How to Make Money Using a Webpage

You can make money online by creating a single Web page.

Many people consider creating an online business with a full website an overwhelming task. If you are new to online marketing, begin making money by designing a single Web page. Once you master earning money online using a sole Web page, you can increase profits by duplicating the idea and creating additional Web pages using the same basic structure.

Instructions

1. Sign up for a free Website with any Web host that offers free hosting.

2. Look around your house for a product that you enjoy using such as a shaver, fax machine or baking dish. Perform a Web search using a popular search engine, such as Google, Bing or Yahoo, on the product's name and item number. Browse through the search results looking for shopping sites such as Amazon, Staples or Cooking.com. Visit one of the shopping site listings at a time to determine whether the site contains an "affiliate program" link on the bottom of its Web pages. If it doesn't, proceed to the next site on the list. Keep searching until you find a shopping site that has an affiliate program and sells your product of interest.

3. Click on the "Affiliate Program" link and follow the instructions on how to sign up as an affiliate. By signing up as an affiliate, you can advertise the product on your Web page and earn a percentage every time someone clicks from your Web page to buy the product.

4. Open a Website editing application and create a new Web page. Name the page according to the name of your product.

5. Write the name of the product in a large bold font at the top of the page as the page's title. On the next line, write a short statement describing the product's best feature in a slightly smaller font as the page's subtitle.

6. Type a few sentences of personal testimony describing how you have used the product and why you recommend it to your visitors.

7. Compose another paragraph giving an objective product description that includes information such as size, features, ingredients and functionality.

8. Place an image of the product alongside the text. Visit the affiliate website to determine whether you may use the image for this purpose.

9. Include product pricing at the bottom of the page. If the product includes options, such as different sizes or strengths, include pricing for each option.

10. Link to the products' affiliate program Web page using the affiliate program's linking specifications. Each time a visitor clicks on this link and then buys the product, you'll earn a percentage of the sale.

11. Save the Web page and upload it to your Web server.

12. Spread the word about the Web page by sending messages to posting links on other Websites, informing social network contacts and posting messages on social bookmarking websites. Search engines will find the Web page if you link to it by other Web pages.

References

• Entrepreneur: 6 Easy Ways to Make Money Online
• UMass Amherst: Creating Your Website: Keys to Success