How to Create a Game Website for Free

1. Get a free Web host (see Resources). The Web host is where your game website resides on the Internet. The Web host will have built-in tools you can use to upload files and design and build your website. Many free Web hosts also offer tools to help promote your website.

2. Design your game website to be fun. Bright colors and easy-to-navigate menus are best. You don't want visitors to leave your website before they get to the fun. Create different game categories to make it easy for visitors to find what they're looking for. You don't want them to have to go through games in every category if all they want are puzzle games. Five or six general categories should do the trick, including card games, shooter games and logic games.

3. Acquire as many different games for your website as you can find. There are many websites on the Internet that offer free games you can embed with code into your web page (see Resources). If you want to include exclusive games on your website, post an advertisement on your website inviting developers to submit games.

4. Generate Web income by using a pay-per-click service such as Google AdSense. Google AdSense places content-related advertising on your website, and you can earn money when visitors click through the ads. The more visitors who come to your website the more clicks you're likely to get.

5. Promote your website by including a link to it whenever you send out emails. Promote the site on social networking pages like MySpace and Facebook. Offer to trade links with other websites to generate more traffic. Keep your site updated. Add new games regularly. This will keep visitors coming back.

How to Make Money on Google Placing Ads

Google AdSense Approval

1. Plan your website. Select a topic for your site based on your interests and the general popularity of the subject with Internet users. Go to Google Trends, MSN Search Insider and the Yahoo Buzz Index. Look for popular trends and review top search engine queries. Review the AdSense program's content guidelines so that your application does not get rejected. For example, as of 2010, Google does not approve websites that promote illegal activities, sell prescription drugs or contain hacking/cracking content.

2. Create your website. Purchase a domain name and hosting subscription from a hosting provider such as GoDaddy, Host Gator or Just Host. Write and post articles and blogs about your topic to inform readers. Organize these blog posts into sections. Upload images to your website to attract readers' attention and make your site look more interesting.

3. Submit a Google AdSense program application. Go to google.com/adsense. Click the 'Sign Up' button. Fill in the application. Check the boxes to agree to the AdSense program policies. Click the 'Submit Information' button. Check your e-mail address within the next two to three days for the Google AdSense approval message.

Making Money with AdSense

4. Set up Google AdSense ads on your website. Click the 'AdSense Setup' tab in your AdSense account and choose the 'AdSense for Content' section. Select the 'Ad unit' radio button and click 'Continue.' Select the format and colors for the ads. Type a name for the AdSense ad unit. Click 'Submit and get code' to generate the HTML code for the ad unit. Copy and paste the code in the HTML section of your Web pages between the starting and ending 'body' HTML tags where you want the ads to show.

5. Optimize your AdSense ads. Study the 'heat map' diagram in the Google AdSense 'Help' section to find spots on your website that garner the most ad clicks. Adjust the position and design of your AdSense ads accordingly. Go to the 'Add Channels' section of your account and set up add channels. Group your ads by colors, categories and specific Web pages to track the performance of ad units.

6. Optimize your website content. Go online to keyword research tools such as Wordtracker, Trellian's Keyword Discovery and Google AdWords External Tool. Research and find appropriate keywords that attract search engine queries. Place these keywords in your site's content to optimize it. Add description, keywords, title and image HTML tags to the HTML portion of your site to assist search engines with recognizing and placing your website.

7. Promote your website. Submit the articles and blog posts you've written to social bookmarking websites. Send out Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and other social networking messages about your site. Create a 'signature' that advertises your site on forums and message boards related to your site's topic.

Simple Ways to Make Money Online

Blog

One of the best ways to make money online is to start a blog. You need to make sure that your blog appeals to a wide range of people so that it can get many visitors. Once you have your blog set up, you will need display ads from a service such as AdSense. If you cannot use AdSense, there are other programs available such as AdBrite and AdEngage. You can display banner ads as well as text-link ads on your blog pages.

Surveys

You may have heard of online survey taking as a way to make money. There are many services available online such as Valued Opinions and Global Test Market. You can sign up on these sites and they will send you an e-mail whenever they have a survey that you may qualify to take. When you receive such an e-mail, there will be a link to use to go to a page that is used to pre-screen users to see wheher they qualify for the survey. Do not be surprised if you do not qualify for many available surveys.

eBay

Using eBay is a surefire way to make money online buy selling goods. If you have items and collectibles that you want to try and sell you can use eBay to offer them to the highest bidder. You can also use their 'Buy it Now' feature to sell an item for a fixed price. You can find items to sell on eBay at local garage sales and other online sites such as Craigslist.

Affiliate Programs

If you have a blog or website setup already you can take advantage of affiliate programs that are available from sites such as Amazon.com and AffiliateBot. You can earn a percentage of sales that are made when a purchase is made using a link from your website or blog. You will need to place affiliate links on pages that are heavily trafficked to make use of the links.

How to Make Money With Internet Ads

1. Find a product to sell in your Internet ads. Create a product yourself, such as an ebook, digital ecourse or shippable informational CD/DVD. You may also search for an affiliate product to advertise and promote. Go to an affiliate marketplace such as ClickBank, PayDotCom or Commission Junction. Look through the product listings to determine which one you want to promote and sell through Internet ads.

2. Register as an affiliate for the product you want to promote. Decide on a user ID and password for your affiliate account. Copy your affiliate link, which is the URL you will advertise to generate sales. This special link tracks how many sales you generate and the total amount of your commissions.

3. Go to an Internet classified ad website. Many of these classified ad sites exist, including USFreeAds, Adpost.com, and Classifieds For Free. Register a free account on the classified advertisement site, making sure to input your email address and choose a user ID and password.

4. Write an Internet ad for your affiliate product on the classified ad site. Choose the category that best fits the product you're promoting. Create an attention-grabbing headline. Describe the product or affiliate program with as much detail as possible, using enticing sales copy. List your affiliate link in the ad to give interested prospects the chance to click on your link and buy the product. Click the submit button on the classified ad site when finished.

How to Change iMac Background Colors

1. Open 'System Preferences.' Click the icon on your dock, or search for it in your Spotlight search.

2. Click the 'Desktop & Screen Saver' icon under the Personal heading at the top of the window.

3. View the Apple desktop background options by clicking on one of the folders in the left panel. Background colors are located in the 'Solid Colors' folder. Click it, and the folder's backgrounds will load to the section on the right. Select one by clicking on it. The background will load to your iMac's desktop.

4. Exit the Desktop & Screen Saver window by clicking on the 'Close' button in the top left corner of the window.

Google Adsense Basics

Setting Up

Google AdSense accounts are created at adsense.google.com. When signing up, your primary URL -- your main website -- must be submitted. This does not have to be your own website, and can be one you run through a content management service such as WordPress or Blogger, provided you have access to the website's HTML source code via the content management system. Your website must also be compatible with JavaScript for the ads to be displayed.

Installing Ads

Once signed up and logged in, the AdSense control panel is displayed. From here it is possible to create some ad units. This is done by clicking 'AdSense Setup,' then 'Get Ads.' Different sizes and shapes of ad units can be made from horizontal banners, to vertical skyscrapers, to box or rectangle units. The fonts and colors of Ad units can be customized. Once you set the color, you get HTML source code for the ad. This must be pasted into your website code at the place you want the ad to go.

Tracking

The 'Reports' section of the AdSense admin area lets you know how your ads are doing. At the top you see a quick reminder of how much you've made that day, and then underneath you can make custom reports. 'Page Impressions' tells you how many times the ad has been displayed, 'Clicks' tells you how many people clicked it, 'CTR' is the click through rate (clicks per 100 impressions) and eCPM tells you how much money that ad unit earns per 1,000 page impressions.

Optimization

Once you have gotten the hang of the general interface, know how to set up ads and know how to track the stats of your ads, you can start to optimize your adsense performance. Try setting your ads in different locations, and use different sizes. Try making them stand out, and try making them blend in to your website design. See which gets you the best results after a few tests, then stick to these effective settings.

Burst Network Vs. Burst Direct

Burst Direct

The Burst Direct advertising option is one in which publishers agree to a 90-day, month-to-month agreement to show Burst ads on their sites. The ad campaigns shown on their sites can be based on cost-per-click or cost-per-impression models. After the 90-day term is up, publishers agree to show ads on a month-to-month basis instead of over the long term. This provides flexibility to publishers and to the advertisers in the network who want to create ads.

Burst Network

The Burst Network is another advertising in which advertisers sign up for long-term contracts with Burst to show ads on their sites. For example, a publisher in the Burst Network may agree to a three-year term to show ads. The advantage for publishers is that they get to earn higher revenues from the ads that they show on a per-impression basis. The advantage for Burst is that they get a network of sites that they can count on.

Statistics

When you apply for the Burst Network or Burst Direct and start showing advertisements on your site, you get access to an online control panel that allows you to see your site's statistics. The online panel shows how many times ads have been shown on your site and how many times someone clicked on an ad. You also have the option to control the ads shown on your site, and thereby avoid showing ads that you don't want.

Considerations

When choosing between Burst Direct and the Burst Network, consider the length of the term before you agree to it. In most cases, it makes sense to work with Burst Direct first and see how it goes. If the revenues are strong and you like working with Burst, get into the Burst Network. If you do not think the revenues are as high as they should be, then it does not make sense to sign a multi-year contract with Burst.