Google Adsense
Probably the easiest way to make a little at a time is Google Adsense.
What exactly is this you ask?
Look to the right of the blog here. The advertisements you see are from the Google Adsense program.
You will need a website for you to be able to use the program. Almost any website will do. Check the terms and agreements for more details on this. But even if you just have a Blog, chances are you will qualify for the program.
Now how much you earn with Google Adsense is quite dependent on the number of visitors you have and how many click on the links as well as the quality of the links.
Not all links are created equal. Some services are much more valuable than others. This means that the advetisers for these services will pay more for the more valuable ones. You can earn anywhere from 1cent per click or, I have seen, $12.00 per click.
This used to be quite a bit more profitable.
Placement of the links is also important. The closer to the top of the page on your website the better chance you have of someone actually clicking on a link. Studies have shown that visitors will make up their mind in just a few seconds about whether or not they want to remain on your site. So you only have a few seconds for most of those visitors to click on a link. Hopefully they will remain longer than that but if not and your banner is visible they may help you generate some money through clicks on something they found interesting.
One of the nice things about the program is the links will pertain to the content of your website. This will make clicking on the links more appealing to your visitors since they were more than likely drawn to your website for some reason which may be similiar to the links.
You can also add google searching to your website. This will provide search results and produce some clicks through the google adsense as well.
Google Adsense accounts also offer refferal fees for several different program such as Adsense, Adwords, Firefox with Google toolbar, Google Pack(software similiar to office) and Picasa(photo organizing software). When people download and install or register for these services you may get some cash from them as well. The adsense and adwords both will gain you. $100 for the adsense and $20 for the adwords. The others are about $1 for each installation. Of course those may change but that is the current pricing.
If you can get into the Google Adsense progam, you may find that it will proved a small income that you can sock away for vacation. I dont’ know that I would depend on it for a sole source income unless you found some content which generated some really good revenue with click throughs.
So, in conclusion, get yourself a website. They are pretty cheap. Put some content on the website and apply to the Google Adsense program. Once in the program, create either a banner to place at the top of your page or one to sit on the side of your page that people can see when they visit your website without scrolling down.
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