Make money online – Flipping Websites, Clickbank, and Google Adsense

February 13th, 2011 | internet scams | Comments Off

In today’s post, we bring you this article by Anthony Trister – who developed the Coffee Shop Millionaire brand.  

In this article, he discusses some online income sources which may or may not be familiar to you: Flipping Websites, Clickbank, and Google Adsense. 

I have a disclaimer about this article right off: none of these by themselves will really replace your day job. These three ideas are simply ways to get started. You’ll still need to know the background information about how these various strategies can actually start generating money for you.

I offer free lessons for An Online Sunshine Plan – where you learn the nuts and bolts of Honest Internet Marketing.  I’ve been where you are now, and worse – believe me. And before you dive in and sink a lot of time or money into “getting rich quick”, you should really test the temperature of that water. Again: free lessons for learning honest Internet marketing.

Additional caveats:

  • With Flipping Websites, you really need some background in how websites are designed and what people think is valuable in them. If they are already configured for Adsense, that’s a plus, but you also have to know their PR rank and general traffic. Best is to get them producing money for you so you have statistics to show. Site Build It! has some incredible free tutorials down this line.
  • Clickbank is affiliate marketing. All the goods here are digital downloads. And your best bet is to study up on using Clickbank from several sources to most effectively monetize this source.
  • Google Adsense is way over-rated for making any income. It’s turned out to be a minor money-maker for just high-traffic blogs. Check out reviews of people who have done this before you sink a lot of time into designing your website around these ads.

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Need a little extra cash in these tough economic times? If so, then you may have just found a gold mine, because this article will show you ways to make money online – sitting in your own home, and with virtually no expense to you!

Make Money Flipping Websites

Ever heard of flipping houses? Flipping websites is basically the same process, only WAY cheaper and faster!

Here’s how to get started:

  1. Buy An Existing Web Property- Sites like Flippa.com, forums.digitalpoint.com, Sitepoint.com, and many other online website auctioneers have plenty of them.
  2. Fix Er Up- Do a little research on the website’s niche, and then figure the best way to make the site better. It varies based on site, but sometimes just fixing up the theme or adding pictures (royalty free images at iStockphoto.com for cheap) can drastically help. (Editor’s note: Again, check out Site Build It! for free tutorials in this area.)

    Another thing you could do is add an interactive forum. You can create one using web forum software like Vbulletin.com. Or you could build a subscriber list by adding an email optin form, which you can create with free services like Mailchimp.com. The more subscribers or active members in the forum, the more you’ll be able to sell your site for later!

  3. Flip It- Now go back to an auction site and sell the site for more than you bought it for. Expect to buy basic, but decent looking sites for $20-$50, and sell them for $100-$300!

How to Make Clickbank Cash

Clickbank.com is basically the number 1 place for ebooks and digital download products. For potential buyers Clickbank is a great way to find good, usable information on pretty much any topic you can imagine–from dating advice, to health advice, and a ton more.

For affiliates like yourself, Clickbank is a great way to make cash. Here is how it all works:

1. Sign Up and Do Some Product Research – To start, you will need an account. That’s easy to get, just sign up at Clickbank.com. Then you should start researching a “niche”. Focus on something specific. For example, instead of just “golf” try finding a product on “stopping golf slices”.

2. More Research, Get Links – Once you’ve done some initial market research and found a few, specific products, narrow it down to your top 1 or 2. Review the sales page, and check out the Gravity of the product (Gravity basically indicates what is selling right now). Usually, the higher the Gravity, the better the chance you have to make a sale.

Try out the product yourself if you can, and always ask for review copies. Talk to the vendor himself. If the vendor isn’t professional and responsive, then that may indicate its not a very good product to promote.

You want to make sure people who buy from them (through you) are satisfied. After you know your winner, get the affiliate link by following Clickbank’s easy to use instructions located in the “Clickbank Marketplace”.

3. Promote!- Finally, you just need to promote your new affiliate product. One of the best ways is writing articles about your niche topic, and then posting your affiliate link in the resource box.

But if you want more exposure, create an email list, and promote it to the list of interested, targeted subscribers. You can also join forums in the niche, and have a signature link to your website. Don’t be spammy and constantly try to sell in forums. Rather, just be yourself and try to be as helpful as possible.

Make Serious Dollars with Google Adsense

Not interested in selling? Don’t worry, there are ways to make money without selling a thing. One is Google Adsense. Ever see those ads on the side of Google or in the side panel of a website? That’s Adsense.

Basically, you just have to direct visitors to your site, who in turn click on those ads displayed within its pages, and you get money! Here’s the skinny on Adsense:

  1. Set up a niche website with Adsense – Choose a niche, get a domain, then sign up at Adsense.com. Get a free blog from WordPress.org.
  2. Be Informative- Fill the blog with interesting content by writing articles, posting youtube and other videos, interview experts in your niche. The more interesting your articles and videos, the better.
  3. Promote- Get traffic back to your site with social bookmarking, social media, ping directories, article and RSS feeds, etc. The more you promote, the more traffic you get, which means more money, how sweet is that?!
  4. Get Paid- Finally, add Adsense to your blog! You can really do this at any time, its not hard and there are even plugins if you use WordPress to manage the ads. Make sure you place your ads in highly visible positions on your site. The higher your click-through-rate (CTR) the more you stand to make!

Extra: As mentioned above, you can even sell your site if it starts making you money with Adsense.

So now you have an idea of what you can do to make money online. Feel like you’ve got a good chance? I hope so, because creating wealth online is very straightforward, just choose one of the methods above and get to work!

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Freelance Writing, eBay, and Blogging as Online Income Sources

February 12th, 2011 | internet scams | Comments Off

In today’s post, we bring you this article by Anthony Trister – who developed the Coffee Shop Millionaire brand. He discusses some online income sources which may or may not be familiar to you: Freelance Writing, eBay auctions, and Blogging. 

The great benefits (as Anthony exhibits) is no dress-code, commuting, or set schedules. 

Now a disclaimer: none of these by themselves will help you to really replace your day job. These three ideas are simply ways to get started. You’ll still need to know the background data about how these various strategies can actually start generating money for you.

I offer free lessons for An Online Sunshine Plan – where you learn the nuts and bolts of Honest Internet Marketing. This was written after being badly scammed on top of a couple of years of trying to learn online promotion and sales. I’ve been where you are now, and worse – believe me. And before you dive in and sink a lot of time or money into “getting rich quick”, you should really test the temperature of that water. Again: free lessons for learning honest Internet marketing.

Oh – just remembered – I also have free lessons on how to get started blogging. Completely self-paced and no email sign-up needed.

Additional caveats:

  • Freelance Writing is another job. It isn’t passive income. So realize that if you are trying to supplement your income with this, it is really a second job – so you have to budget your schedule accordingly.
  • eBay isn’t what it used to be. I did substantial research into eBay and found out that it’s now mainly for: big box stores, collectors / hobbyists, and lead generation. Getting started with your own eBay store takes most people years – and you’re paying monthly rent to eBay meanwhile…
  • Blogging is over-rated for making any income. Again, to really rank, you have to love writing – or it’s just another job. Most people use blogs to generate leads for their mailing list, and affiliate sales. Adsense and Amazon ads haven’t made any millionaires (except for the owners of of those companies.)

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I’m going to show you three quick and dirty ways to make money online, by working as much or as little as you want, from anywhere in the world, whenever you choose…

Freelance Writing

Online freelance writing jobs are plentiful, if you know where to look and can distinguish the legitimate opportunities from the potential scams.

Most people don’t have a clue about the wide variety of writing opportunities available to them all over the Internet. These include writing simple articles, press releases, and even complete e-books.

Some clients pay upfront for your material, offering a certain amount per word or per assignment. Others will pay you per the hour for other writing and publishing related tasks such as proof-reading and editing web content.

Freelance writing networks such as “The Freelance Writing Jobs Network” are a great place to start looking for writing jobs and advice. And then there are what I call “freelance matchmaking” sites or “job boards” like Elance.com and Freelancer.com.

On these sites, almost every day, thousands of businesses post various types of writing projects, gigs and requests. If you get aggressive in applying for these open spots, then there’s a virtually unlimited supply of writing opportunities that can make you money relatively quickly.

When starting, reply to as many project requests as possible, offer to work at a reasonable rate (but not dirt cheap), and be quick and responsive.

Landing that first gig is always the hardest step, but once you’ve built up a portfolio and some clientele, you’ll get more and more consistent work.

The key to making money with freelance writing is to quickly produce as many quality pieces as you can for your portfolio, and then use job boards and social networking strategies to promote your writing. The more traffic you get to your online work, the more companies you’ll have approaching you to write for them.

Here are some additional tips when setting up your portfolio:

  1. Set up a professional web page with your resume, contact information, and some writing samples.
  2. Establish yourself as a reputable, talented freelance writer by submitting only your best quality work to potential clients.
  3. Network with other busy writers who may be able to send extra work your way. Participate in writers forums by writing useful comments and including links to your website and online work.

Making Money with eBay

If writing is not your thing, then hop on over to ebay.com and you can start selling almost anything you can imagine within just minutes.

Imagine having access to 100 million cash-spending buyers. That’s exactly the kind of gold mine that’s waiting for you on eBay. It has over 100 million registered users, all of whom are out there shopping for great deals.

To become a successful eBay seller, first you must first figure out what to sell. You can sell your own items, check out trade shows in your local area, or search online directories like Doba.com and Alibaba.com to find hot products.

Here’s how to get the most out of your ebay listings and auctions:

  1. Create good titles and descriptions, and include quality photos of the items. Write descriptions that stand out, but do not make them obnoxious by using all capital letters or excessive punctuation. Also, be honest about any defects in the items you have for sale.
  2. Consider starting your own eBay store for selling large quantities, since they have a longer run time than typical auctions. Participate in the eBay community and read the forums to stay involved.
  3. Other ways to get traffic to your auctions and items for sale include creating an page on eBay and linking to your auctions from other sites. You also could register a domain name dedicated solely to promoting your own auctions.

Once you find a hot product, keep selling it, and then gradually find more and more products you can promote. Over time, your income will grow exponentially.

How to Make Money with Your Own Blog

Blogging is another easy way to make money online. The secret to profitable blogging is to focus on a particular that is, your area of expertise or a very specific subject that is popular in the search engines.

Here’s how to get started blogging:

  1. Like freelance writing, you should approach blogging with the intent to write unique, quality content. Offering useful information and establishing yourself as a trustworthy resource to your readers will quickly lead to lots of word-of-mouth traffic to your blog. Readers can tell if you do not know what you are talking about, so do your research and focus on producing quality content.
  2. Starting a blog is as simple as getting a free account at WordPress.com, Blogger.com, or another blog hosting site. You can also pay for a domain name and hosting services if you want to personalize your blog even more. I suggest you start with the free options. (editor’s note: WordPress.com frowns on affiliate links, Blogger doesn’t.)
  3. Once you have established your blog, then you can focus on monetizing it by incorporating relevant ads through advertising networks like Google AdSense or Chitika. Affiliate programs such as Amazon also are becoming increasingly popular ways to earn extra revenue. In addition, you could sell private ads or review products on your blog.
  4. Promote your blog by utilizing social networking opportunities such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and blogging forums. If you’re creative, then you’ll find endless opportunities to promote your blog throughout these social communities.

Freelance writing, selling on eBay, and blogging are only three of the many ways to make money online. They might require an initial investment of time and effort, but you are likely to see some quick income and even huge profits in the long run if you follow these hints.

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Podcasting, Teaching, and Newsletters can Earn You Income

February 10th, 2011 | internet scams | Comments Off

Anthony Trister

In this article, we discuss some interesting approaches to earning income online: Podcasts, Online Newsletters, and Teaching.

Now none if of this by itself will help you to really replace your
day job. These three ideas are simply ways to get started. You’ll still
need to know the background data about how these various strategies can
actually start generating money for you.

That’s where I’d recommend taking the free lessons for An Online Sunshine Plan – where you learn the nuts and bolts of Honest Internet Marketing

I’ve been where you are now, and worse – believe me. And before you
dive in and sink a lot of time or money into “getting rich quick”, you
should really test the temperature of that water. 

And our article today comes from Anthony Trister

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Making money online

is a matter of finding an audience who you can either advertise to or
receive direct payment from. Either way, you need something interesting
or informative with which to catch and hold your readers’ attention.
Your content is everything.

I’ll show you how you can make money presenting and distributing content
via podcast or a newsletter, and how you can connect directly with your
audience as an online tutor.

Getting Paid To Podcast

To create a podcast, you will need a microphone and some recording
software. If you have a camera, you can also produce video podcasts.

You can download a free recording program from audacity.sourceforge.net,
where you will also find tutorials on the technical side of podcasting.

When you have the content and are able to produce good quality podcasts,
you need listeners. You can find them by submitting your podcast to
directories such as podcastalley.com, promoting it through a website or
blog, or advertising in forums and newsletters.

The bigger your market, the better. Don’t be afraid of competitive
markets, they’re big for a reason–they pay and people are listening!

You will then be able to make money by finding a sponsor who is willing
to pay to reach your listeners. You could find your own advertisers, or
join a podcasting network such as podtrac.com.

If your content is desirable enough, you can charge for access to it,
through services such as iTunes (apple.com/itunes). If you are selling
your podcast, however, it is a good idea to create a free content
version too in order to reach new listeners.

How To Get Paid To Publish Online Newsletters

Even if you prefer the written word to audio podcasting, you will still need to take care of some technical details.

The best way to distribute newsletters is through an autoresponder list
service. These can be set up to automatically deliver pre-written emails
to subscribers at set intervals. Each new subscriber will receive all
of the emails in your predetermined sequence. That means you can load up
a year’s worth of content (or more), and it’ll automatically publish
straight to your subscribers’ email boxes without you touching it again!

A free autoresponder can be downloaded from responders.com, while a more
professional program can be bought from aweber.com. These programs will
also help with managing your subscriber list, so you stay spam
compliant.

A successful newsletter will be attractive, easy to read, and compatible
with different computers and internet browsers. You can create
beautiful PDF documents using a free program such as openoffice.com.

Also, you do not have to create all your own content. You can get free
stock photos and articles from sites such as publicdomainimages.net and
ezinearticles.com. You can also pay for pre-written content from sites
like associatedcontent.com.

Email newsletters are perfect for marketing your own products, if you
are running an online business. You can also make money by selling space
to advertisers or even charging for subscriptions.

By using the tools from services such as aweber.com, you can grow your
online newsletter list to hundreds or even thousands of people.

Get Paid To Teach People All Over the World

If you have knowledge and experience to share then you can do so in a
podcast or newsletter, or by writing content for a site such as
demandstudios.com, who will pay for articles.

Alternatively, you can become an online tutor and communicate directly
with students through video chat and email. You could find your own
students by advertising your services on craigslist.org, or join a
company who will pair you up with suitable learners.

In order to get the best jobs, you may need some relevant
qualifications, such as a degree, proven experience in a particular
field, or a teaching certificate of some kind.

Websites that recruit online teachers include universalclass.com,
mytutor24.com, and tutor.com. Wiziq.com has a teacher directory where
you can describe yourself and potential students can find you.

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CoffeeShopMillionaire.com
is the new, Internet revolution that’s helping people like you to start
their own dream business, create absolute financial freedom, and escape
the rat race for good, faster than they ever thought possible.

Click the link below right now to learn how you can join the new class
of “lifestyle entrepreneurs” and make a full-time Internet income, or
even generate millions of dollars working online from any coffee shop,
anywhere in the world

Become a Coffee Shop Millionaire today!