An affiliate program with a difference

Japan's latest entrant to the world of affiliate programs is slightly offbeat: not an online retailer or ad provider, but a house moving firm. Art Hikkoshi Centre is offering a system along AdSense lines whereby you sign up, put an ad on your site, and each time someone clicks through and requests a quote you're paid Y500. The unit price isn't bad, but to turn it into a source of revenue you surely would have to have a blog devoted entirely to tips about moving house. We almost wish someone'd start one, come to think of it, so we could pick some advice on how to avoid the tremendous expense you incur in Japan paying out deposits before you move in, and the stress of trying to get them back when you move out.

[Via Ascii24 (Japanese)]