Objective:
1) Find your CMS platform
2) Plan your site properly
How to structure your site/ build your website
There are countless tools to build websites these days, for example, Wordpress, Joomala, Site
Build It, xsitepro, Dreamweaver.
If you are a total newbie, I suggest you try out wordpress or xsitepro.
The Pro and Cons of each option:
Wordpress
Wordpress is a very popular CMS suite, whereby a lot of
internet marketers would recommend. However, it does require some technical skills in order to install
it.
Pros:
- Free
- Easy to install
- A lot of plugins to make your site Search Engine Friendly
Cons:
- You need to have some coding knowledge in order to maintain
the look & feel of wordpress. Otherwise, you can search for many existing (free) template to use.
Xsitepro
Pros:
A very popular site management tool. It's easy to use.
You need domain name and hosting package.
Cons:
- It's not free (it costs about $200)
- it does not have web2.0 capibility; users cannot leave comments on your site.
If you decide to use Wordpress, check out this affordable - Wordpress Guide in order to enhance your wordpress
knowledge. Now that you have a site and a monetarization plan in place, we need to generate traffic.
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