Is it possible to make money online? May 18, 2008
Posted by Jelger in : BravoToday , trackbackI have to be fair with you. One of the reasons I started this website is to see what my options would be to actually make a buck or two on the internet as a writer/blogger. Don’t worry, there are other reasons as well, see my about page.
All my life I’ve been considering writing small articles or making some documentaries and movies. Also, this year I’ve started to realise that it would be very nice if I could create a source of passive income. Well, the result of these two things combined is BravoToday.com.
The Internet is still growing. The amount of money that is involved… is still growing. On the other hand, the ‘competition’ is also still growing. Many people try to make money online, and many of them fail. Steve Pavlina has written some good articles about this subject. If you want to monetize your website, you have to know how certain things work. You’ll have to become ‘websavvy’. I’m far from being truely websavvy, but I’m learning everyday. Another things is that every month new techniques become available. I want to be ready to use and implement them.
One of the philosophy’s I really believe in is: content first. I want to write great articles. That’s the most important thing in my opinion. It’s the only way you’re gonna get people to come back and link to your website (word of mouse). Right now I’m learning about the several options a website owner has to make a few bucks online, from advertisements to affiliate-programmes to selling stuff online like ebooks. I will start with using advertisements, later I might try different things.
For webmasters starting out or for people considering doing the same thing it might be interesting to see how a website developes. My current goal is to make ten dollars a month from this website. It’s not a big goal, and I’m sure I can do that. It would effectively cover the cost of the webhosting. 
I’ll get back on this subject, and tell you what works for me and what doesn’t.
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