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Article #8: Create Your First Website

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The following is a quick reference for graphic design, the worst thing you can
new/soon to be webmasters, the do is buy a brandable domain and throw a
information contained in this article is generic logo that can be found on 96
simply what has worked for me in the other sites on it, this will greatly
past, all webmasters will develop their reduce your ability to stand out from the
own unique ways of going about their crowd, after all if you see 96 signs with
daily business. the same logo but different company names
1. Web hosting how are you going to remember the 33rd
This will be your second hardest decision company?
when it comes to launching your website, If you absolutely do not want to learn
when first starting out it is ok to graphic design you can have a logo or
settle for free hosting, many free hosts layout designed for you at a relatively
will also give you a free sub domain, cheap price, just make sure it is 100%
more about that in #2 Domain Names. original and you have all .psd files etc
If you do settle for a free host you must before finalizing the transaction.
ensure this is only temporary, for the 4. Content is King
most part free hosts have terrible uptime Ask any webmaster, they will all agree,
and are littered with mandatory banners content is king, this is the absolute
and or pop ups/unders, this is not a good best way to have your site noticed and
way to develop a recurring customer base, stand out from the crowd. One well
and if there are 9 banners and pop ups on written, keyword rich article pertaining
your site you better be getting paid for to the content of your site will get you
them. more visitors and a higher search engine
In order to choose the correct paid host ranking then one hundred plain product
you have to figure out what your site pages.
will need to run, is it an ecommerce Now, I recommend you write your content
site? do you need php/mysql? 35 databases yourself, whether it is the actual
etc. You are the only person that will be content that brings your site together or
able to decide the requirements for your an article you've written about your
site. sites topic, it is best to write this
If you are unsure as to exactly what your yourself. The reason for this is if you
site needs there are many sites out there don't actually know everything about your
that have databases full of web hosts and "widget" this is a good way to learn
web host packages/prices. about it, also people will respect the
2. Domain Name article more and it gives you a feeling
In order to run any website you will need of self satisfaction when you finish a
a domain name, no one will ever find you nine page article.
without one, chances are atthis stage no If you have trouble writing long articles
one will find you anyway. or putting together a correct sentence
There are a few different ways we can go you are not left out in the cold, there
about obtaining a domain name, if you are many sites out there that have other
know exactly what you want and have some webmasters as well as freelance writers
funds to purchase your .com go ahead and dying to write an article specifically
take that plunge, but if your not so sure for your niche, I at one point a few
you have found that perfect name, or if years ago had 6 articles written for me
you don't even know what kind of domain for $7 each, not to bad when you think
you would like, feel free to settlefor a about the amount of traffic you may get
sub domain. from these articles being on your site.
Now in the eyes of a lot of well Googlefreelance writers or contract
established webmasters a sub domain from writers and you will most likely come up
a free host or free domain company is a with some decent results.
not a good way to go, I got that a lot 5. Marketing
when I was starting out, lets face it, I don't care what your site is about,
with a sub domain no one will ever take there comes a time when you will have to
you seriously is not very professionalor promote it, if you are just starting out
memorable, but it's a starting point none chances are you have a very limited
the less. budget, so some tips on how to get
Basically what we are trying to do with a visitors to your site for cheap. Forums
sub domain is get your site on the net, are a great way to establish a following
that's all, get it live so you can view online, join some forums that relate to
it, make changes, fix bugs etc, we don't the category of your website, spend some
want to launch a site that is not user time each day posting and getting to know
friendly or just plain ugly. the other forum members, be sure to keep
Now after you have your site up at your an updated signature (assuming the forum
free sub domain from your free host we allows signatures) so that anyone reading
have got to start looking at a real .com your post can also view your current
you will not get anywhere in this project, but don't expect results right
business without one. So search around away it often takes months to actually
the internet a bit, find a good see the users coming from these forums,
registrar, at the time of this writing but be patient and develop a rapport with
moniker.com, and all seem to be decent them, you never know you may even meet a
sites, the latter a little pricier than future business partner.
the former but they all have their own Another way to start instant traffic is
pros and cons. to purchase an ad campaign on a site
Now, this decision may be the biggest related to yours, this may be a little
decision of your current project, do you difficult, some sites prices are very
go with a keyword rich domain or take the high, the best way to get the most for
road less traveled and snatch up a your money is to purchase links or
brandable domain? Now you may not know banners on an up and coming site, if you
exactly what I'm talking about when I say attempt to purchase banner space on the
brandable, if your really new to the game top site in the business it could easily
you might not even know keyword rich so cost you $200 a week, by buying from the
I'll try to put it in layman's terms for up and comer you will receive a few less
you. visits, but it will cost alot less too.
A keyword rich domain is using the most If the site you are trying to develop is
highly sought after keyword for your site for a product, for the sake of an example
product etc in your domain name, if I was we will say candy apples. Another great
creating a site on DVD players my domains way to promote it is in your local area,
would possibly be something like this take a day and visit all the local
dvdplayers.com, portabledvdplayer.com, businesses have samples for the staff,
etc, a great tool for this is the ask the craft stores if they wouldn't
Overture Keyword Selector found here, mind handing some business cards out for
google it. you, if you're lucky and you have a
If we want to take our domain the other decent product they may let you sell from
way and make it brandable much like there store front, I have heard of this
Google, Yahoo, eBay etc, there really is happening manytimes and people just don't
no "How To" guide, for me caffeine and realize how powerful local business' can
advil seems help, if you are planning on be.
taking this route I've been told using 6. Update, Update, Update
other languages is good, beware the the This is exactly how it sounds, no visitor
actual meaning of the term in another wants to come to a site that has the same
language though, the urban legend of the article or look on the homepage for six
Chevy Nova in Latin America comes to months, they will simply become bored
mind, Google brandable domains see what with it and find a different site
you can find. promoting the same product. In order to
3. Web Site Design survive online you must update your
If you already know how to code in HTML, pages.
PHP etc then you are well on your way and If you have a content site, write an
can probably skip this step, if not you article a week, its not hard, but it
have quite a way to go. If you want to gives you 52 articles a year, that's a
create a website it is imperative to good starting point and will encourage
learn how to code, you don't want to pay people to link to your site.
between $500 and $5000 to create a If it is an e commerce site, update the
website on a whim then continue to pay home page with specials, have contests,
someone every time your site needs anything to keep the visitor interested
updating. and coming back for more, a content
Take a look around the net for some (pardon the pun) visitor is a return
tutorials regarding HTML in order to visitor.
establish the base of your site, I'm not So now you should now what direction
going to lie, there will be alot of you're going online. Just remember, take
reading and very long nights involved in your time, don't throw up a sloppy site,
learning web design, but it will reward and never ever give up, the internet is
you with unlimited possibilities when it probably one of the hardest places to
comes to creating personal web sites or make a living, but the feeling of
online communities etc. euphoria you get when you know you can,
Coupled with the design of your site you tops any other high you can experience.
will at least want to learn the basics of






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