How to start a profitable website
Are you thinking about starting a website or building one?Not sure how to get started? Starting a successful website can become an absolute nightmare. But we have the information you are looking for. Everyone wants a profitable website including myself.
The number one question I get all the time is "How do I start a website that will make me money"? This is what I tell them. Do not expect overnight riches. There are thousands of "Business in a box" websites where you pay someone a hefty fee for a look a like website or a replicated one. These sites never work the only person profiting is the owner!
Thousands of average folks are looking for information on starting a website but most get crappy information or just don't know where to begin. Below are some excellent tips on starting your very own profitable website.
Starting your own successful website
You need a Domain Name: Gotta have a domain name like...goodcontentwebsites.com If you know about real estate in New York City...Maybe "newyork-city-realestate.com". The Best place to purchase a domain name is godaddy.com go there now and purchase one. It's easy and only cost about 10 bucks. This is not an affiliate link just a straight hyperlink to Godaddy.com They are by far the best domain registrar on the Internet today. Remember use the .com extension not .tv or .org. Most people will remember mywebsite.com not mywebsite.org!
Webhosting for a new website
Webhosting: Or as most folks call it a place to park your website. Kind of like a street vendor where you can showcase your products, services, and or both but only on the internet. The best place to get webhosting is Hostgator.com They have webhosting at about 7.97 per month. I suggest ordering the baby package. This means you can start a website for about 18.00 USD dollars.
Learn HTML: You've got to learn HTML (hyper-text-machine-language)...There is no way out of this. Thankfully learning this language is a snap if you really have the desire to learn. Here is an excellent tutorial on learning HTML... onehourhtml.com it even has a video for follow along type learning. Very easy and inexpensive. Learn HTML in one hour easy to use HTML tutorial. Don't have the time to learn HTML. Use Homesteads award winning website builder software. Almost no learning curve just point and click and your on the way to starting your new website.
Or you can visit this page for an excellent free HTML tutorial. You will easily learn how to make a basic web page. All you need is notepad and a strong desire to learn.
Content for your website: You need content where do you get it? You get it from your own personal knowledge, from what's inside your brain. Write about what you know...I can't stress this enough. You really do not need lots of flashy graphics heavy javascripts. Simple websites are really cool and much easier for the search engines to rank and list your website. If you don't like writing you could pay someone to write your good content at: Elance.com
You need to learn FTP. It stands for file transfer protocol. Bascially it means writing, editing, graphics and developing your website using your computer resources (an HTML editor or Notepad). Once you have done that. You need to transfer those files to your webhosting server. It is actually simple...You can get more information by visiting How to FTP
How to get Traffic to a new website
Traffic: Yes just like the street vendor who needs lots of traffic so people can see what they have to offer. If you want a successful website you need traffic...and the best kind of is free. Wether you have a new website or an existing one that is in need of more visitors. Here is how to get Free Website Traffic.
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