Web Page Design Tips...

The much-awaited Windows ME has finally hit our stores. Long gone are the days of Windows 3.1 where the basic interface did little more than save word documents etc. If you're interested in Web Page design, Windows 98 and above include web wizard templates that can get you a site in minutes. I recommend using the web wizards to anyone who is starting out on the web and planning to design their own page. However once you have uploaded your page/s, you'll need to know basic HTML to edit your page. You can find many tutorials on the web, but one that I used in my early days as a web page designer was an interactive tutorial that can be found at davesite.com. You'll need to host your page on something called a web server that acts basically the same as a hard drive. You can buy space on the web or simply opt for a free hosting company such as geocities.com.

Making money on the web...

Firstly, if you have your own web site you can set up an affiliate program that enables you to earn commissions of around 7-20% of what people spend on a site (where you have supplied the link to that site). Another way is to set up a pay per click program where you host a advertising banner on a page on your site... when people click through, you earn anything from $0.01-$0.25 per click.

You could also set up your own virtual store, selling things to people from all over the world, then shipping them off to deliver straight at their door. However, this takes a high level knowledge of computer programming (html forms, cgi-bins etc) plus the hassle of product shipments. Web sites such as amazon.com let you set up your own store where you earn commissions based on people you refer to their site and what things they buy. They also handle the programming and shipment etc...

If you don't have a web site and just surf the Internet, you can earn around $10 per month through a 'get paid while you surf' company such as alladvantage.com etc.