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If you think that web design and development can be a gamble you’re probably not working with the right kind of people. Certainly the big issues can be working with a deadline, but if you want a quick and to the point partner with your site building you might want to look into custom website solutions. When each person has their specific role to perform the job gets done quicker, and that means your business can be fully operational online faster. That’s important to a team who needs to get their branding across to customers immediately. There’s no useless wait time. They’re ready to go when you are.

The last thing any company wants to do is take an additional amount of time out of their workday that may ultimately be a risk, but with a trusted company to build your site you can eliminate any hesitation. The higher end design team may be entirely out of your reach while the lower end is definitely not anywhere near where you would like to go. In which case a happy medium of an affordable website with trust professionals is the only way to go. It’s a better approach to getting a website for your company online and working for you.

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I am looking for something, and I need some help in finding it. I am looking for a free home based business opportunity that has the potential to be a lucrative source of income for me and my family. However, instead of searching the internet for hours on end, I would like someone to point me in the right direction. Word of mouth referrals are extremely powerful in the business world, and that is what I am looking for. If anyone reading this can give me a referral regarding a free home based business that I can get started on immediately, I would like to hear from you.

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If there was a web design and development Bible these would be the Ten Commandments…

1.Thou shalt not make me wait.
If you make me wait more than 10 seconds for your page to load you might as well replace it with a nice goodbye message. Go easy on the graphics, optimize their size, and make the focus of your site the content you provide.

2.Thou shalt not make me work.
If it takes me 5 minutes to locate your contact information (or worse to figure out what it is you’re selling) - I’m leaving. People visit websites to get information quickly. There’s a reason why we don’t use the yellow pages anymore or spend hours searching classified ads in the Sunday newspaper. The general public is lazy and impatient. Don’t make a user work to find the information they’re looking for on your site.

3.Thou shalt not kill me with flash overload.
Flash is a great tool. It can add visually pleasing elements to your site and make you look like you’re up-to-date with current technology. That said - I don’t want to hear the same techno song over and over while I browse your site or get a headache from the laser show on each of your pages. A short and crisp flash message gives off the impression of professionalism and keeps you from violating Commandment #10.

4.Thou shalt not provide me with useless, stale information.
Have you ever been looking at a site, reading the content, only to realize that it’s referring to a years old event as if it occurred yesterday? That might be the fastest way to get people to leave your page. Do not promote sales offers that have expired weeks ago on your site. Rich, updated content is the key to a visitor’s heart - not to mention one of the most important aspects of search engine rank.

5.Thou shalt not forget to offer me something.
I love when people give me things. It doesn’t much matter what it is, but if it’s free I have no reason not to take it. You should offer visitors to your site something useful right away. If your website promotes a service offer an e-book or a newsletter that highlights free tips and information relevant to your service. If you sell products offer special coupons or free offers for submitting an email address. In each case the goal is to build a targeted subscriber list filled with people you already know are interested in what you have to offer. You’d spend countless hours and thousands of dollars with direct marketing agencies to develop targeted marketing strategies of this caliber.

6.Thou shalt not frustrate me with unclear navigation.
This goes hand in hand with not making me work but it’s so important it deserves its own commandment. Navigation should be consistent. Don’t make me go searching for a way to go from page to page. Pick a horizontal or vertical layout for your primary links and stick to it. If you intend on using a second-tier navigation system as well for things like external links, news, and other detailed information make sure it is also consistent from page to page. A quick tip: Have someone you know browse your site and watch how they navigate it. It is an exercise that will provide you with valuable information on how easy your site is to navigate.

7.Thou shalt not look like an amateur.
Probably the greatest quote I have ever heard about website development was, “A website has the ability to make a million dollar business look like its run out of a basement - but it can also make a business that is run out of a basement look like a million dollar business.” Which kind of site would you rather have?

Broken links, outrageous color schemes, and strange font-types and sizes will make you look like an amateur. But crisp, clean, professional design can make your home-based business look like a well oiled Fortune 500 power.

8.Thou shalt not believe in the “Field of Dreams” phenomenon.
Have you seen the movie Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner? If you haven’t I suggest you rent it, watch it, and then take the theme of “if you build it they will come” and throw it out the window immediately while planning your website.
You can’t just build a website and hope that people will just show up and buy. Like the development of any business it takes time, effort, and (some) money. Plan an internet marketing strategy that separates you from your competition so that you can build traffic and as a result, your business.

9.Thou shalt not forget to plan for the future.
Once you build your site and promote it your business will change. How do you plan to evolve with it? Have a plan in place from the start with future goals. If there’s one thing I’ve learned while consulting for small businesses it’s that those who set specific targets have success (even when they fall short) while those who operate on a day by day schedule struggle. Set realistic goals and even some far-fetched ones. You’ll notice a difference in your progress when you have something to work toward.

…and the last and probably most important:

10.Thou shalt not think me to be an idiot.
Forget the gimmick lines like “guaranteed to make you millions” - “never have to work again”. They don’t work and they scream, “SCAM”. Be professional and earn the trust of your visitors. Offer them useful information that is reliable. The customers you want are the ones who keep coming back. Show them you’re worth their time and don’t undermine their intelligence. Gimmick businesses like that are plentiful on the Internet but if you plan to stick around awhile build your business the right way and you won’t need the scam strategies.

Follow these 10 Commandments when building and developing your website and you’ll be on the path to Internet business salvation. If you have any questions about this article or how to start planning for your site contact us today for a free consultation.

Derek Falvey is the owner of Acuvar Creative a full-service web design and development firm http://www.acuvar.com. He has helped numerous businesses from law firms to home builders (and even farm owners) create internet business strategies.
Acuvar specializes in web site development and creative e-marketing as well as graphic deign, flash and multimedia presentation, and newsletter creation.

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SEARCHING FOR JEWELS OF KNOWLEDGE

As a webmaster, you are likely searching for ways to make more
money from your website. The truth is that if you have been
online for any amount of time, you have learned that you always
need to be on the prowl for new information to help you to be
more successful, and you always need to keep one eye open
looking for new ways to add more dollars to your bottom line.
That is likely why you are reading this article today. You are
hoping that I might be able to share some small tidbit or jewel
of information that might help take you and your business to the
next level. I hope that I will be able to meet your expectations.

Many webmasters have found that there are a few key programs
they can offer on their sites for which they can honestly expect
to make a few extra dollars, a few hundred extra dollars, and in
some cases, a few thousand extra dollars every month.

The trick to making additional income from third-party programs
is to carefully select programs that are relevant to your site
visitors, while insuring that the program you promote does not
directly compete with your own offerings.

DELIVER ADDED VALUE

If you are giving something to your visitors that they will
find useful, above and beyond your normal offerings — that
is considered an “added value” item. Not only will it give your
customers something they appreciate, it will help them grow
closer to you as a business owner. This is helpful in
accelerating the trust level that your customers have with you
and your business — which can only serve you well over the
long term. By building this foundation of trust, your visitors
will come back to your site and buy from you again — because
they know that they can trust you to treat them well.

On the web, more so than in brick-and-mortar, the trust factor
is the most important hurdle that the small business owner must
overcome with his potential customers. There are so many scams
and rip-offs on the web, that an honest soul is especially
appreciated.

TARGET YOUR OFFERINGS

As I had mentioned before, it is important to select your
“added value” offerings based on the interests of your web site
visitors. The closer your offerings are to the needs of your
target market, the more successful you will become selling your
added value products and services.

Here are a couple examples of Added Value offers to consider:

WORLD WIDE BRANDS
http://thePhantomWriters.com/wwb-dsd.html

If you run a website that caters to online business people or
those who wish to start their own online business, a good
program to offer is the one from World Wide Brands. Their
primary product is the Drop-Ship Source Directory. This is a
member-only site that keeps the most complete and up-to-date
resource for finding wholesale companies that offer
drop-shipping of the products they sell. This program is
actually ideal for anyone who has an interest in operating
an Ebay business.

For those who are unaware, a drop-shipper is a wholesale company
who offers products to retailers. The neat thing is that you
can call them on the phone and place an order for a product by
credit card, and if the drop-shipper has your information on
hand, the drop-shipper will put the reseller’s (your) company
name and address on the return label for the product delivery.

By using a drop-shipper, the small business does not have to be
concerned with carrying an inventory. Instead, they only have
to be concerned with product fulfillment.

World Wide Brands actually offers three programs: Drop Ship
Source Directory, Light Bulk Wholesale Directory, and Market
Research Wizard. All three programs offer a commission equal
to 25% of the purchase price for personal sales and a
commission of 10% for all sales generated by affiliates
who sign up under you.

http://thePhantomWriters.com/wwb-dsd.html

SOULMATE INFOSERVE
http://www.soulmateinfoserve.com

If your website is concerned with self-improvement, self-esteem,
dating, relationships, love or marriage, then you could do very
well for yourself promoting the e-book, “How To Identify Your
Soulmate.”

Ernest Quansah, a Relationship Advisor and the founder of
“Soulmate Infoserve,” wrote “How To Identify Your Soulmate.”
He recently revised the text to include additional advice and
several worksheets. Now, each chapter has a questionnaire at
the end of it to help people personalize and internalize the
knowledge and advice shared in the book. This e-book is of such
high quality that it is now being prepared for print publication
as a hard cover book.

When asked about his the purpose of his e-book, this is what
Ernest had to say, “Love relationships are failing in an
alarming rate. In order to help as many people find happiness,
I have invested years researching love relationships. I wanted
to know why some relationships fail and others succeed.”

Ernest went on to say, “I have always desired to make a
difference in the lives of men and women out there in the
world, so that they can also find happiness in their love
relationships.”

No matter the specifics of the situation the reader may be in,
“How To Identify Your Soulmate” can assist people in their
quest to achieve success in their love relationships.

In conclusion, Ernest said, “I have compiled my finding into
an e-book that can be downloaded electronically. I would like
to extend an invitation to you to help me carry the message
contained in my book to the world.”

Ernest has provided two payment options for his e-book. One can
actually purchase “How To Identify Your Soulmate” using either
Clickbank or Clixgalore.

Webmasters who sign up for the Soulmate Infoserve Affiliate
Program will also earn a full 25% commission on all referred
sales of the e-book, “How To Identify Your Soulmate.”

http://www.soulmateinfoserve.com

IN CONCLUSION…

Products and services, which are relevant to the people who
already visit your website and do not conflict or compete with
your current offerings, are ideally suited to allow you to
deliver ADDED VALUE offerings to your visitors.

Added Value offerings help you to build the trust level that
your visitors have with you, and they also help you add new
layers of profitability to your website.

In the end, you should always strive to prepare your ezine or
website to deliver more dollars from the same real estate. Added
Value, third-party affiliate programs are the perfect vehicles
to take you where you want to go. You can use the ones we have
mentioned above, or you can select from any of hundreds of other
affiliate programs.

Whatever affiliate programs you might select, make sure that
they meet the main criteria for selecting programs of this type.
Make sure they are relevant to the needs of your visitors, and
make sure they do not directly compete with your current
offerings.

Copyright Bill Platt - All Rights Reserved. Reprints allowed with article and resource box unedited. If you post this article on a website, you must set the links up as hyperlinks.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Bill Platt is the owner of http://www.LinksAndTraffic.com

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Do you need web design, graphic design, search engine optimization or Internet marketing? Denver web site design firms can provide you great deal about these concerns. Because there is a great competition between them, Denver web site design based firms have evolved, now being capable of using new programming techniques and methods, advanced graphic design, smart web site architecture; this way guaranteeing your success. Just pick up some Denver web site design firms and try looking at their portfolios. Yes, that is right! Denver web site design companies are the elite of US web design firms.

If you need updating your old web site and get more visitors on it, Denver web site design firms concentrated on Internet marketing can help you set up an effective marketing campaign in order to get more clients or customers to your web site. They also can do a cool makeover for your outdated web site or add some new features, buttons and functions to it.

But, the most important thing that Denver web site design companies can do for you is providing you with an effective identity design. This will make a big difference at the competition in the large or small business arenas. The identity design is called the company logo. It is known that the logo is the first glimpse of your business identity that people will se when they visit your web site. That is why you could work with a Denver web site design firm if you want to have a good looking company logo composed of colors, graphics and design styles that represent the best your business.

A good web site is much more than just colors and graphics. Denver web site design firms know that and can offer your site branding, usability, functionality and a good aspect.

In the end I would like to mention that some Denver web site design companies have earned prises at web design contests. Hiring them would be a good and wise decision because you will have the best of the best.

This article is written by Grojan Fabiola as a result of a research on Denver web site design in order for all the viewers of this article will find useful hints on their subject. So, if you want to find more info about Denver web site design please don’t hesitate to click.

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One of the best ways to collect information about your visitors
and let them interact with your website is to register them -
that is, give them a password they can identify themselves with
next time they visit. Unfortunately, people are sick of going
through registrations, and won’t do it unless they have a very
good reason to. Presenting a screen at an online shopping site
that says something like ‘register now to buy your items!’ is a
sure way to lose sales. So what can you do? You’ve got to be a
bit more stealthy about it.

The Difference Language Makes

It’s entirely possible to present someone with the exact same
form that they would usually have to fill in, but stop it from
feeling like registering by describing it differently. On your
shopping site, for example, you can give the form the title
‘Payment Details’ instead of ‘Register’. Don’t ask the customer
to create a password until the end of the process, and say that
it’s to save their details for next time - but make it optional.
People like to feel like the website remembers their details to
help them, not because you really want to add their details to
your database.

Why is Registration Important?

Registering your users lets you remember information about them
on all their subsequent visits, making it much quicker and
easier for them to do whatever they do on your website - it
removes the barrier created by them having to type in their
details over and over again. It also gives you an advantage over
your competition: it’s easier to use your website, since they’re
already registered with your website and they’re not with the
other.

Learning from Amazon

Amazon has an interesting way of asking people whether they want
to register or log in, and it works very well. Most sites have a
two-sided form, with username and password boxes and then a ‘Not
Registered? Register Now!’ prompt. Amazon asks instead for the
user’s email address, and then asks if they’ve shopped at Amazon
before.

New customers are taken forward to enter their details, while
existing ones are prompted for a password. Not only does this
approach avoid calling it registration, but it also avoids
making them choose a username - one of the biggest sticking
points. If possible, it’s always good to give users the option
of logging in with either an email address or a username, in
case they forget one or the other.

What is Registration, Anyway?

You’ve got to lose any fixed ideas you’ve got about how
registration works, and realise that if you’ve got someone’s
details and their email address, and they’ve got a password,
then they’re effectively registered - there’s no need to do
these things all on the same form, or even all on the same day.
Registration can be a gradual, step by step process: one day
you’re taking their email address to send them a newsletter, the
next their postal code to customise the website for their area.

It’s useful to realise that few users ever delete their cookies:
your site should be able to remember them for a decent length of
time without them ever needing to create a password. That gives
you plenty of opportunity to only attach it to certain functions
where it seems to make more sense to require one, instead of
forcing the user to have a password for everything.

Streamlining the Process

Any time someone’s filling in a form for you anyway, that’s a
great time to get them registered. Let the user get as close as
possible to the end of the process without having to do anything
that seems like registering, and then in the very last step ask
them for a password. There are dating sites, for example, that
let you get as far as writing a message to a member and hitting
’send’, and only ask you to do basic registration at that point.
Hopefully by then the visitor has invested enough of their time
in the thing that they’re not just going to hit ‘back’ and go
somewhere else.

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Anyone who owns a business or who is starting a new business can attest to the value of owning a powerful and effective logo. Logos communicate who you are and allow you to connect with your customers with an easily recognizable symbol that is truly yours. But for most people, turning design ideas into a reality can be both difficult and expensive.

Do-it-yourself logo design customers are looking for a fast and easy way to create a big business logo on a small business budget. Industry leading do-it-yourself applications allow you to design and download the right logo right away.

Your logo is only as good as the image or icon you start with. When choosing a logo design service, look for a service that provides logos designed specifically with logo creation in mind. Logos designed by professional designers will give you multiple choices in style, colors and layouts. High quality logos that have been designed by professional designers are also more easily recognizable and give you a more professional look to your logo.

Do-it-yourself logo creation tools should be easy to use, and thus, save you valuable time when you need a logo. Look for a service that allows you to create a custom logo in minutes and download your new logo immediately. Do-it-yourself logo creation is as easy as choosing an icon based on your industry, a letter, or an abstract image, adding personalized type and making the logo layout yours.

Typical do-it-yourself logo creation tools allow you to search for logos in easy and intuitive ways. Industry leading do-it-yourself applications divide the icons into three categories; symbol based, categorized by industry (such as a tree or a house), alphanumeric (A-Z and 1-9), or shape-based/abstracts (pyramids, swooshes, globes, etc.). Finding the right image should not be a long laborious process, if the application you are using is designed properly.

Some of the best applications on the web today incorporate an “Ask a Friend” option that allow you to receive feedback on your logo from your friends. Your friends simply open a URL included with an email, vote on the best logo design, and then you access their responses through the application’s feedback tool.

Once your logo has been created, you will need several different file formats in order to take full advantage of your logo. Make sure the do-it-yourself logo service you choose provides you the following file formats of your logo:

• EPS, or vector image files, are essential for printing quality business cards and stationary.
• JPEG, or compressed image files, are meant to be displayed on the web and are NOT meant for printing.
• GIF, or Bitmap image files, are images with a transparent background. GIF files are perfect for use on websites with background colors other than white.

Whatever service you choose, your ultimate goal should be to create a professional looking logo that communicates the right message about your business.

Jeremy Wycherly writes articles for Logo Design companies such as Logo Maker.com. Make your own Logo Creation with our easy-to-use online Logo Maker.

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How many times have you clicked on a website only to find a screen full of text? You read a large-scale headline and then all you see is text, much like reading a letter. You scan down the page looking for something to attract your attention.

Do you know what you’re really looking for? You’re looking, subconsciously or not, for a picture to show you what’s in the web site. You want to “see” what you’re getting into.

A website without graphics is losing a major portion of the audience it’s owner hopes to attract. Think about it for a moment. Whenever you are reading, your mind’s eye is creating visual images of the perception of the words you are reading.

There are three main areas to which the use of graphics should be applied. The first is a graphic header. This is typically the first area of your site a prospect sees. It must be powerful enough to grab the prospects attention and hang on for dear life. Once a prospect clicks on your site you’ve got approximately 8 seconds to entice him to continue reading. There’s no better way to grab his attention with a picture.

The second area that requires graphics to increase effectiveness is your product or service. Regardless of what you’re selling there must be a graphic to promote it. What if you don’t sell a tangible product? Let’s use membership sites as an example. You’re selling a private membership. Increase your sales by simply showing a graphic of a “membership card”. This will make your prospect feel like he’s going to be a member of a special club. People love to feel “special.”

It doesn’t matter whether what you’re selling is tangible or not, there’s always a graphic you can use to depict what it is you’re promoting. Remember people buy based upon emotions. Pictures always activate emotions.

The third area often overlooked is the background graphic of your site. Well designed, with properly chosen colors this area will automatically set the mood for whatever you’re offering. Again, the emotions must be activated.

These three areas of your website 1) graphic header 2) product e-cover and 3) background graphics when professionally designed and implemented can greatly boost sales and profits from your site.

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So youre ready to bring out the entrepreneur in you. Or you
already are an established entrepreneur and would like to push
the bar even higher. Whatever your situation is, this article
will help you to start a profitable Internet business.

The first step is to decide on the commodity or service that you
would like to trade in the Internet. If you are still not
decided, here are some tips on how to choose:

Make a list of things that youd like to do. Make each activity
the heading of a clean sheet of paper.

On each activity sheet, list all types of business that can be
related to such an activity. This is where you should be
imaginative on new products that can be offered that is not yet
in the market.

Encircle the businesses that can last even during crisis. Basic
human needs such as food, shelter and clothing, for example,
will have demand at any point in time, so these maybe businesses
that will last. One of those encircled items maybe your business
of choice.

Once you have a shortlist of businesses in mind, ask your self
the following questions to narrow your choice further:

Will I enjoy doing this? Most successful businesses thrive
because the owner is passionately dedicated to it. Thriving in a
business requires endurance, especially during the start-up
phase, so you must love what youre doing in order to continue
doing it for a long time.

Can I be an expert in this field? When you have a toothache, you
dont go to the Family doctor and expect to be relieved of it.
You naturally go to the dentist, because he specializes in tooth
care and repair. Your intended internet business will be
preferred by consumers if you are specialized in the field that
you intend to do business in.

Will this succeed in an internet-based set-up? Traditional
business schools will teach you that the location of your
business is a key factor to its success. The Internet is, as any
address, a good location for your business. In fact, since 2001,
internet-based transactions have been growing exponentially from
14% to 44% per year. This alone can inspire every businessman
out there to carve his own niche in the world of e-commerce!

If, after careful consideration, you are still not decided on
what product or service to sell, there are other options into
establishing an Internet Business, described below:

Resell Products You Bought in Bulk. If you are at a loss for
your own product, why not sell those of others that already
established their name? Wholesalers often sell at a lower price
for those buying in big volumes regularly. This mode of Internet
business is ideal for products that have not reached rural areas
due to limited distribution capabilities.

Internet Business with Direct Sales. There are companies who
choose direct sales as a mode of distribution for their product,
that is, they do not go through retail stores or dont have
their own retail chain. They partner with individuals or small
companies to sell their products. The advantage of partnering
with these Direct Sales companies is that they have established
a structure for sales, marketing and after-sales support. All
you have to do is apply those and you earn commission.

Affiliate Programs: This last type of Internet Business deals
with marketing someone else’s products by being their affiliate.
By taking on an affiliate program, you are paid based on the
percentage of sales made through your referral.

By now, you would have picked one specific business among the
four types above. Now its time to begin your e-venture.

Create a Business Plan. This step is important in the success of
your Internet business. A well-written plan is specific
narration of your business objective, strategies, financials
and success measures. This will be the entrepreneur’s guide in
breathing life to his Internet business. Also, he can use this
document as he invites investors, business partners or
suppliers. The plan can be further developed into the business
proposal, which he will use to entice his buyers.

Carve out your E-Niche. The best way to take a place in the
Internet is to have your own website. Before learning how to
crate one, you need to understand the following terms:

Web Host - the company that provides the network of computers to
stores the files of web sites.

Domain is a group of networked computers that share a common
communications address. Examples would be .com, .org, .ws. In
order to obtain a place in this network of computers (e.g.
www.yourbusinessname.com), one must register with the company
owning (or more aptly hosting) the network and pay the
corresponding fee.

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. This is the standard
way of specifying the location of ones website. In the example,
http://www.yourbusinessname.com, is the URL, and .com is the
domain, where the URL is located.

Server - a computer hardware that that provides the file hosting
services to other computers (like yours and mine) that access
the websites it stores. Some web hosts can offer dedicated
servers for websites, while other have multiple websites in a
shared server. Depending on the reliability that your Internet
Business requires and also the speed that your clients need in
accessing and operating your website, you may choose between a
dedicated and shared server. Consequently, prices for web
hosting will vary.

Now that you understand those terms, you can think of a name for
your Internet business in order to carve out your e-niche in the
World Wide Web. Things to remember about naming your website:

It is best to purchase your own domain name instead of using a
sub-domain for free. For example, a free name would be
www.internetserviceprovider.com/yourbusinessname. A purchased
domain name is www.yourbusinessname.com. To customers, having
your own domain is more professional than being just a part of
another business.

Pick a name that is easy to remember and immediately identifies
your Internet business. If you are trading books over the
Internet, for example, naming your website www.bookstore.com
will ensure that all those looking for books will visit your
website.

If your capital can afford it, buy all domain names that maybe
closely related to your Internet business. By the above example,
you may choose to buy also www.bookstore.us, www.book-store.com,
etc. You may channel all those addresses into a single webpage
(called domain forwarding), which ensures you have a monopoly of
the trade.

Upon registration of your domain name, you will also sign-up
with a Web hosting company. Make sure to research the best deals
and offers of each company before signing up. Aside from file
size (amount of data you can store in their server) and band
width (speed of data transfer from your website to the users),
ask about website designing, e-mail hosting, historical uptime
(amount the server is up and running, you want this 100%),
back-up schedule and 24/7 support. The last thing you want is
for your business to suffer just because your clients cannot
access your website whenever they need to.

Lastly, promote your Internet Business. The first step is to
make sure that your website ends up in the top 10 listed sites
of search engines like Yahoo, Google, etc, called Search Engine
Optimization (SEO). As a beginner, you may opt to sign up with
companies that do this professionally for a fee. However, you
can also do it on your own by reading up on tips on how to do
SEO.

Another way of promoting your Internet Business is to use your
e-mail signature to inform your friends about your new website.
You can easily program your e-mail to have an auto signature to
include your website name and a catchy phrase to lure your
readers into clicking it.

You can also have an affiliate program. Above, this was
discussed as another Internet Business in itself, but it can
also be a means of promoting your website. Affiliate program
means asking other people to promote your website through their
website or e-mail programs. Sale made from referrals by your
affiliate will be tracked and will be the basis of their
payment, as a percentage of the sale. This is a very effective
tool in getting wider coverage for your Internet Business.

With the Internet Business still rocketing, there are endless
possibilities !

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It’s alive!

Nothing beats the feeling of accomplishing something like your own webpage. Just like any work of art, website creation is a good avenue to express your creativity and aesthetic inclinations. It is also something very useful, it can be used both for business and leisure. Not to mention that the whole process of website creation is also enjoyable!

“Website creation? Sounds hard.”

“What about me? All I know is how to check my email?”

Don’t fret! Website creation isn’t heavy stuff. It isn’t as hard s putting together your own Frankenstein monster (although it might come out just as ugly if you’re not careful). Quite the contrary, it is very flexible and can be suited to your need and skill. So whether you’re tech-savvy or a net-newbie, a professional online trader or a professional online bum, a good webpage made possible by good website creation can do a world of difference for you.

Ok, well professional online bums and PC potatoes probably already know the ABC’s of website creation. They may very well have their own website up and running even before we knew what “Google” was. But for the benefit of those who are eager to plaster themselves all over the internet and see their website creation on page 1 of search engines, here are some useful steps to follow:

Select and register a web site domain name. But choose your web site name carefully. You don’t want to have a domain name like “www.cheeseland.com” and have your site be about pets or trees. If possible/available choose a name that would best describe the content of your page.

You can register your domain name through a reputable ICANN-accredited domain name registrar such as the popular Register.com or Dotster.com.

If you are on a tight budget, or just planning to put up a leisure website, you can just use a free web site hosting service without registering a domain name. But your website creation has to put up with having these:

Your website creation will usually include some form of advertising, which distracts visitors from your site content and slows page loading.

There hosting service will append its name to your chosen URL, limiting your ability to promote the site and later move it to another hosting service.

Search engines are less inclined to list a web site which lacks its own registered domain name.

Design, code, and test your website creation. You gotta learn the grandmomma
of all web programming language, HTML. Don’t be scared, it quite simple enough to use.

A simple website creation may consist of a single web page, generally named “index.htm”. A bare-bones web page might consist of the following HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code:

Hello!

Several excellent software tools, such as Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe PhotoShop, and Allaire HomeSite, offer helpful web page layout, graphic design, and HTML code generation features.

There are also hosts that provide HTML-less website creation tools for those who can’t really get HTML. Sites like Yahoo have their PageBuilder and such which pretty much are no-brainers to use.

Some fun things to add to your site to spice things up are:

Message boards or forums, where web site visitors can interact with you and with each other, are popular web site enhancements.

Polls, in which web site visitors vote on topics of your choice, can be helpful sources of feedback.

Guestbooks, where web site visitors enter their names, email addresses, comments, or whatever info you request, can provide you with valuable feedback and help develop a list of persons who are interested in your site.

Counters counts the number of hits or unique visitors to your web page.

Search Engines, from whence web site visitors can search your site are valuable visitor retention tools.

Now deploy that web site to your host!

Use a file transfer program (FTP) such as Ipswitch WS_FTP to upload and download your website creation and any updated pages between your computer and web site host computer.

Well, now that your website creation is out there, it would help if people knew it existed!

The most popular way to find information on the web is via search engines and their related directories. So inform them of your web site! You can economically submit your web site listing to over 200 search engines and directories via the SubmitWizard service.

However, search engines are inundated with listing requests, and you can achieve priority treatment by registering your site with search engines like Inktomi, Looksmart and Yahoo for a nominal fee.

Now you’re set. Good luck in your journey in website creation!

Dirk Wagner is the CEO of http://www.internetmarketingoasis.com a powerful resource for needed marketing tools and creator of the #1 IMO Marketing Toolbar. He also is the publisher of a free home business online course at http://www.team4success.biz.

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