Let’s face it, most people fail at their business. Among all factors, NOT having a clear road map is most critical. In other words, you need to know where you are heading and where you are now. So in this post, as a Pro Proxier, I’d like to share with you a road map to your successful proxy business.

Basically, we can divide your journey into 3 stages:

1. New Proxier Stage

This  is the beginning stage of your proxy business. In this stage, you get to know some basics of proxy, build you first proxy site, gain some traffic, and make small amount of money. The following are some key characteristics of this stage:

• Site Revenue
  $0 – $50 per month.
• Site Traffic
  0 – 500 visits per proxy site per day.
• Site Host
  Shared proxy hosting, maximum bandwidth < 300GB per month.
• Total Number of Sites
  1 – 10 web proxy sites.
• Site Building
  Use free downloaded themes and plug-ins; Make some changes for logo, color, and wordings.
• Monetization Methods
  Google Adsense on the homepage and a couple of CPM Ad Banners on the proxied page.
• Site Promotion
  Have no promotion plan or promote randomly through Proxy TopSites.
• Advertisement Cost
  $0 – $20 per month.

2. Semi-Pro Proxier Stage

This  is the growth stage of your proxy business. In this stage, you get more familiar with the server setup and theme customization, build more proxy sites, sign up more ad networks, generate more traffic through several advertisement methods, and make more money every day. Below are some key characteristics of this stage:

• Site Revenue
  $50 – $500 per month.
• Site Traffic
  500 – 3,000 visits per proxy site per day.
• Site Host
  VPS (Virtual Private Sever) or entry-level Dedicated Server (1-2GB Memory, 1-2 CPUs, 1TB – 3TB Bandwidth).
• Total Number of Sites
  10 – 50 proxy sites.
• Site Building
  Have 2-3 different customized themes optimized for ad placement and user experience. Apply various plug-ins targeted for popular sites like Facebook, MySpace, or YouTube.
• Monetization Methods
  Have CPM Ad Banners from 2 – 5 different Ad Networks; Have received first paycheck from Goolge Adsense (or Your Adsense account has already been banned by Google).
• Promotion Methods
  Promote regularly through several channels such as Paid Ads, Email Blast, and Proxy List.
• Advertisement Cost
  $20 – $250 per month.

3. Pro Proxier Stage

This  is the mature stage of your proxy business. In this stage, you master all essential skills of proxy site configuration and server optimization, run your own proxy network, use a systematic promotion routine to attract huge traffic, and make money through multiple income sources. Some key characteristics of this stage are as follows:

• Site Revenue
  $500 – $3,000 per month.
• Site Traffic
  3,000 – 10,000 visits per proxy site per day.
• Site Host
  1-5 premium Dedicated Servers (8GB Memory, 4-8 CPUs, Unlimited Bandwidth).
• Total Number of Sites
  Have a proxy network with 50 – 250 proxy sites.
• Site Building
  Have more than 5 different customized themes; Apply various tools or widgets to enhance the site usability and functionality.
• Monetization Methods
  Have Ad Banners from 5 – 10 different Ad Networks; Experiment multiple revenue channels such as Affiliate Products, Sponsored Ads, or Paid Membership; In most cases, Google Adsense account has already been banned.

• Promotion Methods
  Have a well-planned routine to promote proxy sites through multiple channels such as Paid Ads, Email Blast, User Groups, Proxy List, Proxy TopSites, Social Media, Blogs, Forums, or Niche Markets.

• Advertisement Cost
  $250 – $500 per month.
• Business Management
  Apply an automated system to track the site performance, promotion schedule, and daily revenue.

In Conclusion, the above are three main stages toward your successful proxy business. I hope you get a better idea about your journey now. Have any thoughts, arguments, or questions? Add your comment here.

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Your Road Map to Successful Proxy Business is a post from: Pro Proxier

All right, let’s talk about why proxy business is for YOU.

You may like proxy business for the following 7 reasons:

1. Quick Start

It usually takes a lot of time to build your first Internet business. For example, if you start with Blog, you need to write a lot of contents. But if you are not a professional writer, this process is kind of a pain. I remember it took me almost 2 days to finish my first blog post containing only 500 words. Moreover, you need to work on many other things such as market study, keywords research, email opt-in, mini-courses, affiliate products, sales letter… So it is very time-consuming.

On the other side, if you are building a functional site to provide some services, and you want to become next Facebook or YouTube, there are even more tasks to do. Speaking from my programmer background, I know it is a very labor-intensive process. Especially when you work by yourself, you may spend months doing the system analysis, design, coding, testing, and deployment. While you don’t know if your application would sell or not.

Unlike those conventional ways, you could start your proxy business much faster. We are talking about literally 1-2 weeks. At the beginning , you just need to find a hosting and install a proxy script. With a little customization, your proxy server is done. If you promote it properly (which I will cover it in details on ProProxier), you would see some immediate traffic coming.

2. Easy to Learn

Unless you are already an expert, to enter any niche market, your first job is to learn.  You need know not only the bolts and nuts of your selected field, but also the things like how to write killer content, build your website, customize site layout, install various tools, conduct search engine optimization, create email newsletters… So you may encounter many steep learning curves. Moreover, because you try to grab everything in the same time,  you would often feel overwhelmed.

On the contrary, proxy business is relatively easier. A typical proxy site only contains two main pages: a Landing Page for people to type the URL and a Proxified Page to show the results. And you just need to know how to install a proxy script and do some customization around it. After that, you need to study things like domain registration, site hosting, and ad network. But in general, the amount of learning required is much less compare to other Internet business.

3. Less Expensive

People may say you can start an Internet business for free. Actually it is NOT true. If you really want to become a professional Blogger or Internet Marketer, you need to first invest some money to learn it. Those top quality courses like Blog Mastermind or Niche Marketing Classroom may cost you anywhere from a hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. But they are really worth it because you would know the rules and secrets of those Internet business.

After that, you may need spend money on creating your website, purchasing plug-ins or themes, or subscribing online services like AWeber Email Marketing. In short, there would be another X amount of dollars as an upfront cost before you even make one penny from your site.

In contrast, proxy business is less expensive. The software (proxy script) is usually free. Your initial investment is mainly the Domain Registration (Star from $1.07 a year at GoDaddy.com) and Proxy Hosting (Start from $4.99 a month at iwhic.com). Then you can start to generate some income very soon. Later,  when you gain more experience, you could plan your advertisement budget based on your ROI.

4. Auto-Pilot

It is a big one! Beyond money, you want to get some freedom or control from your internet business. For example,  escape from your 9-5 job, or take a long vacation.  However, many business systems are actually creating another big job for you. Like Blogging, you have to write fresh compelling contents almost everyday, while like E-commerce, you have to fulfill the orders and arrange the shipments 7 days a week. In essence, you are trapped by your business.

While proxy business can be running on a literally auto-pilot mode. A well-built and well-promoted proxy site requires very minimum maintenance effort. You may only need to track the site performance and fine-tune the ad placements once a week. Those can be done within 1 hour.

5. Duplication

The secret to maximize your income in any business is to duplicate your success!  A local restaurant may make 100K per year while a franchise like McDonald’s generate billions of dollars. However, for many people, it is not easy to start over a new website and achieve the same level of traffic and income. For example, you already have a successful affiliate site about weight loss, now you want to start something close to it, like cooking or food. You still have to go through the whole process again to conduct market research, define topics, build contents, develop products, and send newsletters. It may be easier for the second time but still need a lot of work.

While duplication in proxy business is much simpler. A seasoned proxier might be running over 100 proxy sites at the same time. With experience, you could create a new web proxy literally within 15 minutes.

6. Real Money

So how much money can you expect from proxy business? It depends. When proxy business just started several years ago, some gurus claimed to make 6 figure income for less than a year. However, just like any other business, with more people to join, the competition is much higher now. As an experienced proxier, you might expect to make anywhere from $300 to $3,000 a month. It may not sound like a big amount. But think about how much time and effort you put, your hourly rate is actually not bad at all.

Moreover, you can still keep you current job and work on proxy in part time. Imagine what you could do with this one thousand extra dollars every month? Buying a new car, taking a vacation, or having a decent dinner at a fancy restaurant? I guess you got the idea.

7. Stepping Stone to Other Business

This one is actually very important! It is not an easy job to run a successful business. There are so many things you need to learn, practice, and reflect. A lot of people failed because they either chose a wrong business or lost momentum along the road. To me, Internet is huge and it has almost unlimited business opportunities. However, as a beginner, you need to start with the low-hanging fruit. As a Pro Proxier, I feel myself learned a lot from proxy business, including site optimization, server configuration, traffic building, ad network, and site promotion. In fact, all of those can be applied to other business as well. And the most important is, you will get a Sense of Internet business. This might be your big stepping stone to achieve more success online.

In sum, no matter proxy business is for you or not, I hope you find some values from this post. It is indeed a long article. And I just tried to give you as much information as possible. If you have any further questions or thoughts, please add your comment here.

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7 Reasons Why Proxy Business is for You is a post from: Pro Proxier

Since you come to ProProxier site, I guess you might have some thoughts about making money online.  Especially in today’s world, a lot of people lost their jobs due to recession. They turn to Internet to see if there are any opportunities for them. In fact, there are MANY. I believe you have heard people making amazing 6 figure income, or even over a million dollars through Internet. So you may wonder, can I do the same thing as well? Or at least make some pocket money, if not a big amount?

Of course you can. Besides, many people are trying to tell you how to do it. Chances are you already receive over 5 emails per day introducing various ways to make money online. The popular ones are like Blogging, Affiliate Marketing, Email Marketing, Google Money, or Online Dating. But the question is:

At the end of the day, what is for YOU?

Before we look at it in details, I’d like to share with you one of my insights about the Internet business, or how to make money online.

Basically, no mater what kind of systems you follow, it all narrows down to one key factor – TRAFFIC. Just like in Real Estate, the most important is LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION; while on Internet, it is TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC. Once you have it, you are holding the golden key to the great treasure online.

But how to attract traffic? In general, there are two ways:

1. Create Contents

To most of Blog and Affiliate Marketing sites, Content is King. People visit those sites to look for valuable tips, unique perspective, or latest information from contents. So a good Blogger or Internet Marketer is usually a good copywriter and  subject-matter expert. He or she must keep creating killer contents to build the relationship and grow the traffic. In essence, it is a writing-based business.

2. Build Applications

Big sites such as Google, Facebook, or Twitter build applications for people to search information and connect with each other online; While small sites create tools, plug-ins, or themes for people to use. Therefore, they attract traffic by providing software or services people want. In essence, it is a programming-based business.

But what if you are not a Writer or Programmer now?

One option is, you can start to learn how to write or develop. There are some great online programs, such as Blog Mastermind or Niche Marketing Classroom. Of course, it takes time and effort. As a beginner, you may expect at least 3-6 months before getting some meaningful income.

Another option is, you can find someone to do it for you, such as hiring a freelance writer or programmer through elance, or partnering with some experts from your network. However, it costs you some upfront money, plus the searching and screening process is often long and complicated.

So is there any Faster, Simpler, and Cheaper way to make some money online?

Speaking from my own experience as a Pro Proxier, I would recommend you to take a look at 7 Reasons Why Proxy Business is for You.

So You Want to Make Money Online is a post from: Pro Proxier

You may not notice, proxy is actually a big market on Internet. Just like blogs, forums, or social sites, internet proxy servers attract millions of visitors throughout the world every day.

But why should you bother about proxy? Here are 4 main reasons:

1. Unblock External Websites

As described in my other post – “What is Proxy?“, you can simply use a web proxy to bypass network filters and access those blocked websites such as Facebook, MySpace, or YouTube. This is the number one reason why proxy is so popular. People such as college students, corporate employees, and residents of many developing countries are looking for fresh internet proxy servers everyday. The market demand is huge and consistent.

2. Allow Anonymous Web Surfing

Whenever you visit a website, you send your IP address to it as well. As a unique identification of  your computer,  your IP also discloses a lot of information about YOU. For example, which country you are from, which city you are in, and what network you are on. The last one is critical. According to your network location, others could tell what school you study at, what company you belong to,  or where you are right now, in a library, a hotel, or a coffee shop.

The question is, are you really comfortable with exposing all such information to the wild Internet world? Especially with growing concerns such as privacy, hacker, virus, spyware, and spam?

The good news is, you can simply use an internet proxy server to hide your IP. Let’s say you visit Facebook. Instead  of directly calling Facebook,  you ask your proxy to send requests and get responses. As a result, Facebook can only see the IP address of the proxy server rather than your computer. In this way, proxy allows anonymous web surfing.

3. Improve Site Performance

Many times, you find that it is pretty slow to load some websites. This is often caused by the number of concurrent requests and/or the limited network bandwidth. Surprisingly, if you access those sites through proxy, you might experience much better site performance. Why? Because a fast proxy server usually has a caching mechanism. It makes a copy of web pages from popular sites (e.g. homepage of YouTube) and saves at proxy server. Therefore, when you request those pages, the proxy could quickly send you a local copy rather than retrieve from the jammed source sites.

4. Make Money

Yes, we are talking about real money here. Even better, it is often a residual income requiring less than 1-2 hours work  per week.  Since the main purpose of ProProxier.com is to help you make money from proxy, I will talk about how to do it in my other posts. For now, I just want to quickly give you a big picture.

I believe you have heard all kind of ways or systems to make money online. Regardless what they are, Blogging, Affiliate, or Social Network, it all narrows down to one fundamental factor – TRAFFIC. Indeed, traffic is the common currency on Internet. Because of traffic, Facebook is worth billions of dollars today. And because of traffic, YouTube was sold to Google at $1.65 billion just 10 months after its official launch.

How about the traffic to proxy? It is huge. This is because the market demand is huge as we saw earlier. A well-built and well-promoted internet proxy server could get over 5,000 visits every day. In fact, my top 3 proxy sites generate over 2.5 million page views every month. Once you have that level of traffic, you just need to find some right programs to monetize it, such as Ad Network, Affiliate, or Sponsored Ad. And the beauty is: an internet proxy server could be running on an auto-pilot mode. It requires very minimum maintenance effort from you after the initial setup. You might just simply enjoy the residual income or duplicate the process to make more money.

Sounds too good to be true? Speaking from my experience, I know it is true. And I would say proxy might be the simplest and quickest way to make money online. However, I don’t want to mislead you. Like any other business, it still requires certain amount of time, effort, and structure, especially at the beginning. That’s why I created this ProProxier.com website. I’d like to share with you my experience, lessons, and insights as a Pro Proxier.  Hopefully your road to a successful proxy business would be much smoother.

In Conclusion

I believe you now know why you should bother about proxy. It might be for your personal usages like Unblocking External Websites, Allowing Anonymous Web Surfing, and Improving Site Performance; or it might be for your business like Making Money from Proxy.

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Why Should You Bother About Proxy? is a post from: Pro Proxier

Since you are reading this post, I assume you are interested in “Proxy” in general. But what is proxy anyway? To me, the simplest answer is:

A proxy is an agent or bridge between two computers on Internet.

Those two computers might be your laptop and a web server such as one for facebook.com. The question is  why you need a proxy in the middle.  Can I directly visit Facebook from my laptop? Sure, you can, as long as your network provider allows it.

The chances are you might not have this luxury in many places. Try to access Facebook, Myspace, or YouTube from your school, office, or even the country you visit, you might see a bold message like: “Access to the requested website was prohibited!” or simply a broken page.

This is because your Internet providers set up a filter to block certain sites. They may have all kind of reasons to do so, but what if you really want to check your Facebook messages NOW? This is when proxy comes to the plate. Instead of calling Facebook directly, you just do 3 things below:

1. Visit a web proxy site (e.g. sslunblock.com or proxify.com)
2. Find a url bar inside that proxy, type facebook.com
3. Click Unblock or Proxify button

Wow! Facebook is unblocked!

What happened? Very simple, although facebook.com was on the black list, those web proxy sites were NOT. So you were allowed to visit them. After that,  you just asked the proxy to retrieve the content from Facebook. In this way, a proxy acts as your agent or bridge to the external sites.

But what if those proxy sites were blocked either? You just try another one. Considering hundreds of new proxy sites created everyday, you can always find a unblocked one from popular proxy listing sites such as proxy.org and tech-faq.com.

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What is Proxy is a post from: Pro Proxier