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Building websites is a good way to earn passive income and it can be done anywhere you can take a laptop

Web sites come in three main types :

• Static or Brochureware Most of the websites will be of this type.
  • Easy to create. Many web-hosts have web-creation tools and templates.
  • Can be done for free. Weebly.com - Wix.com
  • Little interaction with visitors.
  • New content needs to be uploaded.

• Blogs
  • Free to use and setup.
  • Easy to create. blogger.com - wordpress.com
  • New content can be entered on-site and made visible imediately.
  • Various components (widgets) can be easily added. eg Hit-counter, guest-book

• Dynamic
  • Two main types: CMS (Content Management System) and bespoke (eg you build it)
  • Very hard to setup.
  • Developer is responsible for updates and security.
  • There are many free resources available help you get started.

How Web Sites Earn Money This comes under (Passive Income)

• Adverts
  • Very easy to setup.
  • Unlikely to earn much unless high volume traffic.
  • Main players: Google AdSense.
  • People hate and ignore them, especially pop-ups
  • Two types: PPC (Pay-per-click), PPA (Pay-per-action)

• Affiliation Links.
  • Very easy to setup.
  • Need to have relationship with target site.

• Subscriptions
  • Hard to setup.
  • Best suited for dynamic sites.

• Subscriptions

• Pay-to-Read

• Competitions

• People pay you to build it
  • Earn thousands and higher.
  • Earn from modifications and updates.
  • Very steep learning curve.
  • Long hours initially.
  • Need different computers and web browser to test. eg Windows, Mac, Linux -> IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari

Hosting Web Sites Your web site must be hosted on something. Typicaly this will be a web server but you can host your site on your own computer / laptop.

• Web hosting package
  • Low cost. Typicaly £3 / month ~ £20 / month.
  • Fast. Most web hosts are located on the main Internet backbone in London.
  • Reliable. Many web hosts have back-up servers and UPS.
  • Web host handles software updates and security.
  • Limits as to what you can host.
  • Main players: 1&1 [Aff Link]

• Web server / Virtual Server
  • High cost. Typicaly £30 / month ~ £1000+ / month.
  • Fast. Most web hosts are located on the main Internet backbone in London.
  • Reliable. Many web hosts have back-up servers and UPS.
  • Web host handles software updates and security only if managed (more expensive).
  • Some limits as to what you can host.
  • Main players: 1&1 [Aff Link]

• Via your broadband / leased line
  • Very high cost. Typicaly £200 / month.
  • Speed is dependent on where you are located.
  • You are resonsible for software updates and security.
  • Few limits to what you can host.