Have you ever come across someone who earns money through his/her website?
If not, let me tell you, there are many people who earn lots of money through their website.
Want to know how they are doing it?
In today’s post, I’ll share the biggest secrets used by wealthy internet marketers for making a ton of cash online.
After reading this article you’ll know, how you can make money with your own website.
By “website”, I do not mean starting a large company like facebook or google, I’m talking about sites which can be started even by students, working from home.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a college student looking for a part time job or you’re unemployed, this method could work for you and is possibly the best way to earn money online right now.
Okay, lets quickly begin.
The single most important thing you need to remember is this:
In order to earn money from your website, you need to provide something of value.
In other words, give people something they are looking for.
Pay attention to these business models carefully. It will help you understand this concept.
These are the exact methods used by people who are earning a ton of money, working from home.
There are 3 types of income you can generate from your website:
1. Get paid to promote other people’s products (Affiliate marketing)
The concept is simple:
– You create a website.
– Suggest a product created by someone else (on your website).
– Earn money whenever your visitor buys the product you’re suggesting.
You might ask, “how will the company know if the visitor came from my website?”.
The answer is, you’ll be given a special link by the company you’re promoting (called the affiliate link). And they’ll know when a user clicks on your link.
“How can I make money with this method?”
For example, lets say you’re a girl who likes beauty care & have some knowledge on that topic.
So you’re starting a website where you write about beauty and make-up tips to help other women.
One day, you find a great product which you’re damn sure will help the ladies who read your website.
So, you write about that product on your site & add your affiliate link in the same page, so that others can buy the product. By doing this, you’ll get paid for each sale which comes through your website.
This is just a small example. This method can be applied to any field or topic which suits you.
Now,
How to find products to promote?
This might surprise you, but:
You have almost unlimited choices of products you can promote!
This is because, almost all shopping sites in India have an affiliate program.
Here’s the affiliate section of popular online shopping sites: Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal
You just need to pick the product which is related to your field & promote it.
How much can I earn?
I’m not going to mislead you by saying you can earn thousands of dollars in a few months. But if you put the effort & time, there is literally no limit to how much you can earn.
Pat Flynn, owner of smartpassiveincome.com publishes the income he earns from affiliate marketting on his website.
Monthly Income Reports
I know this is going to sound crazy, but he actually earns close to 1 crore in INR per month!
Harsh Agrawal from Delhi has earned more than 48 Lakh in INR from affiliate commissions with his site. There are thousands of other people who do affiliate marketing but don’t reveal their income publicly.
How to start?
If you’re interested in affiliate marketing, here’s what you need to do:
First, think of a topic which interests you. It can be in any field, for example: games, gadgets, fashion, cooking, nutrition, fitness, sports, books, music & so on.
Then, create a website & start writing on that topic.
Finally, promote products which are related to your field.
When you’re selecting a topic for your website, make sure it is not too broad or vague.
It should be very specific.
For example: instead of choosing a broad topic like “Health” you could choose “Weight Loss Diet”. This is called selecting a niche. Niche simple means a more specific topic or audience.
Here’s a quick tip to help you find the topic for your website:
Another way of selecting a topic for your website, is to identify a problem which a group of people are facing & then help solve it. In other words, write about something which people want answers for.
It goes like this:
– Find a problem
– Create a site with lots of information related to the problem
– Find a product which solves the problem
– Recommend the product on your website
To understand this concept better, let’s take “hair fall” as an example. It is a problem faced by a large number of people. Lets say, you’re starting a website to write about hair fall problems & treatment. Recommend a product which stops hair fall (preferably something which you’ve tried personally & worked for you). When someone buys the product after clicking the link from your website, you’ll earn a commission from the seller.
This is a win-win situation for all because, you’ve given a solution to your audience’s problem & you get paid by the company for making a sale.
This strategy has helped thousands of people start their own websites and make money online.
A lot of people who started their sites are now earning an extra income with it and many are even doing this full time.
If you’re worried that you don’t know how to create a website, don’t worry. It takes less than 10 mins to make a website.
UPDATE (May 2015):
Since we got too many requests,
We have published our own guide on How to Make a Website.
Before we proceed further, let me show you some real life examples of sites & people earning through this method.
Let’s take a popular site called besttechguru.com started by Rahul Dubey. This site focuses on people who want to buy phones. He targets search terms like “best phone under 10k” which usually gets a lot of searches on google. So they write articles on this topic and at the end of each article they put a link to flipkart or amazon to buy the phone. These links are simply their affiliate links. Whenever an user buys a phone through their link, they get a nice commission from the sale.
Nowadays, its so easy to make a website with wordpress that you don’t need to worry about the design at all. You need to focus on the content only. There are tons of themes available for websites. You can even see the theme used by BestTechGuru here.
2. Earn money by displaying ads on your website
Another way of making income from your site is by displaying ads on it.
There are several companies which provide Ads to display on your website. But, the best & most popular one is provided by Google. It is called ‘AdSense‘.
After you place ads on your website, Google will pay you whenever a user clicks on the ad displayed.
Many people recommend starting a blog to earn money from adsense.
A blog is a website which is updated regularly. The owner of the blog posts new articles every few days.
Blogging is great but, if you start a blog on a broad subject, it can take too much time to earn good income through ads because there are already too many blogs on that topic.
So, you need to target your blog to a small market (niche). You must focus only on that.
Some popular examples of niche are Healthy Cooking, Weight Loss Diet, 6-pack abs, etc.
Remember:
No matter which niche you select, your goal must be to help people in some way or the other.
Here’s a video where Jay from lazyassstoner.com, shows how to make money from Adsense with niche sites:
3. Make money by teaching people something in which you have expertise
Chandoo is an entrepreneur from India who made millions of dollars teaching excel to people online.
The internet has changed the way how people learn.
Everyday more and more people are searching the web to learn about the things they’re interested in.
If you’re good at something and there are people who want to learn it, you can make money by teaching them.
This is the 3 step process:
- Start a website on a topic
- Establish yourself as an expert on the topic (by posting articles for free)
- Create an ‘Information Product’ like an ebook and sell it on your website. The ebook should contain information which people are eager to know.
You’ll be making money each time someone buys your book.
This is the basic overview of ways through which you can make money through your website.
Was this guide helpful to you? If you have any doubts or suggestions, please share it in the comment section below.
Also do you know anyone who’ll be interested in this article? Then share it with him/her.
Thanks for reading all the way!
tell me how to make a website
does it need any licence ,charges,conditions.
Hi Aditya, we’ve just posted our guide on How to Make a Website.
You don’t need a license or anything of that sort to start a website. Its very very simple.
brother can i start a blog or start with a website
which one is better???
This is really incredible, where many creative minds will come into picture and rewarded accordingly. Eager to learn more, sure I will take it forward
Sir with the help of your website I have made my website.the article really helped
Me a lot I have shared your article and out of 63 59 of them liked.great article.thank you sir.I have posted another comment please try to give a reply.
Can i get money by data entry…. i am good at typing…… and which is the best place (trusted) to go for it
You could try searching job sites like Naukri. But always remember, never pay for a job!
Pls tell me how I make website and earn money by that
We’re already working on it. Stay tuned : )
how I create my site
Learn how to make a website here.
Hey i want to know how can i make my websites?
I have tryed but i failed can i make my websites with my android sony phon.
yes you make your website easily..from wordpress.com free
I have 300 viewers daily but i’m not getting reasonable income…… plz help me asap
Hello sir sundar sorry for ask u that pls let me know that who to make my website take care see you
I had heard about online job in which we can earn just by browsing a website. ……is it true
Yes it is possible, but it cannot be called as a job. Its more like a hobby.
Thanks for giving worth information
I would like to know how to create a website.
Sanjay
Hi Sanjay, we’ve posted our video on how to make a website.
How can i make my website?
which r the trusted PTC sites name it pls
You can find a short list of trusted PTC sites here.
GREAT KNOWLEDGE TO BE SHARED.
After reading this article , i will consider this method of making money.
How do i start
Thanks a lot Aashish. You start by choosing a topic for your website. Then create your site.
Hello sir.. !! If i make website and after i get many follower ,from wher and how i will get links and ads to promote
How can I make website , can u help me , because I have no idea about that .
Please see: How to make a Website.
How to create good website?
Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
After reading this article, I will consider this method of making money.
How i can make my website and what the pross to make it
Hi Shyam,
Good day!
Thanks for reply. Further your guidance on making money online is quite interesting and informative. I am planning to start immediately for affiliate marketing. For this, I would like to know how much money is required to start a web site for the purpose of affiliate marketing. How to do about SEO and SMM ?
After site is up, how long will it take to earn money? Please advise on Google Adsense/Adwords. Apart from affiliate marketing and Adsense, Is there any other genuine area for earning money through Internet ? You may feel my requests are lengthy and hope you will reply for me.
Regards/ Pugazh
You can start a website with 300 rupees. SEO (search engine optimization) & SMM (social media marketing) is also the part of the process. You will learn them as you go. I’ll be posting another article soon, which talks about this.
The time it takes will depend completely on YOU and how long it takes you to establish your site & attract people to it.
Also, don’t make the critical mistake of focusing too much on the money right away.
Instead, think more about WHO the site is going to reach. And how its going to help them.
Before starting a site, think about:
Which fields interest me?
What problems do people have in this field?
What information is missing or not clear, and how can I make it more clear.
When you build a website based on your interests that helps people, it is a lot easier to make money with it.
Sir I have no website so please tell me how to make my website .
through my e-mail thank you and take care
Can affiliate marketing be done on whatsapp?
Yes, its possible because you can send links through Whatsapp. But you should be able to reach a lot of people. Also for best results, don’t send links randomly. Instead send them to a targeted audience. Which means, your audience must be interested in what you’re selling.
Thanks for the article. How and where I get the affiliate link to post on my website?
All sites with an affiliate program have a separate registration page for becoming an affiliate. You will get your affiliate link after you register
Hi Shyam, It was really Worth reading this article since I have got an idea what is affiliate marketing and creating websites. I bookmarked this page in my browser.
Thanks Pradeep. I appreciate that 🙂
Thanks…..
after read your ultimate guide i am feeling some different. i feel i can do some as i want.
thanks a lot..
Thanks for your feedback. I’m happy to help.
Your blog is so good but need to cover some more subjects such as data entry or work from home things. Anyways your input is good enough to make people good at earning through online. Thank you
Thanks for your feedback. We’ll be writing on more topics soon.
Hi Syam, this article is really applicable and useful. Thankyou so much for this article
I’m glad to hear that. Thanks for your feedback.
Thank you. Please inform whether we have to select particular product or just affiliate link is enough. When we will get our commission ? That means only after purchase ? Or clicking the link is enough? Do you charge any course fee! If so how much?
Regards
K. Pugahz
Hi Pugahz, its better select a product & get its affiliate link for promotion. Majority of the affiliate programs pay per sale. Which means your visitor should buy the product.
I don’t conduct any courses, all the information will be posted on FastRupee for free.
Hello sir I am a student from Bangalore and I was really waiting for something like this… Very helpfull got a clear picture of online business…. Now its time for me to start working on it…. Thank you …
Thanks for your comment Vignesh.
i dont know about any thing. can you please guide me.thank you
Dear Shyam,
How the site Facebook work at home program is reliable? is it worth joinin by paying 2700.00? Please advise.
Regards,
K.pugazh
It looks like a scam. Be careful.
hi sir. namaste how make a website,how much money required to create web site,how to pay
Am unable to copy the link to my website. Though the links are copied when they are clicked from my website they are not responding. .please help
This page has some info on how to make a link.
hi sunder,
is making website need any legal formalities like permission, or any other legal complinces.
No formalities needed. Just take a look at our video tutorial.
Dear,
Shyam sunder ji can we register with more sites at a time….? Can one mail ID/PayPal A/c be supplied for various PTC sites.
My another question is all PTC sites demanding passward along with user name at the time of registration. is it right to reveal passward like secrets to any of these sites
Yes, you can register on any number of PTC sites and use the a single PayPal a/c to receive payments from all.
Its always safer to use a unique password for all the sites you use
Sir,
I just have gone through with your guide for how to create new web site. Now my question is how I should approach for companies to hire an ad n.
You don’t have to approach companies directly. Just register on their site to an affiliate for them. They will give you the links you need to promote.
how i can make my website
plz reply soon
Hi, Please see this page.
Well. I tried to register a website, which shows already exists but i tried it on www. it dosent exist
Yeah, this happens because few people just register the domain name. But don’t build a website on it. Try with .in , .org or .net.
hi.. Sir I would lik to write a e book is it psble
Yes
Its very useful. I am interested to open a website and make a good income. Thank you. Wow… you helping lot around the world Shyam Sundar. Great!
Good information Shyam!!
Hi Shyam,
Kindly clarify whether we can use the same blog for content development and affiliated marketing. In case for the particular subject, if don’t get relevant products, how it can be marketed through affiliate marketing.
Please reply ASAP. Also, please inform whether I can go for blue ghost for web site or blog.
Regards
K. PUGAZHENTHI
If you don’t have any relevant products in your topic, go for adsense. You can also create your own (digital) product on your topic, like an ebook and sell it directly on your website. No need of affiliate marketing.
Yes, bluehost is also great for hosting, but don’t use the India site. Use BlueHost.com
hi shyam.this article is really useful……thank you so much
hi, this is an amazing information, i ever needed i really like it thank you so much….
Hi ! syam..
very useful info… thank u..
hello sir. how r u . is it realy easy to earn money on ur platefarm.nd how much money i can earn in one month
great information thanx for sharing ..
Hi sir, I’m interested in freelancing and have signed up in quite a number of popular freelancing sites. But, none of them seems to hire me, since they think me as an un-experienced guy. So it there any way out?. I mean is there a way for getting hired?
Hi Sanoj, this is a must read for all new freelancers.
Also take a look at this great post by Vignesh: 7 common made by new freelancers
thanku very much , sir
yours guidence is very helpful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thankyou sir, for yor valuable guidence. You are a real Guru for me.
Sir, how I will I get payments? Pls explain.
The payment method varies depending on the company. Flipkart has Electronic Fund Transfer and gift voucher. Also Paypal and checks are used to send payments.
Hello sir,
I am not much aware about making websites nd all but after reading ur article on making money online m really very excited to start it asap but the problem is that I am still confused with some steps… Please sir help me out as I really need money at urgent basis… I would really appreciate your effort.. Please do reply ASAP..
Thnx nd regards,
Sukhpreet
Hi Shymji, I have read your article it is very good guided. I have an question that after making a website or blog in adsense from where I will get the advertises to promote in my website. Would I have to approach any company with agreement ?
Great post!!
Very nice and helpful for us
Dear Sir, here you are doing a very good job for the people who needed very much this kind of information.
Whole world is making money through internet now a days, but the problem is of unawareness about how to make money using internet among common people. Really this will help the people who badly needed money for their living… Go ahead, best of luck.
Great post for making money online!
can i create my website from smartphone……??
Maybe, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Use a laptop or desktop.
Its really very much useful for everyone who will go through it .. bcoz u hv covered various segments with details..
Thanks sir
Hey Shyam,
You are doing an awesome job man. And, I read your article.Its awesome and thanks for your support
Thanks 🙂
Hi . I m looking for some extra income . you mentioned the method of adsens I want to work on it . so plz guide me to creating website n registering AdSense account… Plz plz plz. M so need of it… Thank in advance..
Hello sir.. !! If i make website and after i get many follower ,from wher and how i will get links and ads to promote. Own website. imran
hi..
nice guide, i like it
but i have some doubts ..is it real the companies are really give the money
and how will they give money ….like transfer ..cheque…..direct post,,,or deposit
any way good work
Hi Sir..i needed promising sites for data entry work.. Can you help?..Btw i read ur article….its very encouraging
It’s an amazing post in favor of all the online people; they will take benefit
from it I am sure.
Impressed…..practice makes man perfect..
I created a website from wordpress.com, but adsense of google didn’t permit to publish add in it. Now, what can I do in this regard?
Hello, if you have a sub domain in your website name google ad sense won’t work for example earlier my website’s domain name was buckthatmovie.wordpress.com where .wordpress is the sub domain. So I guess you need to buy a domain name or just map a domain name if you already own it.
I read your article. Thank you for providing great ideas. Is it legal to use an image from google at my website?
Some images could be copyrighted. This article has more info on how to get free images.
Hi Shyam,
Thank you very much for the informations.Your articles worthful.I am expecting your updates through my email.
Thank you, even though I already have a website this article was useful to me in many ways.
I am second time visiting your site. It is a good site and simple language. I have developed a blog on online money. Would you help me to get it approved for ad sense?
Hi shyam
This is rahul. I got idea about how to create website via your video. Now my question is Im good in maths so if I start my website with content related to math subject,it will work?
Yes, that’s a great idea! But make sure you choose you choose your target audience first. For example it can be for learning 10th class math, or 12th class math etc. Your site should focus on that specific set of audience only. Also the best way to monetize your site is to sell premium courses to students.
Hi!! Shyam thanks for sharing an amazing idea about online business. I was really looking forward about online business marketing. I would love to start an online business. I am having 2 years of experience in SEO/Digital Marketing. So which should be a better option for me. would you pleases suggest me something. I am gooing to start a small IT company, but now I am thinking to start with an online business simultaneously.
I am a web designer i am creating websites but you have give me a best idea to earn money thanks ….
Hy Shyam Sundar
I liked your site very much and you are doing a great job. I also know many ways to earn can I write for you. Please contact me from my e mail.
Hi Shyam,
With your guidelines, I have created my first website just 2 months back and still underway. Thanks for your input for web design.
Recently, I got the affiliate link from flip kart and Amazon.in and please guide me as to how to put it in th website.
Expect your advise very soon.
That’s great to hear sir. Congrats on launching your new site.
The easiest way to add the links would be to write product review on your site & add a buy link (which should be your affiliate link).
Dear Shyam,
Can i make my own website through wordpress only. I guess they provide domain name and hosting as well.Or should i go godaddy.
Hello Shyam. I just logged in iwriter a few days ago. Well, because i am new here they should have asked me for the english proficiency test bit when i clicked on ‘write content’, there was no reference to any exams as such. Will it anyway effect my account or reviews. I have not written any article as of now.
Hi shayam,
I am asked by a lot of website owners to download free e book guides for something they specialize in. Will it help them in monetary terms or is to drive traffic to their websites or something else? Advice required..
Bro I know Something like publishing posts etc but after that what i want to do to get traffic and what i do after publish to get in search results and what meta
Hey, I believe that affiliate marketing is the best way to earn money with your website, better than AdSense. I know that maybe you can get $0,5 per click but I prefer to get $250 CPA instead. I’m working hard to get more traffic and apply affiliate marketing skills in order to get a higher payout. Thanks for your posts!
great info bro really helpfull
hii, i need my website sir Sundar, if it is possible help me
Hi, you can learn how to make a website here.
how to generate traffic?
hello sir,
i have seen your video “how to create website in 5 min”.It is very useful to us.please do post a tutorial on “how to create tool bar,buttons and pages”it would be very usefull to us.
please tell me shyam,if i have wordpress website, can i earn with my website
salmanahmadkhanphotography.wordpress.com
sir,
i am 12th pass.i am trying to searching how to make website but i don’t have idea for what i learn 1st. So that can u help me?
You can watch our video on How to create a Website in 5 mins, by clicking here.
Bro! thank you for everything that you have posted.
Finally i have seen a website which is worth to be on. Really nice work and that too by our “INDIANS”. I was thinking about creating a website from a long time but by a web developer then i watched your video on making it and it gave me real confidence that i can do it on my own. I have watched all of your videos alongside read many of your articles. These are some real good stuff which i noted down on and will take care of while creating. Even i am planning to broadcast about your website ‘Freerupee’ via my future website because it’s going to be on a similar topic. Can’t disclose it right now! One thing i want from you, please make a video on the SEO stuff like how it works and how to improve ranking, how to get traffic to a new website, wordpress themes customizing for a blogging site, Google adsense for new users, what is copyrighted stuff, etc. It will be really appreciated by me and i believe many others as well and please make it sooner if possible as i am totally stuck on these topics.
Hey! as you are seeming to be the perfect guide to me on this topic. I need to ask you one more thing that i forget to mention in my above comment and i.e. whether these affiliate marketing sites can leads to a ban from google, permanent deletion or bad ranking or not considering. Please reply!
Hey,
Affiliate marketing is not illegal. I also tried myself after watching videos from Fastrupee and created my own blog websitetipstricks.com. I got personal guidance from Mr. Shyam
Google don’t ban any affiliate site but one thing not to do is don’t click on your own ads otherwise you may get in trouble. Be consistent and do it for passion, not for money. It will take time but surely you will win one or the next day.
Can you please tell me which is the cheapest web hosting for one year plan.
This article very useful to us, but some technical issues raised in this way. Any way work sincerely and get win money.
Thanks for these informations.
Sir i have some questions
1.Do I have to buy domain name and hosting together
2.If I buy a domain name for 1 year and hosting for 1 month and after 1 month I won’t pay for hosting what will be the effect
3.how much I may have to pay for first year for domain and hosting
Please answer these
And also make a blog on how promote your 1st or new blog i mean promoting tricks for new starters
1.Yes. You will have to buy them both together. But as a Fastrupee user, You’ll get free domain for a year.
2.Your site will be down.
3.Around 1200Rs for the basic plan for a year.