How to Set Up a Web Site and Make Money

1. Get hosting and a domain name at websites like Host Gator, Go Daddy---or look at the free hosting directory at Free Web Hosting.
2. Set up your site using a website-building platform like Microsoft Front Page, Dreamweaver, Word Press or use the website builder tool that comes with many paid web hosts. With Microsoft Front Page and Dreamweaver, you'll need to know about HTML code to build the site.

3. Focus on a specific topic for your site. Choose topics you are passionate or know a lot about. You can build a site around a topic that's popular on the Internet.To see what people are currently searching for, go to Google Trends.Write helpful content for the site or go to a freelance website and hire others to write content for you. The goal is to build a site people want to revisit.
4. Go to Google Adsense and sign up for an account. Login and create advertisements using the advanced setup tab. Copy the HTML code the website gives you for your specific Adsense ad. Place it in your website's template. Google ads will show up immediately.
5. Drive traffic to the site by submitting it to search engines, directories or commenting on related blogs and dropping a link to your site. Once the website gains daily traffic, you'll make money as people click on the ads.