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How to Make Money Online with a Website:
“All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.” -Napoleon Hill
Can you believe that some people make hundreds of thousands of dollars per month simply by managing a popular website? Well, some do just that and have become millionaires doing it. Why not? These days, creating & managing your own website is not only inexpensive, but also very simple. With companies such as Godaddy®, hosting plans for a basic website can be as low as $3.99/month. The domain names, of course, are just $1.99/year. With less than a $10 investment, you could be earning hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of thousands per month with a website. To start making money with a website, you have to first buy & domain and hosting plan, and then design a site.
There are tons of companies online offering domain registration & hosting plans. I use Godaddy® because they offer low prices and reliable service. To buy a domain name, just use the same steps as listed earlier. Remember to get the best name & preferable a name relevant to your website. For hosting packages, I would go with either a Website tonight plan or the basic plans (if you already have website design software). Remember, you can download free website design software on our website (WildTips.com) under the free software category.
Start small, you can always expand & add features later. After you have purchased your domain & hosting package, you can start designing a site. With the help of computer software, building a basic website is almost as easy as writing an email. There is a large selection of website design software on the market, but the most popular software programs to use are: Website Tonight®, Microsoft FrontPage® 2003, and Dreamweaver® (8). Website Tonight® is user-friendly and great for beginners. I would recommend Kompozer above all others–it is free and available for instant download on our site, and has most features you need to successfully design a site.
Also, it is included with some of Godaddy’s® web hosting packages. So if you use them for hosting, then you can use the Website Tonight® to design your site. FrontPage® 2003 is my personal favorite, although it has since been replaced with Web Expressions. I eventually stopped using Frontpage, and switched over to Kompozer (free on this site). The main advantage with FrontPage is that it is set up like Microsoft Word® and it generates html code for you while you design it. Dreamweaver® 8 is probably the best software; however, it is best suited for advanced users (it is also the most expensive costing around $300). You can also usually download most of the software mentioned online for free, however, it will only be a trial version. I would download and try the Kompozer software that I give free on this site. It is really a robust and reliable program for designing HTML, CSS and other web pages.
Once you have decided on design software, you can start building you site. Take time to plan the layout & organization of your site beforehand. Think about the site’s main purpose, and how you plan on making money with it. You can then use the software to develop your basic site. Then you can start to grow it, and market your site to earn money. There are plenty of resources if you need help during the design phase. Libraries carry a huge selection of books dedicated to helping you with any technical designing details (such as specific software “how-to’s”, html codes, etc). Also, we have a huge selection of neat animations, pictures, and html codes that you can add to your site or auction for a more appealing look. Just visit our website at http://www.wildtips.com and check out the HTML Codes or Animations. If you get stuck or need additional technical help, you can always email your hosting company for technical support.
When designing your site, remember to use plenty of links, pictures, animations, colors, and good textual content. This will not only make your site look more professional, but it will get it better rankings in the search engines (which will get you more visitors). Also, Paypal® has free shopping carts & “buy it now” buttons that you can place on your site to accept payments. To take advantage of these buttons, go to
http://www.paypal.com and log into your account. Then click on the “Merchant Services” tab. This will bring up all of the neat features that Paypal® offers such as “buy it now” buttons & shopping carts. Inserting a “buy it now” button is simple. You simply enter in the information (such as price of item, name of item, etc.) and Paypal® will generate a unique html code that you can easily copy & paste onto your webpage. You can then immediately accept payments from credit cards, Paypal® accounts, & more.
Now that you know a few basic resources on how to set up a basic website and start accepting payments, you can now start making money with it. How would you like to be earning easy money every month, by writing simple “how-to” information, posting videos, sharing recipes, making music, telling jokes, writing an online journal or opinion, or more? There are tons of websites out there earning money doing just that! How? They are doing this by generating website traffic, and then selling advertising space on it.
To sell advertising space on a website, you can either sign up with a company that pays you commissions based on clicks and/or ad banner displays, or you can sell space directly to individuals. The best companies to use for selling based on clicks are: Google Adsense® (http://www.google.com/adsense), Fastclick® (http://www.fastclick.com), Yahoo® (http://publisher.yahoo.com), Commission Junction (http://www.cj.com/) and many more. These sites allow you to insert text ads & banners into your website, which can earn you money based on clicks, page impressions, or visits.
To sign up with a company, just visit their website, sign up for an advertising program and copy & paste the HTML code they provide into your website. You can always sell banners or links to individuals also for additional sources of revenue. Below is an example of Google® text ads that are being displayed on a website.
Another way to make money with a website is by selling your own products and/or services. Have a product? Then sell it on your website. Don’t have one? You can always make one at home! You could literally sell just about anything you can imagine such as funny t-shirts, bumper stickers, home-made candles, pictures, crafts- just use your imagination. You could also sell a service. Perhaps you are a great writer– offer to edit papers or write columns or an advertising “sales pitch.” Have any specialized knowledge? Then you could sell your own consulting services. Also, always remember that you can always sell the website itself. Just like with domains, you could sell the domain & the entire html on your site to someone else (and some sell for big bucks)! As long as it is legal, you have no limits to what you can accomplish or how much money you can make!
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This post was written by Ben on May 28, 2009
