Ways to Make Money Online and in Real Life !!!

Make Money With A Topical Article Directory

2010-12-03T04:20:00.000-08:00

Have you ever heard of article directories? If you have you’ll know they are stuffed full of articles on all kinds of subjects. They are also available for free so that anyone can download articles to put on their own websites.
So how exactly can you make money with one of these sites? After all if you’re not charging authors to list their content with you and no one is paying for it, there wouldn’t seem to be any actual money in it… would there?

Article directories are one of the best ways to get seen online. By writing and submitting lots of articles relating to your own particular business niche you will gain a great amount of exposure – and if you decide to run your own site you will get many more benefits as well.
The first thing you will notice with many article directories is that they get tons of traffic. If you can start your own by putting some of your own articles on it you’ll soon attract loads of authors who will want to post their own on there as well.
The first step is to find some article directory software to download. This is essential to be able to design and maintain your website, and needless to say you will need to think of a good domain name for your article directory, as well as getting hosting for it. You can sometimes find this software offered legitimately for free, and the best place to look is on some of the article directories themselves.
The way you will make money with an article directory is to sign up to Google Adsense and plug your code into every page of your site. What will happen is that topical adverts will appear next to every article you publish on your site, so that topical articles on business will have relevant adverts displayed next to them, and topical articles on the internet will again have appropriate adverts appearing next to them too. On and on it goes, through each topical category and article on your site. The more articles you publish the more ads are served!
Even though most ads will only get you a cent or two for each click through, just imagine the number of click throughs you could get when you have thousands of articles displayed in all kinds of subjects on your article directory. With the right software you could soon be making a mint for very little work at all.
One point to bear in mind – make sure you choose a good web host that will automatically upgrade you to the next level of hosting when your traffic goes above a certain level. You could be getting a lot more traffic than you bargained for!
And don’t forget that thousands of people every day could be seeing the home page of your directory. That means that if you have an advert you could put there that would interest them, you are likely to make a lot of sales from that too. Sign up as an affiliate for a specific product and watch the commissions roll in.
So perhaps it’s time you started thinking about creating your own directory? Leave us a comment in the box below and then get started!

Make Money With A Retail Website

2010-12-03T04:19:00.001-08:00

Selling goods online has been the route to success for many a small business that started on the kitchen table. The beauty of this money making idea is that you can start off as small as you like and build up as and when you have the funds to do so.
But don’t you have to have pots of cash to get started and you don’t need to clear out the spare room to make way for all the stock either. Read on to find out how it’s done from scratch.

So what would you like to sell? Whatever your interests are you can bet there are other people out there who want to buy items related to those interests, and those are the people you need to reach with your website.
To get your website in the first place you’ll need to either have one designed for you (the expensive option) or get a do it yourself kit (the cheap option). The do it yourself version is good enough to start with; once you’ve built up some sales and can afford a makeover then you can get a professional to design one for you. Just make sure your DIY version can handle a shopping cart and secure ordering.
Once you’ve got your website you need stock to sell from it. You can go for the easy option here and enrol with one or two dropshipping sites; all you need to do then is post details of each item on your site and pass the orders along to the dropshipper when you make a sale.
But in truth you will make the biggest profits selling your own stock, so start looking for wholesalers that sell the kind of items you are looking for. For the biggest success try and concentrate on a particular niche – for example you could sell pet accessories, toys, bedding, fishing equipment and so on. By picking one niche and choosing a domain name which fits with that niche the keywords in the item descriptions on your site will get you ranked higher in Google and entice more people to come and take a look at your site.
Promote your website wherever you can, and make sure you get orders dispatched quickly to keep your customers happy. Provide a packing note, a re-order form and details of some of your other products in with every order you send out to encourage further sales.
It’s best to stick with a small line of products to begin with, and then reinvest your profits into more stock as and when you start to grow. Don’t forget you will have web hosting to pay for each month, although this tends to be a fairly small amount.
By starting slowly and learning as you go along you will be far more likely to succeed in the long term, since you won’t grow too fast and run out of money as a result. And don’t give up – even the most successful websites had to start somewhere! It can take a while to build up your stock and your customer base, but once you have you’ll be well on the road towards regular profits.
Why not leave your comments below? And once you’ve done so, start thinking about what your own retail website could sell. You might be sitting on a lucrative idea…

Make Money With A Local Business Directory

2010-12-03T04:18:00.001-08:00

If you like the idea of making some money offline then this idea could be for you. If you have ever needed to call on the services of a local business of any type then you will know how difficult it can be to find someone trustworthy and reliable exactly when you need them.
This is where you come in. If you can create a directory of local businesses to distribute around your local area you can potentially make a lot of money in doing so. And there are several different ways you can go about it.

Most of us have moved home at some point and when it comes to settling in and finding the local services that we need it can be tricky. If only someone was there and waiting with a list of local services and businesses that everyone needs at some time or another.
I’m sure you can see that if you could create a directory like this and get the local realtors to agree to give away a copy to each and every person who bought a property in their area, you could soon have a lucrative business on your hands. The realtors could even keep a stack of your booklets in a prominent place in their offices.
Now you might be wondering how you could make money from this if the directories are given away for free, but most businesses would gladly pay to be introduced to new people in their neighborhood. What you would do is charge businesses for their advert and details to appear in your directory, and make sure that the charge will cover the cost of printing it – with some left over for you on top of course.
Make sure you get a few quotes for printing costs; if the printer is local ask if they would give you a discount in return for including their own advert in the directory.
Another way to do this is to create a directory that you could simply deliver door to door, or pay someone else to deliver them for you. You would still charge people to have their adverts included in each issue, and you can come up with advertising packages where people can save money if they advertise for longer.
Once you get your head around the idea you could come up with several different ideas for themed directories, such as ones based on eateries, essential services such as doctors and dentists, and home services. You could even expand into neighboring areas as well as maintaining a directory for your own area.
The key to success here is to make sure you keep all the details of the advertisers current. You would need to set up a system whereby advertisers should let you know if anything changes and their details change, otherwise the directory could soon become out of date. Think about releasing a new issue every few months, or perhaps even every month if you want to keep it fresh and deliver it door to door all the time.
If your brain is now firing up with ideas, why not start writing some of them down? Add your comments below before you make your first steps into local publishing though! Good luck.

Make Money Using Expired Domains To Set Up Pay Per Post Blogs

2010-12-03T04:17:00.001-08:00

Expired domains can mean big money for you if you know which ones to look for. But there is more than one way to make money from them, and starting a blog is one of the best ones when it comes to attracting traffic and making money from it.
But how do you get started? You’ll be pleased to know it’s fairly easy to get going, and once you’re used to the process you can set up more than one blog to really rake in the cash.

So you want to make money blogging? This is one of the best ways to do it. Firstly you need to look for an expired domain (we’ll assume you’re going to set up a single blog here, although once you’ve gone through the process once you’ll be setting up more in no time). These are easy to find – all you need to do is type ‘how to find expired domains’ into a search engine and you’ll get plenty of results for websites that allow you to search for a specific keyword for free.
Once you found one for a keyword that is likely to gain a lot of traffic, you need to buy it. Go to the cheapest source you can find for domain names and make sure you can register plenty with them, since you’ll be buying a few more once you realize how easy this is to do!
Your next task is to set up a good quality blog which relates to the keyword(s) in the domain name. This is very important since it will be necessary to be accepted into the Pay Per Post program once your blog is thirty days old, and if you break any of their rules (which include not writing original posts and only sticking to posts that are there for the primary purpose of making money) your blog won’t be accepted. So long as you write some good and original content that is there simply to help and inform others about your subject, you should be fine.
The thirty day period also gives you the chance to make sure you have put at least ten posts on your blog (the minimum requirement) and started to attract some traffic as well.
Once you’ve reached that stage – and been accepted into the Pay Per Post program – you can start blogging for money. This works by accepting an opportunity to blog about a product or service which is relevant to the subject of your blog. Every blog post you accept and are paid for can be worth a minimum of $5 to you – and sometimes a lot more.
So you can see what the next step will be, can’t you? You’ll need to have completed ten successful posts to your blog before you can think about getting another one approved with them, but that gives you plenty of time to find another expired domain name on a popular subject that you can set up another blog with.
After a while you’ll get used to which subjects pay the most on Pay Per Post, so you can maximize your earnings while expanding your knowledge of fertile subjects. And don’t forget that you can still add your own affiliate links to your blogs as well, just so long as every post you make isn’t designed to bring in money for you.
Fancy getting started? Well before you do, why not post a comment in the form below? Then you’re free to go domain hunting and see what you can find…

Make Money Taking Photographs And Selling Them As Stock Photos

2010-12-03T04:16:00.001-08:00

If you are any good with a camera then there are people out there on the internet who may well be interested in your photos. Provided you know where to go and you know what you need to submit, you could already be sitting on a huge amount of potential revenue.
And there is nothing stopping you from taking even more pictures to suit the needs of the people looking for them, so grab your camera and your computer and get started. Read on to find out more…
If you are often online you’ll probably be aware of the existence of stock photos. These are held by a number of websites which offer them – either for free or for a fee – to anyone else who wants them. And you would be surprised at how many people do want them!

Webmasters need them for their websites; publishers need them to illustrate books, articles and courses, and some people just want to create their own screensaver from a selection of photos they particularly like.
That’s where you come in. While websites that hold stock photos already have thousands in stock, they also have thousands of visitors every day who are looking for the right shot – and yours could be the one they want.
The most important thing to remember is to read through the requirements of each website carefully before submitting anything. Some of these sites don’t pay their photographers at all so you’ll need to be sure you’ll earn something from it. Most of them also have very precise submission rules that you need to follow in order to get your pictures accepted. Don’t worry too much about these, since if you know a reasonable amount about photography they shouldn’t present too much of a problem.
Once you’ve found a website you like, you need to think about what kind of photos to send in. There may be restrictions posed by the site itself, but other than this you should think about branding yourself in some way. If you can stand out from the thousands of other photographers on the site you’ll sell more photos, so it makes sense to play to your strengths and make sure you concentrate on a particular subject area rather than trying to appeal to anyone and everyone.
If you have two strengths that you’d like to promote, the best plan can be to join two different sites and have a different username for each one. That way people won’t link the two names together and you can brand yourself as an expert wildlife photographer on one, and an expert still life photographer on the other. It also doubles your chances of making new sales!
While we are on the subject of sales, it’s a simple mathematical truth that the more photos you display on these sites, the more sales you are going to make. Aim for as many as possible but only ever submit the best photos you have, otherwise they may be rejected.
The great thing about stock photos is that people will be paying a small fee for using the photo. They are not buying it outright. What this means is that you could have two thousand photos on a particular site, make two thousand five hundred sales in a year… and still have two thousand photos available for downloading!
This makes it a great automated stream of income that will keep on coming in month after month, once you have set it up and uploaded your photos initially. All that remains for you to do is to take some more photos and add those on as and when you can.
As far as money making opportunities on the internet go, this is one of the best if you have any photographic ability. Leave us a comment below and then go and see which site you like the look of – it could be the start of something big.

Make Money Stuffing Envelopes In Your Own Home

2010-12-03T04:15:00.000-08:00

If the alarm bells started going off when you read that headline, I wouldn’t be surprised. That’s because one of the biggest scams that you’ll see advertised both online and off is to do with envelope stuffing. You’re normally asked to send a fee to get all the details and learn how to do it – and all you get in return is a small booklet or some sheets of paper asking you to offer the same scam to other people.
But this method doesn’t work like that. This method has to do with mail order, and while you will be involved in selling something it’s nothing like a scam at all.

While a lot of products are sold online nowadays, you can still bring in a good income by selling items via mail order. In fact it can also be combined with an online business, as you can stuff envelopes with discount vouchers and small brochures to send out to your regular customers, and get a good amount of orders in return.
But it’s also a great idea to use to find new customers – all you need is a product to promote and a mailing list of people to send the information to. The best things to sell by post are small and light, since they are easy to slip into a mailbox and don’t cost much to mail out either – giving you the option to offer zero mailing costs and build that into the price of the product itself.
Some people do well by creating their own information booklet on a specific subject. They can get them printed up in small amounts at the same time as getting promotional leaflets printed up to advertise them. If you know a lot about a specific topic you could make your own booklet and advertise it in a magazine dedicated to that topic.
Once you have decided what it is you want to sell you either need to go about creating it (as described above) or find a source to buy it at a low price and then mark it up before selling it on. This could be a wholesaler for example. The next step after that is to get hold of a mailing list of people to mail your promotional package to. Do a search online to find companies who sell mailing lists and see how much it would be to buy one that is comprised of people who are interested in what you have to sell.
There can be some costs involved with getting started in the mail order business, as you can see, but there are also incredible rewards if you happen to hit on an area which is popular and produces a lot of sales. CDs containing computer software and adult products in particular always do well!
There are plenty of ways to use mail order either as a business in itself or as a way to extend your current business to find more customers, or alternatively to communicate more readily with the ones you have. You’ll soon find that stuffing envelopes can indeed be a very profitable way to make money – so long as you don’t fall for the scam of doing it for anyone other than yourself.
So, do you like the idea of mail order profits? If you do, start thinking about some items you could sell in this way, and leave us a comment below to share your ideas and thoughts with fellow readers.

Make Money Selling Your Own Artworks

2010-12-03T04:14:00.000-08:00

If you are artistic in any way, there are plenty of opportunities to make money from your talent. The biggest challenge is probably in finding the right way for you that allows your talent to shine and be seen by lots of people.
This can be done online or offline, depending on your preference and also largely whether or not you want to get involved with sending completed orders through the mail.
In any event this blog entry will help you to see just some of the possibilities that exist with this particular avenue of talent, and they might just spur you on to create a whole business around your art.
So, what kind of art are we talking about here? Well you could include photography, but we’re really concentrating on drawing, painting, sculpting, perhaps cartooning… that kind of thing. Not everyone has a talent for this (although there are good books which actually claim to teach you how to be a cartoonist) but if you have there are certainly lots of things you can do to earn money from it.

Let’s look at some of these first. Sculpting is a little more involved arguably than many other types of artwork and you have two main choices here if you want to make some money. You can either take on commissions from individuals for unique pieces of work (for which you can charge quite a high amount), or you can create a themed series of sculptures on a particular subject that you think would be popular, and make casts of them so you can produce them on a larger scale.
If you are great at painting, drawing or sketching then you have lots of options. For example you could do a series of sketches and have them made into posters, postcards, coasters and all manner of other things. Just one example of this kind of business is Cafepress, which has a large and basic range of gifts that you can personalize with your own designs. A basic shop is free but even the paid version doesn’t cost a lot of money compared to the benefits you get.
If you don’t want to sell online you can always ply your wares in your local area by offering to paint or draw pictures of people’s houses, their pets or even family members. There is no end to the other possibilities when you really start to think about it.
If you are quick at drawing you could set up a stall at a local craft fair and offer to sketch people for a fixed fee, right on the spot. This can do very well, particularly if you have tourists nearby who frequent the area.
Whatever kind of artwork you produce and whether you sell online or off, it always helps to have your own website – even if all you do is set up a home page, a gallery showing some of your images and a contact page so people can get in touch with you when they are interested in finding out more about what you do for a living.
The key here is to think about the type of art you are best at, and how you can turn that into a valuable commodity that people will pay good money for. Once you have the answer – which will be different for everyone – you will be well away.
If you aren’t sure how to start, try looking back at some of your previous artwork to see if there is a theme there that you could capitalize on. That could prove to be just what you need to get started.
But before you do that, why not leave us a response by using the form below? It only takes a second and is much appreciated!

Make Money Restoring Old Wooden Furniture

2010-12-03T04:12:00.001-08:00

Quite often people resort to buying brand new furniture when they could just restore their old items to looking as good as they did some years before. While this doesn’t work with all types of furniture, wooden furniture in particular is ideal for restoring back to its former glory.
Is this something you could do? You bet – because contrary to popular belief you don’t always need to be a joiner or an expert to be able to do this to a good enough standard to offer your skills to other people.
It certainly pays to have some knowledge of course, but you don’t need to be a seasoned expert with years of experience to do a good job, although you will of course learn a lot as you become more established.
Chairs, tables and countless other wooden items of furniture… they can all be given a new lease of life with just a little care and attention. The great thing about doing this for people is that you can also market your service as being environmentally friendly. After all, you are giving people the chance to renew their existing furniture without having to bin it. What’s more they will save money too – so that gives you two strong selling points.
Depending on the condition of each item of furniture, it may need restoring in different ways. Sometimes a simple rub down with sandpaper and a treatment with oil or varnish may be suitable, but do ask the owner for as much information as possible before you do anything. It helps to have some kind of estimate or sales note containing notes of what work is to be done before you begin, which you can then get the owner to sign beforehand.
Some items of furniture may be rickety and need strengthening, and in this case you may need to replace bolts or screws, and replace dowels if necessary. The important thing to remember is only to do what you feel confident in doing. You could always start by offering a basic service and taking a night school course to learn more. This would develop your skills and enable you to offer more services and earn more as a result.
Obviously you don’t want to get involved with genuine antiques as these quite often shouldn’t be touched at all. This is another reason for having the customer sign something before you start, disclaiming any responsibility for anything the owner has failed to tell you. This might sound a bit frightening but it’s merely a way of protecting both you and the customer.
It’s obvious that it helps to have a good rapport with people if you are going to start doing this, as it will enable you to get a lot of information from them that will come in useful. Find out what the existing finish is if they want you to refinish it; they may want you to remove it and do something entirely different instead.
Practice does make perfect in this case but it does help to get some of that practice in before you begin. If you have a couple of pieces of furniture you can practice on then it’s a good idea to do just that, making sure you try out a lot of different techniques in the process.
As for where you can do the work, your garage will make an ideal place to start, although you should make sure you aren’t contravening any local laws by working out of your home. A lot could depend on the noise and smells that your business generates. If it is a success think about renting a small unit for people to visit, as you can buy a few old items of furniture and restore them to show your skills. Perhaps you could even offer those for sale?
In short this is a great long term business if you learn the right skills to offer to your customers. When it’s done right, furniture restoration can be an indispensable tool to have in your armory.
Fancy having a go yourself? Leave us a comment below to let us know whether this would work for you, and then start by looking up some classes on furniture restoration in your area.

Make Money Rebuilding Expired Domains

2010-12-03T04:11:00.000-08:00

Some of the ideas in this blog are built around reaping the benefits from something that already exists instead of building something from scratch. A great example of this is rebuilding expired domains.
There are thousands upon thousands of people who don’t renew their domain names for some reason; either they simply forget or they no longer want to run the site in question. What we’re interested in here is the fact that some of these domains were previously pulling in a lot of traffic for the site concerned, and they therefore make it possible to replicate the previous success of that site by building one of your own.

The first step for this money making idea is to find expired domains that were already receiving a decent amount of traffic. There are several sites online that auction off expired domains to the highest bidder, and once you’ve got your first one you can then start to build a site very similar to the one that previously existed.
These domain name sites will tell you which domains are expiring on the day you visit the site, as well as presenting a list of names which have already expired. This makes it easy to see at a glance whether there is anything which would be of interest to you.
It’s important not to build an exact copy here; simply identify the elements that made the previous site successful (as well as the domain name of course) and create something of your own which is even better than what was there previously.
The great thing about rebuilding an expired domain is that you already know it has done well in the past. This gives you a head start on building something you know will attract traffic. By doing some keyword research (and researching the subject in general to see which aspects of it will prove to be the most popular) you can really hit the ground running and start drawing in traffic almost from day one.
Depending on the subject of the domain, you can monetize it by selling relevant items off the site. By joining Commission Junction or a similar affiliate website you will be able to sell anything from vacation packages, DVDs, toys, games, computer peripherals… you name it, you’ll be able to find a service or product that you can sell via your site in return for a portion of the profits. There is also Google Adsense of course, which will let you display relevant ads on your site and receive an income from the clicks you get.
The best way to make sure your site remains popular is to keep it updated frequently. Add new content and articles where appropriate and monitor the performance of different products and adverts to ensure you are getting the highest amount of revenue possible.
As far as building a profitable website is concerned, you can get into profit much faster by relying on an expired domain rather than choosing your own.
If you are itching to see what’s just expired and available for you to buy, why not go and have a look right now? Leave us a comment in the box below first though!

Make Money Generating Leads for Local Real Estate Agents

2010-12-03T04:10:00.000-08:00

Real estate agents are always looking for new properties to sell, but have you ever thought about making some money helping them with this task?
It might sound like an unlikely proposition, but in truth this could lead to a good way of making money. There are plenty of ways that you can find new business for them – all you need to do is find a local agent who is willing to let you show them what you can do.
And that is where this article comes in.

It’s obvious that you will need a proper plan in place before you approach any real estate agents, because you don’t want to walk in and simply say a few things without having a convincing argument to get their attention.
A good way to get started online is to build a website you can monetize with or without any business from a real estate agent. If you build a good informational website about what to do when you are in the market to buy a new house, you can put some relevant ads on it for your local area and then slant the site more accurately towards your area when you have some interest from a real estate agent.
You could agree a finder’s fee for every new client you send to them. One way to do this is to have people email you or contact your site if they are interested in speaking to a local real estate agent, and then you can pass on the leads to the agent and bill them for each one.
You can also market this service offline by leafleting your local area and including the agent’s phone number on each leaflet. You would need to include a reference number for them to quote on each one so the agent would know that the lead came from you, otherwise you could miss out on some commission.
It’s clear that you need to find a real estate agent you trust and that you would get on well with, if you are to build a working relationship that will benefit the both of you. You may also find that you are keener to build awareness of them either online or off, depending on your own personal preferences. If you are very skilled at building good websites and you feel confident that you could attract more business for them online, then play to your strengths otherwise you could look more like an amateur. The same goes in reverse too – if you don’t know one end of a computer from the other when it comes to finding leads and attracting the right audience then stick with your offline efforts.
In the end you will need to discuss what the real estate agent would prefer as well. They may have additional ideas for bringing in new clients in various ways, and if you can come to an agreement on terms then you could end up doing very well indeed.
If you are already straying away from this blog to get you telephone directory out to look for agents, then by all means get started! Please leave a comment by using the form below first though! Thanks.

Make Money From Woodworking In Your Own Garage

2010-11-30T15:09:00.001-08:00

Do you enjoy making things? If you do and you like the idea of using wood as your medium of choice, then you could make a lot of money by carving out a new career in woodworking.
You don’t need to be able to make detailed sculptures out of a lump of wood either. Practical items will always find an audience and even if the only things you can make with any real expertise are boxes, then you’ll still have a marketable skill to get to grips with.
The great thing is that there are also several ways you can sell your goods. Want to find out more?

Wood is a wonderful thing to work with, and if you can use it to create things that people want then you’ve got a great chance of building a good business. Craft fairs all over the country are often populated by people who put their woodworking skills to good use, making boxes, carving out ornaments, making door numbers and room plaques and much more besides.
The key to getting started is to find out what you are good at. You might already know the answer to this; in which case you need to see if there is a market for it. Failing that, you might be able to put a spin on the item in question to make it more saleable.
Pricing is a key factor with anything hand made, as you need to consider the amount of time it has taken you to make it. A delicately carved wooden ornament might sell very well priced at $20, but if it has taken you eight hours to make each one then you’re not going to make a realistic income out of it. You need to make sure that what you make will fetch a good enough price to make it worth your while.
Research the market thoroughly by going online to see what other people are selling and what they are charging for it. You can also go to local craft fairs (which you can get a stall at yourself once you are ready for it) to get an idea of how people run their businesses. Grab any leaflets, business cards or pamphlets that have been created by the woodworkers there and find out all you can about how they work.
The important thing is to find your own unique selling point to differentiate yourself from the competition. For example you might only want to use one specific type of wood. You might decide only to make items for a certain age group or for a certain use. The possibilities are endless.
One other point to bear in mind is to organize your garage workspace so it is as clean and tidy as possible. If you are going to start making money at this you will need to be professional in every way, so start as you mean to go on.
Do you have ideas for woodworking projects already? If you do, then start sketching out your ideas right now. Just remember to leave us a comment first!

Make Money Flipping Expired Domains

2010-11-30T15:08:00.001-08:00

You may have heard of this but you might not be quite sure how it works. Can you really make money buying a domain name and then selling it to someone else? You bet you can – in fact some people actually make a living from doing just this!
There are several things you need to remember before you get started, but as long as you know what you’re doing you can start this kind of money making idea on a shoestring budget.
The basics of domain name flipping are simple to understand. You buy a domain name and you then sell it on to someone else at a profit.
But before you rush out and buy all the domain names you can think of, you should know that there are only certain ones that you should be looking at. It stands to reason that the domain names which have popular keywords in them will get more traffic than those which have no popular keywords in them, which is why you need to do some keyword research before you buy anything.

Think of money to begin with – this is always a safe bet. Anything to do with credit cards or making or saving money is very likely to have received a lot of traffic and will therefore potentially be worth a lot more to you.
Be ready to register your domain names when you find them by signing up with a domain name provider online. Make sure you pick one that won’t charge you a huge amount to register your domains, and it should also have a fast domain transfer facility you can use when you finally flip it over to someone else.
Now you might be thinking that you should sell it as fast as possible for a profit, but it can pay to hold off and see how popular each domain really is. If it gets plenty of footfall then you might want to take the time to build a good quality Adsense site around it to make some money from it yourself for months and years to come. Just don’t forget to renew the domain name!
But if you decide to sell it, it’s time to hit eBay. Lots of people flip domains on here and the auction format can result in getting a hefty profit on them if you’ve chosen well. You can also try listing your domains on classified ad sites all over the internet, but you’ll need to decide on a fixed price in this case.
If you decide you like this way of making money (it can result in quick profits after all) why not consider setting up your own website to sell your domains from? With the right domain name and some good content to back up your sales, you could soon have a thriving business selling something you’ll never actually see, touch or need to mail to your customers.

If you have any queries, feel free to post your comments below. In the meantime, start searching for those keywords and domains that will start bringing the money rolling in.

Make Money Doing Odd Jobs For People

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There are certain things in life that you just can’t escape from, and one of them is the fact that we all have things that we don’t like doing. More than that, we also have things that we need to do but don’t have the time for, or simply don’t know how to do properly. But we never quite seem to get around to doing anything about it.
So just imagine the potential market there is out there for doing odd jobs for people. No matter what skills you have yourself, you are bound to be able to do things or have skills that other people are willing to pay for.
So, what skills do you have? What kind of odd jobs would you feel comfortable doing for other people?
This is the first step to take when you are thinking about taking on this kind of work. If you can create a list of things you can help with, it will help you to come up with a leaflet that you can deliver in your local area if you really want to go all out and get as many customers as you can.
A lot depends on how much time you have available and what your goals are. Do you want to build up a full time income doing this, or are you happy to treat it as a weekend only job, perhaps popping out and helping people on a Saturday and then taking a day off on the Sunday?
But before you start to advertise locally, think about your warm market first. This is made up of the people you already know. Ask everyone you know if they have any odd jobs that need doing; you can always ask them to spread the word among their own friends and family circle as well, as that may result in you getting a few jobs via word of mouth.
You might like to specialize in a certain area if you have certain skills; for example you may have some experience in helping people fix simple DIY jobs that always tend to get left until last. Alternatively you might enjoy getting out and about and you’re happy to run errands to the shops for people who find it difficult to get out for some reason.
The key to advertising successfully is to highlight the areas that you can be of help with. Rather than saying what you can do (i.e. ‘I can run small errands’) try telling people how selecting you to get their odd jobs done will be of benefit to them (so for example you would say ‘You won’t have to worry about how you are going to get your shopping any more’). This is just an example but you get the idea.
Start small to build up your confidence and ask satisfied clients to write a short reference for you if they are willing, as it will help you get more work in the future.
It’s clear that there are a lot of opportunities here for people who go out and look for them. But before you go looking, don’t forget to leave a comment for us below!

Make Money By Starting A Quality Link Building Service

2010-11-30T15:06:00.001-08:00

The key word to success here is quality. You can make a lot of money with this kind of service but you need to be dedicated to providing what people are looking for.
The simple fact is that a website which has more links coming into it will rank more highly with the search engines and be regarded as a more popular site. Many webmasters don’t have the time to create those links themselves, but they are willing to pay someone else to do it for them.
Since these links can also bring in extra streams of traffic, a good link building service can mean a lot of extra business for the webmaster paying for the service – and that leaves an excellent opportunity for you to get in on the action.
Backlinks are highly important in order to be able to promote a website effectively – and the more you have the better.
Some people charge a huge amount for this service and don’t provide anything worth having. But even while these people have given a bad name to this service there is a need for it – and especially a need for people who know what they are doing and can be trusted to provide it. If you can be one of those people, you can be sure that webmasters will pay you a lot of money for your services.
The first step to success here is to decide how you will build links. There are a number of ways you can do this, which enables you to offer specific packages to webmasters if you want to. This could also make you stand out from the competition.
Some of the best ways to create links are to submit articles to article directories, create and distribute press releases, submit websites to website directories, and submit details of the sites to various social networking and bookmarking sites as well. You may decide to specialize in one or more of these, or simply provide all of them for your customers to choose from.
When you get started you could also offer a discount on your services in return for a testimonial from your customers. These can then be displayed on the home page of your website (and a few other pages as well) to encourage more business.
You may also start by offering vastly discounted fees to encourage your first few customers through the door, but make it clear that these are only for a limited time.
You can also practice your link building skills for free initially by using them to drum up more traffic for your own websites and perhaps those of friends and family as well. This will help you to build some confidence in your own skills and develop a blueprint for how you would engage in a link building campaign for a specific client.
Fees can be hard to decide on, but you can always email a few similar services online that have had a good response from other people and see how much they would charge you for a similar service. There’s nothing wrong with getting a few quotes to help you launch your own business!
So long as you really are dedicated to building up a quality business in this area, there is real money to be made – and once you can prove your services work you will start getting floods of customers wanting you to boost their businesses too.
Leave us a comment in the form below and then start thinking about how you could help yourself earn a great income by helping other people first.

Make Money By Parking Expired Domains

2010-11-30T15:03:00.001-08:00

So what do you do once you’ve bought a domain name? Build a website around it and hopefully make some money by providing quality content and Adsense ads, right?
Well you can do it that way but you can also buy domains to use for an entirely different reason – and it generally involves a lot less work.
Parking expired domains is a way that you can earn a nice stream of income from doing absolutely nothing. Read on to find out more.
Tons of domain names are expiring every single day, and each one represents an opportunity for you to make money. Provided you know which types of domain to buy in the first place you can soon start generating a significant income from this type of activity.
It stands to reason that the more popular the domain name is, the more traffic it will get. A domain name which contains a hugely popular keyword or words, such as ‘credit cards’ for example, will get loads of traffic – and it is these domains you want to get hold of when they expire.
Get yourself registered with a domain provider who doesn’t charge a fortune for selling domains and which also provides a domain parking service. You’ll need to find a company that also lets you park a large number of domains, because when you get started you’ll want to carry on!
The whole premise of domain name parking is that you don’t build a website around your domain. Parking basically refers to putting a single page up, which is supposed to stay there and earn some money for you while you are building the website that will replace it.
But we’re not interested in building a site. All we need to do is monetize that page and profit from the traffic it will receive. If you’ve chosen your domain name properly – according to the most popular keywords that are searched for every minute of every day online – you will immediately get traffic to your page. You can in essence start profiting from the traffic that the domain name was already pulling in.
So how do you monetize your page?
Most domain providers that have a domain parking service will provide you with the tools you need to monetize your page. Just as you would with Google Adsense, it is important that you closely target the people who are going to find your page through the search engines. So for example if your domain contains the words ‘top credit cards’, you would make your page as attractive as possible to people who are looking for the best credit cards.
By using the best keyword combinations you can find (try using a free keyword tool online – there are plenty of them available) you will be able to choose the best performing keywords for that particular subject. It may take a bit of trial and error to reach the optimum performance but you will learn from that experience and it’s a great feeling watching your earnings from every ad your visitors click on go up and up!
Once you have got one domain parked and bringing in money, you can start searching for others to buy. It’s a good idea to start slowly and buy one or two domains at a time; once you have parked a few and you’ve got the gist of how it works you can start thinking about buying more. Some people end up with hundreds and are raking in cash every day without lifting a finger to do it.
That’s the beauty of making money with this method – it’s totally automated once you’ve done the initial setting up of the domain and the advertising.
Sounds good? Before you rush off to get started, post your comments in the form below. Maybe you can come back and post again to let us know how well you’re doing once you’ve got your first couple of domains parked and earning money for you!

Make Money By Hosting Your Own Fantasy Sports League

2010-11-30T15:02:00.001-08:00

Some of the best money making ideas are those which come from something you already love – such as a hobby for example. You stand more chance of making a lot of money from something you enjoy than you do by simply picking something you think will make you money.
Lots of people are into some kind of sport, and you can actually make money from your own favorite sport by creating a fantasy league around it. Some sports will naturally attract more attention than others, but you stand a good chance of doing well whichever one you pick.

While there are professional websites and other places that run fantasy sports leagues, other ones are run equally as well by individuals. You could design your own league among your co-workers, or even involve members of your family if you wish.
You could also do this via a website and charge people to become a member of the league, granting them access to members’ only areas of the site where they can pick their own teams and see how well they do.
The most popular fantasy sports leagues usually involve football, and the idea here would be for people to pay a fee to pick their own team before the season starts. You can set up this league in such a way as to offer prizes of various kinds; for example you could offer a prize for the player who scores the most goals in a season, dividing it between all the people who have that player in their team.
If you are going to run this professionally as a website then it is well worth buying some software that will manage all the numbers and data on your behalf. You can do it yourself and indeed some people enjoy doing that, but it can be a lot of work. Unless you have the passion to keep your records up to date on a regular basis it’s probably better to invest in the software.
It’s obviously essential to know a lot about the sport you have chosen, in order that the sports league is run in the proper way. You should know about each individual player (whatever sport they may play) so that you can effectively value each one. This is essential to make sure that people are able to choose their own players according to the overall budget you have set for them to use.
As the real life sport gets underway the results obtained will affect the results of your fantasy sports league, giving some players an edge over others as the season progresses. In the case of football, the number of goals that each player scores, along with various other factors, will influence the final outcome of each member of the league, and eventually one player will be left with the winning score, which should warrant a prize which is determined in advance of the league getting underway.
It’s obvious that you will need to manage the league every step of the way, because if you get behind you will find it extremely difficult and time consuming to catch up again.
But if there is a sport that you love then you might just be able to make a nice second income from your love of it. Leave us a comment below – perhaps to suggest some sports other than football which would work well – and then get started on a fantasy league of your own.

Make Money By Generating Online Leads For Companies

2010-11-30T15:01:00.003-08:00

All businesses need sales to survive. That holds true whether the business is based online or offline.
This holds an opportunity for you however if you are able to generate leads for other people in return for a payment of some kind. There are lots of ways you could do this, but clearly the biggest market is probably in approaching those businesses that don’t yet have an internet presence. Go local and see what you can find.
But in truth even an online business won’t turn away extra customers if you can send them their way, so it’s worth looking into this in more depth if you want to make some cash by helping out other people.
Now I know what you might be thinking. Why generate leads for people when you can go and sell affiliate products and grab a portion of each sale?

That’s a fair point but in truth it isn’t always as easy as that. And if you think about it, what could be easier than selling a lead to a company? A lead basically means you are sending them someone who might buy from them. Not someone who does buy a product (which might only be one or two people out of a hundred) but someone who MIGHT buy one at some point in the future.
Leads don’t necessarily spend money. Your job here is to send people who are interested in a particular product or service to the company’s website. After that it’s up to the company to reel them in for a sale.
You can actually get started yourself here, but you need a website, blog or web page to do so. Let’s say for example that you set up a free web page that is all about fishing and you start getting some good traffic for it. You write quality content and recommend affiliate products and various other websites on there as well.
Now if you were to recommend a good site and you end up sending traffic to them every week you can use this to make money. Free web pages on Squidoo give you all the traffic stats you need, by the way, so if you don’t want to pay for your own site I suggest you go here instead.
Once you know people are clicking through to a particular site in numbers, then you have the proof you need to offer a deal to that website. There are plenty of people quietly going about making money online by generating leads for companies of all shapes and sizes; all you need to do is find a niche that works for you.
The amount you can ask for in return for the traffic you are sending them will vary depending on what the niche is and how much traffic you are sending. Do your research online first and find out about other people who are making money this way, to see what they are charging.
With some experimentation you can build up a number of websites, blogs or Squidoo lenses that will allow you to generate leads for a number of different companies. With this in mind you can over the longer term build a decent part time income from this – which virtually runs on autopilot once you have set it up.
Got an idea for that first niche to tackle yet? Before you get started, don’t forget to write your comments below!

Make Money By Building A Portfolio Of Established Websites

2010-11-30T15:01:00.001-08:00

There are lots of ways to build an income from a website, but not all of them involve selling something direct to your customer. It’s also not necessary to build a significant income from one site alone – in fact, there are plenty of people who rake in a lot of money from having built up a range of websites on all kinds of different subjects.
The trick is to create a template that works, and then repeat, repeat, repeat… Read on to find out more about how to do just that.

The great thing about having your own website is that you can make money from it in lots of different ways – and most of that income can be made twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
So let’s start with your first website. You need to build it around a subject that will always be popular – subjects like earning more money, working from home, various financial products, credit cards, that kind of thing. There are also plenty of niche topics that will bring in a smaller but more focused audience that you can make a lot of money from, so it’s worth doing some research around your hobbies and interests to see how many people are interested in the same thing.
Use a keyword tool to work out what the best keywords are to use, and choose a domain name that uses some of these in a logical way. Once you’ve got your domain name registered and you’re ready to build your website, you need to monetize it to provide you with an income. Google Adsense is an obvious start, but you should also join sites such as Commission Junction and ClickBank so you can offer various relevant products to your visitors.
You can put display ads and banners on your site to link directly into certain products and services, but you can also make good use of text links. You should make the effort to write articles which are optimized to attract search engine traffic, and then insert relevant text links which lead from certain keywords to that specific product, which you will then earn a commission on whenever someone buys one.
While you will benefit from search engine traffic it will pay to promote your website as much as you can. When you are writing content to put on your site, write some similar pieces that you can submit to article directories with a link back to your website, to provide some free publicity.
Take the time to make sure your first site is established, but while you do that you should also spend some time looking for another subject area to build your next site around. Make sure you have a web host that allows you to host a lot of sites, since you will soon be building and promoting more than you might think!
So long as your income from each site exceeds your outgoings for web hosting and renewing your domain name when necessary, you’ll be in profit with each and every one. And the great thing is that the more you do, the more knowledge you will amass about what works and what doesn’t. A simple tweak to the layout of your website can result in increased profits, so make sure you use all the knowledge you have to boost your income.
Before you know it you’ll have a huge portfolio of established websites, each bringing in a stream of income for you every day that will keep going regardless of what else you might be doing. Building your next site perhaps?
Time to get started then! But before you do, feel free to post your comments below and share your experiences of this money making opportunity. Good luck!

Make Money By Building A Business In A Virtual World

2010-11-30T15:00:00.001-08:00

It seems like many people are obsessed with living a virtual life online these days – and we’re not just talking about spending too much time on the social networking sites here either. We’re talking about living another life as a virtual character on websites such as ‘Second Life’.
While these sites are far from being like reality in many ways, they also come very close to it in other ways. One great example is advertising and business. There are many big name companies who have successfully ‘started’ a business to mimic their own one in these virtual worlds as well, and it is here that you too can build a business that will help you build a real one in the real world too.

You might be thinking that it’s all very well making money in a virtual world, but that money is artificial, right?
Actually no it isn’t. Second Life in particular uses Linden dollars in its world, and the whole idea of making money works exactly as it would in the real world. What’s more you can buy and sell them just like you would with different currencies in reality too, so if you end up making a lot of Linden dollars then you can cash out and use them in your real everyday life instead.
But just because the world is artificial and only exists online, that doesn’t mean the rules regarding building a business are any different in this case. You need to make sure you have a solid business plan just as you would in the real world.
Some big businesses have simply used Second Life as a way to develop the brand they already have. If that business is one that is likely to appeal to the demographic of people using Second Life, then it is a great way of highlighting an existing business and driving up the sales and contact with new customers as a result.
If you don’t already have a business it can be a good idea to join Second Life with a basic free membership and then spend some time getting to know how the whole thing works. Have a look round to see who is using the site, what other shops and businesses are around and if there is anything you like the look of, try and work out how the business is run.
Buying land to build a business on will cost you money, just as it would in real life – and that is one of the reasons why you need to have a plan to follow. Work out what kind of business will suit you, how you want to run it and how much your overheads would be. Then by researching other similar businesses in Second Life you can see how much other people charge for their services or products, and start to build your own business as a result.
Regardless of whether you use Second Life to enhance a business you already have or build a completely new one from scratch, there is a lot of potential here to make a decent income. Some people are already earning enough virtual income to transfer into their own bank accounts to be able to give up any kind of real work in our own real life world!
If that sounds like a good deal to you, why not think about joining and creating an avatar for yourself so you can have a look round?
Before you do that though, leave a comment for us below!

Make Money By Branding New Domains For Sale

2010-11-30T14:59:00.000-08:00

Branding is an extremely important part of any business process, and this is where you come in with this particular money making idea.
Quite often people have great plans for a website on a certain theme, but making the journey from the idea to the reality is harder than they first think. If someone could only get them started they’d be willing to pay for the service… and that’s the service you are going to provide here.

Branding new domains gives people a firm base to build on, rather than simply buying a domain name and having to start from scratch themselves. If you are good at spotting profitable domains and you like building basic sites from the ground up, you can make a lot of money in this area. Read on to find out more.
This way of making money starts with a good domain name. Do some research to find out what areas are bringing in lots of traffic and generating a lot of interest, and then buy a domain name which is either catchy or has some relevant keywords in it.
Once you have the name you need to build a site around it, but we’re not talking about a big comprehensive site here. We’re talking about perhaps no more than a page or two.
What you are doing is creating a buzz around what other people could do with a domain name and a site like this. So in essence your website will be little more than an advert for the domain name.
When people go online, search for a related term and your website comes up, they will see a well constructed page which features the name of the site (ie. the domain name) and a good layout which could be put to good use by the person who eventually buys the site. You could also create the site as a blog, writing a single post for it outlining what is for sale.
In essence what you are doing here is more than just selling a domain name. You are selling a whole package – a package which will be more attractive than simply selling the name on its own, because you are giving people a head start on creating their own site through supplying an outline of how the website could look.
And because you are selling a package deal, you can sell it at a much higher price. Some people sell branded domains for several hundred dollars each, depending on how popular the subject is and how much work they have put into what they have created so far.
You can also design a logo to go along with the domain name, or get a professional to design one for you. You can then reclaim the price of the logo in the cost of the package.
Once you’ve successfully bought a few domains and sold them on as packages, you will have a better idea of any particular subject areas that you are good at branding. You could set up your own website promoting your services and either concentrate on a few hot topics or try promoting anything and everything to see what sells the best.
But before you race out and start looking for saleable domains, leave us a comment in the box below. And good luck!

Make Money By Being A Registrar Reseller

2010-11-30T14:57:00.001-08:00

There are plenty of different ways to become an affiliate online, but the first thing that most people think of is e-books. Very few people would consider making a commission from selling domain names, and yet it is one of the quickest and easiest ways to make money.
What’s more it is also a great way to monetize a website or blog if you happen to be promoting items which are already related to domains. As such it’s a great way to bring in another revenue stream if you are already involved with or thinking about some other ways to make money online.
Read on to find out more.

Who do you go to when you need to buy a domain name? That’s obvious – you’d go to a domain registrar.
But if you have bought a domain name in the past, have you ever been aware of how you have found that domain registrar in the first place? Some people find them through search engines, some find them because they happen to have known about a specific one to begin with, and others find them via other websites and recommendations.
And it is this third aspect that we are interested in, because that is how you can get started as a registrar reseller.
Basically it works as a referral scheme. You refer people to buy domains from a particular registrar, and when they buy one or more you get a percentage of the proceeds. All you need to do is direct people to that site through your own unique referral link, which the registrar will give you once you sign up to be part of the service.
Every domain registrar works slightly differently, but you can get around 50% commission from many of them, and it’s often free to sign up for the service. They may also give you a number of banners and promotional links that you can use to drive traffic to their website.
This is an ideal money making opportunity to think about if you have a website that is dedicated to a subject relating to websites where people are likely to want to get their own domain names as well. The same goes for writing a blog.
Some domain registrars also have a wholesale service which is ideal if you are prepared to set up a whole business surrounding the supply of domain names and hosting as well, although this is much more involved and you will need to be able to provide phone support and other such services as well.
The best route for many people is to be an affiliate seller and let the main company do all the work for you. In this way becoming a registrar reseller enables you to make some easy money for doing very little work at all, once you have set up the links that will make you money.
If this idea appeals to you then you need to start by searching for a domain registrar that offers a good commission program. There are plenty of them about, so search for ones in your own country and see which one pays the best and offers the best service for your clients.
But before you do that, why not leave us a comment in the box below?

Make Money Building Websites For Cell Phones And Blackberries

2010-11-30T14:56:00.003-08:00

Cell phones and Blackberries are big business. Most people have one or the other, and people are always looking to upgrade their cell phone, or maybe get a Blackberry instead.
That means there is a huge market available to you to tap into if you have the right website in place to do it with. While you will need a certain amount of knowledge to be able to do it right, you don’t need anything majorly impressive to stand a chance of making a decent amount of cash from this particular opportunity.
Just remember that above all, people need phones and Blackberries…

What do you do when you are thinking about changing your cell phone? The chances are you do what a lot of other people do: you hop online and surf round for a while to read some reviews of cell phones. After that you might even buy one online too.
This is where you can come in as a source of that information. If you can construct a website that reviews and compares cell phones as well as offering them for sale, you can make a lot of money without even handling the phones themselves.
This is basically a chance to make some money from affiliate marketing. The first step is to sign up with a site like Commission Junction. There are hundreds of companies on this site that sell cell phones, Blackberries and accessories, and they are only too willing to give you a share of the revenue generated by any customers you send them.
Once you are signed up with Commission Junction all you need to do is apply to several of these companies. Acceptance is usually straightforward and you can then use text links and banners and everything else they provide on your own website.
Speaking of which, you will need to either design it yourself or get a web designer to do it for you. Keep the design simple though – it’s the information here that matters. You do need to make sure your site looks professional though, since it will make a difference to your sales if it looks too basic.
Don’t launch the site until you have several phone reviews on it, and be sure to say others are being added all the time. Create some kind of template so all the reviews take on the same look and feel. This will make it easier for people to compare phones. You could also write an article comparing cell phones to Blackberries and giving the advantages of each.
The idea is that on every page you will have links to the websites that actually sell the phones and Blackberries. Ideally you should use text links within the writing, so for example the word ‘Blackberry’ would be a clickable link to the website that sells them.
You can also create pages which cover additional supplies for cell phones and Blackberries, such as cases and straps for example. Once you have searched around on Commission Junction for a while you will probably find a number of products that would fit well with your site as a whole.
The real key to success here is to make sure your own site has worthwhile content on it. You don’t want it to appear like a website which has simply been constructed to provide lots of affiliate links to the products themselves. While that is your underlying aim, you should make sure that you give real value on your site, otherwise you may find you don’t get very much traffic.
When you launch your site, promote it everywhere you can. Grab some free pages from sites like Squidoo and HubPages that you can write articles and content for to discuss all aspects of cell phones and Blackberries. Then link into your website and see how much traffic you can generate. Over time your traffic should build and you will start to see some revenue trickling into your Commission Junction account.
And that’s where the fun starts! One final point – make sure you keep your site updated with the latest cell phone and Blackberry releases. That way you will get even more traffic.
Like this article? Then leave a comment below!

Make Money Building Custom WordPress Themes

2010-11-30T14:56:00.001-08:00

Blogging is still very popular online, and no matter what you use your own blogging skills for, there are plenty of other people out there who are either starting up their own or wanting to revamp the one they have.
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms there is, but for those people who want to personalize or monetize their blog by using the WordPress platform with their own domain name and hosting, they will be looking for a blog theme that is more in keeping with their topic of choice.
And that’s where you can start making some money.

If you look up ‘custom WordPress themes’ on the internet you will find several sites run by people who design themes and make a nice chunk of change from them too.
There are two ways you can profit from this, but both of them really need your own website set up and running to do it properly. The easiest way to get started is by offering a range of designs and styles that will appeal to different bloggers and charging a flat fee to everyone who wants to download and use it. Later on when you become more confident of your design skills you can offer to create custom designs – one offs – to people who require them for a higher fee.
So how do you design these themes in the first place?
Well it helps to have an eye for design, certainly – not to mention a familiarity with WordPress yourself. Knowledge of CSS and HTML will also help. If you have a WordPress blog then you are likely to be more familiar with how it all works, and that’s the best place to start. The WordPress site has plenty of information on how to build custom themes and there are also plenty of people online who have posted step by step tutorials covering all the design aspects you will need to know.
That’s all very well but how do you know which types of designs will sell? This is where some nifty research will set you apart from your competition and get you selling more themes in no time. Make sure you test each theme before you offer it for sale, to make sure that there are no bugs or errors in it.
By using keyword tools you will be able to find areas of interest that are likely to bring lots of positive results when you slant a WordPress theme or two towards them. Bear in mind the keywords themselves here too, since they will help you to pull in traffic once you are up and running.
It’s worth building at least eight or ten custom themes before you launch your site, and you should make sure they are slanted towards some diverse topics. As you add more and more themes you will bring in more traffic thanks to your keyworded descriptions of the themes themselves.
What about pricing? Many custom themes sell for around $30 to $40. Many sellers don’t advertize their rates for a one off theme, but if you are sneaky and request a quote from a few you can get an idea of a ballpark figure to charge.
The great thing about standard custom themes is that they can be paid for online and set up to be delivered automatically, so it truly is a business that can be run on autopilot if you desire. All of which leaves you a lot more time to keep designing new themes for sale.
Make sure you do some more basic themes as well, which you can always offer at a lower price. While custom themes angled towards a certain niche market will sell well, some people will want something a little less targeted.
Before you disappear to start doing your research online, leave us a comment in the box below. After that, it might just be time to see how good your design skills are…

Make Money Becoming A Web Host Reseller

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Web hosting is something we all need if we want to get our own website or blog online, but have you ever thought about selling web hosting to someone else?
The chances are that you haven’t ever considered it because you didn’t even know it was a possibility, but in actual fact it’s one of the easiest ways to make a significant monthly income that keeps on coming. After all, once people have their own web hosting they are unlikely to go elsewhere.
So if you know how to provide a good service at a good price, you could soon be racking up the customers – and the cash – every month.
So how on earth do you become a web host reseller anyway? And what exactly does it involve?

In simple terms, it is an easy way to get involved with selling web space without the hassle of having to have your own servers installed. What happens is that you buy web space from an established web host and then sell it in smaller portions to your customers.
You won’t necessarily be able to make the profits that the actual web hosts make, but having said that you won’t have the overheads they do so it’s a good deal if you are looking to set up an online business where the services or goods you provide are virtual and you don’t need any storage space to benefit from them! The web hosts also have thousands of customers, whereas you might start with just a few and build up. Once you know you enjoy it however – the sky is the limit.
So where do you start?
The first step is to hop online and search for web hosts that offer reseller hosting. You can easily find these on any major search engine once you type in that term. It’s worth spending a while comparing prices and services since you will need a fair amount of web space to be able to divide it up among your forthcoming clients.
There are two main things you need to be sure of before you sign up to any particular plan. Firstly make sure you can upgrade it at any point if you need to. This may well be necessary if you find you can get enough customers to use up all the space your original plan offers. Secondly you should also ensure the company you go with offers all the help and support you need, especially if your knowledge of web hosting is limited. You’ll learn a lot as you go along but a basic knowledge at the very least is necessary to start with.
Once you have decided what service you want to use, you’ll need to create a website to attract the attention of potential customers. You should clearly display the benefits and pricing for your hosting packages and it can be a good idea to provide some useful articles as well on all aspects of web hosting. Not only will these be helpful to potential customers (and probably help to win more clients as well) they will also help to get your website ranked more highly in the search engines, as they will naturally contain all the keywords that a person looking for web hosting will type into a search engine to find your kind of service.
Do your research to find out what prices to charge for your services. It depends on what you are offering in each package and the kind of people you want to attract; you could set up different packages to appeal to individuals, small businesses and blog owners, for example.
While it might seem as if there is a lot to learn you’ll soon get the hang of it, as you’re basically just repackaging and reselling what your web host provider is giving to you. Once you’re all set up and ready to go, all you need to think about is getting more traffic.
Sounds appealing? Before you go and do some more research and think about what to call your brand new online business, why don’t you leave us a comment in the box below? Then you can go and join the many others who are making a monthly income from this idea!

Make Money And Win Prizes By Entering Online Competitions

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Most people are focused on making money online, but what about winning it? This is an area where you can really capitalize on the idea of earning a lot of money in a very short amount of time.
And it’s not just cash you can win either. Luxury cars, vacations, computers, free groceries, a year off your mortgage… you name it, you can probably find it online and try and win it.
The secret is to know how to get started in the shortest amount of time possible – and to know where to look…

Have you ever come across anyone in your neighborhood that seems to be luckier than everyone else? They might appear to have a lot of disposable income to spend on cars and great vacations, especially since they haven’t got the kind of jobs that would bring in that much money.
There are two probable (legal) answers to this. They might have a second business they run from home, or they might just be entering a lot of online competitions.
There are of course plenty of offline competitions you can enter as well, but the big bonus of online competitions is that they are quick and easy to enter and you don’t generally have to muck around collecting vouchers or anything to enable you to enter either. Everything is done online and that means you can enter lots more competitions than you would if you tried to enter the offline versions.
The most common type of online competition is one where you answer a multiple choice question and then complete your details to be entered into the competition itself. Most of these questions are easy and even if you are stumped a few minutes of research on the internet will usually turn up the right answer.
The main rule to remember is that to stand the best chance of winning you will need to enter as many competitions as you can. The popularity of each competition will also vary, since most people will only tend to enter those competitions which have prizes they want to win. Some competitions don’t receive many entries at all, which means it’s in your best interests to enter everything in sight.
Don’t forget that if you end up winning something you don’t like or want, you can take the prize and either sell it on eBay, through the local paper or sell it to a friend or relative. That gives you another way to make money from online competitions!
Many companies set up online competitions to capture possible leads for promoting and selling their future products to, and you will be required to give them a valid email address (and sometimes a phone number as well) in order to enter the competition. You are then agreeing to receive promotional emails from them in the future.
To help prevent your inbox being swamped with such emails, make sure you set up another email address purely for your competition entries. Just remember to check it every now and again to see whether you have won anything!
You can easily find dozens of online competitions to enter by typing that exact phrase into the search engines. Many sites will let you join them for free, and they give you access to all the best competitions on the web at any one time. This is a great way to save time since everything is in one convenient to locate place.
Even if you are trying to make money online in other ways, entering competitions is so easy that you’d be crazy not to try it alongside your other efforts. You might soon have a brand new car parked outside as a reward for your efforts.