So, you want to work from home...
You know you need a website, but don't have a clue how to set one up, or even what kind of website you need.
In this article, I'll explore money making websites that you can start for little or even no money.
There are many, many types of websites out there, from corporate sites, to personal.
Some are created just for fun.
But, a continually growing number of websites are created with one purpose in mind: generating money for the owner.
Probably the easiest and quickest money making websites you can build are: * informational, * community building, and * blogs Informational Websites Of course, the grand daddy of them all is Wikipedia.
But, let's say you have some information to share or sell on a smaller scale.
Do you provide a product or service? You could develop an informational website around that.
Let's say you like to bake and have compiled a mouth-watering collection of recipes that you have cleverly woven together in a themed recipe book.
You could crate an informational website giving baking tips, a recipe or two from your book, or perhaps recipes that aren't in your book at all.
You could have a forum so that people could share baking tips and recipes.
You can then turn this into a money making website by selling your recipe book (either hard copy or as an e-book) and you could have affiliate links to a store that sells baking supplies.
Although there are some free website options out there, if you decide to go this route, I would recommend paying the $10 to buy a web domain of your own.
Some come with free hosting, or inexpensive hosting options.
Community Building Websites Probably the most well-known community building websites are Facebook and MySpace.
You can create an account on a favorite subject or hobby of yours...
let's say, dogs.
You can link to other dog worthy websites, provide useful information to pet owners, and, again, monetize your website by selling a product you have created or an affiliate product to members of your community.
This is a free option, since these communities don't charge anything for you to join.
However, you have to be careful and not come across as a hard-sales site, or you won't be able to build a community or make any money.
Blogs There are a lot of blog options out there...
many of them are free, but again, if you want your own domain name, you will need to pay a small fee for that and probably a small hosting fee as well.
Otherwise, you can use one of the many free blog services on the internet.
Some of the more popular ones are Blogger and WordPress (or you can download WordPress to your own domain) -- and, of course, now there are also mini-blog options like Twitter and Posterous.
Options to turn a blog into a money making website depend largely on the type of blog you choose.
If you host your own blog, you have a lot more options from Google AdSense, to affiliate links, to blatant product advertisements, recommendations or reviews.
With other services, you may be limited to affiliate links.
Obviously, this article has only touched the surface of this topic.
There is a wealth of information available on setting up a money making website.
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