Monday, March 16, 2009

Methods In Monetizing Websites For Quick Cash

By Chris Channing

Websites are easily on of the easiest means of making money over the Internet. Best yet, it isn't just supplemental income: one can easily make a full-time income from the Internet following several methods of monetizing. If the technological skills are present, start putting them to work to start building your Internet fortune while there is still opportunity.

PPC ad agencies are the most abundant of all companies developed to syndicate ads. This is because the PPC ad, or pay per click ad, is the most fair to webmasters. And in the end, webmasters are the ones who decide what types of ads they are going to serve to their users. PPC ads are generally unobtrusive, pay fairly well under normal pretenses, and are most easily implemented.

If you think you'd like a little more cash per visitor interested in an ad, affiliate marketing may be your niche. Affiliate marketing allows a webmaster to sell a product that another business is selling. By clicking through an ad on the webmaster's website, and then successfully buying a service or product on the next page, the webmaster obtains a percent of the total sale. The payout varies based on overall cost, but tends to be more than the average PPC ad.

The easiest money made in website optimization is done through selling links. Link sales are great for websites that have a high ranking in top search engines. Advertisers will pay top dollar to get their links indexed on such pages, since search engines decide that a popular website only links to other credible or likewise popular websites.

Running a newsletter is another good option for webmasters. A newsletter that is opt-in can be used to keep visitors updated on your website, but also to serve ads in the process. One may also sell a list of subscribers to third parties, given that the privacy policy states that this is being done before you do it. Never try to deceive opt-in subscribers or your website's reputation will quickly diminish to nothing.

If you are having trouble getting good advertisers, you may wish to look into increasing your traffic. In doing so, you will be better able to sell independent ads, obtain a higher amount of "clicks" or impressions, and get more leads on affiliate marketing projects you may be running. Buying traffic is also possible through methods such as Google Adwords, or via Internet marketing services.

Final Thoughts

Monetizing a website is always a great way to get some extra spending cash- or even replace one's job entirely. Just remember that putting too much effort into the process may make a website look too much like a "spam" website- which may hurt the website more than it benefits it. - 15246

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