Wanting to have a website of your own will need some money of course, even if you do it yourself. If you are not ready yet to buy a domain and a hosting account for yourself then consider using free web pages provided by other sites which normally gives you the benefit of selling, just like having an own website.

Really?

Well not all of them – the truth is, some of the best ones makes all the tools you need available to give you a nice monthly income. You just need to do put in the work required. Ever heard of Squidoo?

Whether you use Squidoo to drive traffic to your website or blog or use it to make money through it itself, Squidoo holds many promise if you figure out how to harness what it has to offer correctly. Plus the fact that Google loves Squidoo and as a proof, do a Google search about anything and you will find a Squidoo page in the first 5 pages of the search result. See images below for proof:

Opening an account is Squidoo will be just like setting up a Facebook account and once you have done that you will easily learn how you can set up your own web pages. I mentioned “pages” because there is no limit on how many you can have.

Making Money Online with Squidoo

If you are an affiliate marketer then Squidoo can be your best friend. Using this Squidoo will give you a strong web presence to get commissions on products that you recommend. And seeing as you can also earn purely from having a page or more on Squidoo (known as a lens) there are two ways to make money from it.

In building your first lens you will see that there are vast numbers of modules to choose from in order to make your lens have a unique appearance and arrange it according to your desire. Some of these modules are there for you to earn money – the “Amazon” and “eBay” modules, and a dozen more.

Others are designed to provide you many scopes to create your own layouts which you can add banners and other advertising materials to generate more income.

As I stated at the beginning of this post Squidoo lenses (including new ones) can easily be be found and indexed by Google fairly quickly if they are of good quality, meaning you have provided a good content and published – and that is really the secret of making money with Squidoo. Do not expect to make money the following day after putting less effort. Make a good start, publish your first lens and then add new material to it on a regular basis. You need to build something worthwhile so offer your visitors real value. If you can do that then they will come to trust you and be more likely to spend money with you as a result.

If you don’t yet have a product of your own to promote, join Commission Junction or ClickBank (or both) and find a niche to start promoting. Read here for better understanding of ClickBank and how you can make money out of it.

Squidoo may also pay you through a royalty payment per lens per month, which will vary depending on how well each one performs. This plus the commissions from items sold through your lenses and through your affiliate links and products you can start making money online once you have established yourself. Click here to better harness the power of Squidoo and generate traffic to your website.

A good tip if you feel like applying what you have learned here – start with a subject you love and are passionate about. The chances are good that there will be numbers of people out there who feel the same, and your natural enthusiasm about the subject will help you in building an awesome lens to start with that they would love to read.

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