Oct
Free Hosting Websites – If You’re Not Established Yet, You Missed The Boat
One of the more lucrative markets of the past year was the free web hosting market. These webmasters pulled in tons of customers with virtually no advertising, then made thousands of dollars per month… then sold the sites for a healthy profit.
Thinking about jumping in yourself? It’s easy, right?
Yes, it’s a very simple formula. But the word is out and the gold has been mined.
This illustrates a very important lesson: Be at the right place at the right time! (i.e. before everyone else)
Here’s a summary of how everyone was making money with these sites:
- Get a domain name and server. ($100/month)
- Order a specialty control panel such as Layered Panel or Modena Panel, which does all the hard work for you. (another $100)
- List your site on free hosting directories such as Free Webhosts.
- Put an “upgrade” link on your site that directs users to HostGator’s affiliate program, netting you $100 for each referral.
- Collect a lofty commission check. ($4000/month)
- Sell the site while it’s still hot. ($8000)
- Throw a party, because you just made over $10,000 in one month!
Pretty simple, huh?
But here’s another very important lesson: If multiple money-making blogs start talking about how to make money with free hosting sites, chances are the market is getting saturated.
And what did you expect with it being so easy?
All you can do now is look at all the successful sales and wish that you were one of them.
But if you’re sad, make yourself feel better by laughing at the people even dumber than you! (They are the ones that still plan to enter this saturated market thinking they can make easy money.)
Why exactly is it too late?
Because HostGator said so. They used to allow these free hosting sites into their affiliate program… until they got fraudulent sign-ups.
Now they have adjusted the commission rates:
If you are referring clients to HostGator from a free hosting service that you run, you are not eligible for the standard commission rate listed at http://www.hostgator.com/affiliates.html. Instead, you must contact our affiliate department to work out a special commission rate.
In other words, the big commissions are gone!
And everyone is screwed now! (And it’s not like other hosting affiliate programs will welcome these sites with open arms…)
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hey all what about godaddy i heared it’s great in web hosting
I would avoid Godaddy for web hosting.
Yah…. and then there’s people who still try to do that without being different, and then just say “internet marketing doesnt work” yet they did nothing to innovate, they were just the same as everyone else.
Go Daddy has treated me pretty good over the years, I have been with them for about 3 years now with about 50 domains with them. a few times I have call customer service and they answer quickly and most of the time know what they are talking about. If I was going to recommend a web host GoDaddy would have my vote.