10 ways to earn money from a website

How to earn money from a website is a common problem for everyone who wants to start their own website. Today we will discuss the ways how people earn money from websites or blogs. There are many ways and different ways for blogs, websites or eCommerce sites. But today I’m going to give you the most trusted and legitimate ways to do that. I don’t like to mislead anyone and waste their time and money on useless things.

1. Google Adsense

Google Adsense is the most popular way to monetize content-based websites. If your website has valuable and unique content you can request for Adsense. Before you request for Adsense make sure the website follows the Adsense policies. Also, you need some extra pages on your website such as About us, Contact us, Disclaimer, Privacy policy, and Terms and Conditions. No copyright content. No adult content. No spam or illegal content. All these conditions are completed, you can request for Adsense. Once you get approved, Adsense will show google ads on your website. When users visit your website and people click on ads you will get paid according to CPC.

2. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is a way that you will promote a product on your website and then you drive your users to buy that product to original website. When someone buys from your link, you will get a commission. There are many websites offer affiliate services. you can register and get affiliate links from them. Then put that link on your website and do a product review or similar thing so people are interested to buy that product. Amazon affiliate and Click bank are good websites for the affiliate.

3. Local Ads

If your website is getting traffic from local users, you can talk to a local advertising agency and ask them to give you local advertisements to promote local business on your website. However, your website needs good traffic to do this. Use banner ads to promote business.

4. Banner and Popunder/Popup Ads

Same like Google Adsense there are other ad services are available to monetize websites. Propellerads, Adcash, Popads, Revnuehits are some services you can use to show ads on your website.

5. Sell Digital Products

You can sell your own or other peoples (if you have re-selling rights) digital products on your website. Digital products mean virtual products such as ebooks, Applications, Software keys and etc. You can create an eCommerce site to create automatic downloads after the buyer does a successful payment.

6. Donations

You can ask your visitors to donate money to your website. Some people think who will donate money, trust me, there is ton of people who like to contribute to valuable content websites or services.

7. E-commerce Store

Create an eCommerce store and sell your own products or create a multi-vendor website like eBay and allow other sellers to sell in your store. You can charge a fee for a per-transaction or any other way to charge an amount from sellers.

8. Membership Website

If you have premium content and want to charge an amount who use your content, membership website is the best way. Charge a monthly membership fee from users to earn some cash from content.

9. Sponsored posts

Accept sponsored posts from other writers and charge a fee for that. If your website has a good domain and page authority this is a very good way to earn some cash.

10. Sell your website

You can sell your website and make cash. Flippa.com is a good place to sell websites. You can do this again and again if you are good at creating websites.

These are the most popular 10 Ways to earn money from a website.