Make Money as a Big Fish Games Affiliate on Squidoo

There are two major ways to make money through Big Fish Games. Of course, it all comes down to selling games for the company. However, one difference between Big Fish Games and other game affiliate programs is that once you make a referral, commissions from ALL of that person's game purchases for the next 365 days will be credited to only you. This is especially great if the person you refer becomes a Big Fish Games Member.

There are also a multitude of tools for the affiliate. You get access to some bonus features such as XML feeds in addition to the game links. You can also track your earnings on a daily basis and quickly compile some charts of your statistics. There is even a "Satellite Gaming System" that will allow you to automatically update your website with the newest games. Unfortunately, Squidoo will not allow you to take advantage of this feature. The easiest tools to use on Squidoo are the RSS feeds (add them to the RSS module) and the multitude of graphics that come with each game link.

The affiliate program, over the last year, has also introduced a variety of analytics tools that can tell you what your best selling games are, how many new customers you get each month, and most importantly, how much you earn each month. Earnings are available to be paid out 45 days after you've been credited. There's a minimum of $50 you must reach before Big Fish will make a deposit into your bank account or by PayPal.

The program offers many tools that are fantastic for publishers with their own web platform. So, if you're on Squidoo, there are a bunch of tools that you can use in combination with Squidoo to make sales.

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As a Squidoo lensmaster, here are the tools and feature that I use regularly.

• Links and Banners: The ones I use the most are the game links. You can get graphics of the game title or game screenshots for any game in the Big Fish library. The graphics are catchy and super easy to use. Just copy the HTML straight into your Squidoo module.
• RSS Feeds: Squidoo has an RSS module. You can put the Big Fish New Releases feed into that module so you'll have a self-updating module in your lens.
• XML: Unfortunately, Squidoo doesn't allow you to use the cool iframes. However, if you have another website, you can definitely use these tools as well. I sell all my games on Squidoo so I don't use this special content.
• Charts: I check the charts often to see how many people have joined my network and how much I've earned so far. I also have my email settings on so that I get an email every time I make earnings. It's such a thrill to see the You've earned rewards email. :)

In short, if you're on Squidoo, you should take advantage of the easy to use graphics and links to help support the Squidoo game page you're designing. If you really like casual games and think you could make a little extra money promoting your favorite games, I highly recommend becoming an affiliate. Hopefully your earnings will more than pay off for your games.