Create A Website

Building a successful website is NOT a get rich quick scheme. This option takes time to build. It can take several months to over a year to build up a website with decent traffic and enough content to bring in a good income from affiliations and advertisers.

The first thing to do is figure out what topic you'd like to cover. Ideally you want to cover a niche that is in high demand and brings in high advertising dollars. But it also needs to be a topic that you know enough about - and are passionate enough about - that you can write many pages on.

Once you determine the topic, you need to obtain hosting and design your site. While the content is the most important aspect of the website, the design comes in second. You want a design that is appealing to your target audience.

After your design is complete you are ready to start your website. Create a home page that is appealing enough to entice the visitor to continue clicking through to your other pages. Have a contact page (it's best to have a contact form - if you publish your email address online you'll end up with an awful lot of spam!) so visitors can get in touch with you. Have an about us page and a sitemap. The 'about us' page will tell people why you are qualified to write the pages and will help people feel a closer connection with you.

A sitemap will give the visitor one page to see all your site has to offer. Keep this page up to date.

Once you create a website and you have steady visitors streaming in, you can then monetize your pages. Place appropriate affiliate ads (ads selling products, for which you will receive a percentage of the sale price) or Google Adsense on your pages. Be sure to read the terms of your chosen affiliate programs and apply them the correct way to your pages. If done right this can net you hundreds - or even thousands or more - a month in easy income.

To create a website for decent income takes time, effort and patience. It's not an overnight solution, but if done right can be a very lucrative means of passive income that will bring in solid earnings for years and years. All you have to do is a wee bit of maintenance on the pages once you have it built your site in the way you choose.

My personal recommendation...

When I first decided I wanted to build a site five years ago, I had no idea how to do any of the steps I've mentioned above. I now have FOUR websites.

How?

Well, I was lucky enough to come across a company called Site Build It. Not only does SBI host your site, it takes care of details like finding a topic to write about, design, submitting pages to search engines, adding the correct code to your pages so that they display correctly to their reader... I could go on and on with this list, but the essence is that SBI provides all the tools a beginner needs to create a website - AND I'M PROOF!

If it sounds interesting, but there's anything that worries you (or you just want to talk things over with someone who's done it and is STILL doing it!) - just contact me with your questions. I am a REAL mom - like you - with five kids. And I'm working from home thanks to SBI. I understand what it's like trying to wade through all the 'too good to be true' offers out there - but SBI does everything it advertises and more!

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