All you have to do is enter "people search" on Google or Yahoo, and you'll see how many millions of sites pop up. It is currently estimated that nearly a third of all searches are related to this topic. Why? Because internet users have discovered the power of using search engines to find the people they are looking for, whether it's an old classmate or a lost relative. People searching is very popular. This niche is enormous and expected to continue its growth for some time.
How can you get started in this lucrative business? Well, you could come up with your own search engine, but that would take a long time to develop (probably years). Or you could hire someone to create it for you (would take a lot of money to do that). The easiest way by far is just join someone else's existing program. There are lots of affiliate programs out there that provide you with this very opportunity.
It's really easy to start with an affiliate program. But how do you choose a good program? It is essential that it include a good training program, and the training should be easily accessible right there in the member's area of the site. The program should have easy setup instructions. And the website should be easy to navigate.
The next thing you need to do is plan your marketing campaign. It does not need to cost a lot of money. There are lots of ways to market -- here are a few of them.
You need links to your site and lots of them. Write some articles and get them posted. As a matter of fact, write lots and lots of articles. Google and Yahoo love articles, especially those found on the large article sites. Not only can your articles be on the search engines, but your articles may well be picked up to be used by other websites as well. And that means more traffic to your site. To make money you need as much traffic to your site as you can muster. This method takes time, but it's free and won't break the bank.
Posting ads on free ad forums is another marketing method, at least for those who have the time to do it. It can be effective but it does require a lot of discipline to keep reposting ads all the time. And your ads won't stay on page one very long, so you definitely have to keep reposting them. But it is free to do.
Another free way to advertise is to post in forums. But be careful to follow the forum rules about posting. Most forums do not allow you to post ads. But most of them will allow you to put your link in your forum signature.
And then, of course, there is paid advertising (paid-to-click). Google Adwords, of course, is the best known, but many also use Yahoo and MSN as well as smaller ad services with great success. I do not recommend this for beginners, though. It's really easy to lose a lot of money with this method if you don't know what you're doing. It requires a lot of testing plus a significant budget to get started. It's best to read the free resources online about this type of marketing before you even think about trying it.
Buying traffic is lame. It might get your Alexa ranking up, but it definitely will not make you any sales. The majority of sites that sell traffic do not send real actual people to visit your website. The traffic is all fake -- it's produced by an autobot. So, no, do not do it. Not ever, not ever, not ever.
I am hoping the very best of success for each and every one of you. All you have to do is get motivated and then get started. - 15790
How can you get started in this lucrative business? Well, you could come up with your own search engine, but that would take a long time to develop (probably years). Or you could hire someone to create it for you (would take a lot of money to do that). The easiest way by far is just join someone else's existing program. There are lots of affiliate programs out there that provide you with this very opportunity.
It's really easy to start with an affiliate program. But how do you choose a good program? It is essential that it include a good training program, and the training should be easily accessible right there in the member's area of the site. The program should have easy setup instructions. And the website should be easy to navigate.
The next thing you need to do is plan your marketing campaign. It does not need to cost a lot of money. There are lots of ways to market -- here are a few of them.
You need links to your site and lots of them. Write some articles and get them posted. As a matter of fact, write lots and lots of articles. Google and Yahoo love articles, especially those found on the large article sites. Not only can your articles be on the search engines, but your articles may well be picked up to be used by other websites as well. And that means more traffic to your site. To make money you need as much traffic to your site as you can muster. This method takes time, but it's free and won't break the bank.
Posting ads on free ad forums is another marketing method, at least for those who have the time to do it. It can be effective but it does require a lot of discipline to keep reposting ads all the time. And your ads won't stay on page one very long, so you definitely have to keep reposting them. But it is free to do.
Another free way to advertise is to post in forums. But be careful to follow the forum rules about posting. Most forums do not allow you to post ads. But most of them will allow you to put your link in your forum signature.
And then, of course, there is paid advertising (paid-to-click). Google Adwords, of course, is the best known, but many also use Yahoo and MSN as well as smaller ad services with great success. I do not recommend this for beginners, though. It's really easy to lose a lot of money with this method if you don't know what you're doing. It requires a lot of testing plus a significant budget to get started. It's best to read the free resources online about this type of marketing before you even think about trying it.
Buying traffic is lame. It might get your Alexa ranking up, but it definitely will not make you any sales. The majority of sites that sell traffic do not send real actual people to visit your website. The traffic is all fake -- it's produced by an autobot. So, no, do not do it. Not ever, not ever, not ever.
I am hoping the very best of success for each and every one of you. All you have to do is get motivated and then get started. - 15790
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