Cost per Action, aka CPA marketing is a common form of making money online in the Internet business world by generating leads and passing them on to online marketing firms. It is a money making model that does exactly as it sounds, pays out per action a visitor makes. A lucrative wage for those who are au fait with how online marketing works and for those who are prepared to put in the effort in order to reap the rewards.

It was once thought that only the more seasoned online marketing had the ability to earn huge commissions online. It is true that many marketing firms prefer to use experienced marketers as the traffic directed to their sites is pretty much guaranteed. But with CPA marketing just about anyone can earn a living be it a few dollars or enough to become a full time job.

The ability to learn the basics of CPA marketing is relatively straight forward with numerous online CPA courses available. Many courses can be found free of charge and offer the essential tips on what to do and how to get started. Therefore the payout for CPA can be shared out across the board, of course the more effective your links are and the more traffic you can send in the direction of the marketing company, then the more you are likely to earn. Having the time and of course the enthusiasm is all you really need to get going and once the money starts trickling in you can expand and increase your income twofold.