Set Up A Home Business Website

A home based business has risks no matter what product or service you choose to go with. However you can get a home based business going for about $20 a month. This is a small investment that could reap you good benefits from your website. The 20 bucks will be for your domain name. Some services charge monthly for domain names but you don’t want to go with those. Instead, set up your domain, without ads, for under twenty bucks a year.

First of all you will need to pick a good domain name. You want to choose names that are relatively short and can easily be remembered. If there is a way to stick keywords into the name do so. If not, go with something that will pop up when certain keywords are entered. Look for low cost domain registry. There are a number of services out there that charge under ten bucks a year. Stay away from the expensive domain hosting services like Network Solutions. More money does not mean that you will get more services. Domain registry services are fairly standard at this point so one service will pretty much give you the same options as another one. GoDaddy is a very popular registry that does not charge much.

No matter what domain registry service you choose you will have to search for the domain name you want. If it is available you will be given the name you choose and if it is not a couple of different options will be presented to you. You can choose one of the variations that the registry gives you or you can come up with another one.

Once you have a domain you will need to find a web hosting company. Once again, web hosting services can be extremely cheap. Search for ones that are a buck or so and pick one. Once you have a domain name and web hosting service, you can start designing web pages. Domain registry services have tools you can use to design web pages but you also can use your own software to create your site.

Once you upload your website you will be able to start making money. If you have a product you are selling, try to network with website that sell similar products. Swamp links with those websites so that your site will come up earlier in searches. Be sure you are a part of an affiliate marketing program as well so that you will have a good amount of link partners. Go with a free affiliate marketing program as well. The links are just as good as the ones that you may pay for with a program that charges money.

You should be able to generate some money from having a website. However you will need to keep up the maintenance on it and update links regularly. If you have moderate web designing skills you should be able to design your website and make some type of earnings off of it.

Making Money with Online Surveys

Making money with on-line survey jobs is something that is fun and could bring in a bit of extra cash. Though it sounds too good to be true, corporations will pay people to fill out surveys. Before you decide to sign up for one or more, here are some things to consider.

Do you want to pay for the surveys? When you begin to look for survey opportunities, you’ll immediately notice that some sites require you to pay for a “list” of companies who will send you surveys and say they will guarantee a certain amount of work. Some survey sites do exactly as they say, and some don’t. It’s important to do your homework and try to determine which sites are legitimate business opportunities and which are not. Check out sites that list “good” survey sites and see if the same sites come up. Check scam sites (though these are not always reliable) to see if a site you are considering has been tagged by former users. There are plenty of sites that do not require any fee to join and some pay more if you refer more survey takers to their site, sort of a mini multi-level marketing scheme.

How much time can you spend filling out survey? Filling out surveys is time-consuming. The ones that pay the most can take forty minutes or more to fill out. If you are quick on the computer and a fast reader, you can whittle this time down. Remember, companies are paying for your opinion, so it is important to actually answer the questions as best you can and not randomly check answers. Treat this as any other job that you’d get paid for.

It can be frustrating at times because you only get paid for those you fill out entirely. Though most on-line survey sites try to pair surveys with the right people, sometimes you will get a survey that you cannot honestly fill out. A woman getting a men’s grooming product survey likely won’t be able to complete the survey and will get “kicked out.” In other words, the survey will end. Many times you only get paid for the surveys you complete.

How much will you get paid? This depends on how much time you spend, how lucky you are to get surveys you can complete, and the survey site you sign up for. One site claimed to have a worker sign up and work full time for a week. Although it was fun to fill out the surveys, the worker made less than 50 cents an hour. Other people just get a kick out of doing something that’s fun and getting paid for it…even if it doesn’t mean you’ll be able to buy that yacht you’ve been hoping for. Some sites offer coupons or product trials, which are always fun to get.

It’s important to have some sort of commitment. Like anything, if you want to make money, you’ll have to put in the time and effort to do it. You will not have any success if you have people other than yourself answer the surveys or if you answer the questions randomly.