Why run a Free Proxy?

Proxies are great to cure any financial issues; this is because they are so simple to advertise. Within a week, you could be earning at least $10+ USD daily; unfortunately, you will also have to pay for a server that allows proxies to run on them (using a shared host is not the answer; the host will go down within days). When you are attempting to manage traffic to your proxy, you can also get a spectacular amount to any other ordinary website.

Beginning a Proxy

It is unfortunate that a proxy cannot begin by earning money; you will need to spend a little first. The upside is that you will almost instantly be able to gain back the money you spend in returns; you can earn up to 30 times the server costs in AdSense ad revenue (it is possible to earn a lot more but highly unlikely for one that is just starting out).

The resources that are needed to run a proxy are:

• A Domain Name
• A Virtual Private Server
• A Proxy Script (Usually PHProxy or CGIProxy)
• An AdSense + AdBrite Account (AdSense and AdBrite) *Optional*

Step one: Purchase a .info (or any other extension) domain name at Domain Site (or any other domain register). It is recommended that you do not include the words "proxy" or "proxies" in the domain name; most filters will automatically block it out.

Step two: Purchase a Virtual Private Server (HostAga is recommended) and use your newly registered domain as the Primary Domain on the account.

Step three: Download a proxy script. Upload the script that you just downloaded onto your VPS and make any configurations that may need to be made.

Step four: Register for an account at AdSense and AdBrite if you have not already done so.

Step five: Insert AdSense on the index page of your website (do not insert AdSense on any of the proxified pages; this is against Adsense's terms/conditions) + AdBrite on the proxified pages.

Step six: Advertise, advertise, advertise! See the next section for more information.

Advertising a Proxy

This is, of course, the most important step to monetizing your proxy; if the continuation of this step is not concluded, your site will move nowhere. It is a simple step to complete but will probably take at least 3 days before your newly developed proxy will hit the road (this is the time that it will take for most proxy Top Sites to accept your proxy).

Top Sites

Top Sites are the easiest way to quickly direct traffic to your proxy; unfortunately, they require confirmation from the website administrator and it is possible that your proxy may not be accepted.

• Proxy Sites - Tech FAQ's very own Top Site; we will broadcast as much traffic as we virtually can to your proxy.
• Goodwaiter - This is the key solution to gaining traffic to almost any proxy; the administrator will accept/decline your proxy within 24 hours. If you do not get accepted into Good Waiter, it is unlikely that you will earn fair amounts of ad revenue unless you pay for a listing.
• Proxy.org - Proxy.Org is a very famous Top Site; Proxy.Org will not direct much traffic due to the heavy listings at the site (they are not filtered as much as Good Waiter).
• Top Proxy Sites
• Best Proxy Sites

Proxy Networks

If you have not been accepted into any of the above Top Sites, try joining a Proxy Network to help get you started; it would certainly not be a bad thing to create a Proxy Network to help out others if they are having a hard start, you could create a channel (or use an ad rotation script) to manage a certain percentage of the ad revenue that has been earned using the Proxy Network.

MySpace Bulletins

Often, proxies are used to visit MySpace anonymously at school or work; if you wish to direct MySpace users to your proxy, try creating a bulletin to all of your friends. The more friends you have at MySpace, the further your bulletin will go (try using some MySpace friend trains to generate more friends).

Now that you have created a proxy, you will simply need to wait a bit of time to generate some ad revenue. Be sure to place a link back to Tech FAQ and any of the other resources used in this article if they/we have successfully managed to help you.