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There are a lot of ways to make money online, and I will not be covering all of them in this article. This article will concentrate on informational web sites. I like informational websites as a vehicle for making money online for several reasons. They require almost no work once they are created; you turn them loose on the internet and deposit the checks as they arrive. They require very little website design expertise, and no programming to speak of, and don’t really need much in the way of graphics, so the sites are easy for me to build myself. Since I am simply providing information about a particular subject, I don’t need to interact at all with my visitors. I don’t need to provide the visitors with an email address or any way to reach me…a real blessing in my opinion.

I get to work at home…which means no commute and I hardly ever have to fill the tank of my gas guzzling SUV.

Your first task is to find a suitable subject. It is easiest to create a site about a subject that you are familiar with and enjoy. If you are lucky you fit into that category. However, most of you will probably need to do a lot of research to find out what to use as your subject. A good approach is to use one of the keyword research tools that are available online.

The keyword research tool can be used to find out what words and word phrases people are really searching for. If you choose a subject that nobody searches for then you are wasting your time. The keyword research tools provide you with everything you need to determine what to use for your web site’s topic. If you don’t make use of wordtracker or one of the other keyword tools you are probably wasting your time.

Get a domain. The domain name you choose isn’t really a major factor in getting traffic, and unless you expect lots of repeat visitors you don’t need a catchy name either. If you can find a nice short name that includes a key word or two then by all means use it. Don’t pay more than $15.00 a year for a domain name…there are lots of places to get them for much less.

Learn some basic HTML. There are plenty of tutorials out there…learn enough HTML so you can find your way around the code on your pages. Get a good web site editor such as Front Page or Dreamweaver. Even with the good editor, it will be a blessing to know some HTML.

Build your website. It’s at this point where you need to begin thinking about search engine optimization. Let’s use some common sense. The goal of the search engines is to provide a human being the best information available relating to the key words provided by that human. Search engines can examine your page, and links to your page from other sites, and links to other sites from your page. They can also examine some behaviors of the searchers as they interact with the search engine. For instance, the engine can see if a searcher lands on your page and after landing immediately jump back to the search results page to try another site. That is called a bounce, and if everybody who lands on your site after only a second or two then the search engine might get the idea that those keywords aren’t a great match for your site.

From examining your page the search engines can find out a lot more than just whether the keywords are on the site. If they see the keywords too many times, then they are likely to penalize the ranking for key word stuffing. If they see lots of miss-spelled words they are likely to penalize. The search engines know that navigation is very important and so are looking at the site navigation for clues about what kind of site they are spidering. They look for how much clutter there is, how many outbound links, ratios of images to words, the location of words in paragraphs and on the page. What elements are above the fold and what is below the fold.

Nobody really knows how the engines determine where to rank a website, but I do know that they are trying to find high quality sites for their results pages. One of the most important things to remember when building your site is to make it high quality. Write it as though your English teacher was going to grade it. Make sure your grammar and spelling are excellent. Organize your material properly and make use of your heading tags. Optimize each page with one or two keyword phrases by using key words in your title tag, meta description tag, and key words tag. First and foremost the title should be relevant to material on the page, and should read naturally to a human.

Search engines read words. They can’t see images. An engine will not give you a good ranking if there is no information for it to look at. Give the engines something to eat. Typically I would provide 400 to 500 words minimum and probably about 800 maximum per page.

Keep your navigation simple and obvious. Make it very easy for visitors to find the information they are looking for. The search engines can recognize good navigation schemes, and if you make it easier for your visitors you are less likely to bounce them off your site.

Obtain hosting for your website. Don’t use a free hosting service. For $10.00 or less per month you can find a good hosting service that provides you with plenty of memory and bandwidth. Make sure you have FTP capability, and be sure you can get help via email, IM, and Telephone. Nothing is more frustrating than seeing that your site is down, and not being able to get a response from your hosting service. Do your homework before committing to a host.

Sign up for advertising from Adsense or one of the many other advertising agencies and put ads on your site. Adsense is a very good one. Make sure your site is finished, or at least appears finished…no “under construction” signs, or Adsense will reject you.

A really excellent way of monetizing your site is by using the new 5 second audio ads. Instead of ads that take up space on your page, and that someone has to click on for you to make money, these ads play once when a visitor lands on you page, and you get paid. No clicking necessary. The ad doesn’t take up any room on your page either. The program is free; you just put the code on your page and start receiving money.

After you’ve built your site and uploaded it to the internet there is still plenty you can and should do. Write some articles and submit them to article directories. This will bring traffic and begin to establish some back links. Trade links with related sites. Stick with sites that have some relevance to yours because the engines are watching. Post in forums, and leave comments on blogs. Use a signature in your email pointing to your site. Do some off-line advertising if possible.

And finally, have patience! It takes time for you to achieve lots of organic search engine traffic. You can figure on at least a year for things to really start rolling. But once it starts it is very nice!

Well i have plenty of things to put on a site. Software, games, music and i would like to share it with people. Does anybody know how i can make a free domain and make money off it when people visit it or when they click ads or something?

One of the questions I see frequently asked on online discussion forums is, \”Can You Really Make Money from Blogging?\” People want to know if there\’s some way to profit from the time they spend maintaining their web logs or personal online journals.

My answer is an emphatic \”YES,\” because I do it… everyday!

Today I\’ll share with you how I do it.

Let me begin by saying that I don\’t make thousands per month from MOST of my blogs. However, I do have many making hundreds. Since I don\’t put in a lot of time maintaining them, and I enjoy blogging, I consider the money a bonus. I blog while sitting in my yard with my laptop (on a wireless connection)… watching the clouds roll by.

Another bonus I get from blogging is that it helps my regular websites that are set up as my \”money machines.\”

The search engines visit my blogs more often than they visit my regular sites, and they follow the links from my blogs pointing to other sites. Some of these links point to my sites, and some point to sites of partners. This does help the search engine rankings of these sites MASSIVELY.

How Do I Monetize My Blogs?

I monetize my blogs by creating blogs on topics people are searching for… and that they are spending money on. I know which niches are hot to an extent based upon what my research proves pay-per-click advertisers are willing to spend their advertising dollars on.

I run Google AdSense ads on my blogs. You can visit www.bloggers-guide-to-profit.com  I simply insert these ads in my menu bar and other strategic places on the webpage. I also experiment with other paid advertising on my blogs.

I sell affiliate products from my blogs. I simply find affiliate products at places like PayDotCom.com and Commission Junction. I incorporate these into my blogs. I do things like product reviews, how-to articles, etc. You can also locate suitable affiliate products by typing your target keywords + \”affiliate program\” at any major search engine. This should point out numerous websites with suitable affiliate programs to you.

How Do I Setup/Host My Blogs?

I have blog hosted on some of my own domains using Moveable Type. This is just one of many great pieces of blogging software. You have other choices… my programmer recommended this one to me.

I also have blogs hosted for free on Blogger.com. I have them on Blogger.com because they are incredibly easy to set up and maintain. A secondary reason I have them on Blogger.com is that Google OWNS Blogger.com and they index webpages hosted on their servers OFTEN and FAST!

The secret to getting Google and Yahoo! to visit your blogs often is a technique called \”blogging and pinging.\” It\’s a method of notifying all of the major search engines, and blog directories, each time that you update your blog. The search engines come to take a look and they follow links from your blog to spider other blogs/sites. It\’s very powerful.

I won\’t go into too many details on blogging and pinging here. If you want more information on that topic I invite you to drop by my free, Internet marketing discussion board and ask any and all questions! It\’s at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Examples of Profitable Blogs?

I know, you want to see examples of profitable blogs

To show you how simple it can be I\’ll show you just ONE. It s less than 2 months old

The problem is that as soon as I show a site to anyone as an example, it\’s instantly ripped off. So, I\’m going to \”sacrifice\” one making me about $60 per day from affiliate product sales and about $20 per day in AdSense revenue. That site is at:
http://cure-nail-fungus.blogspot.com

The above site currently ranks Number 6 on Yahoo for the term \”cure nail fungus.\” It\’s a small niche but one that makes me $2400 per month… just from that one blog.

If you searched on the same term at Google, this site is not very highly ranked. However, THIS page is Num ber4:
http://www.chitterlings.com/no-more-nail-fungus.html

That happens to be one of my pages too I won\’t tell you what ALL I\’m up to on that page… that\’s another article. The technique involves using your own domains to promote affiliate products rather than advertising someone else\’s domain… so it improves your link popularity.

I\’m not going to show more of my blogs because that just invites competition. Instead, I\’m going to answer another question you have to be wondering…

\”How do I find time to maintain all of these blogs, even if they are profitable?\”

Well, first of all, I don\’t really need a lot like the \”sacrificial lamb\” that I showed you above to keep me satisfied.

I do have a number of secret weapons though. One is called Auto logger. You can check it out at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/auto-blogger.html

What Auto logger does is allow me to queue up a number of posts for my various blogs in advance. It lets you queue up \”articles\” which can really be anything you want. Then you tell the software at what frequency to make a post.

My Auto logger account allows me to automatically post to an UNLIMITED number of blogs.

WARNING: A program like Auto logger can get you in trouble if you misuse it! If you use it to spam or abuse the search engines, it\’s just going to get you banned. If you use it to abuse the blog hosts, they\’re just going to delete your blogs.

Here\’s how I use Auto logger:

I have sites where I discuss Internet marketing… as just one example. On these sites I share many of my articles and tidbits. I simply queue up these articles/tidbits to post at a given frequency. This frequency can be a set number of hours, days, weeks, or months. So theoretically, I can set up a blog, pre-schedule 50 posts, and not touch it in months, while it is automatically posted to for the next 50 intervals.

Auto logger even lets you set it to start rotating through the posts again when they run out, if you want to. I personally wouldn\’t do this since you\’d just be posting duplicate content.

Auto logger allows you to insert RSS feeds right into your blog posts. So in addition to posting articles you can also auto-update by adding new RSS feeds at a set interval. Since I HATE sending my traffic to other sites (without reciprocation), these RSS feeds generally pull from MY sites. That way, my traffic is only sent to my other sites.

If you don\’t even feel like queuing up a lot of posts, you can go to a site like Elance.com and hire someone else to do it for you… or just hired your kids to do it for you. It can be as easy as you want to make it.

OK, I\’ve just proven to you that you can make money off of blogs. In-fact, you can make more money than many people make off of their REGULAR websites. It just takes a little thinking outside the box!

It also takes not being too greedy. You can log on www.blog-link-generator.com What I just showed you works for me because I\’m not doing anything that\’s likely to get me banned from the search engines, Google AdSense, Blogger.com, or any affiliate program. It\’s only when you get carried away, and do things that harm the search engines that you \”shoot yourself in the foot.\”

Set up blogs providing useful content. Make regular posts to these blogs but not in a manner that seems unnatural. By that, I mean don\’t auto-post twenty times in an hour, or post every hour for a month! No human can possible post to a blog at these rates for long, so the search engines detect something is \”wrong.\” They don\’t generally prohibit you from using tools to make your job easier… just don\’t get carried away!

There are actually, thousands of people earning a living doing things similar to what I just shared… but with little twists. I\’m meeting up with many of them in New Orleans in September. You\’re invited to join us. We\’ll basically be sharing how we make a fortune off of niche websites and programs such as Google AdSense.

The most effective way to convert your traffic to sales is to make sure that the products and services you are advertising on your website target your visitors. If your site deals with automobiles, trying to market someone else\’s cook book will fail and if I could take a bet, generate zero income.

Proven Income Opportunity:
Working for yourself is great, regardless of whether you are doing it for a bit of extra money or tired of working for your boss. Ironically, entire industries have evolved offering you, me and everyone income opportunities. From stuffing envelopes to MLM, there are a zillion different opportunities to sell people…business opportunities. All and all, it can get pretty confusing.

On the web, there are two proven income opportunity strategies that work over and over. One is a Google program called Adsense. The other is the affiliate program opportunity.

Start your own Business – SEO and Internet Marketing tips:

Search Engine Marketing
Search engine marketing comes down to two areas, pay-per-click and search engine optimization. If you can master both of these areas, you are going to be so far ahead of the competition that it will not be funny. Well, at least for your competitors. Following you will find some general articles on the subject as well as specific articles on pay-per-click and search engine optimization.

Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization, also known as seo, is a critical element of any Internet business. Below you will find articles on search engine optimization that can help you get high rankings

Google Search Engine Optimization
Google controls the vast majority of search traffic on the web. This means Google search engine optimization is critical to the success of your site.

PPC Search Engines
PPC search engines are an integral part of Internet marketing. You can use PPC search engines to generate immediate traffic and test the conversion ratios of your site.

Writing Articles
Imagine there was no internet. How would you market your business to the public? Well, in the days before the internet, you choices included advertising in publications, word of mouth, phone books and flyers. If you were ahead of the game, however, you would write articles for periodicals in exchange for publicity through the mention of your name and business. The internet has created an even bigger opportunity if you are writing articles to promote your site.

Social Networking Sites
Social networking is so new that it is a somewhat dubious affair to write articles on it. As it develops in leaps and bounds, it evolves at the same rate. Nonetheless, the following articles provide the basics, which should remain the status quo for some time to come.

Domain Names
At first glance, you probably think picking domain names is the easiest step involved in starting a site. In truth, domain names are critical in determining whether you will succeed or fail.

Keyword
If ever there was a more misunderstood word than keyword, it is hard to image what it is. Keyword issues are not particularly glamorous, but understanding keywords is critical.

Website Design
Your website design is critical for two primary reasons. First, the design must effectively convert visitors into paying customers. Second, the website design must take into account search engine optimization issues.

RSS Feeds
RSS feeds are one of those things that make the internet such a great place. The following articles on RSS feeds will get you up to speed on this recent development in internet marketing.

Blogs
Only on the web could you possible find a hot subject called blogs. Alas, this is one subject you want to pay attention to. Blogs serve many purposes and you can use them to make money.

Making Money Off Other Sites
As nasty as it may sound, the web is an incestuous place. If you know what you are doing, you can take advantage of this and make money off of other sites.

Great Tips on Internet Marketing
As with any business, the profit is in the details. Following are great tips on Internet marketing and general e-commerce that will get you ahead of your competition.

Start Your Own Internet Businesses
For many business areas, the Internet has set a new standard and changed the playing field. To take advantage, you need to know how to start a web site.

Internet Marketing Information
If your business is going to be a success, you are going to need help. The following articles are packed full of internet marketing information.

There are a few simple steps you need to take in order to start making money online. Take your time to get these steps right and you will be heading for a successful internet business. Ok, you are ready to get started, what to do first?

Step one is formulating a detailed plan to bring you online success. Having a plan will allow you to prepare for any obstacles you may face down the road. It will also give you an idea of what you need to do to get where you want to be. Within your plan you should include what product you want to promote, who your target market is and how you will generate traffic to your site.

Once you have come up with a plan, you will need to go about finding a domain name that reflects your business identity. A domain name is the URL or internet address that people type into their browser to visit your site. You want to make it perfectly clear to people what they can expect to find at your site. Within the domain name you should include your company name, the product name, or any keywords you will be targeting on your site.

After selecting the perfect domain name it is time to find a web hosting company. The web hosting company is the company that will keep your web site up and running so you can start making money online. Take the time to find a safe and reliable company. You do not want an unreliable hosting partner as this could effect the uptime of your website.

Once you have taken care of the first three phases, it is time to start creating your web site. This entails creating fresh and enticing content and visually appealing graphics. Make sure to integrate the two smoothly so there is a good balance. You want your site to look professional while still being lively.

It is essential to begin marketing your site as soon as it is up and running. If you wait for the site to be developed further you are delaying the potential business you could be generating now. Updating your site will be an ongoing project, in fact the best websites are always updated regularly, however until you start marketing you will have no business coming in.

Finally, the most important step to start making money online is looking after your clients with the best customer care you can offer. Having success online is dependant on your ability to deliver excellent customer service. Take the time to address every visitor\’s needs promptly. You will be surprised at what quality customer service can do for your business. Over time you will begin to build relationships, which leads to return customers and further business. Personal contact will take you a long way on the internet.

Chances are, yes this is a numbers game. You have spent more time then anyone else learning how to make money. You are probably half way there. What I mean is from all those other ebooks you have read and websites you religiously read and not to mention the crazy amount of cash you have spent signing up for multiple programs and systems.

Then chances are you have some what of an idea of how things work (How it\’s done) how people make money online. You are self educated.

You are only a few steps away from making big bucks and you just need a little guidance to get you started on your way. You probably have a blog or two maybe even a website, you\’ve heard of Google Adsense and know that you can make a lot of cash using it. You\’ve probably got it all set up almost just right, but nothing is happening. You check your Google Adsense earrings everyday still no money earned, you check your Clickbank account still no sales, you even check

your visitor stats, and still see the same old thing, no visitors. Your wondering, is it true, how can I make money, how come it\’s not working, I\’ve been at it for months.

Well if you can agree and relate to all that then, yes it\’s true your almost there. Because all those lessons, articles and ebooks you read are about to pay off.

A lot of people are struggle just like you when comes to how to make money using their computer. But let me tell you if your that determined and your constantly trying to educate yourself. Then it will happen, you will become successful.

Questions:

Is your blog or website niche associated? Here is a great tip. Your address (Domain name) should always have the niche your targeting in the address.

Example; Say I want to get involved into selling dictionary\’s, I want the word \”Dictionary\” in my domain name, now if that domain name is available I would snatch that up quick, but chances are it\’s not. So the best way to go, would be to get a domain name that has the word \”Dictionary\” in it. Something like \”Dictionaryonline.com\” or \”Dictionarystore.com\” The reason this is very important is because it will help you rank well from the beginning and also help the search engines rank you higher for the suggested niche. That\’s one fundamental lesson you need to

know when it come to learning how to make money.

Is your blog or website keyword rich? Here is another great tip. Your site or blog and each page should always have the keywords you are relating to in your niche.

Example; Say you are targeting coffee cups as a niche. You would want to make sure that the keywords you choose like \”how to make money selling coffee cups\” and other keywords you want, would be on your page,site or blog multiple times but not to much (you can always learn about keyword density, It\’s a must) so that the search engines rank you higher.

Conclusion: There is a lot of material to learn when you want to know how to make money using your computer or laptop. Thinking you have got it all done and that you know everything is one way to become a loser very quickly.

Because sometimes the rules change. You need to be on your feet all the time and stay updated with the new the ways of how to make money constantly. But once you get use to the way of things, then in no time you and your site will become successful.

If your question is how can I make money online? The answer is you can make money online in several ways. The internet has become a virtual marketplace where who play their cards right can make huge sums of money. Some online businesses require very little investment while others require huge investments. The popular online social network Facebook was originally started on a very small scale. Recently, Microsoft Paid $240 million to acquire a 1.6% stake in the company. You can have that kind of luck too. You too can become a millionaire by doing business online. Some online businesses can be operated from home while others require a warehouse. Many people around the world have always dreamt of owning their own business one day. But they would have been unable to do so due to the investment and resources required. If you are one of those people, you can now realize your dream. The internet allows you to own and operate your own business without the hassle of a large initial investment. There are several ways in which you can make money online. Some of them are discussed in this article. You can make money online by becoming an online retailer. You can make a handsome profit by retailing goods online. You can also make some extra money on shipping charges. First, you must decide the products you are going to sell online. Then, you must find a stockiest and get the amount of goods you require initially. Launch your website and advertise your products in a manner that would induce potential customers to visit your website. Use keywords that make your products sound irresistible. Search Engine Optimization will help to increase traffic to your website. If you find it difficult and cumbersome to maintain inventory, do not worry. You can still make money online by becoming a virtual landlord. You can charge monthly fees or fees per transaction from other retailers for marketing their products on your website. You can allow other retailers to rent marketing space on your website and charge fees from them. This is turning out to be quite a lucrative business. Amazon.com made quite a profit from virtual land lording. Another way in which you can make money online is by selling virtual real estate. Like tangible real estate, you can buy domain names (\”virtual plots\”) which are not being used at present and sell them to interested buyers. In order to attract buyers, run tests and find out which keywords are more likely to show up on the first page of search engine results. Then you can market your domain names. The domain names which have the most likelihood of getting sold are those names which are short, specific and sweet. You can make a handsome profit by selling domain names. It is a must that you know how you can make money online. In this era of internet marketing and online money making, only if you are fast and adaptable can you survive.