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How to Make Money Online With A Image Host Part 2. In this section of the series we will discuss scripts and hosting. We have already discussed the domain and now its time to show you where you can get the script from and where to host the site. At the end of this post you should now have a fully functioning image hosting site.

Scripts:

I am not going to tell you that there are 100’s of scripts out there and I have tried them all. The truth is very simple. I have checked out over 20 image hosting scripts and I have come to use only 1 of them. You have to be very careful with image hosting scripts because for some reason hackers love to hack image hosts. Luckily with the script I have been using I have never been hacked once and there have been attempts. It’s just that some image hosts are easier to hack than others.

The script that I am going to tell you to download is a free image hosting script, it is released by The Mihalism Fourm, now usually you could go there and download it after registering but I know that at the moment there servers are being bombed by downloads so if you use the link at the end of this section you should be able to download it without troubling them too much.

Here is a screenshot of the actual page after you upload it to your server:

In the bottom you have the footer area which once successful you should be able to sell text links for.

In the highlighted red areas you have the adsense ads.

In the blue you have the multi upload feature. Forum posters absolutely LOVE the multi-upload picture parts, because they get a chance to upload a full set of pictures at one time. Thus saving them time. Now you may be saying “But Mubin, if we keep it to one picture at a time wont that make them keep coming back to the homepage to upload more pictures?” The simple answer is yes, but the more detailed answer would make you think about the fact that if I have to upload 15 pictures I do not want to have to keep going back and forth to do it. I may do it once, I may do it twice, but I will not be there the 3^rd time. You have to consider it like a cost-benefit analysis do you want that user on your site once or do you want the traffic that he will bring by posting all those pictures on a popular forum? You make your own mind up, I have given you my opinion on the matter.

On top you have the gallery feature which is great for keeping people on your site.

People click through on all the pictures and stay on your site. The more people on your site opening more and more pages the more revenue you have BECAUSE of more page views! Plus the longer they stay on your site the longer they actually have to remember the site and pass it on to a friend. So try to make sure your gallery is populated properly.

With this script you have the option to edit the number of field used for uploading. Sometimes I have it set to 5, and other times 15. I like to experiment.

Now for all you people that want to download the script you can download it by CLICKING HERE! Yes, I know it leads to page on my blog with a link to rapidshare. I did this on purpose so that in case the rapidshare file goes down, I do not have to edit the ebook just the actual post. SO BACK THE FUCK OFF HATERS! There are no ads on the actual post just a straightforward link to where you need to go.

At this point in time you should have your image host’s domain name ready. And you should have downloaded the script and familiarized yourself with it a bit.

Hosting:

There are 3 main types of hosting out there.

1. Shared

2. Virtual Private Servers (V.P.S.)

3. Dedicated

The best shared hosting that everyone will go to and that is dirt cheap for the first month is HostGator, if you use the promo code “hgc25” or “iceishot” your first month will only cost $0.01. This is okay to get your image hosting site of the ground, but I pretty much guarantee you will have to move on to something else after the first month if you follow all the directions in this ebook till the end. Hostgator is good if your plan is to make an image host promote it and than sell it because you will just be paying $0.01 with HostGator. If you want to go down that route, than please do sign up with HostGator now.

A V.P.S is a good idea if you want to host your site without much trouble of it going down or an email from your host saying that you have exceeded your bandwidth limits. I have yet to find a decent VPS provider that I can stand behind and say that I recommend them. I can say this though be very careful of unscrupulous resellers promising you the world at a price of $5. IT’S NOT FRIGGIN POSSIBLE! So don’t be a fool. If you are luck enough to get to the point where you need a VPS spend the money and reap the rewards.

Dedicated. You will be very lucky if you get to the point where you will need a dedicated server. BUT IT DOES HAPPEN. At this point in time you should be making more than enough to cover the costs of your dedicated server. Again don’t try to get stuck with a seller that is just reselling someone elses service. Now I have actually used a dedicated that I can stay I will stand behind. On customer service and uptime you cannot beat the service provided by “thewird” you will have to go to the proxy.org forums to find him, but he is the guy to go to if you need a dedicated server. He is online all the time as well so he can answer your questions instantly as well. I am not getting paid by “thewird” to write this. I have used his servers for my proxy’s for the last 6 months, and every time there was a problem it was usually something that I did wrong.

Now that we have hosting, the script, and the domain name sorted there is just one thing left to do, and that is get the site monetized, I know I know its getting better and better isn’t it. Don’t worry we are coming to the traffic part in a bit.