How To Start A Website
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How To Start A Website
Are you wondering about how to start a website so you can work from home and avoid a hectic commute to work each day?”
Maybe you want to save on expensive childcare costs, or be in control of your own workload, or simply work in the comfort of your own home? But maybe you mostly just want to earn a solid income and be paid well for your efforts so that you never have to worry about paying the bills ever again?
Perhaps you have a fantastic idea for an online business and have a passion to share with others?
Sounds fantastic doesn’t it? Starting out online!
Let’s take it step by step:
Website Domain Name or URL
A lot of great domain names have been registered already, but if you think creatively, you’ll find there are loads of great ones left for you.
If you get completely stuck, why not buy the domain of your name and brand yourself as the ‘go to’ site for specific help. If you’ve got a common name, where the domain has been taken already, simply add your middle initial, or ‘This is’ before your name, or ‘Site’ after your name.
Try and get a .com domain as they are the most popular and are best for what’s known as search engine optimization (SEO for short) which is what big search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing use to analyse the billions of webpages on the internet.
Web Hosting
Once you’ve chosen and registered your domain name, you need a reputable webhost that’s affordable and has 24/7 responsive customer service. What is a web host? Well, think of a host as a hard drive for the internet where you will place all of the files that make up your website – it’s a necessity or fixed cost of doing business online.
As host performance changes over time, contact us to suggest a reputable host with fantastic customer service.
Website Software
There’s no question here on how to start a website. The very best software platform for online business is WordPress.org.
Why? Because, it’s free, it’s easy to use (almost as easy as Microsoft Word – it just needs a small amount of training) and it’s loved by Google J
If you want to know how to use WordPress, CLICK HERE for my recommended training.
WordPress.org also comes with free templates which are themes that govern the look and feel of every page and post that make up the entire website. There are many to pick from which can be confusing, so maybe just stick with the common themes like 2010 or 2011, because most webmasters will know these themes inside out, should you need any work done on your site.
Website Design
Anyone can learn how to start a website and how to design a website. But it does take time and patience. In order to make your website look good, look at other websites that offer what you want to offer and analyse them to see what colours they use, what graphic design they have, and what content they display.
Designing a website by yourself doesn’t have to be tricky as you don’t have to have all the skills yourself and do all the setting up yourself. If there’s something you can’t do or can’t do quickly enough, then outsource it. Have a look on fiverr.com, odesk.com, or elance.com. The solution for any problem can be found there.
Autoresponder
An autoresponder is an email database that allows you to stay in touch with people who are interested in what you have to offer. You first need to collect people’s email addresses via an opt in form on your website, then pre-load a series of emails into the autoresponder which will be sent out to those people. This helps you to build long lasting and trusting relationships with them, so that they’ll buy from you.
Again, CLICK HERE to discover how to set up your autoresponder.
That’s covered the main components that you need to know in how to start a website.
Now that you know how to start a website to make commissions selling other people’s products or services, or to sell your own products or services, you could make a healthy living online and NEVER have to worry about where the next pay cheque is coming from ever again.
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