How does one make money on the internet?

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 10 Jun 2019 6:08 am

Prompted by a news story about a young man radicalized by being lured into conspiracy theory sites sought to make money on his path to ... whatever...

... not to mention reports that Russian sources of disinformation made money in the process ... there must be millions of examples.

And there must be some connection between the outrageous and the individual who has a blog, posts a video, or some other offering.

But how is that converted into money? I'm just curious, not looking to learn how, unless somebody has a really good idea....

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 10 Jun 2019 6:59 am

Buy low; sell high.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 10 Jun 2019 7:30 am

Since I am in dire need of money right now, I've tried to sell my body. The only "currency" that has been offered is something called a "Laff". Not sure what country that has that currency.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 10 Jun 2019 7:32 am

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 10 Jun 2019 7:59 am

Youtube video are monetized via ads. Blogs can be moneitzed through ads or by collecting and selling leads.

Made a big chuck of my money from my blog over the last 10 years.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 10 Jun 2019 8:26 am

So you buy leads low and sell them high? What are leads?

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 10 Jun 2019 8:38 am

Lead are: lets say you put up a blog on how to save on car insurance. You put up a link saying, "Get your best deal on car insurance by downloading our free book. just give your email address."

The email address is then sold as a lead to people selling car insurance, cars, all sorts of stuff.

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 10 Jun 2019 9:01 am

I wish I could find the guy who sold the lead to all those telemarketers, who are so worried about the warranty on my car.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 11 Jun 2019 8:03 am

Perhaps the seeming point: whoever bought Rick's lead didn't make money on it.

Thank you gentlemen, and particularly Bill. There must be an easier way to make millions.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 11 Jun 2019 8:07 am

Oh, there are millions to be made in Lead Gen (which is what it is called in the industry Lead Gen stands for Lead Generation). It is a huge industry. Nearly all the "free" games and quizzes and stuff you see on the internet are tied to lead gen activities. I have friends that have made millions from Lead Gen businesses.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 11 Jun 2019 11:20 am

Simply amazing....

Ken Boi · Post by **Ken Boi** » 11 Jun 2019 7:08 pm

Just create a ‘GoFund Me’ page.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 23 Jun 2019 2:51 pm

Just out of curiosity, about how much would you get if your YouTube video is viewed 13,000,000 times?

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 23 Jun 2019 8:19 pm

The fastest way to make money is to fill a page with ads, then give it a "click-bait" title and a short bullshit article. When someone clicks one of the ads, you get money in your account with the ad company. Typically you withdraw the money once a month, or they deposit it in your bank account.

You gotta be inventive with those titles. Sensational headlines involving celebs or political features get a lot of curiosity seekers. Also, LISTS. People love to read lists.

Promote your fluff ad pages on social media. There are companies that will do this for a fee. It's all about generating clicks.

Make a new page and promote it every few days. Keep them clicks coming.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 24 Jun 2019 5:36 am

Let's get to it!

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 24 Jun 2019 7:03 am

Charlie McDonald wrote:Let's get to it!

Here's your titles to choose from, Charlie.

Worry about the article later.

https://medium.com/business-startup-dev ... 844f11cf05

I kinda like "Jesus finally admits to being depressed--What?"

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 24 Jun 2019 7:18 am

Mitch Drumm wrote: Here's your titles to choose from, Charlie.

Worry about the article later.

https://medium.com/business-startup-dev ... 844f11cf05

I kinda like "Jesus finally admits to being depressed--What?"

I clicked it! Like I said, people love lists.

"8 ways procrastination has been involved in political scandals"

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 26 Jun 2019 4:27 am

Start a forum called "The Steel Guitar Forum". You'll be rich in no time... right B0b?

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 26 Jun 2019 7:45 am

I laughed out loud!

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 11 Jul 2019 8:22 pm

b0b wrote:I laughed out loud!

Yeah, maybe it hasn't put you in the 10 wealthiest people in the world, but you are still here while others have come and gone trying to do what you are so successful at. That's really something to be proud of.

RC