| Now that you have a site how
do you generate Internet revenue?
After your site is built you have several options for making
money. If you are selling products or services use Google
Checkout for an easy to use check-out system. To keep it
really simple you can go with an affiliate or ad network.
I use both Google Adsense and Commission Junction to earn
revenue from my Web sites.
This site earns revenue from Google Adsense. Google
Adsense supplies you with easy to add contextual and graphical
ads. You select the size and color scheme and place them
on your site. Then you sit back and make money when visitors
click on the ads. You can click here to
If your site isn't ready please bookmark this page and sign
up from here later.
To ensure that you are approved make sure your site
is complete and all your links and images work before you
apply. After you have accounts follow all the rules
in the terms of service agreement because Google will cancel
your account if you don't. One of the biggies to remember
with Google Adsense is to avoid clicking on your own ads.
Another option for making money with your site is to get
a Commission Junction account. You have more control over
the ads than with Google adsense, but it takes more sophistication.
I advise starting with Google Adsense and moving up to CJ
after a few months.
So, "how do I make the most money possible with
my advertisers?" you might ask. There are several
tips for optimizing your Google Adsense ads, but the best
tip I can give you is to test, test, test. Everyone has
opinions about what works, but you will learn what works
for yourself by trying out different things. Play with the
color of your ads, the placement; test different copy, change
your images; and test some more.
How long before I start to make money?
If you get traffic to your site you can make money the
first month. It may only be a few dollars - I think I made
about $16 my first month - but as your sites expand and
you gain experience this number will increase. The biggest
problem I see with new Internet entrepreneurs is that they
want instant gratification and are not patient. Keep at
it and keep trying new things. You will get it right if
you keep at it.
The media has bombarded us with stories of folks that
have become online billionaires, but those people are rare,
and the reality is that an Internet business take times
and attention to become successful - just like any business.
The advantage of an Internet business website is that you
can get away from it when you want. If you decide to take
a vacation your site will wait. If you want to take a risk
you can usually do so without a huge expense. And, in the
end, if you fail, you have only lost a few hundred dollars
and some time. Of course, if you do fail, you've probably
learned so much from it that you will succeed the next go
round.
I hope this guide helps you. There's a lot more to learn,
but the best way to learn is to just get started. I have
a list of a few Web sites below that I visit often that
will be helpful to you as well. If this information has
helped you I hope that you will link back to me from your
Web sites and send this to your friends that are interested
in making money online.
Best of luck
- Scott Thompson
Shoemoney.com
Clickfire.com
SearchEngineWatch.com
DigitalPoint.com
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