How to Monetize a Free Website
For some time now I have been aggressively marketing my Geocitieswebsite without the prospect of any financial return. The siteis content based so I did not expect to generate any productsales and neither was I able to lure potential sponsors. But that has quietly changed. Google has decided to rewardwebmasters with quality free websites the chance to rake in somecash for their hard work. Google’s contextual advertising program Adsense has been aroundsince June 2003. Back then the program was open only towebmasters with their own domain names and many quickly took upthe opportunity to cash in on their labor of love sites. When the Big G announced that they were expanding Adsense toaccommodate free sites, some people scoffed at the idea becausethey believe that freebie sites are full of junk. I first learnt of this move while browsing around a few webmasterforums and to my surprise some persons were against this move byGoogle. I believe that Google’s intention is to bring in as muchas p...