| Building your own website and making money from it | | | | different methods of payment for this type of |
| is something that many people aspire to do. | | | | advertising-some websites share a portion of the |
| Fortunately, there are several web design software | | | | sales that are referred from your site, while some |
| tools available that make it very easy to develop a | | | | pay per click, similar to PPC campaigns. Many retailers, |
| simple website and start bringing in profits. | | | | such as Shopping.com, Amazon, and Apartments.com, |
| The first step in making money off of your website | | | | offer affiliate marketing programs. By partnering up |
| is to build it. There are various types of web design | | | | with retailers that you think visitors to your site will |
| software that you can use; online site builders and | | | | be interested in, you can increase the chance that |
| WYSIWYG HTML editors are two ways that you | | | | those visitors will buy products from the sites you've |
| can quickly and easily create a site. | | | | partnered with. Again, you can use your web design |
| The second step in the process is to determine the | | | | software to choose where your ads are placed. |
| best way in which your site can capitalize on your | | | | While it is possible to use both methods, it's |
| visitors (known as "monetizing traffic"). Unless you're | | | | important that the website you just created with |
| selling your own product, pay-per-click advertising and | | | | your web design software package doesn't look like |
| affiliate marketing are your best bets. | | | | one big advertisement. It needs to have unique, |
| Pay-per-click advertisements are placed on your | | | | engaging content that will draw visitors to your site |
| website by an outside organization, such as Google's | | | | and encourage return visitors that may click on |
| AdSense. Advertisements will be placed on your | | | | advertisements again. To maximize traffic to your |
| website, and whenever one of your visitors clicks on | | | | website, it's important to ensure that the content of |
| one of the advertised links, you'll get a small payment | | | | your website is interesting and stays fresh. Changing |
| for the referral. The size of the payment depends on | | | | the content of your site-by adding updates, blogs, |
| the advertisement; although the amount for a single | | | | new articles, product reviews, etc.-will make people |
| slick may be small, these clicks can add up very | | | | want to visit your site often. The more people you |
| quickly, especially if your site generates a large | | | | can draw to your website, the more likely someone |
| amount of traffic. The advertisements are often | | | | is to click on your advertisements and make money |
| customized to contain links related to the content of | | | | for you; and if people aren't inclined to go to your |
| your website, maximizing the likelihood that one of | | | | site, they won't see the advertisements that are |
| your visitors will be interested in an advertisement. | | | | going to make you money. |
| You can use your web design software to easily | | | | Using a package like XSitePro web design software |
| place the advertisements in a position that you think | | | | will make your job so much easier. So look around |
| will be most effective. | | | | for a complete and easy to use web design |
| Affiliate marketing involves placing links to products | | | | software package to help you monetize your |
| from other retailers on your website. There are | | | | website. |