| Making a living off the Internet is definitely one of | | | | bringing in. For instance, "Detroit fresh fish from the |
| the easiest way to work. There are so many | | | | Great Lakes" may only bring you a couple cents, |
| different ways a person can make money of the | | | | where "Los Angeles DUI Lawyer" could bring you lots |
| Internet that most people start with one way, but | | | | of dollars, understand? |
| eventually turn their Internet ventures into multiple | | | | So if you have a lot of websites with content, you |
| streams of incomes for them. And why not? One | | | | can make money by placing ads on all of your |
| word of caution, though. Focus your intentions on | | | | websites. And Google is not the ONLY game in town, |
| choosing only one way of making a living off the | | | | they are just the most popular. Most other search |
| Internet before you take on the task of multiple | | | | engines are starting to have a similar program going |
| income streams. The purpose of this is so that you | | | | on as well. But a word of caution - these algorithms |
| can get one of the streams automated and working | | | | are smart enough to know if you are just placing |
| for you before you add another stream of income. I | | | | pages up on the internet with themed content. This |
| am going to write a series of different ways people | | | | is called ad farming, and it will get you blacklisted |
| are making a living off the Internet, this is the first of | | | | from Google and other search engine systems. So |
| that series. Other ways of making a living off the | | | | keep that in mind, but if you are legitimate, then |
| Internet will follow. Let's get into it! | | | | Google and others can have a stream of money |
| PPC - Pay Per Click | | | | coming in for you from people clicking on the ads |
| Pay per click has been around for a long time. But | | | | that visit your site (another word of caution - if |
| Google has made an art form of it. They let | | | | Google and others think you are someone you have |
| customers set up free accounts, then they charge | | | | coerced are clicking on your own ads, that will get |
| customers by way of auctioning (or what is the top | | | | you blacklisted too). |
| price they are willing to pay) for positioning of their | | | | How can you do it legitimately then? Well, it is sort |
| ads in the Google Network. For instance, say you are | | | | of complicated. Authors have written several books |
| selling toys online. You want it so that anytime | | | | about it too. But to sort of sum it up quick, nice, and |
| someone searches for the expression, "toddler toys" | | | | neat, here it is in a nutshell. You either write your |
| on the Google Network that your ad is displayed on | | | | own articles or use articles other have written and |
| the results page to be clicked on. Your ad might be | | | | given free rights to use. Collect these articles in a |
| titled, "The Best Toddler Toys" with two quick | | | | "themed" collection. So, say you have a topic of |
| description lines and a clickable link to your website. | | | | fishing, you can gather about a dozen articles that |
| Now here is how you can get paid. You can join | | | | pertain to fishing and create a website about fishing. |
| Google's pay for ads site, AdSense for free too! You | | | | After you have it made, then go to Google or |
| give your website to Google and they can determine | | | | another and submit to them the web address that |
| what sort of ads they can run on your website that | | | | displays your articles for ad space. If approved you |
| is related to your website's content. Your website | | | | will then be able to place ads in the form of code on |
| then becomes part of Google's network, and they | | | | your website where Google or another will scan your |
| display ads on your website (of course if they only | | | | site for content and match the ads based on their |
| display 3 then they are going to display the top 3 | | | | findings. Okay, rinse and repeat with another subject |
| paying prices advertisers are willing to pay). So, if | | | | with a collection of articles supporting it. |
| your website is about toddler toys, and you happen | | | | As you can see, this can be profitable if say, you |
| to be one of the advertisers willing to pay a high | | | | have lots of different subject webpages up |
| enough, you might have your own ad displayed on | | | | supporting advertising. It is like a collection of small |
| your website. | | | | money streams that can turn into a raging money |
| How does the money come in? Well, let's say they | | | | river! Think of it this way, would you rather get paid |
| display 3 ads on your website. If someone visits your | | | | 1 dollar every time someone looks up only 1 term |
| website and clicks on one of the 3 ads, Google will | | | | and clicks on an ad? Or would you rather make .05 |
| "pay" you a portion of whatever the advertiser is | | | | per click on 100s of subjects with people looking up |
| paying to have that ad displayed. Now each ad is | | | | hundreds of different terms and clicking on your ads? |
| different because each keyword phrase is different. | | | | Ok, this concludes making a living off the Internet |
| And I do not think anybody has actually worked out | | | | with pay per click. As time moves forward, I will |
| what percentage of the advertisers money you get, | | | | write on more ways you can make money using |
| but they do pay. It could be 5 cents, it could be $2. | | | | different techniques. |
| It depends on how much money the ad phrase is | | | | |