How To Make Money on the internet

Make Money on the internet with a website:The Basics

First: Start with an idea
Your new website has to be about something - anything. Virtually any subject you can think up has millions of potential 'visitors' that would be interested in seeing your website. Some of the most simple ideas have turned into very successful websites - for example: Tropical fish, auto repairs, photography or even pet grooming. If your idea is unique, for example if you are an expert on repairing antique Fiats and you want to make a website about how to repair or restore them, you have a unique 'niche' which although there may be less potential visitors, you will probably get a larger percentage of those visitors because there will be fewer websites about antique Fiat repair to compete with.

The point is - choose a subject that you know, that you are passionate about and enjoy, and jump in! What do you have to loose? Sure you might have to make very small investment (probably less than $100) to get started with a web-server host, but if you think of your new website as just a new hobby or a new learning experience you're probably getting-off pretty cheap! How much did that new bicycle cost, or that new computer? Far less then the $100 (or less) to create your new website I'll bet!

Choosing an Internet Website "host":
Inexpensive 'shared' website hosting services
A 'shared' web hosting company provides web servers and an internet connection shared by more than one customer. They provide full functionality and usually large amounts of storage for your website, yet are still only a few dollars per month. 'Shared' web hosts are usually the best choice for most non-commercial web sites because of the low cost.

Because of the balance of low-price and high reliability, this website began on a shared web host. Our first host, PowWeb.com is highly recommended as a low-priced ($3-$8 per month depending on the plan and promotion), easy way to start your own website. PowWeb offers pre-made website templates, they are very easy to setup, and have very good customer support.

Other low-cost Internet Website hosts:

There are many Internet website hosting providers to choose from. Web.com is another very good, lower-cost web-hosting company providing 1-click website setup, multiple email addresses 24/7 support as well as many other features not provided by the less-expensive companies, all for less than $20/month. Web.com offers features that PowWeb.com does not, so depending on what you need (for example, more storage if you plan on uploading a lot of photographs to your website) Web.com might be a better choice for your needs, even though it costs a few more dollars per month.

www.Web.com
Dedicated website hosts
A dedicated web-hosting company provides highly reliable and high speed internet web servers and dedicated internet connections. These industrial-strength services are extremely fast and reliable, but can also be very expensive. Companies like iPowerWeb.com offer good priced dedicated web servers - meaning that you own or lease the entire web server

Unless you plan to hit the bigtime right off the bat, I would recommend a 'shared' service such as Web.com or Powweb.com because of the lower price.

Self Internet Website Hosting
Hosting an internet web server of your own requires a high speed connection to the internet and expertise in firewall and security configuration, and can quickly become a full time job. Because of the level of expertise required and because most internet service providers (cable and DSL) prohibit the use of web servers on non-business internet connection accounts, trying to host your own web-server is not recommended.

Web page creation software
Some web hosts such as PowWeb and Web.com allow you to easily create web pages using sivery easy to use web-based editing tools, know as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors. This type of page creation is no more complicated than using word-processing software and all you need is a web browser. The trade-off is that the type of pages you can create is somewhat limited. Most virtual web-hosting companies including PowWeb and Web.com will also allow you to use web-page creation software of your own such as Microsoft Front Page, Dreamweaver, or other web site building programs. You will need to purchase and learn how to use your web-page editing software, but this will give you more control and capabilities in the long run. Hosts such as Web.com and PowWeb.com also offer great pre-made and easy to setup website templates that make creating your website even easier.

Choosing a Domain Name
Once you know what your website will be about you will have to choose a Domain Name. The domain name is the "dot" Com name that your website will have (for example: restoringFiats.com). The domain name you choose should be easy to remember, and should be relatable to your website in some way. The domain name itself will cost you a few dollars, but the cost is usually included when you sign up with a web-hosting company. Both Web.com and PowWeb.com make it very easy to choose your domain name when you signup for your hosting service. The entire process of choosing your domain name AND ordering your website hosting service will probably take you less than 10 minutes - it's really that easy.

The fun part: Make MONEY on the internet with your website!
The two common ways to make money with your website are selling products or selling advertising. I will focus on selling advertising since it's easy, free, and ANY website can do it.

Google AdSense
Google's AdSense has revolutionized the way people make money on the Internet and is by far the easiest way to make money online. Now virtually any website can make money, with virtually no limits to what you can earn! Google Adsense automatically delivers "targeted" text ads to your website giving your readers what they are looking for. For example: If you have a website about how to make money on the Internet, Google Adsense will display advertisements about creating websites, making money on the internet, or web hosting solutions.

Google Adsense is FREE and easy to use!
Signing up for Google Adsense is absolutely free and takes only a few minutes. Simply fill out a form online to create your account and you're done. After your account is created, simply copy & paste your ad-code onto your website and start making money online! It is literally that easy. Of course how well you do and how much money you make depends on many factors, mainly the amount of traffic & visitors that come to your website. A website that gets a #1 or #2 search result in Google or Yahoo can easily get many thousands of visitors per day, and earn thousands of dollars per month.

After building your website make it easy to find

The key to making money with your website is traffic (people traffic, not automoblie traffic). The more people that come to your website (traffic), the more money you can make from advertisers. The key to getting people to your website is Search Engine Optimization. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of getting your website into search engines (such as Yahoo and Google) and getting it listed at the top of the search engine results pages (SERPs). If you build a website about Widgets, you want to be sure that anyone searching on Yahoo or Google for "Widgets" sees your webpage at the number one position, and not some other webpage.

Basic Steps of SEO
Submit your website to DMOZ.ORG. DMOZ is the 'mother' of Internet Directores
Submit your website to the major search engines: Google, Yahoo and MSN. All the major search engines allow you to submit your site so they can start adding your pages into their search index.
Solicit links from other websites to your website. When a site links to your site, it's like a 'vote' that your website has good content. Search engines take into account how many other sites link to your site when deciding what to list in the SERPs. Links from other sites also make it easier for search engines to find your website
Read and learn! There are entire books, websites and forums dedicated to making websites "search engine friendly". Two good sources are www.webmasterworld.com and www.digitalpoint.com.


Advertising For Your Website or Blog
Got your website all setup but want to bring even more visitors FAST? Then paid-advertising might be the best option.

Google AdWords
Google's Adwords service is by far the largest and most effective internet-based advertising system on the web today. Using Adwords, website publishers can display simple, easy to create text ads that are displayed on Google's search-page results and on websites in the Adsense publishing network. With Adwords your advertisement be in front of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of internet users in minutes. Advertising with Adwords is very easy and signing up is free, and most advertisers only pay when someone clicks on their advertisement. If you sell a product on your website, Adwords is an almost guaranteed way to bring targeted traffic (people looking for your product) in minutes.



Add new content (pages & stuff) and lots of it, then wait
After creating your website and learning SEO, the next step is to wait (unless you opt for paid advertising). It can take anywhere from weeks to months for the search engines to begin listing your website. Use this time to add unique and interesting pages and information to your website and keep it growing.

Earning money with your website will take some time: Use the time to your advantage
As I stated above, it can take time before you start getting people (traffic) to your website. Use this time to learn more about making your site better, and make it better. Making money with a website is not a get-rich scheme, and it takes hard work, dedication and patience, but the payoff can be well worth it. If you're not into building a website to generate money, it can be a fun, inexpensive and rewarding hobby.

Quick Summary:
Decide what your website will be about - the more unique, the better

Get an inexpensive "host" - Web.com or PowWeb.com

Build your website

Sign-up for adverting to generate income (optional)

Advertise or just "get the word out"

Have fun!