Making money on the web is possible, but it takes more hard work than you think.
Myth No.1: Build it and they will come
Traffic is everything." As thousands of webmasters have already learned, you can have a catchy domain name and an impeccably designed website already on the web." You can even have it indexed by the search engines. "However, even after all that, a website may only get a handful of visitors a day." "After a few weeks of launching a website, you may catch up to the fact that getting people to your site takes a lot more hard work than you expected." It will take many different approaches to make your website known, and you'll have to pull all the stops:" list your website in the major directories, have it crawled by the search engines, create a signature file for your emails, publish a free newsletter, exchange links, stamp your domain name in your business cards, stationary, and promotional material, advertise in traditional media, etc. " But above all, it will take time, sometimes months or even years, before you're able to get significant traffic to your website, so prepare to be patient and don't give up.
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