Anywhere you turn today you’ll find websites shouting
at you about the millions you can make from Google’s
Adsense, Yahoo Publisher Network, or some other PPC program.
Self proclaimed Guru’s with sales pages spouting riches
beyond your wildest dreams if you’ll only shell out $147
for their ‘secret’.
But is there really a ‘secret’ method to making
a living online? Not if you take a look at what the serious
earners are doing. I’m not talking about the above mentioned,
so called ‘Gurus’, I’m talking about the big
boys and girls. Men and Women that are way too busy to tell you how they are making
a fortune. What are they busy doing you might ask? They’re
building websites. Lots of them. Quietly, in the background,
they are making millions.
So before you bill that $147 to the old Mastercard, let’s
talk about a plan that might actually work for you.
So where to begin? Why at the beginning of course. Let’s
assume that you’re totally new to the whole concept of
an online business. Let’s build your Adsense or other
PPC website from scratch.
Before you do anything, you must decide on what kind
of website you’d like to have. Is it going to be
an informational site? Something fun, like a joke site?
Or maybe centered around a hobby or business you have offline?
Whatever you decide on, please, make it something you’re
interested in. If you build a site strictly because someone
told you that a site centered around ‘web hosting’
will make you the most money, you’ll be very disappointed
in the long run. The reason is simple. Do you know anything
about ‘web hosting’? Does it interest you enough
to do any kind of research on it? If not then you’re
going to have one heck of a tough time when it comes to
actually promoting your site and getting surfers to it.
Yes, it can be done, but it’s a lot easier if you pick
something you’re at least familiar with.
A domain name. Your WWW address on the web. ( http://www.thegiftedone.com
is one of mine btw) There are many different schools of
thought when it comes to domain names, so I won’t go
into it in this article. Let’s just say that you should
pick a domain that you like, that at least in some way pertains
to your topic. Don’t register Bizoooooogle.com and
plan on making it into an empire. Register something that
reflects the topic of your website.
A website. Yes, the actual website must exist.
So here’s where some work or some money might come
into play. If you have the technical skills, then obviously,
build it yourself. If you don’t, then you’re going
to have to hire someone to build it for you. Might I suggest
that you contact me for such services; [email protected]
, shameless plug I know, but I’ve built hundreds of
PPC oriented websites for people, and I can help you too.
But if you want to be successful with Adsense or Yahoo Publisher,
then just any website won’t do. Your going to have to
do several things. The main focus is that the website must
be targeted and optimized for your target. If you’re
building a site focused on ‘Caribbean Travel’ then you really
don’t want information on the local Motel 6. When building
your website, stay on target, stay on the topic, it will pay
off in the long run.
So now. Your website is done. Online. Looks great. When do
the millions of dollars start rolling in? I know this sounds
crazy, but I get asked questions like this every day. People
just assume that as soon as their new website is up, the work
is done. But I must tell you, at this point it hasn’t
even started. Let me break this to you gently…. All your
shiny new website is… drum roll please…. It’s
an AD. Yes, it’s simply a big advertisement, put up to
attract visitors who in turn click your Adsense links, or
Yahoo Publisher links, or some other PPC. The point is this. Your website is worth nothing if you choose
not to promote your website/ad. Contrary to what many of the
‘Gurus’ say, you cannot just sit back and wait for
that number one listing in Google to come thru. You must promote.
If you would like to learn more about Adsense, YPN, or any
other PPC oriented website, and more importantly, how to promote
this type of affiliate website, there’s just too much
to cover in this article. So I’ve set up a forum at
http://www.affiliatewebsitedesign.com
Let me be frank. The magic software or ‘secret method’
to riches simply does not exist. The internet is just like
the rest of the real world, your online business success is
going to take work. So come join us and learn about what does
work.
