If you have a South Africa company, you should list yourself on The Business Directory. Newly upgraded and run by Search Engine Marketing Specialists, you are sure to get some targeted traffic from your listing. There are various packages available for listing including FREE listings, but take note that paid listing give you a string of benefits.

To compare packages, just visit www.thebusinessdirectory.co.za/compare.php.

The response has been positive so far with users getting quality referrals from The Business Directory.

Further, if you are looking to make some extra cash on the side, we are offering an affiliate program paying out 30% of paid listings to referrals that result in a sale. Please note that this is currently somewhat of a manual process and that you should please contact us on info@thebusinessdirectory.co.za if you are interested in signing up.

Something relatively new on the market is Pay-Per-Play Audio Ads. The concept is simple, you embed some code on your web page and a short audio ad automatically plays, but content targetted. My first impression was that it could ad some value, allthough I don’t necessarily like the idea that users don’t have control whether to hear it or not. That, in the end will decide whether there will be good uptake on Pay-Per-Play Audio Ads.

Set for launch in February 2008 it’s going to be interesting reporting back on this new channel of online advertising. Whether the content is fit for international consumption will also be interesting, but so far more than 12,000 people have signed up with over 8 million websites. It’s also run with an affiliate program, so you stand to generate more income from your downline as well.

To check it out, visit the  Pay-Per-Play Audio Ads website.

I’ll be reporting back on my experiences…

If you’re an company looking to do some affiliate marketing, check out TrafficSynergy.Com. Their Adrands program is going to give Adsense a go since it’s almost fully customisable (the ads that get displayed on affiliate sites). Obviously affiliates looking to make some extra moolah can sign up and start serving ads in minutes.