WebMaster94 — Tue, 30 May 2006 11:37:10 +0000

Just remember: You probably won't make much money off anything on the net, unless you know about it and enjoy it!

Busy — Mon, 29 May 2006 22:29:06 +0000

I find my hobby sites do better than my targeted sites for ad revenue, although not 600 (nz) a month (200 pounds), more like 70 pounds every 3-4 months, but my intentions are not out to make a living from it, just to pay the bills incurred.
One of my sites gets tens of thousands of hits a month (the most hits), problem is thats the one with the less intake of funds.

Without an orginal idea it's going to be hard to make that much money a month within a year. Unless you resort to the scums of society and become a spammer, a link farmer or a hacker (be sure someone cake bake a cake with a metal file in it).

I know of a guy in USA thats making a good living selling to order. What he's done is gone on auction sites on the other side of the world and placed ads for US stuff, people request stuff that can't be got in the country and he sells it to them with a bit of a markup. A bit like a dropshipper but without the 3rd party and the goods are seen. Some things to watch out for (customs fees etc), but if items are under x amount of dollars (around 200) no duty is paid, although this varies per country. Also can't put markup to high as a lot of the stuff can already be found on ebay

Megan — Mon, 29 May 2006 13:08:16 +0000

1. That's easy - something that people are interested in and that you know something about. I think to make a go of a website over the long term you have to be really passionate about it. The rewards are sometimes a long time coming. You also have to know enough about the topic to create a lot of content that people will be interested in. I think it's good to have a solid niche topic - don't spread yourself too thin. Better to be the site for a certian specific topic than one of many sites covering a range of things.

2. That would be tough to do without some sort of aggressive marketing. You'd have to be able to put up some cash up front. Otherwise, it's slow and steady. You'd probably be lucky to be making a few hundred a month after six months, to be honest.

3. General advice - have a good plan. Know what your objectives are for the site, who your target audience is, what the plan is for making a profit etc. Then stick to it.

WebMaster94 — Mon, 29 May 2006 12:01:38 +0000

Welcome to The Webmaster Forums!

1. Q:What type of sites are the best?
A: I take it your speaking of a site that brings profit. That's tough. If you don't have a specific business, then it's kind of hard to make money off a site. If you knew game programming, you could sell games. If you made computers you could sell thewm online! Is there any specific kind of thing you can do, that could bring profit?

2. Again, those stats depend on the product. If you coud give a product or service you wish to use online, I could give you more specific answers!

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