Getting useful extra sources of revenue for a web host is so important that the future survival or collapse of the business is usually hinged on it.

There is no denying the fact that the popular Google Adsense program has played a key role in providing numerous web hosts with a reliable and at times substantial source of income (depending on their traffic) that has greatly contributed to the survival and prosperity of many web hosting businesses.

However the reality is that many small low traffic web sites just starting out may not have a decent enough traffic to earn much from the Adsense program. This is the reason why alternative revenue sources are so vital.

One way to earn extra revenue even as you build an opt-in email list of prospects is to publish an ezine or email newsletter containing valuable information that many of your prospects will find useful. Keep your subscription fee as low as possible bearing in mind the fact that apart from time spent in the various administrative tasks involved in running a regular weekly ezine, there are hardly any costs. The right strategy should be to charge such a low fee that you will be able to quickly accumulate a large number of subscribers. Your money will be made from the high volume of subscribers you will be able to accumulate.

Ezines are capable of making some serious cash for a web host. The secret is in finding a subject that is if great interest to your prospects.

Another potential source of revenue is to act as a consultant and give out advice to your prospects in an area that you are extremely familiar with. Again the trick here is to charge a small fee and then try to build a large client data base as quickly as possible.

If you are a decent writer, another useful source of extra revenue could emerge from your providing content to your prospects. The online demand for content is huge and is unlikely to be satisfied in the near future.

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