Is it easier to start a links site...

[PersignupDustin]

Thanks for all the advice...

Thing is, I was made to believe throwing together a links site wouldnt be THAT hard and at least a decent way to supplement one's income. I don't plan on quitting my day job anytime real soon, but the business is very intriguing to me, and I feel like I could throw a halfway decent page of links together and make a few hundred or so a month starting out.

Off-kilter?

[Toby]

Originally Posted by PersignupDustin

...I feel like I could throw a halfway decent page of links together and make a few hundred or so a month starting out.

Off-kilter?

Where do you plan to get your traffic from? The greatest site in the world won't generate a dime without traffic.

[natalie]

Originally Posted by PersignupDustin

Thanks for all the advice...

Thing is, I was made to believe throwing together a links site wouldnt be THAT hard and at least a decent way to supplement one's income. I don't plan on quitting my day job anytime real soon, but the business is very intriguing to me, and I feel like I could throw a halfway decent page of links together and make a few hundred or so a month starting out.

Off-kilter?

Oh ok I guess you didn't mean a link list as such. More a ... hmm I dunno. Kind of like a hub but the links arent to your own sites. Or a tgp perhaps?
Either way.. unless you have a pre-existing domain with some page rank I don't believe you would make that much for the 1st year.

Some research on free sites would be the go if you are serious about starting in this business. You could grab a $15/month host and a domain, do a bunch of reading on forums like this and start learning html. However be warned that this industry is no longer a way to make a quick buck. Six months of making free sites and you should be seeing the money you are looking for if you are fast learner and a hard worker. But hey this is just my opinion.

[Lemmy]

Originally Posted by PersignupDustin

I could throw a halfway decent page of links together and make a few hundred or so a month starting out.

Off-kilter?

A tad bit, yeah.

[PersignupDustin]

Mmm...dammit...I need to learn HTML...sounds like that's step one....

[JoeBlack]

Originally Posted by PersignupDustin

Mmm...dammit...I need to learn HTML...sounds like that's step one....

That would be step -10 . When you get to step 0 then this is the place you wanna check out.

[JoeBlack]

Originally Posted by PersignupDustin

Thanks for all the advice...

Thing is, I was made to believe throwing together a links site wouldnt be THAT hard and at least a decent way to supplement one's income.

I believe you may have been misled.

This will be your second fulltime job so be prepared to work late nights. Don't get me wrong this is a great business but its far from being easy. I would follow natalies advice and start with free sites if your looking to make money in the first year but its not gonna be a cake walk.

So good luck to you.

[MrYum]

Yep, starting with free sites to build up your own traffic base is spot on advice. And building a hub at the root of the domain is an excellent way to get a starting point for your link list later

However, the easy money was made long ago. These days, this business is long hours and hard work. Especially if you expect to make enough to pay the bills.

That said, if you're willing to put in the hours and learn the ropes...eventually, you can make money...and the biz does have its upsides

[PersignupDustin]

So what does it mean to start with FREE sites?? How would that further my success with links?

[Halfdeck]

Originally Posted by PersignupDustin

So what does it mean to start with FREE sites?? How would that further my success with links?

Dustin,

Surf over to http://www.link-o-rama.com/ and look at the sites listed there, say on this amateur page: http://www.link-o-rama.com/greenguy/amateurs-mega.htm

Build a few sites similiar to the ones listed there, then come back and post the urls to your sites.

[cosmiccat]

Dustin, the days of easy money are over in this business. Years ago when I was running a tgp, I had an adverisement on my main page for one of those penis enlargment programs. At $27.00 a pop, I was making $300 - $450 per week from that one little ad. And I was getting only 30,000 hits a day. I don't think you could do that now with that kind of traffic. Then, the penis enlargment thing petered out (pun intended.) Oh well. Speaking of tgp's, you may want to consider that over a link list. Although I 've never run a link list, I think a tgp might be better for you starting out. But for god sake, get some kind of script. There's lots of inexpensive ones out there. I rigged up some kind of form that sent submissions to my email and I was getting 350 submissions a day. And I was on dialup. Reviewing took forever. Anyway, you could give out partner accounts to cut down on the cheaters and spend more time networking and generating traffic instead of reviewing galleries. And of course list your own galleries and fhg's in juicy spots. But like everone says, learn html first.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by PersignupDustin

So what does it mean to start with FREE sites?? How would that further my success with links?

What exactly is your goal with this?

Do you want to create a site that links to other sites.

OR

Do you want to create a Links List that links to Free Sites? (I think most replies in this thread are based on this thinking)