You may want to create a website for a number of reasons, but the main one is to make money online.
This article is designed to give you tips on how to create your own website in order to create a business and generate income online.
1. Your Website Design – There are millions of live website examples available for you to see and be inspired by, in fact there are far too many. Think about the sites you like and their design, colors, images, menus, typefaces used, or font. It usually comes down to how easy it is to use, easy to read, has a logical order, and is not overly demanding. Don’t overcomplicate things by going out of your depth to add fancy gadgets and links. Keep it simple, at least to start, and make sure everything works as it should. For example, clicking on a link takes you to the right place.
2. Select a niche or market – You must decide what you want to sell or promote as part of your design. It could be your hobby, popular topic of discussion, skill, or specialized knowledge. The choice is yours. Having a background or understanding of the subject is good, as those with a similar interest will spot an imposter right away. Be honest and open with your readers and website visitors. You need to establish a relationship of trust if you expect them to return and especially if you expect them to spend money.
3. Have a plan of action – Make sure you write down the purpose of your website, what you want to achieve, and how you are going to achieve it. Consider the costs, not just money, but also the time and timescale you’re considering to motivation expect some kind of return. Be it visitors to your site, money spent on your products or those you are promoting, or posting of any article, clicks on your links, etc. 4. Create quality content: Your site must be search engine friendly, so anyone looking for information will be directed to your website by Google, Bing, Yahoo! This is achieved through the use of keywords and with quality, relevant and unique content on your site. Your content can be posts, reviews, photos and images, media like videos, etc.
5. Domain name and hosting company – The first two steps in getting your site up and running are selecting a domain name and then registering with a hosting company. This can take literally half an hour if you have an idea of your website name. Of course, it also has to be unique, so it may take a bit of trial and error to get it right.