I would like to start up a proxy. I have a small budget (so making profit fast would be key) I have a lot of time (can spend 3+ hours a day on the site) I have no experience (would be my first site) I feel if after 2-3months I have not returned a profit on my investment, I will feel very bad, as if I have failed, and will likely stop the site. (losing 30$ or 40$ a month is not good for my confidence) How can I avoid failing? blacklisted? ad placement? bandwidth? What are problems that proxys face? (same as above more or less I guess) What country's earn the most? The least? What type of ads, or programs generate good income? What is the best adsense alternative? Thanks for the help.
I can answer a few of these but not all, Some Problems ... Bandwith Usage This is the main one I can think of off the top of my head. Proxy sites use a ton of bandwith and are often not allowed by many hosts you you might need to buy a Dedi and the cost of that per month can be expensive. Ads Google ads will usually get you good money but they can be picky about where it is ok to place them. For me, if there is ever a question in my mind I always ask them first if the placement would be acceptable. Ill try to do a little reaserch to find the other answers for ya, In the mean time i hope this helps, Good luck.
there are several posts about this topic over the last few days - a little bit of reading will give you nearly all the answers you are seeking. It is possible to make reasonable money from Proxy's and if you have 3+ hours a day you cold do very well. A proxy is not about creating 1 site and promoting it, but more about doing that on a regular basis (once a day or once a week) Proxy's are not about making a quick $, but you can turn a profit in a few weeks. You just need the funds to get started and to cover the costs for the first 2-3 months until the revenue comes back to you.
Very Good Point made. Anyone can get misguided by the earning stats of other established proxy owners and may think that they are quick money making thing but they are not. You have to be ready to spend $100/month atleast(may be more for a little marketing)
i have a myspace, facebook, and youtube proxy. it really eats a lot of bandwidth. in 9 days, it has already been consuming 29gb. i have a million page view in average.