Building Websites: Your Forever Money Tree
Yesterday, I looked at some cool website tools. One that really caught my eye was humanbenchmark.com, a brain training game site. Since 2007, they've kept getting 1.9 million visitors every month. It shows how long a well-kept website can keep making money.
What's even cooler is that they started with just one simple game - testing how fast you could react. Over time, they added more brain tests, and now it's a complete brain training platform. This shows you don't need to build everything at once. You can grow step by step.
A well-managed website is like planting a money tree on the internet - it keeps giving you fruit year after year. I've learned a lot from studying successful websites.
Take monkeytype.com for example. This typing practice site only started in 2019, but now gets 11.9 million visitors monthly, with people staying for about 4 minutes each. Why did a new website grow so fast in a crowded field? Because they focused on making things really good for users - from how it looks to how it tracks your progress.
Focus often leads to success. Like how some famous restaurants make it big with just a few menu items, successful websites usually do one thing really well. Look at cpstest.org - it just tests how fast you can click, but gets 1.5 million visitors monthly, with people staying for about 3 minutes. This shows that if you solve one specific problem for people, even a small market can bring big traffic.
When building websites, rushing isn't always smart. It's more like developing good real estate - the location (domain name) matters, but what you build matters more. I've found something interesting: some websites with long, boring names, even with hyphens, still get 3-5 million monthly visitors. For example, online-stopwatch.com might not have the best name, but people use it because it works well.
Successful websites can help new ones grow fast. Looking at one successful group of tool websites, I noticed they use their existing sites to help new ones. Like putting a link to a ping test on a speed test site, or adding an image compression tool link on a file converter site. This helps share visitors between sites.
Building websites is like investing in real estate - it's about the long game. I've noticed that sites that keep making money have survived many search engine changes. They stay strong because they focus on what users need, not just what search engines want.
Look at onlinemictest.com - people only stay for about 70 seconds, but 1.4 million visit monthly. This shows that if your tool is useful, people will keep coming back. Better yet, 80% of visitors come from search engines, meaning as long as people need to test microphones, new users will keep finding the site.
Why are websites great for retirement? Let's do some math: If a tool website gets 1 million visits monthly, even with just basic ads, you could make thousands of dollars every month. (I will guide you on how to estimate the advertising revenue of a website). And this money keeps coming without much extra work.
It's easier than ever to start a website now. With open-source projects and website templates, you don't need to be tech-savvy to build a professional site. Take monkeytype.com - their code is free for anyone to use. The key is making your site different and better.
When choosing what kind of website to build, look for things people will always need. Online tools are a great example. People always need to convert files, edit pictures and videos, and do other computer tasks. These needs won't go away - they'll probably grow as technology advances.
Lastly, here's something important I've noticed: successful website owners usually build several related sites. Like not putting all your money in one stock, running different but connected websites helps balance your income. If one area has problems, the others can keep making money.
Building a successful website takes time and patience, but if you keep providing value and making things better, you'll get good results. Start planting your digital seed today - your future self will thank you.
