You can profit from a domain in many different ways. You can promote it yourself through advertising and search engine optimization, buy and flip domains to make some quick cash, sell domains in packages that contain other items related to your niche, etc. With so many options available, why should you park a domain?

Actually, all of these methods are effective in making money, the difference between them lies in the amount of effort that is required by the owner of the domain. Developing website is a time consuming job if you’re doing it yourself. In order to get traffic you have to continuously promote your website. There are so many ways in which you can promote your website and there is a temptation to utilize as many methods as possible. You can write blog posts about your product on your blog to update people, create Youtube videos that explain the working of a product or give information about a service that you offer, write article that contain keywords and provide backlinks to your website in them, etc. While these methods can bring traffic to your website, it may not be possible to utilize all of them if you have a short amount of time to give to your online business.

Another method that people use for making money with domains is flipping them without doing much website development. This method is for people who want to make profit from the domain name alone. It can be used to make quick profits, but you shouldn’t accept to make a fortune by selling a domain 24 hours after purchasing it. You can earn profits by continuing to buy and sell domains.

Selling a package is also something that domain owners do. You can combine your domain with other items and make more money from the package than what you would make from the domain name sold alone. For example, you can sell a domain name in combination with a related software and e-book.

The advantage that you get with domain parking is that you don’t have to spend time on developing your website and you can sell it when you think that it has enough traffic to make you a profit. With domain parking you can earn money when someone clicks on the advertisements that are shown on your website that you have parked with a parking service company. The money that you make is shared between you and the company. Domain parking is a good option for people who are interested in running an online business but don’t have the time to pay attention to it. It is the type of business solution that can make you money even when you are sleeping.

- Kaung | KMKBlog.com

If you are looking to build a website, then choosing the ‘correct’ domain name is where you start your online business venture from. By selecting a domain name that targets the specific keywords for your website you can bring a lot of targeted traffic to your website.

Choose a domain name that is exactly what your prospects are looking for. By including the keywords in your domain name that are targeted towards the customer, and including them in your website content and messages you can attract a lot of people to your website.

In order to find out what the customers desire you can get help from different software that monitor and record the exact terms what people type into the search engines when looking for something. “Adwords Keyword Tool” is one such tool that will help you understand how to market your product. You can simply type in the words that relate to your product or service and the keyword tool will generate a list of words along with the number of times they have been searched.

Keyword targeted domain names have great potential to bring in visitors. But the key factor is that how well you have researched your target market and how well you are attending to the needs of your customers. After you have put together a system of marketing you can use your domain name to design specific ad campaigns targeted to specific markets even if you are selling multiple products and services.

Some people also use their domain names like headers on classified ads. If you decide to have such a name then you divide it into several different parts. It should interest people with a little information that solves a specific problem, provides a benefit, or makes them curious. Your domain name should have as many of these “headline characteristics” as possible. Make the domain name catchy and collected.

Choosing a domain name that brings traffic requires a bit of research and brainstorming. If you carefully choose the key words that you will use in your domain name and website, not only will you do better on your search engine rankings, you will also attract a lot more people in your advertising campaigns.

- Kaung | KMKBlog.com

With so many people looking towards that internet marketplace to help them make some cash there are no shortages of money making opportunities. A lot of people are finding out that one of the better ways to make money online is to actually own a domain. The domain you own can be used in many different ways to make a profit. You could sell it to other people for a profit by auctioning it, keep it for a while and market it, then sell it for a larger profit, or just keep benefiting from the traffic that you are getting on your website.

Cashparking a website is a method or earning money from a domain, in which promoting your website to get traffic is optional. You also don’t have to auction sites in order to make a profit. Cashparking involves buying a domain name and allowing a parking service company to display advertisements on your website that are related to the keywords present in your website content. The keywords that you use will help in bringing traffic to your website. When the visitor will click on the ads you will earn money.

Cashparking is a good choice for many people because of the following reasons.

It is a Simple method: There are no long term marketing efforts involved in parking your website. All you require is a basic knowledge of keywords and search engine optimization that will help you choose a domain name and add keywords to your website. When you are done with setting up your domain and website, you can relax and see the system work.

Not a Time consuming Method: You may not have the time or don’t want to spend it on marketing your website and researching different techniques of bringing traffic to your website. With this method you can leave it to the parking service and continue to do other things that are a part of your daily routine.

Increase in Website Value: There are lots of factors that determine the value of a website including domain name, earnings, traffic, etc. However, the number of people visiting your website is the number 1 contributing factor in the price estimation of a website. A domain owner with high traffic can demand a lot more money from the buyer. With this method of advertising you will be bringing targeted traffic to your website, thus increasing its value.

Cashparking your website is a simple method of using the power of search engine optimization and advertising to make a profit from your domain. Although the profit you make from your website will be shared with parking company, you can still benefit from this easy method of “domaining” online.

- Kaung | KMKBlog.com

In the last few years the blogging craze has taken over the internet and has become a worldwide phenomenon. Some people are using blogs to post events taking place in their everyday life while others are earning a living from it. For people who are thinking about starting a blog; choosing between blogging websites and buying their own domain can be a confusing question indeed. Some people may be impressed by the popularity of blogging sites and come to the decision that they are a good place to start, while other may prefer the independence of having a personal domain name.

Here are some pros and cons of both blogging platforms and hosted blogs.

Blogging Platforms

Pros:

Most popular hosted platforms like Wordpress and Blogger are free of cost. You can setup a blog in no time since everything is already done for you. Hosted blogs are easier to maintain and posting content on them is a simple process. You don’t have to worry about updates as they are done automatically. Another advantage is that you get ranked easily because your blog is on a domain that ranks well already.

Cons:

If you like to customize your blog then you may get frustrated with hosted platform. Of course, customizing options vary depending on the platform you choose .For example, Blogger.com has no categories option, Wordpress.com does not allow you to add advertisement to your template.

With hosted blogs, you do not own the URL; this may not be a problem for some but in the opinion of some professional bloggers it’s better to have your own URL because it looks more professional. Another problem with hosted blog platforms is that your blog may end up looking like others because the default templates get used over and over by new bloggers. You must also have knowledge of CSS and HTML to make changes. Changing domain name can also be a problem because you have to redirect traffic to the new domain and get ranked in search engine results from scratch.

Own Hosted Blog

Pros:
With your own hosted blog you have control on all aspects of the blog. You can design it to your liking; you can also use different plug-ins developed by users.
You also get you own URL which can be a big advantage because they look more professional and are more marketable.

Cons:

If you don’t have the necessary skills then the setup process can be difficult. You are required to arrange hosting, set up databases and then download the platform onto you own computer and then upload it via ftp onto your web hosting server. You can learn this from a tutorial, but there is also an alternate option which involves finding a web host that will install your blog platform for you. Some platforms like Wordpress give advice on how to do this by recommending platforms.

The blog platform itself is free, but you have to pay a yearly fee for your domain name and also a registration fee. The hosting fee is also paid on a yearly basis. New versions come out with time and you may find the updating process a bit complicated if you don’t know abut it. Similar to blog platforms, hosting systems have their problems and you should choose a good one if you want your own hosted blog.

If your aim is to develop a blog that can be used for a business or corporate purposes then a standalone blog will serve you better in the long run. You can hire someone to design it for you or learn the process yourself. If your purpose is to have a casual blog then the free option will work just fine.

- Kaung | KMKBlog.com

AdSense is the most popular service going around but there are some people who prefer other services like Adbrite and Clicksor. In order to find out which is the best out of these three we have to take a look at some of their features and flaws.

Adbrite

AdBrite sells ad space on websites. It allows you to set your own ad rates, and approve or reject every ad that’s purchased for your site. AdBrite enables you to sell ads directly to your visitor and also through the sales team and marketplace.

You get 75% of the sale. 50% of AdBrite’s sales are generated from marketplace and sales team, while the other half are generated from users clicking “Your Ad Here” on their publisher’s sites.

AdBrite’s ads take a day or two to show up. Their network is not as large as Adsense so it takes a few months to build a client list and you will have to wait to see the same return you may get from Adsense right away. There is a 60 day payment rule.

Clicksor

With Clicksor you can get up to 60% of the advertising clicks revenues generated from your website. It allows you to check your progress through online real time stats. You will get paid according to their fortnightly payment schedule. $50.00 is the payment threshold and payments are made either by check or PayPal. Anything under $50 will be rolled into the next period. You can also earn additional money by underlining a selection of clickable text or putting targeted contextual banner on their websites.

Some people complain that their ads load very slowly. This may be because Clicksor does not generate code in an iframe; you have to load it directly on your page. The benefits on promoting their affiliate program seem to be important than actual PPC products. Although some CLICKSOR users are not sure if affiliates of Clicksor can also use Google due to Google’s TOS violation issue, others claim to have both programs running at the same time.

AdSense

With AdSense you can setup your ads easily and they show up within few hours. The management system and support is very good. Payments are made within 30 days. There is a high payout levels on websites that are text based and content oriented. The click rates are also high.

AdSense has strict acceptance policies and people get ban occasionally for random reasons, some are understandable, some are not. The payout is low on sites that are image based. There is also a limit on the number of ads that you can have on a page.

Considering the features and flaws of the three advertising platforms it can be concluded that the best platform for you really depends on the type of website you have. For instance, content based websites may make more money with Adsense advertisements and Adbrite may be a better choice if you have an image based website.

- Kaung | KMKBlog.com

For some, summer is the time to relax and take a break from all the hassles during other months. For some summer is the time where they need to get prepared to be ready for upcoming events after it. If you are in the latter group AND operate or run web sites, it may be the time to consider if you need a new hosting provider. Why now? It is simple, summer is when you have free time and traffics are somewhat low, so if you are thinking about moving to new web site hosting provider without risking loss in traffic, it is the time. Remember, in the busy months, it will be hard for you to change things around!

Do you think finding a new web host is a hard job? It may be so back in the days but with all the web hosting rating review sites around, you can research about the good or one of the best hosting providers with ease. As easy as “click-read review-click-another review-choose”! Web Hosting Rating site can help you in this case. As an operator of several sites, I too have to rely on web hosting reviews and read web hosting articles to get tips and tricks back when I first enter the online businesses. And I can guarantee the resources you gain and reviews you’ve read can help you choose a long term hosting provider!

For instance at Web Hosting Ratings, you can search for hosting provider based upon your needs: Linux Hosting, Windows Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting, Dedicated Hosting or even Colocated Hosting (where you provide server and rent connections/networks). You can also search by Best X Hosting where X can be anything you are looking for, from general to specific (from Normal Hosting to Forum Hosting). The best part is that the results will be displayed to you in easily comprehensible manner. You will be provided the current top hosting providers list along with the best price they are offering, amount of space, bandwidth and the reviews made. So all you have to do is spend small amount of your time to research for the host of your life time!

Web Hosting Ratings & Reviews are not just for current site owners but like I have stated before it is beneficial for all those in search of new hosts; may it be a professional in the online business or a person who wish to acquire an online business. So whoever you are, it is always good to commit few amount of your time to research for the hosting that you will have to stay with for long time! Once you’ve picked the right host, you won’t be needing to move again and again and again!

By: Kaung

You may be wondering what the above display is. It’s a proxy detector! Read on if you want to know more and wish to get one.

If you operate e-commerce sites, you may have frequently or often experienced fraudulent purchases done by “customers” through anonymous proxy servers. That is to say, the “customer” first visits a proxy site that helps him/her hide the true ip address (computer address), so that no one can track from where and who made the purchase with fraudulent payments. As a reliable seller, you have to make sure all of the charges and cases are resolved efficiently and this can take some times and can give you and your employees headaches. If there is a way to detect those proxy servers and block accesses from them, don’t you think your business will run smoother and have more time to focus on product qualities and customer purchase satisfactions?

If you think so, then you need to consider investing in a proxy server detector for your e-commerce site. There are many out there so you have to pick the right one for your business. Most of the scripts are either sold by unknown companies or from known companies but come with little to no instructions; and it is rare to find a company selling easy solutions. Regardless of how rare they are, IP2Proxy comes close to it when it come to providing simple web solutions to detect and blacklist proxy servers. All you have to do to have it running is to download, and import in your system backend and let the script do the wonders (automatically start blacklisting proxy server accesses!).

True, You can also add individual ip address to your htaccess or server firewall to block the proxy server ips but remember that there are MANY proxy server ips out there with new ones coming up daily or ips changed daily. And it will be troublesome for you and your server management team to locate each ip and manually input them to server firewall! With IP2Proxy, it automatically locate and detect proxy servers and proxy list for you and that Anonymous Proxy List is updated as soon as new ones are detected. You might wonder how the script was coded or what algorithm is used for the production. You can find out more at the official IP2Proxy site.

Not to mention, you are not committed to buy the software and you can even get the FREE version with them! You can continue your search on finding easy ways to prevent proxy accesses to your e-commerce sites or you can go straight to IP2Proxy, end your search and enjoy fraud free services!

- Kaung Ko