Starting Your Own Website by Cheryl A. Crossan.
Everyday thousands of new people are looking for online business
opportunities. When they first start, one of the most common
mistakes they make is signing up for every opportunity that they
find until they don't even know what they are promoting.
Consequently, they don't make any money, and usually lose money
in the process.
You can’t make money without a website. I just can’t say that
enough.
Otherwise, you'll probably end up in an MLM that will usually
require you to buy something and then will have you running all
over the net looking for advertising for THEM. This is not a
deal. What you want are partners that do not charge you to join,
that you can advertise and send people to your website to see
the advertising. If you get quality products, people will link
to your partners and you’ll get a commission after buying. You
don’t sell the product, you don’t take the orders, you don’t
handle invoices. etc. You lead your customers to quality things
they want to buy. You can also sign up for any of the thousands
of "mini sites" available and put your link on your site to
advertise it.
I recently visited a site by request from one of my Newsletter
subscribers. He had quit advertising it because he's sent
thousands of visitors there and not made any money. It was easy
to see why before the whole page loaded. He didn't have any
theme. He had just listed one advertisement after another and
sent people to the site. Is this the kind of site you're going
to find "sticky" or visit again?
You can spend a lot of money starting your site, or you can
spend time instead. Website design is no longer the realm of
'webmasters." Anyone can design their own site if they are
willing to spend the time. Remember, when designing your
website, come up with a theme to make your site sticky. Later on
you can partner with programs that fit your theme to make money.
You do not have to be an affiliate of every business available
to make money. Actually, doing this will probably ensure you
DON'T make money.
Most hosts support Microsoft Frontpage design and most people
already have it on their desktops. Go to your start menu. Click
on programs. Click on internet Express. It will show you three
options. One will be Frontpage Express that is a free download
that comes with IE.
People have free or low cost hosting to them available and
usually don't know it. It's with your ISP. If you have a regular
dial-up, you'll only find out about the free hosting usually by
reading the teeny, tiny print. If you have a more expensive
plan, your ISP will plaster this all over as an incentive to get
you to buy.
OK, now you know this, who are you going to sell for? There are
several programs available to find legitimate businesses that
won't charge you to sell for them. I use Commission Junction and
Linkshare. However, these aren't the only ones available.
If you want step-by-step instructions on doing all of these
things, I have developed a package called NetSteals. It is
available to purchase for $39.95 at mailto:pooka@frognet.net I
provide ongoing support for all of my customers, along with all
of my resources. NetSteals was developed after months of my own
personal research. However, you can do this for free if you're
willing to invest the time.
Cheryl A. Crossan is the author of NetSteals News, dedicated to
web design, hosting, marketing and advertising. For free
membership with free ads mailto:pooka@frognet.net
About the author:
Cheryl A. Crossan is a fiction writer, an internet marketer and
the publisher of NetSteals News, an ezine focusing on helping
people design, host, find marketing partners and advertise their
sites for little or no cost.
