Each day in untold number of web sites spring up on the internet. With each new web site also comes an opportunity for you to make extra cash by installing scripts for the webmasters. A lot of new webmasters either do not know how to properly install scripts, or do not have enough time to do it themselves. If you are at all familiar with installing scripts, then you can make script installation a full-time service or you can add it to the list of services you currently offer.
As you know, blogging has become quite the phenomenon. Many people would like to have their own blog, but have no idea how to install blogging software. Although there are free alternatives such as Blogger.com Wordpress.com, there will always be individuals who would rather have their blog hosted on their own hosting account so that they may have their own name as their domain name. The majority of those who are new to blogging have no idea how to set up blogging software, even though most hosting accounts make it very simple to do so.
A script installation service is by no means limited to setting up blogs. Depending upon what software you are familiar with, you could offer installations of online forums, chat rooms, auction software and a host of other software which is easily installed. I highly recommend that you sit down and make a list of all the software you are familiar with which you can install successfully. Most of the scripts being written for the Web are now PHP scripts. It would definitely be to your advantage to know at least a little bit about how PHP works and how to make simple adjustments within the PHP code.
For the most part, you will be installing scripts which are actually a part of the package known as Fantastico, which is included in most Cpanel hosting accounts. You should however make yourself comfortable with being able to install the scripts manually. This includes being able to properly set up a MySQL database and using PHPmyadmin. These are both of course easily accessed from the Cpanel hosting account.
To have your own script installation service you will need your own web site set up to showcase which scripts you offer installation for, and how you may be contacted. You’ll also need an FTP client for the scripts which cannot be installed via Cpanel, and an understanding of how to set up scripts manually.
If you wish to be really busy and truly successful with your installation service, then you will concentrate on scripts which are not listed within the Fantastico listing. There are several popular scripts on the Internet which are not featured within Fantastico but a lot of webmasters still use. If you would like to find out which are the most popular scripts not supported by Fantastico, then head over to some of the online forums and simply ask the webmasters there what some of their favorite scripts are, and not supported by Fantastico. This will give you a good idea of which script you should concentrate on learning about how to install.
It’s easy to make $15 to $20 per script install, and that is on the simpler scripts. So you can see that there is good money to be made in the script installation service. Once you have your installation service started, you can branch out into offering third-party technical support for the scripts as well. For this service you can charge by the hour or per incident. Although offering third-party technical support may sound scary, you can usually find an online list of frequently asked questions about any of the popular scripts. More times than not, you will find the answer to many of the problems already listed in these frequently asked questions. If installing scripts just seems to come natural to you, there’s really no better way for you to make some cash on the side than by starting your own script installation service.
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