Being an entrepreneur, I was anxious to stake my claim on the
web and join the community of those who were making a living
online. The only problem was, I didn’t have a clue
how to build a website or the patience or time to learn all
that code.
So, what did I do? I started a search for an easy website
creator. My thinking was surely some ambitious entrepreneur
had already realized the earnings potential of a website
builder for the do-it-yourself person? As you can probably
guess, I found one. Well, actually, I found quite a few.
Of course, back then there weren’t nearly as many options
on the fiber optic highway as there are today…so my
selection was a bit limited when compared to today’s
market. Back then was approximately six years ago, which
at the speed of changing technology might as well have been
the ice age.
I made my selection and started building a website. Was
it easy? No. Remember I was inexperienced and soon learned
that not all site builders are alike. My first attempt was
definitely with a stone age product in a modern day world.
Believing that all products, from a well-known company, are
surely quality was my first mistake. While this company offered
several affordable services and quality products, their easy
website builder wasn’t one of them.
I began my search again. This time, however, I relied on
the feedback from other website builders like myself. Hence,
ask someone who has already been there, done that. After
garnering a few referrals, I set out to try the mentioned
services and finally settled on one.
Am I happy with my choice? Absolutely! So happy in fact
I saved my money, earned on the web, and purchased a partner’s
program with the company. You see, I was referring so many
people to their services, I finally wised up and realized
I might as well be earning from all those referrals….and
now I am.
After much trial and error, I did learn a few important
keys to online success and building a website. Here are a
few tips to help you get started and stake your claim on
the world wide web:
-Target your market. Don’t try to be a website for
everything. Find your niche and fine tune your site to match.
-Stay away from dark background colors and wallpaper. Keep
your site clean and easy to navigate.
-Add quality content. Keep your site content fresh and updated.
-Quality link exchanges do work. Exchange links with websites
that fit the demographics of your site. Stay away from link
farms.
Now that you have your website online, marketing and maintaining
your site will be the key. It’s not like the movie, “The
Field of Dreams - If you build it, they will come.” If
you don’t market your website, guess what? They don’t
come. It’s that simple.
Marketing is such a big and hot topic that I won’t
go into it in this article, however, I do suggest doing a
search on the web for keywords, “website marketing.” You
will discover there are millions of responses and endless
information and debate on what is the best solution. My experience:
there is simply no one solution for this issue as the internet
is ever changing and updating. Make time to read and learn
about marketing your business online and locally. There are
many great resources on the web which can help you stay informed
and updated.
Diane Drayer has been working online for the past 6 years.
She is a successful internet marketer and home business professional.
When she isn't spending time with family, she manages and
maintains, http://www.MakeAnEasyWebsite.com and http://www.DirectSellingOpportunities.com.
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