| So how does one go about taking advantage of | | | | them. There is no reason to re event the wheel! |
| working at home? The choices are limitless on what | | | | If you did your home work and found a user friendly |
| you can do. And of course you are going to have to | | | | platform, this process of creating your website can |
| decide what it is you are going to do online, what | | | | only take a matter of hours. I suggest however, if |
| service you are going to offer. Be realistic that this is | | | | you haven't done so already, to take a little time and |
| not a pie in the sky process. It does take time and | | | | think about your content. You don't have to have a |
| effort. You have to be willing to put that time in, and | | | | lot. But keep it relevant. Think about what terms |
| depending how big you want to make it, you need | | | | people are searching for to find what you offer, and |
| to be willing to put in the effort. | | | | implement those words in your content. Don't over |
| In the beginning this may mean a full time job, and | | | | do it though, keep it natural. These words are your |
| working on this on the side. Or a part time job and | | | | keywords, in which the search engines will use when |
| working on it part time. In the beginning compromise | | | | ranking your site. So they are important, and I do |
| of some kind is needed. But this does not mean it will | | | | highly suggest taking some extra time when writing |
| take long at all, but it does take time. I am going to | | | | your content. |
| share some tricks to speed up the process: | | | | After you have your website up, your keywords in |
| First off we want to of course to make the financial | | | | place, and are excited about the progress, Start |
| burden of this minimal. So, do some research on the | | | | targeting your market. |
| net for free or affordable websites. These are | | | | *Join boards that have some audience in your |
| probably going to be sites you have to do yourself. | | | | targeted market. Check forums to see if you can |
| Don't let that scare you away........... you do not have | | | | give help to a related topic. (of course you can not |
| to know html anymore and fight with getting the | | | | solicit your business on many forms, but you can |
| sidebar to be in the side..... This is where some of the | | | | leave a signature link going to your site). |
| time that is required of you comes in, take a couple | | | | *Submit your link to the search engines, this only |
| of days and actually research this part of the | | | | takes a minute or two. Just do a search for example, |
| process, it can save you a lot of time and headache | | | | Google site submission, It will come up on the top of |
| through the rest of the process. | | | | the page. |
| Look for a website company that also offers | | | | *Add your website to on line directories, |
| hosting, compare the bandwidth allowed (this | | | | *Spread your name through word of mouth, |
| determines how much traffic -visitors- you can have | | | | *Link exchange with relevant sites, |
| on your site, how many videos, pictures, etc....) see | | | | *Use social networking sites.... |
| what type of features they offer. The features are | | | | *(If the website company you chose offered |
| important to your speed of success. Things like Free | | | | features like SMS Texting,) you can add an incentive |
| or Affordable e-Commerce, Opt-In Newsletters, SMS | | | | to your website like 30% off a product or service if |
| Texting, Galleries, Hosting, Domain Name Registration, | | | | they opt in with their cell phone number. Reassuring |
| Templates - (and if you have seen some of the | | | | them that they will not be solicited by you. (All you |
| templates these companies offer AMAZING), take | | | | would have to do is create a page just for this |
| note of what companies offer and write them down, | | | | feature.) And then you are able to send out texts to |
| so you can do a full comparison of what your needs | | | | those in your data base to promote products |
| are compared to what is being offered. | | | | services, specials or discounts. |
| I have to tell you I love the do it yourself sites. | | | | Following these techniques will get more traffic to |
| Having administrative access to upload pictures, | | | | your site, and this is what online marketing is all |
| change content, add pages, advertise specials. It | | | | about, people can know what you have to offer if |
| saves so much money to just do it yourself. And I | | | | they can't find you. So get out there and help them |
| think when most of you actually spend a day or two | | | | find you. |
| learning it you will be extremely surprised at how | | | | If you take the time and use the internet for all it's |
| easy it is, and how fun it can actually be, and to | | | | benefits of reaching thousands of people at a time |
| have the power to make the decisions and have | | | | you will see the success of your venture, and soon |
| results instantly. | | | | that time you put into it will reward you with timeless |
| After you have found a website you are happy with, | | | | moments of freedom from the 9 to 5. |
| now begin the creation of it. Think about how you | | | | Of course depending on your service it could be |
| want to come across to your visitors, think about | | | | required of you to work daily online, but the plus side |
| colors, the layout. Do a quick search for your service | | | | to this, if it is in your core, is that you are working |
| and see what the competitors are doing. And mimic | | | | for you! |