Make money with your website

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 Starting a new website and sourcing the best prices available.

Follow my quick and easy steps for total beginners and you will have a live website and your own (free) domain name within 20 minutes, for less than the cost of a coffee each month!

After creating your website, I'll share my best 5 hacks for getting traffic and 20 ways to make money from a blog. 

4 steps to create a website

1. Choose and register a domain name

   A domain name is what people type into their browser to view your website. There's a wide range of domain name extensions available, including .com, .org, .net, .info, .biz.

2. 5 ways to get traffic today!

   Aside from publishing high quality content, the most important thing is to get visitors (traffic) to your website. How do you get visitors to your website? Here are some practical ideas to get you off the mark right away!

   1. Post on Twitter using hashtags

      
      Twitter is an awesome marketing tool for website owners. One of the best ways to get your content noticed is to use hashtags relevant to your audience.
      A handy free tool like Hashtagify allows you to search for hashtags you’re considering using and view popular related hashtags.
      From these results, you can find well-known hashtags to add to your tweets – just be careful not to use too many tags. Two to three are best to avoid looking spammy!
      If you don’t have time to spend on Twitter, consider using TweetDeck to schedule and plan your social media content for the week ahead.

   2. Share links on Facebook groups

      
      There is likely to be at least one active Facebook group related to your topic (use the search field on Facebook). And because they are already focused on a niche, they are a powerful way to build a loyal audience and traffic quickly!
      Many groups offer ways to share your content with others, for example, posting links on particular days. If you’re sharing your content, it’s important to be authentic by creating conversation with other members and never just spamming.
      Feel free to share your website on my Starting a Website Facebook group.
      I also recommend creating your own Facebook group to complement your website. It means you have full control over it, and you'll soon attract new members searching for the topics you cover!

   3. Comment on well-known blogs in your niche

      
      While commenting on popular blogs in your niche may seem like an exhausting exercise, it’s still one of the most effective methods for getting traffic to your site.
      Instead of spamming other blogs with your website URL, craft thoughtful comments related to the blog content and leave your site link as a by-line – this is a genuine way of attracting new readers to your website.
      Set up Google Alerts for related phrases to be emailed to you when blogs post on a topic you can comment on!

   4. Comment on well-known blogs in your niche

      
      While commenting on popular blogs in your niche may seem like an exhausting exercise, it’s still one of the most effective methods for getting traffic to your site.
      Instead of spamming other blogs with your website URL, craft thoughtful comments related to the blog content and leave your site link as a by-line – this is a genuine way of attracting new readers to your website.
      Set up Google Alerts for related phrases to be emailed to you when blogs post on a topic you can comment on!
   5. Generally building social media pages and links to your new site should be your main focus. Not only do they directly send new visitors your way, but they're also the main indicators search engines like Google use to rank websites (SEO). And free Google traffic is the best kind of traffic. 

      How to make money from your website

      Once you have some kind of traffic, your website can then be monetised in dozens of ways!
      The most lucrative business opportunities for new websites to make money tend to be:
      • Sponsored articles
      • Google AdSense
      • Product reviews
      • Consultancy (or freelance work)
      • Email marketing
      • Affiliate marketing (the big one!) 
      • What is affiliate marketing?
      • Affiliate marketing is earning commission from a company for promoting an online product or service to your website visitors. The retailer or merchant provides you with a unique link that will track any sales which originate from you. The link could be placed within a relevant article, an email or on social media.
        
        This is now a huge industry in itself, which is unsurprising when you consider how many e-commerce websites there are today!
        But don't get overwhelmed by the scale of the business opportunities yet!