Hello, I have been working on websites, and aiming for profits since I was 7. I havnt had too much success.I did raise a lot of money for that hurricane katrina with adsense. Anyhow... my latest site I made is http://ArcadeUnlimited.tk. The special thing about this site is all the games open full screen in a new window. But I am looking for tips on making revenue. I am currently using pop unders... which is doing pretty well. But I cant help but wonder if there is somthing more effective out there. So I ask you guys... the experienced. Also... how can I get the word out there... without spending a fortune... because lets face it, I just a boy. Thanks For Your help Guys
I hope you like to read, it is your best bet. Read all you can all over this forum and others. You just asked how to become successful which is never a canned answer. You have do your own market research or try find some laying around. Fart around with some diff ideas and just have some fun with it. You don't have rent to pay it sounds so there is no real rush, take your time. You always learn best when teaching yourself. (though I wouldn't discourage you from latching on to someone who has time to mentor you, that can get you a jump start but you still have to do a lot on your own)
When you're first starting out, I think AdSense is probably the easiest way to monetize a site. Beyond that, you may want to look into affiliate marketing, or even banner advertising - both of these options may provide more revenue for a given ad space. For promotion, SEO is the cheapest (i.e. free) way for you to get the word out. Focus on making your pages search-engine friendly, as well as obtaining backlinks from quality, related websites, using varied anchor text. You'll find an abundance of information in this and other forums. If you're looking to learn the basics of SEO, I can recommend Brad Callen's 'SEO Elite' minicourse. It's comprised of several parts delivered via email, and last time I checked, it's free. Best of luck. Sam
Definitely read the newbie post on seochat forum. It will get you started. There are TONS of sites out there with free tools, including this one. Use'm. The big thing is patience. It takes a while to get your ranking to start to improve. As far as gettig the word out, there are tons of game forums out there. Become a member and put a link to your site in your signature. There are some good odds that other gamers would be interested in your game site. Start a link exchange campaign. Its better to gain quality links versus a ton of non relevant links. Finally, starting submitting to the hundreds of free directories out there. They should also give you some traffic as well. Since you are targeting gamers, you may want to consider affiliate links to sites that sell things that gamers want, like gaming hardware and software. Good luck!