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5 Steps & Tips for creating Websites that Generate Revenue!

We're going to be looking at the process of creating a web siteand how to make money online with your site. We'll take youthrough the steps of choosing a domain name, web site hosting,designing your pages with web site templates, adding content andmaking money online with google adsense and affiliate programs. STEP 1: CHOOSING A DOMAIN NAME/WEB SITE ADDRESS ...

...To begin thecreation of your website you will need to come up with a domainname or website addresss. Try to get an address that hasspecific keywords for what your business or website is about.This will make it easier to remember and will also benefit withkeywords searched for on search engines. There are a lot ofadditional domain extensions to choose from .com .co.uk .co.nz.net .biz .tv etc.. A new domain extension is recently available.ws (WorldSite or WebSite) Try this doma...

...in name extension asthere may be more names available than the .com's. Top 5 Tips: *Make the address easy to remember. * Choose an original domainthats reflects what you are about. * Include keywords in thedomain for what your site or business is about. * Decide whatdomain extension to use (.com .ws etc.) a local or internationaldomain. * Buy multiple domains if required. Similar wording forthe domain names.STEP 2: SETTING UP YOUR WEB SITE HOSTING AND EMAIL ACCOUNTS Onceyou have your domain name, you can signup with a hosting accountweb server. There are many hosting account deals out there onthe web. Search around for something suitable for your websiteand business. It can sometimes be best to get a hosting accountthat is within your country. There are even hosting deals called'resellers accounts' where you can create hosting for unlimiteddomains plus divide and sell webspace! Top 5 Tips: * Searchonline for an appropriate hosting provider. * Choose hostingthat is within your country. * Check details for MB allowance,email accounts, databases etc. * See if the hosting account hasan easy to use control panel. * Decide if you want to run a'hosting resellers account'.STEP 3: THE DESIGNING OF YOUR WEBSITE BY YOURSELF WITH WEBSITETEMPLATES OR USE A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER! If you have the skillsyou can design your website yourself by learning HTML or use webdesign software. Otherwise hire a web site designer to createyour site. If you design yourself, there is a range of softwareavailable that is freeware and shareware, although we recommendbuying Macromedia Studio 8 as a professional web design package.You can take shortcuts in your design by using web sitetemplates. Pre-designed sites that have navigation and colourschemes already created. These can save hours of time, lots ofmoney and make your websites easier & enjoyable to design.1000's of free and professional templates are available on theinternet. Top 5 Tips: * Create the website yourself or hire adesigner. * Choose suitable design software. * Surf the internetto get ideas and learn from other websites. * Use free orprofessional website templates. * Search for free scripts andtools.STEP 4: ADD SITE CONTENT AND PROFIT WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE! Googleadsense is a great way to earn money online and add content toyour web site. Google makes it easy for website designers todisplay relevant Google ads on their site. Because the ads matchyour keywords and content, your visitors have will be interestedin the links, plus you will profit from the links they click on.It's as simply as that. You can also make extra money byreferring others to the program. The first time they make$100US, your account is credited with $100US. Additional to thisyou can be credited $1 for every download and install of theFirefox web browser. Top 5 Tips: * Use text ad units for bestresults. * Blend link colours to match your site. * Place thegoogle ads amongst content. * Have links for referral signups. *Place ads on all your pages and websites.STEP 5: MAKING MONEY WITH AFFILIATE PROGRAMS! Affiliate programsare a great way to make money online. You simply have links toproducts and services on your website. Once a visitor makes apurchase through your link your can receive some greatcommissions on sales or even simply by people clicking on yourlinks. Top 5 Tips: * Signup to a selected few good programs. *Create your own affiliate program for your products. * Signupwith Google Adsense to create profit fast & easy. * Createmultiple streams of income on different sites. * Use yourmailing lists to advertise your affiliate programs. Stay tuned for the next part where we'll look at promotion ofyour website your created..