September 21, 2007

17 year old girl builds million-dollar web business

It's the kind of story that should give any aspiring web entrepreneur pause. How was a teenager able to build a website that attracts more than 7 million individuals and 60 million page views a month and what are the lessons for other site owners?

  • Target a niche market and fulfill its needs.
  • Give away something of value. Ashley Qualls created free MySpace layouts for friends and friends of friends.
  • Monetize your traffic by running CPM ads by Casale Media, Value Click, Google Adsense, Nabbr, etc.
Read a case study about Ashley Qualls at doshdosh.
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