| 1. Choose a Niche - Today, anyone can have a | | | | limited experience designing a website you |
| website and sell merchandise or services on | | | | can choose from thousands of professionally |
| the internet. The choices are endless and | | | | designed templates for as low as $20. at and |
| only limited by your imagination. If you are | | | | they are available for immediate download. |
| already in a business and don't currently | | | | Just browse through until you find a template |
| have a website, then it's simply a matter of | | | | you like, then click "Buy this Template" and |
| deciding what name to chose.If you are | | | | download to your computer. They also offer |
| thinking about setting up your first website | | | | 1000's of clip art and photo art ideal for |
| and aren't sure what niche to chose, you | | | | customizing a website. Unlike many of the |
| might consider a favorite hobby. I've always | | | | other template websites, after you've |
| liked to collect & repair antique radios, so | | | | selected the site you want, if you need help |
| I setup a website called fastest way to | | | | customizing your template, they offer |
| achieve success and a high ranking on the | | | | complete set up services to get you up and |
| internet is to build a website around a theme | | | | running quickly.If you choose to customize |
| and niche which does not have a large amount | | | | the template yourself you will need web |
| of competition. For instance, if you were | | | | design software such as Macromedia |
| to start a web hosting site, it would be an | | | | Dreamweaver or Front Page.. You will also |
| uphill battle because there are thousands and | | | | need image software such as Adobe Photoshop |
| thousands of hosting websites already on the | | | | or Macromedia Fireworks. A new alternative |
| internet fighting to be seen in the top 10 or | | | | web development software which is rapidly |
| 20 listings of the major search engines like | | | | become the tool of choice for Internet |
| Yahoo, MSN and Google. The more competition, | | | | Marketers is XSitePro. To learn more you |
| the more costly and time consuming it is to | | | | can visit their website at .5. Upload Your |
| get your website seen.I know of a guy who | | | | Web Site files to your Hosting Service's |
| used to drive a van for a courier delivery | | | | Server - Most Web creator software such as |
| service for a living. He started a expedited | | | | Front Page and Macromedia Dreamweaver has |
| transportation website on a shoestring budget | | | | built in FTP (File Transfer Protocol) |
| several years ago. Today his website is one | | | | capability. A super program I recommend for |
| of the most successful in the US for the | | | | uploading and downloading files is Cute FTP |
| expedited transportation industry. Another | | | | by GlobalScape. You can download a copy from |
| guy I know loved to collect scale model steam | | | | their website at It's especially handy for |
| engines, so he built a simple website with | | | | managing several sites.6. Submit Your Website |
| photos of his collection. Before long, he | | | | to the Search Engines - I recommend Submit-It |
| started getting inquiries from other | | | | which is a Free service that Submits your URL |
| collectors as to where they could buy some | | | | to all of the major Search Engines such as |
| like his and where to get parts. He began | | | | Yahoo, MSN & Google. Their website address |
| selling parts and hard to find steam engines | | | | is Also, don't forget to make a sitemap |
| to collectors around the word. He also added | | | | and submit it to google. This makes it |
| a paid ad section to his site. These are | | | | easier for google to index your web site |
| two examples of how you can turn a job or | | | | pages therefore increasing your website's |
| hobby into a successful, money making | | | | ranking. Just go to Sitemapbuilder.net, |
| website. There are still many untapped, niche | | | | type in your URL and their online sitemap |
| markets available. You can do the research | | | | program will create a sitemap for you which |
| on your own or a detailed report on 109 | | | | you can download and then upload to google. |
| Untapped Markets is available for download. | | | | Complete instructions are given on |
| The price is only $33. and it's well worth | | | | Sitemapbuilder.net's website.7. SEO / |
| it. To get your report go to Niche Topics | | | | Search Engine Optimization - This is the |
| at Purchase a Domain Name - Think of a | | | | final step and an ongoing process to |
| domain name which uses the words which | | | | achieving success with your website. Search |
| describes your business or what you will be | | | | Engine Optimization involves having as many |
| selling. If your domain name contains the | | | | pages of articles and text as possible |
| keywords which describe your business, you | | | | containing keywords phrases which describe |
| may rank higher than with names which do not. | | | | what services or products you are offering in |
| For instance, if you are a realtor located | | | | your website. You can get articles about |
| in Orlando Florida it would be a good idea to | | | | almost any topic you can think of from many |
| register the domain name | | | | of the Ezine websites with reprint rights. |
| OrlandoFloridaRealEstate.com/net or org or | | | | Articles written about your niche on your |
| Orlando-Florida-Real-Estate.com/net or org. | | | | website vastly increases the value and |
| A scientific way to determine the best name | | | | ranking of your site to search engines |
| to use is to run keyword popularity searches | | | | because they reinforce your keyword word |
| by using Overture's Keyword Tool at When | | | | count.Another very important step is to trade |
| you type in keyword phrases, the tool tells | | | | links with other sites and get as many |
| you how many times any given keyword phrase | | | | inbound links as possible. Publishing your |
| was searched across the internet for the | | | | own articles to Ezine websites will help |
| previuos month. Once you determine the name | | | | increase your inbound links. I highly |
| you want to use, you can search to see if | | | | recommend the Article Money System. It's |
| it's availabe and register it at a domain | | | | comes pre-loaded with 163 article directory |
| registration / hosting service such as Set | | | | sites. For each article you write (if |
| Up Web Hosting - Web Hosting is what | | | | accepted) you can get up to 163 incoming back |
| connects your website to the internet so it | | | | links to your site thus improving your page |
| can be viewed by people around the world. | | | | rank. For more info, go to might also want |
| Prices for hosting service range from free (I | | | | to purchase links to your website which have |
| would not recommended a free service - you | | | | a high Google PR. Link Directory Submitter |
| get what you pay for) to $39.95 per month | | | | is a software which submits your website link |
| which is on the high end. Some hosting | | | | to over 300 directories, with more than half |
| companies charge a setup fee and demand a | | | | ranging from PR4 to PR7. For more info, go |
| year commitment. I would not use any hosting | | | | to learn more about SEO / Search Engine |
| service which charges a setup fee or demands | | | | Optimization, just type in the search phrase |
| a year commitment because there's so many | | | | "SEO" in your browser and you'll find |
| which does not. offers excellent hosting | | | | numerous articles and info to help you with |
| services for only $4.95 per month which | | | | this process.Copyright by Ray Rice 2006Ray |
| includes 24/7 live customer service and no | | | | has been a Internet Business owner & web site |
| set up fee or annual commitment.4. Design | | | | designer since 1995. |
| Your Website - If you have no experience or | | | | |