How to Make Money with a Wiki

Are you looking for a way to make money with the internet? Consider starting your own wiki. This article will show you how to create and operate a wiki for profit. Read the article carefully and think if you can do this than say thanks to the auther of this article or plese find some easy stuff.

Register a domain name.

Try to find some cheap but reliable domain host.  

Obtain wiki software.

Obtain a Wiki software from the source. you can take help of Google. Just type "How to obtain wiki software" and the result are here.  

Find Web Host

Find a company willing to host your site for reasonable fees. Reliable web hosting is very important because your wiki needs to be up and running at all times.

 Choose Theme

Choose a theme for your wiki. Some common themes are encyclopedia wikis, educational or instructional wikis, and wikis that provide a niche service such as music lyrics.

Find Content Writer

Find people willing to provide content for your wiki without compensation. Think of other ways to reward them, such as giving out a virtual star when they start a new article. Create a sense of community and belonging, and make your contributors feel they are a valued part of an important cause. In this way you satisfy their emotional needs while they help you satisfy your financial needs.  

Appoint Administrator

Choose administrators for your wiki. Make sure administrators know their future at your wiki will not be bright if they don’t toe the company line, which is to generate as many articles as possible (to maximize page views, which in turn generates advertising revenue). Hire at least one person to work as an administrator. Through this person you can set the tone for how all the administrators are to act, and exert a certain amount of control. Don’t hire more than one or two people for this, as other administrators will be working for you for free.  

Find Advertiser

Find companies willing to pay you to display their ads on your wiki pages. Revenue permitting, advertise your wiki on high traffic web sites. Particularly search engine sites like Google.  

Time to Sell Your Hard Work

Spend the remaining ad revenue on nice things for yourself. When the right offer comes along, sell your wiki for a profit and move on.

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