Making money without spending money... ?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by AndrewMaclean, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi guys. Until today I spent lots of money for my websites but I don't want to do this anymore, specially I heard some people that they get lots of $$$ without spending ANYTHING for domain name, hosting and SEO/website promotion.

    How can I do this too ?
     
    AndrewMaclean, Nov 30, 2008 IP
  2. Clive

    Clive Web Developer

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    You can get yourself a free domain name like .TK, host the website freely on ads-supported hosts, and do promotion yourself to avoid spending any money. But I hardly see a serious money-making business built using the scheme I described above...
     
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  3. AndrewMaclean

    AndrewMaclean Peon

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    I would choose a .blogspot domain in stead of .tk's...
     
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  4. Clive

    Clive Web Developer

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    You mean a subdomain then. And I'd rather consider spending $10 a year for the sake of maintaining full control over the domain name. Choose a brandable one, get a free webhost, install WordPress, and your Owned blog is ready to take off in a matter of minutes.
     
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  5. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    Yes its possible but it not about webmastering skill.
    You can make money from bidding freelance job at guru.com or at DP
    Beside that,you can also buy a website and then flip it then sell it at higher price
     
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  6. dmi

    dmi Well-Known Member

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    You have to spend money to make money. It's the golden rule and every investor sticks to it. Don't pay attention to people who say that they're making money without spending a dime... because that just can't happen.
     
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  7. theworldwinner

    theworldwinner Well-Known Member

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    #7
    ideas rule the world
    so get a new idea
     
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    lightless Notable Member

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    #8
    Always pay for domain name and hosting. Free domains and hosting mostly suck, are usually unreliable and cause lots of headache. Good websites [Even rather new ones] generally pay for their own hosting and domain name rather soon, so they become essentially free.

    SEO and promotion can be done free. You will have to do it yourself. You might have to learn a few things to do that. Not much of a problem if you have enough free time.
     
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    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    Theoretically, yes you could make money without spending it.

    Sign up for a free blog, apply adsense, write good content, get traffic, and watch the money walk in.

    However you will make higher returns if you invest a bit at the beginning.
     
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    Tom Lindstrom Well-Known Member

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    #10
    It´s possible to make money online without your own website.Basically, all you need is an optin list.It´s not easy though, but it can be done.
     
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    JPSO138 Peon

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    Blogging, article writing and forum posting could give you a start. But of course do not expect to earn much most especially if you don't work on it like promotions and a lot of writing. But it will surely pay off when the time comes.
     
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    Start small:free blog and hosting, add good content and promote, then add adsense. Then earn adsense!

    Then you have your deposit to go 'real' - purchased domain and hosting, and build, build build!
     
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    Yeah this is just a prime example of business 101. If you can't spend a dime to get a dollar on the other side of the road then business is not your calling. That being said, there is nothing wrong with being "cheap". Just don't let the end result become unprofessional .
     
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  14. AndrewMaclean

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    I spent lots of money until now upgrading my websites but I still don't win a lot from them. I'm thinking to sell half of my sites, because they are not giving me any money.
     
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    What sites are you selling?
     
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    if you can write good quality articles yourself, you can gain some good backlinks and also get free traffic
     
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    You should hire some one for SEO of you site, get traffice to you site and then earn money from that. If you know about seo, then you can do it by youself.
     
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    Get a free blog at blogger and write content yourself and add it in your blog. Write useful content. Also, you can make money without spending money via doing freelance jobs at freelance sites.
     
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  19. BlackIrish

    BlackIrish Active Member

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    Your first problem is that you have a lot of websites - Meaning you are probably multitasking a lot, right?

    Jumping from one project, idea, to another! This is the worst thing you can do in IM... it's far better to just choose a niche and stick with it for some time until you become an authority in it.

    But back to your original question.

    I would suggest buying the domain, as this is the core foundation of your business. But from there, you don't have to spend a $ more. Simply just google or search around for "Bum marketing". That's basically using a lot of free methods for a lot areas connected to your website... It goes from a free website design and scripts (open source and such), to the whole traffic and conversion thing.

    Good luck!
     
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    dscurlock Prominent Member

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    and that is not always true...ive have spent 1000's over the years in
    affiliate marketing, and normally lost a lot more then I have ever made...

    There is this one guy that promotes linkscout, he goes by captkirk, he
    claims he makes money, but all i ever see him do is spam on forums..seems
    like every forum i go to, he is had already been there posting his spam.

    You just cant believe what anyone says these days...Can a forum spammer actually
    make money spending hours on end spamming forums with their affiliate junk?
     
    dscurlock, Dec 2, 2008 IP