things ive donated…oh yes as a kid i donated $1000 worth of stuff once but I regretted it
I have donates to Coat for Kids, Payed it forward, and donated a ton of clothes and small appliances and dishes to Goodwill
I volunteered when my children were young to be an example that they should help when they can. I donate my things to charities.
I participated in a zumbathon to raise money for the American diabetes association
I’ve donated many things in my life, clothing, toys, books, food.
We regularly give money, time, and resources to area charities that help single-mom families.
donate time to a mission
In 2008 I had heard of an dog rescue in LaPaz Mexico called Baja dogs that was in desperate need of supplies. The company my husband worked for was sending a boat to Mexico so I went around to veterinary clinics and asked for medicine to be donated, I also received pet food from many other people and stores. The crew on the boat loaded everything and made sure it got into the right hands. The company now sends a larger boat so with stricter customs rules I have not been able to sent supplies anymore but I hope that I at least helped out in a small way that year.
It will be helping my friend declutter her house
The most charitable thing that I have done in my life was spend a week in the Dominican Republic teaching children English and Spanish literacy skills.
We don’t do any one big thing, but we participate in lots of fundraisers and community benefits for people, as well as make donations to the animal shelter each year
I’ve donated clothing, food, money, and assorted supplies to women and children in need. I also have my daughters donate school supplies every school year to a local homeless shelter to help the children.
I donate a lot of my childrens’ clothes to local shelters. I donate my time when I can,
In the comments section of this post, tell me: What’s the most charitable thing you’ve ever done in your life?
I gave to st jude once or twice..im broke!
I secretly bought Christmas gifts for a family with 4 children that I knew through church because I knew they wouldn’t otherwise have enough, and she volunteered at our church and took care of my child at church in the nursery.
I have given lots of stuff to goodwill.
me and my husband took a LOT of our nice clothes and a lot of MY makeup and donated it to the less fortunate.
Thank you !:) xoxoxoxxo
I volunteer locally as much as possible and we also donate to a couple of organizations. And I sponsor a Compassion child.
I volunteered at our local hospital, I delivered mail to the patients. I also tutored a young children in grade school.
our church is always running food and clothes drives
Ive given a lot of stuff to moms in need. some things were brand new.
I’ve volunteered for several organizations, and always have a fun time doing it!
The most charitable thing I’ve done was volunteer at my local animal shelter. I took turns with dogs and getting them out of their cages to let them run around and play.
I have feed a number of homeless individuals.
I helped deliver meals to the elderly.
We have a local mother & babies organization that takes donations and I always donate my children’s clothes and toys.
I have donated money and food to my local food bank.
I have donated money to American Red Cross.
I dont recall anything charitable I have done in my life.
I volunteered at the city’s hospital while I was in college.
I have volunteered for Habitat for Humanity.
I have done quite of bit of charitable things but this one stands out most in my heart. I have won about $500.00 in audio books over a couple of years time. I decided to donate them to the CNIB. They were so excited to give them out to all those who cannot see. I bet they enjoyed sitting and listening to some really great stories. That really makes my heart happy.
I volunteered at a hospital helping patients with mental illness. It was rewarding to see that I could make the difference in someone’s life just by being there to listen.
I used to volunteer a few days a week at the local Humane Society. It was very rewarding but also really hard not to take every one of those animals home! 🙂
I live to do charitable things. I feed the homeless on a regular basis, only one person at a time because it’s all I can afford to do. I have also saved the life of a suicidal person. I try to live my life with kindness.
Donated a TON of clothes to salvation army
Served food at a homeless shelter
I donate my time to help the elderly throughout the year.
Each year my husband and I sponsor 2 or 3 children for Christmas. We provide clothes, books and toys.
I donate my time at a local food shelter.
I have donated many items and created crafts for a local animal charity fund raiser auction.
I bought clothes and school supplies for the needy kids across the street.Thanks for the chance.
We donate to Toys for Tots every year.
I donated a lot of time for Toys for Tots – a most rewarding thing to do.
And it helps a lot of families!
thank you
We took in a homeless mom and her kids. Turned out to be quite a long term thing………………..
Built a church and a school in the Dominican Republic on a mission trip 🙂
gave up a career to stay at home with my kids
I give to the local food bank, donate blankets to the local charity for the homeless, and donate money to the pet rescue center
I don’t know about one specific time – but I try to do this every chance I get from the local food bank, rining bells for Salvation Army, donating to military vets, etc.
I gave winter clothes to a homeless lady that was on the street.
Probably the most charitable think I have done is to help a friend who was in a nursing home. She had no family and was being mistreated. I intervened on her behalf to get things change and improve her quality of life.
Donated my weekends to a local charity
I donated $500 worth of cat food to a local shelter.
I answer phones at a local telethon every year.
Donating $ to charity.
I donated my first car to a local charity when I was ready to get a new one — I think that was the biggest charitable donation I’ve made.
We donate to Operation Christmas Child every year.
I’ve participated in Macy’s angel tree program around Christmas time.
Donating my time to our local Habitat for humanity and I also donate items to our church when they do drives for food, baby items, toys, etc.
Ever year I donate to my local food bank
I donate to many different charitable groups
I helped build homes in Mexico.
I would say donating a kidney.
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I gave my brother money.
Doing the Susan G. Komen walk and raising money for them.
I often donate food and clothing to families in need.
I volunteer time to tutor kids.
Randomly pay for dinner and other bills for people I know but am not friends with who need the help
I do cat rescue and have for 40 years without donations.
I have helped as my sister was going thru cancer.
I have also helped out at different charity events.
I donate shawls that I knit for prayer shawls.
Besides donating food to our local food banks, we always donate cash to local charities that we hear about through friends and our local newspaper.
Volunteered at our local shelter for a year….or maybe it was raising money for march of dimes….or making Christmas boxes of toys for kids at Christmas….not sure which…I like doing nice things for other people…selfishly it just makes me feel good.
Dont do anything charitable in my life yet, (maybe yes but i dont remember). But when i will be earning money i will definetely help people who dont have enough luck in life 😉
I volunteer to feed the homeless and I walk dogs at the animal humane society.
I like to buy food to donate to my local food pantry.
I did a huge declutter of my house and donated 150 boxes of items and clothes to Clothesline, I donate food to our local foodbank and when I am able to I donate cash.
I don’t to my local food bank
My dad and I* collected a bunch of winter coats for the homeless. We had a van full.
The most charitable thing I have done in my life has been helping out at my local church and donating unwanted clothes/items to Goodwill and The Salvation Army.
We donate to the local food bank every time we go grocery shopping.They have it set up where you can donate when you check out which makes it so easy.
That’s a really tough question! I like to think that I do a lot of charitable things, but off the top of my head, I can’t think of anything besides various financial donations. When I think about Priest, I think about more than just charity=money. I think about the ways you help others either one at a time when they really need it or whole groups of people by putting in time and inspiration. So I think I will go with the Avon Breast Cancer Walk because it’s a combination of both the money that I raise and also the time that I put in training, spreading the word about breast cancer awareness, and honoring my friends and family who have battled breast cancer.
Tricia, the Breast Cancer walk is amazing. You guys inspire me.
Always try to donate to Easter Seals & St. Jude Children’s Hospital & Shriners…
I often donate items to our local Good Will!
I have donated to St.Jude Children’s Hospital