Monetising your website

1. Adsense Ads.

If you have a website or a blog, you can earn free money by displaying Google Adsense advertisements on them. When visitors click on these ads, Google pays you a share of the advertiser revenue.

2. Online Surveys.

Get paid money for sharing your opinions by taking online surveys. Once you have completed a survey, you will get paid. You can even win money in monthly draws with some survey companies. Find survey companies that allow you to join their website for free.

3. Selling Items.

Sell items you don't need to clear up some space and to earn money online. Use e-bay, Craigslist, Amazon.com store or other websites where you can list items for sale to your community for free.

4. Blogging.

Blogging online is another great way to earn extra money, especially if you have a niche you can blog about. Don't forget to put ads to make it profitable.

5. Consultancy.

Many people can create beautiful websites, but the real money is in offering business marketing consultancy on how to improve traffic and general sales through Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising and SEO.

Also read the article 3 ways to promote your website.

Taken from: News Straits Times - 8 August 2012 (article), Google (images).