Earlier in this blog I talked about how you can acquire free web hosting for yourself to help save money.  There are even a few web hosting companies that will offer ad-free hosting.  In exchange for this service, you will view their affiliate ads in your account.

Well, you can also use this concept to gain affiliate commissions for yourself.  To get such a setup started, you will need to have shared hosting, either through a service or through your own server.  You will also need additional scripting skills to allow customers to see the ads in their accounts.  If you do not have these skills on your own, consider finding a programmer through freelancing sites such as Elance or Getafreelancer.

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Depending on the type of web hosting package you’re using, you’re going to need an FTP program to upload your files.  What is an FTP program?  It is a utility that allows webmasters to transfer files from their computers onto the serves of their web host.  FTP programs can be paid for or distributed for free.  Both are effective though paid FTP programs tend to offer more features than their free counterparts.

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There are many online marketers making thousands if not millions by flipping websites.  They start by creating a site that is SEO-friendly.  This means they incorporate content that contains a lot of keywords being picked up by search engine bots.  From there they submit it to search engines, do a few marketing campaigns and wait for traffic to be generated.  Once the site has a steady stream of traffic, they will sell it on E-Bay or other sites allowing for website flipping.

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Hacking can be a serious problem when you are utilizing a web hosting account.  Granted, paid web hosting tends to be a little more secure than free web hosting, but either account types can get hacked.  And when such things happen, hackers can compromise both the webmaster’s site and their good name.  This is especially the case if the hacked site is used for phising and other illegal activities.

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Being able to analyze your website’s traffic is key element for any serious Internet marketer.  Unfortunately, many services that offer tracking cost money.  They may allow you to try them out for free initially, but as your traffic grows you will have to pay a fee.  Yet, there are some web hosting companies that provide tracking as part of their hosting services.  In fact, there are even free web hosting companies that will provide tracking services.

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If you don’t know anything about website design, you should consider getting a web hosting company that will allow you to create a website right from your control panel.  An example of such a web hosting company is Geocities.  Basically, the web host will provide a series of templates through which you create your website.  These templates already contain professional graphical layout.  So, all you have to do is enter in your content.  Best of all when you’re finished, you won’t have to upload anything, as all of your work is done in real-time.  The web host will automatically post your site on the Internet as you are completing it.

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A standard web hosting package won’t help you host an online forum, unless you have the knowledge to create one from the website you are creating. And for most Internet marketers, doing such things would take too much time. Besides, there are a number of web hosting services that provide ready-made message boards. With these types of services, you don’t have to do a thing when it comes to website design.

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For webmasters that are interested in supporting Christian businesses, they can consider using Christian web hosting. What is Christian web hosting? Well, it really isn’t much different than traditional web hosting in terms of what it offers. The cost ranges from $9.99 onward, and the bandwidth can range from a few megabytes to several gigabytes, depending on the specific package you get. So, the web hosting itself is pretty standard. The only real reason a person would want to turn to a Christian web hosting company is out of principle.

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Many webmasters are getting into the web hosting business by offering shared hosting plans to their own set of customers. There is just one problem. Trying to start a web hosting business can be just as challenging as marketing any other website, if not more so. For example, if you try to buy the keyword ‘web hosting’ on pay-per-click networks like Adwords, expect to pay around $14 per click. That would mean for only 1,000 clicks, (not sales), you would have to pay a whopping $14,000. And of this amount, you’ll be lucky if you get 10 customers, a few of which may not even stick around after the first month.

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The average web hosting package will run you around 9.99 a month. So, overall it’s not that expensive. But what if you’re an avid Internet marketer operating 100 or more websites at the same time? Your web hosting expenses would be $1,000, a cost that would be too steep for many people. An alternative solution would involve considering the power of free web hosting.

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