Want to know how to turn wordpress into a website on your own domain? The video at the bottom of the page will show you how it’s done … and it’s quite well produced too.
I’m currently writing an online course to show you in a concise, EASY, step by step process, how to SAVE MONEY by building your own business website, just like this one you’re on.
A professional business website takes me, on average, 80 to 100 hours to produce from start to finish. If your intention is to save money and you also have lots of time, then using the information I’m preparing for you is GUARANTEED to work, BUT, it won’t get done unless you make a commitment to following the steps and putting the information into practice.
Let’s be honest, if you’re NOT an action taker…
…this course will NOT work for you!
My students pay $195 for a class that teaches this material in a total of 15 hours over a 5 week period. Sharing this valuable information is EASY … it is up to you to do the work and to use it!
In the meantime, take a look at this video. It might help you get started all by yourself, just like I did 3 years ago. You see, all the tools you need to build your own website are FREELY available on the internet right NOW, if you seek it out. Taking a shortcut by using a blueprint (that works) to design your own website without wasting time gathering all the information you require, will just help make it easier and much quicker.
If you haven’t already, make sure you sign up to receive advance notification to find out when the CRASH COURSE IN WEB DESIGN is ready to be released to the public.
Don’t Want to Pay A Web Designer To Do Something Your Could Do Yourself?
Want To Know How To Create Your Own Business Website?
Don’t Enjoy Your Job And Want A NEW Career?
Want To Make Some Money Building Websites For Others?
After teaching “Build Your Own FREE Website Classes” for the last year, I’ve seen first hand the huge need there is for business owners to have all the tools they need to BUILD THEIR OWN BUSINESS WEBSITE in the quickest, easiest and MOST professional way possible without having to hire an expensive website designer!
They want ALL the steps to be given to them in a concise, easy to follow format while retaining control of their own content and BE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES whenever they want.
GREAT FOR THE SELF EMPLOYED – If you’re a BUSINESS OWNER, ”the crash course in web design” might be just what you need to take control of your online business future.
We KNOW that the internet is the way of the present and the future – I have never been so busy in my life – and the money that can be saved (or made) by being able to make your own website is often worth thousands of dollars. Let’s face it … the internet is a very lucrative industry.
Show me a web designer who is quiet and I’ll show you someone who doesn’t have a clue what they’re doing!!!
These days, I can pick and choose my clients according to various factors and even sack existing clients who don’t pay their accounts on time.
PERFECT IF YOU WANT TO LEARN WEBSITE DESIGNING – If YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A LUCRATIVE NEW CAREER, the ”the crash course in web design” will be just want you need to get started QUICKLY and EASILY – just like I did.
In fact, with this information at your fingertips, you’ll have your first professional website up much quicker AND BETTER than I ever did.
..there’s a lot to learn about Internet Marketing and creating successful websites (I’m sure I’ve only scratched the surface)…but what I can offer is this advice.
A website will ‘work’ if five very important things occur -
You use appropriate keywords and phrases (the most likely ones people would search for to find you).
You get as many appropriate websites (related to your industry or location) to link to yours as possible.
You make sure that Google can index your website properly (don’t use flash based sites, iframes or excessive images, because search engines can’t read them).
The website is updated with fresh quality content and technological advances.
You promote your website and ‘drive traffic’ towards it.
Functionality, quick loading, ease of navigation, relevant and useful content and testimonials also add to the appeal of each site.
A website is almost useless and a waste of money if these things are not present.
If you already have a business, a product a service or just some good quality information to share with the world, the Internet could well be the place to expand your horizons.
Start with a well-structured website and quality content…if you can’t write your own marketing script, get a professional to do it for you…make it compelling and your site visitors will be keen to come back for more!
MOST IMPORTANT, make sure it contains the words that potential customers searching for what you have to offer, would type in a search box.
I wish you all the very best with your Internet Adventure,
How to Create a Website – Simple Steps to get your Online Business Running
by Noah Ulrich
Creating a website can and should be a fun and profitable endeavour. If done correctly, the entire process of establishing your web presence can be done in as little as 48 hours. In this article, I will establish some basic guidelines any newbie webmaster will want to know in order to make this process as smooth as possible.
The first and most important step is the Planning Stage. This stage is so critical; I could easily devote an entire separate article on this step alone. For this however, I will summarize the important steps and try not to go into too much detail. You will need to decide what you intend to sell or promote. Once this done, you will need to determine your target market. Then you will want to decide on your domain name and targeting keywords. Be sure your domain name is as relevant to what you are selling as possible and try to make it contain that keyword. Now you want to determine the overall layout of your site. Be sure to choose your words and graphics carefully, and try to optimize your site as best you can.
This brings us to our next step, properly designing your website. It is always a good idea to design with both search engines and customers in mind. Proper search engine optimization can provide your site with many free visitors and potential profits. For those looking to do it themselves, proper education should be their number one priority. The best part about this education is most of it can be received free of charge. You have hundreds of resources in article websites such as Goarticles.com and Ezinearticles.com. Plus with hundreds of good webmaster forums also available, the extent of your education is only limited by the amount of time and effort you are willing to commit.
With this knowledge of how to design a site, you will now want to create it. Using HTML editors such as Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia’s Dreamweaver, you will find that the actual task of creating your site is quite easy. You can also find other free HTML Editors online by doing a search at www.download.com. Other ways of creating your website can be done using templates, or pre-built sites where all you change is the payment link, or web site generators, where you would enter some basic criteria of what you are looking for in your site, and it will create the code for you. You would then use this code for your site.
Of course, you could always hire a programmer. I do not really recommend this because it is good to know how to do things yourself. Plus, programmers can get quite expensive. In the end, the money used to hire a programmer is usually better spent adding to your own product line, or advertising your site.
Now that we have our website design complete, we need to put it on the web to reach our target audience. You will now need to purchase your domain name. Your domain name needs to be planned out in advance and should contain a keyword you are targeting. It is also a good idea to purchase your domain name from a well known and reputable company. Sites such as Yahoo!, GoDaddy, and Network Solutions offer domain names and the support and reliability you are looking for in your web business. Once you have your domain name set up, you will need to set your Name Servers that you will receive from your hosting company.
Which brings us to our next step, “Hosting”. Web hosting is a necessary component of your business; however it does not need to necessarily be a large portion of your budget. I have found excellent deals on hosting packaging just by knowing how to do my homework. First you will need to evaluate your hosting requirements and your budget. Determine the disk space and bandwidth necessary to properly operate your business. Disk space is the amount of room, or how big, your site is. The bandwidth needed is the size of your site multiplied by the number of visitors you anticipate on receiving.
If your site is rather small, 10 pages or less and does not have too many graphics or flashy animations, your required disk space may only be a few megabytes. However if you selling many items, or if you are selling downloadable items or software, your disk space may need to be a few gigs or higher. Compare plans and do your homework.
Consider using sites such as Findmyhost.com or Ratemyhost.com to help you with your comparison shopping. There are a few things I would suggest you look for while searching for your host. The servers’ uptime or how long it has been up and running is important. When your server is up, you are able to conduct business. If you server is down however, your sites’ “doors” are closed and you could be losing potential customers and sales.
It is also a good idea to look at the customer reviews of the host you are considering. If you spot a trend of poor reviews, you may want to reconsider your choice. Does your host offer you real time site statistics and the ability to analyze this info? I have found many more hosts offering CPanel, Fantastico, and AwStats because of the many features of these valuable software programs. Bandwidth and Disk Space limits should also come into consideration along with an email client. Most good hosts offer step by step instructions on integrating your Microsoft Outlook to receive your sites emails.
Now that we have our store up and running, how are we going to accept payments? Enter the payment processor. A payment processor allows you to accept most major credit cards, checks, and sometimes cash for a small fee. Not only do they allow a smooth and secure transaction, they also help protect you and your rights should a dispute arise. Popular payment processors include Paypal, Clickbank, and 2CheckOut. You now have a complete site, and have tested every link to be sure they all work properly.
Now we need to get this site from your computer to your web hosts computer. Piece of cake with an FTP program. FTP, or file transfer protocol allows you to transfer your files from your computer to another computer. You can find free FTP software by doing a search on www.download.com. I have had good results with FTP Commander and CoreFTP, as they have easy to use interfaces. Once you have your FTP software, you will need to open the folder that contains your site and send it to the correct folder on your sites servers. This information is obtained from the confirmation email you have received from your hosting company.
Finally, we come to my personal favourite stage, promotion. Good promotion is very important because if no one knows you exist, your product will not sell no matter how good it is. Quite possibly the best type of promotion is search engine optimization. This traffic is so coveted because not only is it highly targeted, it is also FREE! Sites with high search engine rankings on even moderately searched keywords can get hundreds or thousands of visitors each month. This can lead to dozens of free sales. However, keep in mind, search engines algorithms can change at any time. This could devastate your rankings and your traffic if you depend entirely on search engines to bring you visitors. Of course if you cannot earn your way to the top of search engine rankings, you could always buy your way to the top. Using PPC or Pay-per-Click, marketing you pay only for each visitor that comes to your site through that search query. This is a great way to gain customers, but can become very costly; with some keywords receiving bids in excess of 5 dollars per click. Some popular PPC networks are Google Adwords, GoClick, and Yahoo! Search Marketing, formerly Overture.
There are also some free ways to earn traffic to your site. Exchange Networks usually work on a “you view my site or ad for X seconds, and I will view your site or ad” or similar method. This can bring you lots of free traffic fairly quickly. You will generally see these services listed under Traffic Exchanges, Banner Exchanges, or Link Exchanges. Message Boards, Forums, and Safelists are also excellent ways of promoting your site with minimal investment. Sites such as Yahoo! Groups and Herculist allow you to email messages to other members with similar interests. PTC, or Paid to Click marketing is similar to the search engines PPC but instead of search queries, you are targeting a user database. This can bring you a ton of visitors to your site in a short amount of time, but sometimes this traffic is low converting due to the visitors are paid to visit your site. They are just after the incentive and really do not care so much about the actual product being promoted.
The last topic of promotion is article marketing. This is perhaps some to the best marketing you can do. When you write an article, you place your signature or brief bio about yourself at the bottom. You then submit it to article directories. These article directories give you a free link to your site, helping your search engine rankings. These directories also allow other webmasters to use your article on their site, thus providing you another link and further increasing your search engine rankings. Another great feature of article marketing is based on the quality of your article, you could become an authority on your subject; thus building trust in what you have to say, which usually leads to more sales. As you can see, creating a website is much easier than you probably first imagined. With just a little time and effort, and even less cash, you can create your own web store open 24 hours a day. Using these tips will provide you a solid foundation to build upon when fashioning your new site. Please note that this article is not meant to be all inclusive, but more like a beginning of your webmaster career. And always keep in mind as with any endeavour, your sites’ success is largely dependent on your commitment to get it done.
About this author: Noah Ulrich is webmaster of http://www.informativeresources.com which offers a variety of webmaster tools and resources, master resale rights, guaranteed USA and International signups, real website visitors, and a new, premier traffic exchange.
