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Today you are going to make your first profitable website!
There are many reasons to consider the Internet as a way of making extra money: Some of us are doing it because we are in debt, some because we are fed-up earning terrible wages, others want to experience the millionaire lifestyle.
One of the first stumbling blocks is the setup costs, but creating a website doesn't have to cost a lot of money, this guide will show you the cheapest ways to creating a unique and profitable website.
Note: Making money online isn't a over night thing but you should expect to see your first pay cheques come in around 30 - 90 days.
Creating Your First Profitable Website
What you can expect to learn from this guide:

Find the cheapest domain names bellow.
| Where to buy a domain name | |||||
| Website | .com | .net | .co.uk | .info | .org |
| Name Cheap | $9.29 | $9.29 | N/A | $5.88 | $9.29 |
| GoDaddy | $9.99 | $2.99 | N/A | $2.99 | $8.99 |
| Ukreg | $17.43 | $17.43 | $5.90 | $17.43 | $17.43 |
| IPower | $6.50 | $6.50 | N/A | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| UK2 | $17.99 | $17.99 | $5.99 | $15.99 | $17.99 |

Creating, setting up and connecting your domain to your host is really no trouble at all, I have personally set up my domain, hosting, website platform and design all in 20 minutes before.
| Beginners Hosting Packages | ||||||
| Website | Package Name | Disk Space | Bandwidth | Cpanel | Database | Price |
| HostedFX | Bronze Plan | 2gb | 60gb | Yes | Yes | $5.00 |
| Host Gator | Hatching | 350gb | 3,000gb | Yes | Unlimited | $4.95 |
| Host Monster | Professional | 1,500gb | 15,000gb | Yes | Yes | $6.95 |
| Dream Host | Standard | 500gb | 5tb | Yes | Yes | $5.95 |
| BlueHost | Professional | 1,500gb | 15,000gb | Yes | Yes | $6.95 |
| Easy Space | Starter Web Hosting | 500mb | 10gb | Yes | No | $5.95 |
| 123 Reg | Starter Pro | 500mb | 5gb | No | No | $7.99 |
| 1 and 1 | Beginner | 1.5gb | 20gb | Yes | Yes | $4.95 |

Deciding at the beginning what website platform you want to use is very important because changing your mind can cause masses of problems and can cost you a lot of money!
| Ready Made Graphics | |||
| Website | User Rating | Admin Rating | Price |
| Website | |||
| Joomla | 8/10 | 9/10 | Free |
| Php Nuke | 6/10 | 5/10 | Free |
| Mambo | 4/10 | 6/10 | Free |
| Forums | |||
| Vbulletin | 10/10 | 8/10 | $85.00 |
| Invision Power Board | 9/10 | 10/10 | $149.99 |
| Phpbb | 5/10 | 4/10 | Free |
| Blogging | |||
| Wordpress | 9/10 | 10/10 | Free |
| TypePad | 9/10 | 9/10 | $49.50 |
| E-commerce | |||
| osCommerce | 7/10 | 7/10 | Free |
| ZenCart | 5/10 | 8/10 | Free |

Getting a website designed and programmed can be highly expensive, when starting out on the internet buy pre made designs.
| Ready Made Graphics | |||
| Website | Min Price | Max Price | Instant Download |
| Website Designs | |||
| Template Monster | $5.00 | $275.00 | Yes |
| Dream Template | $59.95 | $59.95 | Yes |
| Buy Templates | $29.00 | $449.00 | Yes |
| Forum Design | |||
| Extreme Pixels | $29.99 | $29.99 | Yes |
| Transverse Styles | $30.00 | $40.00 | No |
| Forum Monkeys | $25.00 | $31.00 | Yes |
| WordPress Design | |||
| Premium News Themes | $79.99 | $500.00 | Yes |
| Revolution | $79.95 | $399.95 | Yes |
| Logo Design | |||
| Logo Maid | $19.00 | $249.00 | Yes |
| Got Logos | $25.00 | $79.00 | No |
| Banner Design | |||
| Bannersmall | $24.95 | $38.95 | No |
| 20 Dollar Banners | $20.00 | $27.95 | No |

Here are the earnings breakdown for Retire at 21, see how I split up revenue streams, so if one fails then I have the other 3 to keep me going while I find a new revenue stream to cover the one I lost.

If a young, dyslexic, college drop-out can do it, you can do it too! These days everyone wants to make money online, people often create a website, do some promotions, and then wonder why there is no treasure chest at the end of the rainbow. Here is the secret that many webmasters overlook: having a website is not enough to make money, you will need to find a way of turning those visitors into a revenue stream. We have compiled all of the most popular and powerful money making opportunities that every website owner should consider. So eyes forward, pay attention, and decide which money making method is best for your website:
| Monetizing your Website | |||
| Website | Earnings Share | Payout Date | Minumin Payout |
| Advertising Programs | |||
| Google Adsense | Pay Per Click | End of the Next Month | $100.00 |
| Yahoo Publish Network | Pay Per Click | Same Day | $100.00 |
| AzoogleAds | Pay Per Click | 15th Month | $50.00 |
| Affiliate Programs | |||
| Clickbank | 1% to 75% | Twice Monthly | $100.00 |
| Commision Junction | Depends on Product | Monthly | $25.00 |
| Amazon | 4% to 8.5% | 60 Days After Month Ends | $100.00 |
| Text Link Adverts | |||
| 50% | 1st Month | $10.00 | |
| TNX | 87.5% | Anytime | $5.00 |
| Kontera | Unkown | With in 30 days | $100.00 |
| Link Worth | 70% | 10th Month | $25 |
| Sponsored Reviews | |||
| Review Me | 50% | 1st Month | $25.00 |
| Pay Per Post | 90% | 30 Days After Post | $20.00 |
| Sponsored Reviews | 65% | Weekly | $10.00 |

| Promoting your Website | ||||
| Website | Alexa | Page Rank | Average Traffic | Acceptance Rate |
| Social Bookmarking | ||||
| Digg | 160 | 8 | 10,000 - 80,000 | 1 in 10,000 |
| Stumbleupon | 329 | 8 | 500 - 3000 | 1 in 10 |
| Propeller | 1,791 | 7 | 5000 - 30,000 | 1 in 3000 |
| 1,132 | 8 | 5000 - 20,000 | 1 in 2000 | |
| Delicious | 449 | 8 | 5000 - 10,000 | 1 in 5000 |
| Article Directorys | ||||
| Ezine Articles | 755 | 6 | 500 | 1 in 10 |
| Article Base | 11,483 | 4 | 100 | 1 in 3 |
| iSnare | 17,381 | 4 | 100 | 1 in 2 |
| Go Articles | 9,388 | 3 | 150 | 1 in 2 |
| Article Snatch | 32,815 | 3 | 100 | 1 in 2 |
| Web Directorys | ||||
| Best of the Web | 14,419 | 6 | 500 | 1 in 1 |
| Splut | 50,814 | 3 | 30 | 1 in 1 |
| Iozoo | 137,593 | 6 | 30 | 1 in 1 |
| Google Directory | 4 | 8 | 50 | 1 in 2 |
| 01 Web Directory | 66,607 | 4 | 100 | 1 in 2 |
About Michael
“But I am already older than 21”, I hear you cry. Don’t worry, despite the name, the information and advice is more geared towards retiring prior to having a fake hip installed.
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