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Advertising on the internet is still a relatively new concept for companies, small businesses, and individuals. Many people still don’t understand it. They don’t know that the majority of websites that exist are online for a reason – to profit.

Businesses want to know what internet advertising has to offer their company. Individuals want to know how these websites are making money, or even how to make money with a blog, so that they can cash in themselves. It’s all very simple, but again, not something that everyone is familiar with. It needs a bit of explaining.

How Internet Advertising Works

Advertising on the internet works much in the same way as other advertising channels do:

• Radio – Radio stations that you’re listening to are playing your favorite music so that you’ll tune in on your way to work. The more people that tune in, the more money they make. They’re able to sell ads based on the number of people who listen to their station.
• Television – Networks are playing your favorite shows so that you’ll watch their channel. The commercials give networks the money they need to pay for the showings, with plenty of money left over for them to pocket.
• Billboards – If a new local business wants to raise awareness of their brand, a billboard on the side of the highway is a good start. The advertiser of course has to pay the person that owns the space (where the billboard is located).
• Internet – Content websites are made so that they can educate, inform, and entertain you. These websites make money because of the advertisements that they expose you to (banners, paid links, paid reviews, etc.). Next time you do a search on Google, or any other search engine, take a look at the top, and on the side of the results. You’re going to see a lot of sponsored listings. Click on those listings, and the search engines get paid.
• Everywhere – Trucks, labels, banners, and everywhere else you look.

Advertising is all around you. Businesses are building their brand, and making money. You’re being exposed to those brands, and buying from them. Companies that want to sell you something (Pepsi, Microsoft, Kraft, etc.) want to be where you’re at. They want to advertise in the places that you’re paying attention to.

Therefore, an entirely different kind of business opportunity exists. A business that focuses on getting your attention, and entertaining you (TV shows, radio stations, websites). They entertain you, because if they succeed in getting your attention, then they profit from the companies who are trying to sell you something, and therefore willing to advertise.