All I have to say is that it is not that easy building highly profitable websites online. But, you can learn how to build a website, that will be fully optimized for the search engines and highly profitable in a couple of weeks, using the same simple tricks I use daily. It doesn't matter if you want to build a website for free or for profit.
To win online, you have to build a website that gets free traffic from the search engines, and implement all other simple traffic methods like: posting to forums, using ads in ezines, submitting your site to link directories, writing reviews for other peoples products, reciprocal linking and pay per click.
First you have to learn how to do your onsite optimization, and for that you will have to:
1) Insert your keyword into the title of your page
It amazes me how many sites online don't have their main keyword in the title page. Just make sure to always include your main keyword in the tile page of your site.
2) Add Meta Tags
Not as important as it used o be, but I like to include it in every site I build. Add Description meta tags and your keywords meta tags.
Use one or two keywords per page only. Add your main keyword into your page description.
3) H1 Header Tags
Use your H1 header tag on each page, I always like to use a smaller font size, like 14pt.
4) H2/H3 Header Tags
Try and use at least one H2 or H3 Tags within the first three or four paragraphs
5) Last and First Paragraph
Make sure to start your first paragraph with your main keyword and to end your last paragraph with your keyword
6) Bold, Italize ad Underline your keyword
You must Italize and bold your main keyword just once, and you must use your main keyword to link out of your site to another website (use that link to create an underline keyword) , at least once.
7) The Alt Image Tag
Well, this is very useful if you have pictures that you will be including on your site. Try to use the Alt Image Tag for your pages, I use the alt image tag on my website header.
Those are the only onsite optimization tips that you should use on each and every site you build. Try to not make it look too obvious, and over do your web site optimization. Learn to build a website the easy way by just following the simple tips I have outline here.
For more optimization tips, try to get your hands on VEO Report by Colin Mc. Dougal. This is the best and most understandable guide to building fully optimized websites online.
I will leave you with one tip I learnt from The VEO report; Before you add any affiliate links to your website, you must first build a website that focus on pure content and include an about you page, and then submit that site to the open directories, like DMOZ.org, etc. After your website has been added to those free directories then you can add your affiliate links and start building reciprocal links and the above mentioned traffic methods will deliver even more traffic.
http://www.veoreport.com/
Now that you know how to build a website for fun and profit, it is time to learn by actually doing something with the information you just read. Go build your first website, the second will be better and your third will be a master piece.
Build A Website Easy
1. Hire a web designer
2. Use a free template
3. Affiliate website
4. Buy a WYSIWYG editor
Let's take a look at each of the above options, including advantages and disadvantages, and then decide on the best one.
Option #1: Hire a Web Designer
You can hire a web designer from Elance or Rent a Coder. Alternatively, you could hire a web design student for significantly less cost than a professional designer.
Advantages: You'll likely get a website with a more advanced and professional look and that is also unique.
Disadvantages:
1. The most obvious is cost. It could cost you several hundred if not thousand dollars to hire a web designer. Costs could increase with improvements, upgrades, additions, expansions etc., and these can be numerous.
2. You have to lead the designer by the hand. Not easy, especially when he/she is not close-by, as is usually the case with when you hire one off the internet.
3. Time-consuming: By the time you have perused dozens of designers' portfolios, made a decision, communicated your ideas, changed this and that… well, several weeks or even months may have elapsed.
4. After having gone through all the above, you might end up not liking what you see. Back to square one and additional costs.
Option #2: Free Website Template
You can build a website using one of the free website templates available on the internet.
Advantages: Free of charge, though you could end up paying in other ways, including some of those in "disadvantages" below.
Disadvantages:
1. Free templates are usually tied to hosting and may not work with your choice of hosting. The hosting is not free.
2. You may be required to boldly display the template owner's logo on every page of your site. This tells the whole world that your site is built on someone else's "charity". There goes your credibility.
3. Future expandability issues: you may not be able to expand and/or improve your site in future when you need to, which hopefully you will.
4. Inflexible: Not easy, if at all possible, to customize
5. From my personal experience two words: Not good.
Option #3: Affiliate Website
These usually come with affiliate promotional packages. MLM and brochure sites also fall in this category.
Advantages:
1. Usually, but not always, free.
2. Ready website with sales letter and/or content
3. May be hosted free on company's servers
4. Professionally designed in most cases
Disadvantages:
1. You have no control over content or design and you cannot change it.
2. If any room is left for your own content it's usually very limited
3. Your website looks exactly like thousands of others all over the web.
Option #4: WYSIWYG html Editor
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) html editor is software that allows you to see your website as you build it: sort of like a word processor with more features.
Advantages:
1. Simplicity and speed: With a good website builder, you can build a website in a few hours.
2. You don't need to learn html.
3. Some WYSIWYG html editors allow choice of building your site from scratch. This not only gives your website a unique look, but you a sense of accomplishment as well.
4. You can expand, improve and edit your website as you go along and as necessary.
5. Future expandability not an issue unless your site out-grows the WYSIWYG (in that case, congratulations!)
Disadvantages:
1. With some WYSIWYG editors, pages and buttons may not be customizable.
2. May only work best with the particular software maker's hosting.
3. They can be prone to errors.
4. There's a learning curve, usually longer with increased features.
5. Some WYSIWYG editors are plain frustrating, even agonizing, to work with.
So, what is the best option for building your website when on a budget and short on time?
To create a website without spending a lot of money and time, a WYSIWYG editor would be the best option. But, pick the wrong one and you're in for tears. Solution?
Go with the three Ts: tested, tried and true. The following two WYSIWYG editors have consistently given users excellent results, without costing an arm and a leg.
1. 123 WYSIWYG
2. SiteBuildIt!
Created by leading internet marketers who know first-hand the frustrations of building a professional website, the above website builders are top choices. With either one, you can get your website up and running in a very short time, with great results.
Both the above website builders have free trials, so why not try one today?
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