The Geeks' Den

I’ve been using the following websites to make some money on my blog:

Adsense.com:

The tried and true Google Adsense ads, which are easy to add into your blog using the blogger.com website, however it seems to be the slowest money maker.

Linkbucks.com:

For about 150 hits you get about 2 cents, this is easy to make just by converting some of the links on your site with Linkbucks. You have a choice between making the ads just a popup at the top of the opening page or an entire page ad. The entire page ad will earn you a higher percentage per click, but will probably frustrate people so only use this sparingly.

Play-Asia.com:

This website is great for purchasing cheap region free console games for all around the world. They have an affiliate program of about 12% commission. I am making about 2 cents a sale, which looks like i’m only selling items worth 24 cents! (This seems really low – considering what they are advertising) I figure once I am on selling many more games the amount will go up. I will keep tabs on this and report back.

Play-Asia.com has a massive range of cheap games to choose from, some are region free and you can choose from PAL or NTSC versions.

So long as you pick the correct region for your games, you are bound to pick up a bargain. Payment methods include Paypal (The safer method), Direct Transfer and Credit Card.

They have a selection of various shipping methods to choose from, and the service is extremely speedy.

I have just recently purchased Left 4 Dead 2 (which is banned in Australia), for only $59.90 AUD including postage. This is very cheap compared to normal prices here which are approximately $110 AUD for a new game.

UPDATE: Left 4 Dead 2 arrived after 7 days, and plays excellently – Some Chinese writing on the cover, however the game is all in English and is the full unrated version (Full Gore!).