Rock Your Revenues

By now you have probably heard of bum marketing, hinge marketing, social network marketing and niche marketing on crack. While all of these methods are effective, one can easily become overwhelmed by information overload. Monetize Academy offers simple ways to effectively monetize your websites, forums and blogs for maximum profits. To start you off, following is a list of thirty methods to monetize your webpages:

Affiliate Programs – Affiliate programs pay commissions when visitors click-through and/or take some other qualifying action. From Amazon to Zale’s, there are thousands of individual affiliate programs. Visit our affiliate tutorial section for more information.

Amazon Associates – Is the oldest online affiliate program where you can promote individual Amazon products on your site, perhaps a book or t-shirt; you can turn your site into an Amazon shop and earn commissions for every sale.

Article Directory – Set up an article directory using free article software such as Article Dashboard.

Auctions – Purchase auction software and list your own products for sale.

Autoresponder – Subscribers receive periodic e-mails, newsletters and ezines. You can also deliver e-courses, product announcements and information while reminding your subscribers about your offers.

Banner Advertising – A banner can be anything from a small button to a half page ad. Banner ads can be obtained through banner exchange sites and affiliate programs.

Café Press – Offer items with your company logo such as t-shirts, hats and coffee mugs. These are printed on demand so it is not necessary to stock inventory. Visit Café Press for more information.

Conduct Webinars – Produce educational, informative webinars featuring guest speakers and charge your audience to participate. Check out Webex to get started.

Digital Downloads – eBooks, reports and instructions are easy to setup and deliver. Convert ordinary Word documents to PDF with free software from Primo PDF or PDF995.

Domain Names – Register domain names and place them on your site along with buy now buttons or shopping cart.

eBay Partner Network – Bring the listings and content of eBay to your site with eBay Partner Network.

e-Commerce/Products – Turn your site into an online boutique and offer a wide variety of items such as perfumes, clothing, home décor, etc. Visit our shopping cart directory here.

Ghostwriting – Webmasters routinely outsource content development. Provide articles, sales pages, ebooks, and more.

GPT – Promote incentivized affiliate offers and “reward” your visitors with a percentage of your commission.

Graphic Design – Offer banners, logos, ebook covers, and other graphics. Register at freelance sites such as Scriptlance, Guru, GetAFreelancer, etc. to build your business.

Hosting – Offer hosting thru an affiliate program or by becoming a reseller. Earn commissions and residual income for each month that the hosting plan remains active.

Install WordPress – Help people install WordPress onto their own hosting. Most people don’t know how to do this and will be happy to pay for your time.

In-Text Ads – In-text ads work with your existing content, highlighting or underlining keywords to indicate that they are clickable. Vibrant Media provides in-text advertising.

Local Business Directory - Market advertising space to local businesses.

Memberships – Set up a website or discussion forum about your niche. There are several software programs, both free and paid, to help you setup your membership system. See our membership tutorial here.

PLR – Set up a site with PLR products along with a shopping cart.

PopUps/Unders – These ads appear when visitors enter or exit your site. Although annoying, they are very effective.

Press Release – Prepare press releases and offer optional distribution services. Check the competition and price your services accordingly.

Recipes – Combine different recipes and sell them as bundles. Weight loss, diabetic, and vegetarian recipes are always popular.

Sell Websites – More and more people are purchasing established websites. Regardless of whether the site is generating income, if it has potential, it can be sold.

SEO/Keyword Research – Provide search engine optimization consultation and/or develop keyword lists. See Monetize Academy’s SEO and keyword tools.

Services – Post to forums, compose blog posts, setup autoresponders, etc. Many people will be happy to pay you for your expertise.

Textual Ads – Several companies offer text ads that generate content relevant to your website. See our recommended text ad networks here.

Web Design Service – Offer web designs, shopping cart installation, storefronts and auction templates. Outline your services along with samples of your work, price lists and order forms.

WordPress Design - Offer customized WordPress themes for sale. You can also install other designers WordPress themes.