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Ever wonder why a building number
of new websites are created each day? According to Netcraft an Internet
monitoring company that has tracked Web growth since 1995, a 100 million
websites are available this 2006 with a 50 million increase the last 2 years.
Netcraft`s Rich Miller said “"The bottom line is it`s much easier to
create a Web site nowadays, and it`s much easier to make money with a Web
site." One great way of creating money through a website -selling of goods
and services!
The easiest part is probably
thinking of how to create money online. In any business if there is an idea of
what to sell whether a good or a service, selling of goods and services online
is quite easy. In a recent survey by Pew Internet, 67% of the 147 million
American internet users buy a product through the internet. Retailing online continues
to be a booming business. Total online sales reached approximately $89 billion
in the
Here are some simple steps in
making money from a web site. Create a website that is pleasing and
informational. 78% of the American internet population researches a product or
service before buying it.[2] Upon
creating a web site, look for a web hosts. There are thousands and thousands of
web host company. In choosing a web hosting company, some companies already
offer a shopping cart. Shopping carts are definitely an essential part if
selling is involved. Next, the most important part in a web site is creating
traffic- traffic of visitors. After all making money out of web sites is
through the means of visitors and don’t expect visitors to know the site
automatically. The secret to creating traffic is through major search engines.
As ninety eight percent of the people that try to create online stores or
shopping sites struggle because they don`t understand how to get a top ten
ranking in the major search engines.[3] Some
of the major search engines are Google, Yahoo and MSN. Search for eight or ten
words that are related and can be used for searching your new site. After researching
for words related to the site, submit the web site to different search engines.
These short ways in making money through a website is a good start to make
money amongst the 100 million sites.
Websites have different uses, but
why not make it as a road to make money. Be the 101st million web site holder
that makes money. After all who does not want to make money out of even the
simplest website? Make selling of goods and services as one great way of making
money with a website!
Table 1.
Sources:
CNN. Web reaches new milestone: 100 million sites, Marsha
Walton.
Crmsoft:Total Communication Solution. Crmsoft.com 2006
http://www.crmsoft.com
Internet Retailer. Can We Talk?: With some trial and error,
online retailers find the payback in live chat. Elizabeth Gardner. October,
2006.
http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/makemoney.shtml
Pew Internet & American Life Project. Latest Trends:
Online Activities. 2005
http://www.pewinternet.org/trends/Internet_Activities_7.19.0 6.htm
Plunkett Research, Ltd. E-commerce and
Internet Trends. 2005-2006. http://www.plunkettresearch.com
Small Business Bible. Steps creating a click-ready website.
2006. http://www.smallbusinessbible.org/stepscreating_click-readyw ebsite.html
http://www.2createawebsite.com/money/information-websites.ht ml