Online Shopping Portals Are Making a Big Hit With Consumers

The portals take advantage of the affiliate marketing "commissions" programs that many independent web site owners have been using for years. Now, any individual can buy their own portal and get cash back "commissions" for every item they purchase online from all their favorite stores.

They can also get others to make purchases through their portals and get cash back for those purchases as well. From a purely shopping only perspective an average family can get a couple thousand dollars back a year if they dedicate themselves to do all their shopping on their portal. Everything from soap, shampoo and toilet paper to refrigerators, beds. furniture and electronics. Having your own shopping portal is akin to shopping at a wholesale club like Sam's or Costco's, however, shopping portals have the added advantage of being planet friendly. i.e. if you shop online you are not driving to stores which reduces pollution, carbon foot print and fossil fuel dependency, all of which are growing concerns for almost everyone as our environmental conscience kicks in.

There is one shopping portal which takes "environmental friendly" a step further by including a special section devoted to thousands of eco-friendly products from 100+ environmentally conscious manufacturers in addition to the 600+ department stores, specialty shops and online businesses available on their portal.

The rise in interest in shopping portals is expected to increase for several reasons:

1. People want to make money.

2. Environmental consciousness.

3. Increased exposure from Network Marketing.

4. Technological advances continue to make online shopping easier and more secure.

As online shopping continues to grow we can expect to see the merging of other technologies that will make the online shopping experience more social. People will use Instant Messaging services like Skype to "shop together" even though they are separated by distance. Groups will share their shopping experience with mini social networking sites such as can be created with a few clicks on platforms like ning.com.

You have to shop so why not Make a buck and help the planet