By Jerry Pelletier
If there is one company that epitomizes the power that the Internet wields today, it is Google. For this reason, anyone looking at generating income online and more so through a work-at-home or freelance business, cannot afford to ignore this search engine giant. Despite the bad publicity form the many online scam sites posing as legitimate income generating businesses, there are many legitimate ways through which you can make money online.
Getting to know Google...
Google provides one of the most credible ways that you can do so which is why it is important that you know how to make money with Google online. As of 2009, Google accounted for more than 60% of the search engine market share in the Western Hemisphere. What is interesting though is that most internet users are unfamiliar with how to make money with Google online.
Google's AdSense...
The easiest way how to make money with Google online for a beginner is through Google AdSense. All you need is to setup your own blog or website and sign up for Google AdSense for free. You will receive a code that you will embed within your website. The embedded code links to Google's massive database of mini ads and will generate ads that are relevant to the content of your site and the page that each visitor to your website is on. You will receive a payment from Google each time a user clicks on any of these text ads. But where exactly does this money come from? Google's primary source of revenue is advertising and AdSense contributes a huge proportion. The cash paid to you when users click on the ads on your website is the trickle down from payments that Google receives from advertisers.
Just signing up for AdSense is not sufficient. Google only places the ads on your website and commits to pay you for each click. Your goal must be to attract as many visitors to your website in order to increase the odds of users clicking the ads. There are a number of ways through which you can increase you website's visibility including back links, social bookmarking, generating articles or content that resonates with your target market and many other search engine optimization techniques.
Google Alerts...
Another Google service that you could use to generate traffic and make money is Google Alerts. When you sign up for Google Alerts, you provide a set of words you would like to keep track of in the news, as well as on authoritative websites and blogs. Google will notify you of any material information on your chosen subject matter as soon as it emerges. You can then use this information to develop fresh content that can engage visitors to your website and combine this with the AdSense program to generate revenue.
And Finally...
It is important to note that there is no one means of making money online that is a ticket to instant riches. Online businesses are not exempt from the fundamental tenets of running a business. Therefore, you must identify the area(s) that portends the highest return for you, develop a detailed business plan and execute it. No matter the amount of advice you receive on how to make money with Google online, your success will boil down to your hard work and persistence.
Jerry Pelletier moved into online marketing from the home building industry, where he owned his own company for over 23 years. When I retired from the housing industry I quickly needed a new challenge, internet marketing filled that void. I absolutely think that everyone should start their own Home Based Business to build an additional stream of income or a primary income.
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