7. Using AdSense for Domains

Here’s an interesting notion: You can actually make money from web domains that don’t have any content—so called “parked” or unused domains. Although it might seem counterintuitive to think that people would visit a site without any content, Google’s AdSense for Domains programs helps you put content on otherwise empty sites, and then serves up PPC ads related to that content. Visitors stumbling across your parked domain thus find some content (mainly links to other sites) and are enticed to click on the related ads that accompany those links.

Although this probably isn’t a way to get rich, it is a way to generate some much-needed cash flow from any domains you’ve registered but not yet developed. Read on to learn ...

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