| CGI PROXY SCRIPT | | | | each of those websites. Join them and promote your |
| Cgi proxy is the most common proxy software | | | | proxy there. Remember, these are the people that |
| available. It is literally available on thousands of proxy | | | | are searching for proxy websites. These are the |
| websites across the internet. It has the ability to | | | | people that want to know your site. |
| allow logging into sites like MySpace etc... It uses less | | | | Need more traffic? No problem. In the "Freebies" |
| bandwidth than PHProxy, but much more RAM! | | | | section on DigitalPoint you will find many threads with |
| GLYPE PROXY SCRIPT | | | | the title "free proxy promotion" or something very |
| Glype Proxy is a free web-based proxy script written | | | | similar. Some of them are from group owners on |
| in PHP. It allows webmasters to quickly and easily set | | | | different social websites. If you did not join the |
| up their own proxy site. Glype Proxy is intended to | | | | group already, make sure you have sent the URL to |
| be a fast and reliable alternative to the widely used | | | | that member. Also, some threads are from users |
| PHProxy and CGIProxy. Glype proxy has been coded | | | | that have Proxy Mailing lists and Proxy websites. |
| with a strict emphasis on speed, performance and | | | | Those are also looking fresh proxies for there |
| usability. | | | | website. Remember: they are making you free |
| Hosting | | | | publicity. Send the URL of your proxy to them as |
| Like I said, proxy websites need a lot of resources, | | | | well. |
| so that is why you don't usually find hosts that allow | | | | Still want more users? Go to Squidoo and make a |
| proxy hosting. The ones that do offer it, charge way | | | | lens about the advantages of using a proxy website. |
| more than a regular hosting account, but we have to | | | | Promote it at groups from and these should also give |
| accept it because it uses a lot of CPU as well. I know | | | | you some good traffic. Remember to include a link to |
| that at the beginning you don't have any money (or | | | | your proxy on the lens. |
| very few bucks) so getting a good hosting or a | | | | I have also seen that at the beginning, if you have a |
| dedicated server is out of the question. Lucky for us | | | | blog that is already established, it will also give some |
| that if you search hard you may be lucky and find a | | | | quality visitors to your proxy. Just write an article |
| free web host that accepts proxies. These are really | | | | where you say about your new proxy and the |
| rare, but they aren't impossible to find. A free web | | | | advantages of using such websites. |
| host won't be enough, but it should cover everything | | | | Remember: DO NOT ADVERTISE IT TOO MUCH IN |
| in the first 2-3 month. In this period you have time to | | | | THE FIRST TWO MONTHS. Remember that you are |
| focus on advertising your website. You don't need so | | | | still on a free host and if you have too much visitors |
| much space, but believe me that at the end of your | | | | at a time you will consume all your bandwidth in the |
| 2nd month the bandwidth will be consumed. This is | | | | firs 20 days or even faster. After that your website |
| when you should start looking for a bigger hosting | | | | won't work anymore and you get bad reputation. |
| account. By now you should have some money | | | | After you have successfully bought a paid hosting |
| (maybe not in your pocket but in your AdSense | | | | plan with more bandwidth you can also pay for |
| account). You should know now if the website earns. | | | | advertising. For as little as 5$ you will get some good |
| If it does, than move to the next step. Buy a paid | | | | traffic. Just search on DigitalPoint...I am sure you will |
| hosting account. The specs should be about 500MB | | | | find good offers. |
| of space (even 1GB) and at least 20GB bandwidth. | | | | After you have successfully established your first |
| Promoting your proxy | | | | proxy it is time to make another one. Advertise it |
| Setting up the proxy is the easy part. You have a | | | | the same way you have advertised your first but |
| good free script, a good looking free template, a | | | | this time you also have one more possibility. Place a |
| free hosting but you still need traffic. If no one | | | | link to your new proxy on the old one. Do this with |
| knows that your site even exists than it is useless. | | | | all the other proxies so that each proxy has a link to |
| The first thing to do is submit it to directories. A | | | | the other ones. This way you have established a |
| simple Google search for "proxy directory" will return | | | | small proxy empire. |
| many results. Submit you proxy to every free | | | | Conclusion |
| directory until the 5th page of Google (this should be | | | | As you can see proxy websites don't need so much |
| about 30 directories). Directory traffic isn't very | | | | work. You can start one in less than 5 minutes. You |
| much, but it is a good way to get some backlinks so | | | | don't need to write fresh content all the time and |
| the proxy will be indexed. | | | | promoting one is really easy. The revenue is also |
| Once you have done that it is time to start | | | | decent. You won't get rich with one proxy website, |
| promoting it big time. Go to Yahoo Groups, Orkut, | | | | but once you have about 10 (or even 20) such |
| MySpace or any other social networking website that | | | | websites (at this point will need a dedicated server) |
| has a "groups" feature and I am 100% sure that you | | | | you can earn big time. |
| will find at least 5 groups about Proxy Websites in | | | | |