Make money from your website

How do I make money from my website is an obvious question that most people ask. Whether you are providing a service or selling a product, your website is meant to increase revenue to your business, the following tips will help you answer that question.

Affiliate links.

Becoming an affiliate for your favorite products or services relevant to your business is a great way to increase revenue while building a trusting relationship with your audience. Not only are you gaining a commission for every purchase that came from your referral but by recommending products that will help your audience get results, you are also increasing your credibility.

One of the best ways to promote these affiliate products is by offering a "Toolkit" or "Resource" page on your website. However, it’s extremely important to be genuine and disclose that you are offering affiliate links. People appreciate honesty and if your recommendations help them, they will likely come back and support you in the future.

Offer something of value to your website visitors.

If you are offering something of value in exchange for your web visitors’ email addresses, are you clear on your end goal?

While regularly blogging or publishing content for those subscribers is a great way to add value, try to plan out a sequence that can lead to promoting your product or service at the end of it. This could be in the form of a challenge or even a video series.

Hold workshops.

It can take people some time to build trust with your business. Rather than simply listing how people can work with you on your website or purchase your products, why not try giving value first to establish your credibility?

Stop focusing on numbers.

While the concept of building 1,000 true fans is not new, it couldn't be more relevant today. We can often get sidetracked with the number of people who are following us but quality will always beat quantity. The key is focusing on building relationships with your audience and constantly giving value no matter what you do. These true fans will then effortlessly want to start sharing your work and supporting your business. 

These are just some ways to help generate more money from your website, but I hope you can see that there is so much more behind it than just a few quick tricks or listing your products online. It may seem like a bit of work initially but the pay off will be much greater in the long run.