My First Website 101
Where did this 101 business come from? Who came up with this 101
at the end of a subject anyway. Why not My First Website 1 or
100? I never understood that. Had not thing to do with the
topic, just thought that I would put it out there.
So your finally looking to take the plunge online and start
yourself a website. So many things to consider. So many
cross-roads. Where to start? What to do? Hopefully this article
will help guide you and answer some of those questions for you.
It's intended to give you some basic information to consider
when starting a website. Also at the end of the article I have a
special treat for you. I will take everything in the article and
recap it in a rap. Yea that's right, yours truly will bust a
Rhyme 101 for you. Experts say a great way to learn is through
playing games or music. Let's see if they are right.
Introduction
The world of the internet is this huge, vast compilation of
information. If you think about what it truly is. That's it.
Some info is free, some you have to pay, but none-the-less, it's
information. You want to put your spot on the information
superhighway? What's the first thing to do to get started. Do I
need super computers, memory, Microsoft Office, and hire a suite
full of geeks to work for me? Let's find out!
First up to bat. . . .
What's the very first thing to consider to get your spot on the
information superhighway? That's simple. What is your site going
to be about? Are you going to offer free information based on
your expertise to surfers. Are you planning to sell items? A mix
of both? So many choices, but it's the very first thing to get a
webpage started. You have to ask yourself. What do I want to do
with my website? What am I doing it for? Your answer to that
question will have you completed with the first step. My opinion
on what to start. Try to be different. Focus on fulfilling a
need and run with it. What do you know best than anyone else?
What are you most passionate about? That is what I would start
my website on.
Next. . . .
Alright, I made my decision on what I want to focus on, now
what? Next you will need to figure out how you want to set the
website up. Do you know HTML well enough to build your site
manually? Or will you use a HTML editor like Site build-it, to
help you build your page? There are many tools that you can use
to help you build your site. I am going to remain as unbiased as
possible. Go to any search engine and type in the key-phrase,
"html editor." You will get tons of results back with free and
paid tools that you can use. If you are on a tight budget like I
was when I started my first website, I suggest grab a free tool.
You can also check out downloads.com and find a great tool for
free.
After that. . . .
What are you going to call this site? You will have to find a
good domain name. Word of caution. This is probably going to be
the most challenging thing you do to get your webpage started. I
can guarantee that the simple name you are thinking about right
now, is already taken. You will have to be unique here in order
to find a good name that hasn't already been taken. If you can,
try to use a name that will also be a main keyword that you use
in your search engine optimization (will be discussed later).
Example of what I mean is if you decided to base your website
about fixing a American car. One of the keywords that you will
probably focus on is "fixing American cars." So see if you can
register the domain name, fixingamericancars.com. No big deal if
you cannot. Most important you want to pick a domain name that
is easy for someone to remember.
Then. . . .
Then you have to decide on where to host the website. You can
accomplish this by paying or again free. The only problem with
free services is that it is usually a sub-domain of the main
one. It usually looks like this:
http://www.freehost.com/freehost/host/yourwebsite.html. And they
have many rules on what you can and cannot do. On top of the
rules, most of them you have to have a small advertisement at
the top or bottom of your page. I would suggest you pay for
hosting. You saved on the tools, by getting them for free. You
can find hosting for as low as $6.00 a month. Let's just assume
for a moment that you are trying to make a professional stake in
this game. Would you rather have a webpage with a domain that
look like this
www.freehost.com/freehost/host/fixingamericancars.html or a
domain that look like this www.fixingamericancars.com What looks
better to you? What will your surfers most likely remember?
Answer the questions and go with what you decide.
And Finally. . . .
How are you going to promote the site? What avenues will you
use. Will you even promote it at all. My guess is, if you went
through all the trouble to start up a website, you want someone
to see it, so how will you accomplish this task? You have to
consider what and the cost around doing it. Will you do email
advertising? Use web directories, search engines, link
exchanges, traffic trades, web-rings, paid text links,
pay-per-click advertising, etc. There are so many ways to
promote your website. But how will you? The answer to that
question could depend upon the budget you have to work with.
Each medium produces different types of promotion, some
targeted, other's not. Some works better than others. As I
mentioned earlier, about search engines, you should have this as
apart of the plan. Why? For one, it's free. Two, it's the best
kind of promotion you can have. Someone searches for something
specific and they find you. It's like looking in the Yellow
Pages for a mechanic to fix your car. (to use the same example
as before about fixing American cars) The chances of this person
buying or using your service is high.
Conclusion.
As I promised I will sum it all up in a rap. Don't laugh as I am
going to kick 8 bars here.
Come on, put your hands together for me. Yea. . .yea. . . uh. .
. yea. . .uh. . .yea. . . uh, yea.. . .
I'll teach you how build a site. Great name, simple plan, paid
host, nice tools, and good content. I'll teach you how to build
a site. Promotional tours, SE's, top 10 rankings, and good
keywords sent.
I'll teach you how to build a site. Great name, simple plan,
paid host, nice tools, and good content. I'll teach you how to
build a site. Promotional tours, SE's, top 10 rankings, and good
keywords sent. I'll teach you how to build a site....
Yea.
Topic for discussion my first website 101, I'm holdin' classes
for free so grab urself a seat. Stay a while, grab a drink, and
just sit back and relax your feet.
What's all this 101 talk mean? Ima tell ya. It's mean I can flip
it back to the basic, hit ya with some knowledge u ain't never
seen.
First off what ya know, u got any specialties or u just another
no talent having hopeful wannabe. I'm not tryin to diss, but
homey you not ready for this. U not ready to write html code on
ur own. So get ur act together and download some tools for ur
own. Take the tools for free so u don't need to get a loan.
I'll teach you how build a site. Great name, simple plan, paid
host, nice tools, and good content. I'll teach you how to build
a site. Promotional tours, SE's, top 10 rankings, and good
keywords sent. I'll teach you how to build a site.
Great name, simple plan, paid host, nice tools, and good
content. I'll teach you how to build a site. Promotional tours,
SE's, top 10 rankings, and good keywords sent. I'll teach you
how to build a site....
Then what ya gonna call urself. Something simple or something
complicated. Something that'll stick to my mind or something
that'll be under estimated.
U just don't understand, u want it for free, but let me break
down so u'll definitely see. The hosting can cost a little, I'm
only talking 6 little bucks. Put the fast food down for just
once a week, it'll change ur luck.
I heard from the block that ur expanding the world. How, slick?
U taking it to the SE's, email, or pushin to the pay-per-click.
Good luck with everything and startin ur site. Hope you take it
serious. Until next time have a great day and a wonderful nite.
I'll teach you how build a site. Great name, simple plan, paid
host, nice tools, and good content. I'll teach you how to build
a site. Promotional tours, SE's, top 10 rankings, and good
keywords sent. I'll teach you how to build a site.
Great name, simple plan, paid host, nice tools, and good
content. I'll teach you how to build a site. Promotional tours,
SE's, top 10 rankings, and good keywords sent. I'll teach you
how to build a site....
Peace I'm out,
John Cal
http://www.onlaet.com
http://www.1st2shop.com