Most people create a mini-site and think they are done. If you want to make money then you’re not. Sorry but in most cases money will not just flow into your bank accounts once the mini-site is created.

I myself am guilty of this so don’t feel bad. I create a mini-site, add my Google AdSense code and then forget about it.

Here are some avenues to making the most out of your mini-sites.

Ad Space
Selling ad space is another way to make a few dollars. Ads come in many sizes so finding something that will flow with your site should be very easy. Simply research a similar website or matching product and either give them a call or send an email. If you don’t ask, they can’t say yes. A reasonable price for a banner would be between $10-$50 per month. Of course if your Alexa, traffic and page rank is high you will charge more.

Directory
Add a directory to your mini-site. There are plenty of free directory scripts available for your sites. Install the script and start selling links. Most of the time the directory scripts are self sustaining which means you don’t have to do any work to maintain them. This is also a great idea if your site targets a city. I think it is safe to say that the majority of city businesses would want their companies listed. If you want more of hands on with the local businesses refer to links, you would make more money using that method.

Google AdSense
I love the fact that I make money just by someone clicking on one of the ads. Yes you do make less compared to an ebook or product sale but no matter what you get paid.

Links
A not talked about subject but a very valid one, selling links. Google does not like this but in the same respect Google does not pay your bills. Depending on the page rank and traffic of your site you can sell links for a nice amount. Lets say “hypothetically” I sold links, this is what I would sell them for per year.

PR0 $30-$35
PR1 $35-$45
PR2 $45-$55
PR3 $55-$75
PR4 $75-$100
PR5 $100-$200
and so forth…

If your selling links for a local directory I would more than likely charge $50-$150 per year.

Product, Service and eBook
If you are going to go this route I suggest you researching the (affiliate) product, service or ebook before creating the content for your site. By doing this you can write your content directing or giving advice to buy whatever you are selling.

Reviews
Offer reviews on your mini-site. It is fairly simple to put together a 200-300 word article about a product or service. For the average mini-site I would sell reviews for $25-$75.

Because of the large ranges in traffic, page rank and Alexa ranking I did not cover every possibility for ad costs. I focused more on the average, an average mini-site will hold a Google page rank of 0-3. If you have any questions let me know, I’d be happy to answer them in comments.

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This last contest with SiteGraduate.com was great. We had 13 entries and soon to be proud owners of some amazing mini-sites.

I want to thank everyone that participated, watched, read and commented. I also want to thank Bradley of SiteGraduate.com for being crazy enough to give these mini-sites away for $149 and also adding two free mini-sites to the prize list. Bradley, both you and your company Site Graduate are awesome.

Even if you did not enter into the contest take a look at the video, I had my kids helping me out, it was a lot of fun.

In case you did not get to see the prizes, here is a list of what was given out…

Domainer Comic Strip #8 framed and signed by yours truly

Congrats to the winners!!!

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While searching for the perfect video blogging camcorder I came across the Insignia® – 5.0MP High-Definition Digital Camcorder with 3″ Swivel LCD Screen. The two features I liked about this product was the swivel LCD screen (I like to see myself while recording) and the $99 price tag.

Here is a picture of the pre-opened merchandise.

Let me tell you, it was a pain in the buttox (as my daughter would say) to open this thing. Once I was finally able to get it open I was ready pretty much out of the box, all I had to do was add the memory card, battery and start recording. So far so good, not so fast, it went downhill from there. I did take a few videos and was able to upload them very easily to my computers hard drive and YouTube. The two biggest draw backs though are the Continue Reading…

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This is directly from Bob Parsons himself…

“I want a really well-endowed, good-looking gal in a tight T-shirt, with our name right across her breasts.”

Back in 2005 GoDaddy market shares began to sky rocket all because of a controversial Super Bowl ad, a parody of Janet Jackson’s boob popping out. What does this say, SEX SELLS!!! Is it that simple, kind of.  It certainly got the word out about GoDaddy and registering domain names. Once customers have landed on GoDaddy.com they continue to come back because of the great pricing, excellent customer service and easy to use domain management system. At least that is why I am a loyal customer.

Since that controversial Super Bowl ad Bob has not let us down with new sexy ads every year. Get a sneak peak at the two ads and vote here for your favorite.

If you’re curious to know where the “well-endowed” line came from, visit his recent article in Inc. Magazine.

And here is undisputed proof that sex and low pricing sells, check out the January 13th registrar market shares below.

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Woooo Hoooo this is my 100th blog post!!!

In the spirit of my 100th blog post I will give away a $25 gift card (Amazon or GoDaddy) to the 100th comment posted. No more than 3 comments per person and no spam comments, at least one sentence please. There is a 48 hour time limit, 100th comment must be made within 48 hours of this post.

Just an FYI about comments, I reward my top 6 commentators at the bottom of the site. This is a great way to get a few extra visitors to your site and of course backlinks.

Here is my second video blog, enjoy

Sorry, couldn’t get it to 3-4 minutes.

OK now that you have watched the video, get entered into the contest.  Visit my previous contest post HERE.

CLICK HERE TO BUY A MINI-SITE AND ENTER THE NEW CONTEST

Previous mini-site winners:
EuropeanBeaches.com
BabyProof.org

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