This post sponsored by PayPerPost.

So, this wasn’t really planned to be the first post in the Siteonomics section of the site, although there is a nice irony to be it being so. Siteonomics is my little word for monetizing your site, which is to say, making some scratch from all your hard work. There are many different things people do to monetize their sites, and I’ll cover plenty of them over the coming months. That said, there is one thing you absolutely must not do. If you do it, you will kill your site and any chance to make any money at all. That thing is selling out.

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I’ve started working on a series of iPhone apps to help web developers when they are on the run. I’ll have to make another post about what else is coming, but the first one is done and is waiting for approval from Apple.

That first app is called CheckSites and performs a simple but important job for you. The app checks to make your sites are running properly. You tell it what pages to check and what text to look for in those pages; if it can get the page and it contains the text, you know your site is okay. If something goes wrong, it gives you details of what happened. This way you can know the difference between a typo on the site and your whole server being dead in the water. Which of course makes the difference between a mental not to fix things when you get home and abandoning your grocery cart full of food to sprint for your computer.

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It occurred to me the other day that I was missing a big piece from this site. Most of the you guys visiting this site are web developers, right? Well you have skills that other people want and need and, more importantly, will pay for!

Given the financial chaos that is life these days, we could all use a little supplemental income, so I’ve decided to help you with that little problem. In early June, I’ll be adding a freelancing section to the site. You’ll be able to search freelance projects from all over the web and find something right for your skills. Or, if you are in need some extra help, I’ll point you to the sites where you can find the developer who’s right for your project.

I’m cranking away at the project search now, but would love to hear what else you would like in a freelancing section. Please leave suggestions in the comments!

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