It’s really amazing what we can do with PHP scripts these days. The average person can make virtually any kind of website with very little money, providing its been done before. PHP programmers like to take advantage of common Internet trends. So, when a website becomes popular, it inevitable that someone will eventually make a PHP clone script for it – meaning they will essentially make something that works like the real thing using PHP/MySQL. If you want, you can make your own Ebay, MySpace, Craigslist, or even FML (F My Life) website. The best part is that these scripts usually go for anywhere from free to only a few hundred dollars.
The opportunities are endless if you just learn the basics concepts of PHP and MySQL. You can feel comfortable purchasing one of these PHP scripts, and creating a website with it. You don’t actually need to know how to program PHP. You just need to understand the basic concepts.
The MySQL database holds the information. PHP operates on the web server, retrieving and storing information in the MySQL database. HTML and CSS display the final result to the Internet user. It’s that simple!
How would creating a website with a PHP script actually give me some mad Internet money?
Once again, the concept is simple. Your website is like NBC’s biggest Thursday night television hit. The more people that watch it, the more advertisers will pay to have their spots show during the commercial breaks. The more Internet traffic you can acquire to your website, the more valuable your advertising spaces are. If you create a social networking website targeted at Houston Singles, and you can get everyone in Houston, Texas surfing your website, advertisers will be jumping at the chance to have their banner appear at the top of the website.
I realize that I make it sound easy, and you need to understand that making this kind money is never that easy. However, it is possible. Any business venture is going to be a long road and a risky one. You may succeed or you may fail, but there is one difference between starting a business with a PHP script and starting a business out in the real world. With a website like this you’re always going to be starting it for around a few hundred dollars. Imaging the potential this few hundred dollar investment has! You wouldn’t find anything like this anywhere, but the Internet.
A few years back I used a PHP script, SocialEngine, to make a social networking website for deaf people. I bought SocialEngine for around $300 and bought a template for it from MySocialEngine.com to work with the script for about $50. After $350, I was off and rolling. Eventually, I figured out that I wasn’t getting enough traffic. I picked a bad niche, or maybe I didn’t promote the website properly. Whatever the case, I eventually decided that it wasn’t for me. I moved on and explored other online business ventures. I wasted $350 and a few weeks of my time. No big deal. Here I am today!
So how do you find these PHP scripts?
This is the best part, my friends. It’s seriously the easiest thing ever and you’ll probably kick yourself if you’ve never thought of this before.
Imaging you come across some awesome website on the Internet with great functionality and tons of people using it. You think to yourself, “I wonder if I could make a website like this, but maybe for a different audience of people.” Well, believe me, you’re not the first person that has had that thought! Go to Google and search for whatever kind of website it is + “PHP” and you just might find a programmer or company that has already made a clone script for it and is selling it online.
A real life example:
There is this cool website that I found the other day. I know you’ve probably all heard of it already, but what can I say, I’m a little late on the curve. The website is FMyLife.com. People signup and post short, horrible stories about how their life sucks, and thousands and thousands of people are surfing the website reading the latest posts.
So, I went to Google and did the following searches:
FMyLife.com PHP
FMyLife.com PHP script
FMyLife.com PHP clone
FMyLife.com clone script
And guess what? Eventually I found one. A company actually makes an exact copy of the FMyLife and is selling it for $50. So, for $50 I could be off and running. Maybe I could create a website called WhyLifeIsGreat.com and everyone can post the wonderful things that happen to them.
Okay, that’s a totally lame idea, but I hope you get the point. With PHP scripts, the possibilities are endless. We can make websites for little money, dabble around, and try different things. Happy PHP searching, people!
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