| Many people wonder how on earth they could | | | | is such an eye-opening way to monetize that |
| earn money if they ran their own web site but | | | | I'm going to repeat it:If a visitor just |
| didn't actually *sell* anything. If you have | | | | CLICKS on any of the Google AdSense adverts |
| no products or services to sell then where | | | | on your web page - GOOGLE PAYS YOU |
| does the money come from?Well the answer is | | | | MONEY!!!That's right! The visitor doesn't |
| that you can make money in lots of ways when | | | | even need to BUY anything from the |
| you run a web site - and **selling products | | | | advertiser! All they need to do is click on |
| and/or services** is not only just one option | | | | one of the adverts on your web page and |
| but also one of the most labour-intensive | | | | Google pays you!So Google's 'AdSense' program |
| options, at least if the products are not | | | | means that you really CAN earn money *just by |
| electronic (i.e. if they are hard goods or | | | | attracting visitors* to your web site.'MY web |
| services).The problem is that many people | | | | site?' I hear you quiver.Yes YOUR web |
| stick to what they know - bricks 'n' mortar - | | | | site!Millions of web masters the world over |
| high street shops who sell products that you | | | | create and run their own web sites. Even high |
| can hold and feel, or professionals (such as | | | | school drop outs can do it - in fact many ARE |
| accountants or lawyers) who sell their | | | | doing it and are making a good living from |
| services.It's plain to see where the money | | | | it!Heck, even young teenagers are doing it. A |
| comes from there: from the products and | | | | 14 year old Canadian girl started her own web |
| services on offer!But does that mean that YOU | | | | site about her family's favorite vacation |
| have to have products or services to sell if | | | | spot (Anguilla) a couple of years ago. Two |
| you want to make your own money online?No!The | | | | years on she now earns thousands of dollars, |
| Internet offers so many more ways in which | | | | part of which come from Google's AdSense |
| you can make money!------ SIDE NOTE ------For | | | | program!And it's not expensive to run your |
| an explanation of some of the different ways | | | | own web site either. In fact you can do it |
| you can earn money online visit: SIDE NOTE | | | | without spending ANY money whatsoever if you |
| ------And one of the easiest yet effective | | | | really want to (although there are |
| ways of earning money online is by using | | | | drawbacks).------ SIDE NOTE ------To find out |
| Google's 'AdSense' program as one of the | | | | why running a web site is easier than you |
| income-generators for your web site.But what | | | | |
| exactly is 'AdSense'?Well AdSense is an | | | | might think, visit: SIDE NOTE ------Google's |
| advertising program with a difference and it | | | | AdSense is great news for small web site |
| has virtually taken the Internet and small | | | | owners - and YOU can become one of them.All |
| web site owners by storm...If you have your | | | | you need to do is write content on a topic |
| own web site and join the free 'AdSense' | | | | that you know about and love - whether that's |
| program, Google gives you a code that you | | | | based on experience, hobbies, interests, |
| simply cut and paste into your web pages. You | | | | passions, or on a past job.You know SOMETHING |
| can put the code into as many of your web | | | | about SOMETHING - everybody does, |
| pages as you want but obviously the more | | | | qualifications or not. And that knowledge and |
| pages in which you place the code, the more | | | | or passion can attract visitors. And with |
| likely you are to earn *more* money and | | | | Google's 'AdSense' program 'visitors'...... |
| here's why...Every time a visitor visits a | | | | means 'clicks'...... means money!Copyright, |
| page on which you have pasted your AdSense | | | | Claire Williams, 2003-2005. All Rights |
| code a few small text adverts appear.Google's | | | | Reserved.-------** Publication Guidelines |
| clever AdSense technology will automatically | | | | **The article above may be freely reproduced |
| display adverts that are relevant to your | | | | provided that:(1) you only mail to a 100% |
| topic. So if your web site is all about | | | | opt-in list; (2) ALL links areLIVE |
| quilting, the adverts will be related to | | | | hyperlinks (3) the article is published in |
| quilting. If it's about parenting, the | | | | its entiretyincluding the title, copyright |
| adverts will be related to parenting, and so | | | | notice, & the author'sbio & resource box |
| on.'Where do these adverts come from?' I hear | | | | (which must be placed directly belowthe |
| you ask.Well there are lots of people and | | | | article).-----Claire Williams is editor of |
| busineses out there who want to promote their | | | | sleepydust.net and has suffered from Post |
| web sites, products or services, so they pay | | | | Viral Fatigue Syndrome since 1995.She created |
| Google every time someone clicks on their | | | | sleepydust.net to help ME / Chronic Fatigue |
| advert.Now here's the good part...If a | | | | Syndrome and Fibromyalgia sufferers deal with |
| visitor clicks on any of the Google 'AdSense' | | | | their condition - from handling their money |
| adverts on your web page - you get money!This | | | | worries, to recovering from their illness... |