How To Make A Website

Are you a beginner looking to learn how to make a website?
This free tutorial shows you how to build a website in as little as 5 easy steps.
Everything is laid out for you in a step-by-step way so you can have your website up and running in 60 minutes or less.
Before you can create a website you have to make sure you find an appropriate domain name and a reliable web hosting service. You have to be very careful when deciding what services to choose, as this can play a big role on the overall performance of your website (stability, speed, up-time…). We will show you exactly where to find the best deals as we go along.
After you’ve successfully set up your domain name and web hosting service (which are both required for ANY website), it all comes down to configuring your new site. We will be using a free Content Management System called WordPress. It is a very simple platform that enables users to build professional looking blogs or websites within minutes!
Are you ready? Alright – let’s get started!

Step 1 – Register Your Domain Name

Your domain name is one of the most important parts of your site, most visitors get their first impression about your website based on your domain name. So it’s a good idea to make sure your domain name:
a) Is relevant to the content of your website or business
b) Is simple & easy to remember (preferably a catchy phrase)
c) Is short and descriptive
d) Has the right extension (.com, .org, or .net)
Your domain name also plays a role in the search engines. For example, when someone uses Google to search for ‘dog training tips’, a website whose domain contains these exact words has a much bigger chance of appearing in the search results for that particular term than if your domain doesn’t include those words.
I hope that makes sense, now let’s get started!
The first thing you will need to do is to decide who to use as your domain registrar. Personally I use and recommend Godaddy.com the worlds #1 domain registrar. So to get started, click on this link:  http://www.godaddy.com (it should open on a new page and leave this page behind it)
You should land at a page offering you to search for available domains and purchase them. That’s exactly what we’re here to do.
The domain name search box should look something like this:

Type in your desired URL and hit GO to check if it is available! If it is, you will see a green tick like this one:

If the domain you have chosen is not available you will see something like this:

If your first choice for a domain is not available, then just keep trying other variations of it until you find one you are happy with.
If your domain is available,  click ‘Continue to Registration’. You will be asked if you wish to purchase additional extensions for your domain, just click – No, Thanks! (Domain Registrars often try to upsell you on more products, but for this example we will just ignore everything else, and just register our domain.
You will then be taken through a registration process that is quite simple to follow. You’ll be offered few different payment methods, as well as an option to choose how long you wish to purchase the domain for.
You can select 1 to 5 years registration length, it’s up to you, and doesn’t make much difference to your site.
Important: You will also be offered to choose between multiple privacy protection services, as well as web hosting services – we suggest you decline all of these for now, especially the web hosting option!
Godaddy is a powerful domain register, and although they do offer web hosting, I prefer to use a separate company for hosting. (explained in the next step).
Once you’re done purchasing, you will be sent a receipt with all the important information in it. It is a good idea to save this receipt, you might need it later.
Your domain will be ready for use within 24 hours, usually much sooner. (sometimes immediately)
You are now a proud owner of your brand new domain! Congratulations!

Step 2 – Set Up A Web Host Account

Alright, now that you have your domain ready, it is time to put it in use!
How to choose the best hosting provider? There are two simple rules you want follow when making this decision:
1) Avoid cheap offers,
2) Choose an established host!
If you look around a little, you will find tons of hosts offering incredibly low pricing, but is it really worth it? Simply put – if you want your website to run smoothly and not to have large periods of down-times, then no – it’s definitely not worth it.
We would like to suggest a reasonably priced, well established hosting service called Hostgator.
Hostgator has been around for quite some time now and has a reputation of being fast, reliant and a very customer-friendly host. It also offers unlimited bandwidth (very large traffic support) and unlimited disk space (no limit on the upload capacity).

- Here’s how to set up a web hosting account with Hostgator:
1) First you need to visit the hostgator website by clicking this link: http://www.hostgator.com
When you land at their site, you will notice a big ‘View Web Hosting Plans’ button right in front of you. See it? Go ahead and click that.
Since you only have 1 domain you wish to host, select a ‘Hatchling plan’

Choose how long you wish to use their service for, and then hit Order Now!
2) You will be asked if you wish to register a new domain name, or use an existing one. Since we have already registered a domain name, choose an existing one:

Enter the domain name you’ve purchased and press Continue to Step 2
3) Fill in the account and billing information, and hit Create Account!
Your hosting plan will become active and ready for use as soon as it is processed and configured (this usually takes up to 1 hour).
You will also be sent an e-mail containing vital information such as your login info and name servers (which you will need later to link up your domain), so remember to store it somewhere safe.
It’s as simple as that! Was this hard? It literally took you 5 minutes to do it…

Now that you have these two pieces of the puzzle (the domain name and the hosting service), it is time to link them together!

Step 3 – Point Your Domain To Your Web Host

his is a really simple thing to do, but most people freak out when they hear about messing around with their domain, changing stuff like DNS, name servers, etc.
Don’t worry – it is easier than you think. We will guide you every step of the way!
1) Go back to your domain provider, type in: http://www.godaddy.com
If you are not already logged in, go ahead and do it at the top of the site:

2) Put your mouse over the Domains tab and select GO TO… My account… Domain Management:

3) Click on your domain name and you will be taken to a new page where you can configure everything about your domain, including the scary name servers!
Look for something like this:

4) Click on Set NameServers and this little window should pop up:

Select ‘I have specific nameservers for my domains’ and type in the information you were given upon registering your web hosting plan for both Nameserver1 and Nameserver2. Leave the other two blank.
You can find this information enclosed in the e-mail you received from Hostgator when you ordered the hosting service.
Click OK to confirm. Changes will usually take 2 hours to take effect.
5) You’re done!
Congratulations – you have just successfully linked a GoDaddy domain to a Hostgator hosting account! Note that the change might take some time to become effective.
If you experience any further problems regarding this issue, feel free to contact the Godaddy help staff and ask for assistance. They will be glad to help you out.

Step 4 – Install WordPress On Your Site

First of all, what is WordPress and why should you install it on your website?
WordPress is a free platform that has been commonly used by bloggers for many years. It basically allows you to build websites with very little effort on your side. It is a highly customizable, user-friendly and above all – very powerful tool when it comes to the website creation process.
WordPress allows you to use free pre-designed themes so you don’t have to spend a nickel on hiring expensive web designers to make your site look professional. It is also very friendly in terms of search engine optimization. You can install various 3rd party plugins such as the famous ‘All in one SEO’, which greatly increases the search visibility of your website, and so forth.
However, manually installing WordPress can be a hard and time-consuming work, especially if you’re new to this concept…
This is one more reason why we recommend Hostgator!
Hostgator has a built-in, automatic WordPress installer. All it takes is one click, and it is set and ready for use! It’s really that simple.
This is a free feature that comes included with every Hostgator hosting plan.
Steps for installing WordPress via Hostgator auto-installer:
1) Assuming your Godaddy domain is already pointing to the Hostgator nameservers (as covered in the step 3 of this tutorial), go and type in this URL:
www.yourwebsite.com/cpanel
2) Use the login information for Hostgator cpanel provided in the e-mail received upon purchasing the Hostgator web hosting plan.
Once you’re successfully logged in, you should be able to see the Hostgator cpanel. This is definitely a place worth exploring, as it offers tons of great features…
3) Scroll down, under the Software/Services category, click on Fantastico De Luxe (the blue smiley guy).

4) Pay attention to the left sidebar, under the Blogs column, there should be a WordPress link:

5) Click on New Installation and follow the instructions provided.
You will be asked to fill in certain information such as your e-mail address, desired wordpress username & password, and some other base configuration stuff.
Warning! – There will also be a field called Install in Directory – Make sure you leave this field blank!
Once you’re done, click Install WordPress!
On the next page, you will provided with the Mysql user name and an access URL. You typically won’t need this stuff at the moment, but you can save it for future reference if you wish.
Click Finish Installation
6) Voilà – You’re done!
WordPress is now successfully installed on your website, along with the default ‘twenty-ten’ theme which you’ll be able change easily, as soon as you regain access to the site (due to the WP installation process).

Step 5 – Configuring Your Website

Once you can access your site and you can see the default theme, just add /wp-login to your main URL and log in using the information you’ve just set up. Another option is to simply follow the login link located in the right sidebar of your homepage.

www.yourwebsite.com/wp-login

You should come up with a page that looks like this:

This page is called the WordPress (WP) Dashboard.
Get familiar with this interface – you will be using it a lot. It is the matrix of your website. Every single change on your website will be made using this dashboard.

The first thing you will notice are the quick-links to posts, pages, category, tags and comments, as well as a quick link that you can use to change your WP theme.
On the left hand side, you can see a lot of sub-menus that all serve their purpose, but for now let’s only focus on the most important ones:
1) Posts – These most commonly used when you are running your website as a blog. When you create posts within WP, you can decide what page they will show up on, along with the exact date of publishing, the publishers name and an option for visitors to comment on each post. You can also set up different post categories.
2) Media – This menu is used for managing pictures and videos you add to your website.
3) Links – Here you can create different links and link categories that you can later use to form customized sidebar widgets!
4) Pages – Used for adding new, fresh pages to your website. You can also browse the options for choosing the page slug, enabling/disabling comments, changing the page order, modifying the page template, etc.
5) Appearance – Allows you to completely customize your website’s appearance, starting from the theme you’re using, all the way to sidebar widgets and menus. There are a million ways to customize your website. Knock yourself out!
6) Plugins – These can be a very useful tool if applied properly. There are tons of 3rd party plugins that enable you to speed up your website’s performance, enhance the search engine visibility, improve visual styling & appearance and much more!
7) Users – This section is for adding new or modifying existing user settings, such as user passwords, profiles, e-mails, etc.
Settings – A place where you can set up stuff like your blog’s name, description, date format, front page display, monitor comments and media settings, etc. You will also be able to access and re-configure your 3rd party plugins from this menu.

source : makeawebsiteguide.com

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How to make your blog popular using SEO

For the popular Google search engine actually no specific requirements that must be passed through the owner of the web / blog. Because google myself working with a robot system that will track all the articles that appeared on the Internet. Under the robot, there baruah index machine, which works to select all the documents that will be adjusted with the search keyword with a complex algorithm language.

Web / blog that contains a lot of content would have the opportunity to have a lot of information in search engines. Even better if all the material that emerges is that the focus of discussing a problem. The selection of more specific themes are the most easily become popular and more friendly in the eyes of search engines. How to determine the strategy other than this article?

If roughly analogous, bags are a common object, while the mountain bag, backpack, is a special thing. According to science the term SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is called ‘niche’ (a French term which means ‘Building Nest’). And the majority of SEO experts agree that this is the best way possible for the giants against the web / blog that first existed.
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7 Blogging Tips for Increased Traffic

Whether you are just creating a blog or wanting to improve upon a site you have already launched there are certain blogging tips that will help you do both. In either case the ultimate goal is to establish and maintain a steady flow of blog traffic. As business blogs have grown in popularity so have the number of techniques used to attract site visitors. The push for new ways to increase blog traffic generally almost always lead back to the tried and true methods that have stood the test of time.

In the spirit of the old saying ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ here are 7 blogs tips you can use immediately to attract and maintain a flow of traffic to your site.

Prepare a Series of Posts for Launch

When initially launching your blog have a series of post containing great information prepared in advance. Being your blog is new and with no traffic you want to post these articles you have prepared right away. This will give your site a greater online presence on the basis of more content being located on your site along with capturing the attention of search engines.

Post Regularly

In the early stages of your blog you will want to post as frequently as possible because you are trying to attract as much attention (generate traffic) as possible. As your traffic increases it will in turn attract even more site visitors as ‘word’ gets out. You are trying to build and establish some momentum here therefore it is important to maintain a frequent schedule of posting to do this.

Once you have established a flow of blog traffic continue to post regularly so your readers will know they can expect updates from you. The frequency of your posting can be decreased at this stage but do remain on a regular schedule with your updates.

Use Relevant Domain Name

When selecting your domain name be sure that the name you pick is relevant to the theme of your blog. If your domain name is unrelated to what you are blogging about it will make it harder for search engines to find you and to establish a good flow of traffic.

Leave Comments on Other Blogs

Go out within your niche and visit other business blogs with similar or related theme to yours. Get involved in their ‘discussions’ when appropriate and leave comments. By maintaining a link back to your site others will be able to see what you blog about. Of course the only way you will capture anybody’s attention will be with good quality comments.

On the other hand by visiting other sites you can also expect to increase your own knowledge on the subject matter along with new ideas for setting up your site.

Encourage Reader Interaction

Always encourage your own readers to leave comments or share their input. The more interaction you can generate the more inviting it will be for other readers to join in. This type of interactivity leads to a more popular site and an increase in blog traffic.

Submit Articles

Write and submit articles to directories to increase your exposure online. Article submissions are a very good way to establish your credibility and create curiosity about your blog.

Maintain Quality Content

Do not slacken off with the quality of the post you put up on your blog. You may have established a good flow of traffic but one sure way to diminish this flow is by consistently posting useless content. By maintaining your level of quality you will maintain the readers’ loyalty while continuing to attract even more traffic.

For those just creating a blog or those wanting to improve upon an existing site there are certain blogging tips that will greatly benefit both scenarios. As business blogs have grown in popularity so has the competition within the blogging community to attract site visitors. This has resulted in numerous new traffic generation techniques or software being introduced in an effort to meet the heavy demand for this blog traffic. Some have work while others proved to be more effort than they are worth. The blog tips we discussed here today however have proven over time to deliver the traffic you need. At a cost of little more than your own effort you can capture your share of traffic to suit any purposes you may have.
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Is it possible to make money from blogging ?

There are many blogging tips that you should make it your business to make yourself aware of and one of the best blogging tips would be to use WordPress as your blogging platform of choice.

It is extremely easy to set up a self hosted WordPress blog and when I say easy, I mean that it will take you no longer that a couple of minutes. Blogging tips with regard to hosting are common but by far the most useful of these kind of blogging tips is to get a hosting account that has cpanel. For those of you who are not familiar with this it simple means that if your hosting account has cpanel it will also have something called fantastico which basically means that you will be able to set up your blog with a couple of mouse click.

Another one of my favorite blogging tips is to have a phrase that is being searched for with limited competition in the domain name of the blog. This is one of the most highly effective blogging tips and you can find these kind of phrases with the Google keyword tool which is free to use.

It is advisable that you simply set up a WordPress and learn how the whole thing works and the you will be able to make your own blogging tips and act upon them as the need arises. One thing to remember though, out of all of the blogging tips is that content really is king and it is that which will determine if your blog is a success or not.
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Tips easy blogging for Beginners

In order to enter the world of professional blogging, you should start from scratch and learn the basics first. Like anything else, writing blog posts and publishing them follows a particular set of steps that are the fundamental ones peculiar to blogosphere. You cannot treat a blog like a website.

Main Blogging Tips for Beginners

A blog is different from a site from many different aspects. Some of the major differences are:

Tip 1: A blog is a dynamic site that should be frequently updated.

Unlike websites that were setup once and the rest was done outside the site, like marketing and so on, blogs are to be updated frequently. A blog that is not updated is not a blog anymore.

Tip 2: Updating of a blog should occur regularly.

Running a blog in professional manner requires devotion to orderly work. You cannot publish a post today and another one whenever you feel like it. The frequency of your publication should follow a certain model.

Tip 3: The language of blogging is more casual.

While writing your posts, a language close to conversational language is used not written. Unlike the language of websites, in blogosphere, you do not say WE think so, WE do so, and so on. Instead of we, you say I think so, I do so, and so forth.

Tip 4: Blogging is more personal and you should talk about yourself in it too.

If you want to be successful in your blogging, from the outset, make yourself known to your audience. You cannot hide behind WE, our corporation, etc. In particular, your about page should clarify exactly who you are and why you blog.

Tip 5: Provide fresh information for your readers.

People go online to read what is interesting and unheard. They like to read amazing stuff. You need to include such information for your audience to satisfy them. Fresh unique information or perspective is what makes them interested.

Tip 6: Include your own perspectives in the posts you write.

When everyone talks about some topic and you would like to have your take on it, go ahead and do it. As long as you don’t copy others, you will be fine, because when you write it yourself, you will be reflected in it. I mean your perspective will be revealed at your posts and within your words.

Tip 7: Your blog theme should match your content and audience.

Remember you should harmonize your blog theme with your content. A simple theme does not match children’s blog. A funny colorful theme is not suitable for a business blog, unless the blog is about something funny, cool, etc.

Tip 8: Make it easy for your readers to subscribe to your feed.

Having your RSS feed button or “Subscribe to Our Feed” should be above the fold or very visible. Otherwise, people may miss it and ignore subscribing to your feed. This way, you will not be able to retain them.

Tip 9: Don’t stuff your pages with advertisement.

Some websites glitter with lots of flash animation, colorful ads here and there and so on. You can barely find the actual content on the blog as there is too much clutter around it, if any. In particular, at the beginning of your blogging, when the blog is new, it will be better not to include ads in your blog. Later, you can include it in a sensible way.

Tip 10: Moderate the comments before you allow them to be published.

Some people, out of laziness, set their blog comments to be published without moderation. They do not feel like moderating the comments and just want them no matter what they are. There is lots of spam on the blogs. Comments are not exceptions. Make sure you install an anti-spam mechanism and moderate the comments before they are published.

If you observe these blogging tips for beginners, you can start a blog on the right path and go toward professional blogging. Of course, it is not that easy and you need to learn every aspect of such world-class blogging through specialized courses or training programs. I will recommend you to find an expert who has gone this route before and learn from him. You will definitely be able to take your blog to a higher level doing so.
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Successful Online Blogging Tips That Guarantee Traffic And Online Presence

Establishing connection with bloggers in your market niche is one of the online blogging tips to seriously consider. For example, if your blog is about online money making secrets link up with authors who post articles in the same field. This will not only help you generate traffic to your blog but will greatly contribute in staying informed about better blogging tips.
For people just about to launch a blog, visit blogs that discuss on your intended blog theme and post comments. This will ensure that once you start your own blog, visitors will immediately begin steaming to your webpage. Marketing experts will tell you that sharing your ideas and opinions is one of the best online blogging tips.

The existence and survival of a blog is entirely dependent on posting engaging, educative and quality content. Therefore, a crucial element of online blogging tips is studying or researching widely in topics in your related market niche. Staying up-to-date on issues in your blog-sphere will guarantee that you thus readers bookmaking your blog link.

Relay your valuable information in a captivating manner in order to retain visitors and hence improve your bounce rate. It is true that writing is not easy but as you keep on posting articles you will get better thus grab the attention of your target audience. These are vital online blogging tips that will for sure help you gain credibility and online image.
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Why SEO should be important for you

Many small business organizations have to face fierce competition from large business organizations. Therefore, already become liabilities if the business organization to design some innovative strategies for the process of taking a special place in the desired place. Therefore, they need to find out how to promote their business with effectively without spending a lot more money, like seo service.

There is only one way they can try for this purpose. SEO, Search Engine Optimization. This is how intelligent, effective and relatively easy to find a new business to survive this competitive industry. This article gives 8 reason to explain why small businesses should be more optimizing or use seo service a website with caution, some Reaching out to whom the target audience, Converting visitors to customers buying, building online reputation, Reaching top 10 search result in Search engines, or getting a global Going global customers, Low investment for high growth, dominate your competition, and Minimize risk.

You can create an interesting design. But that does not look good so good, if no one knows you exist. Yup, one more, use seo service.
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How To Creating Secure Passwords

One of the problems with passwords is that users forget them. In an effort to not forget them, they use simple things like their dog’s name, their son’s first name and birthdate, the name of the current month- anything that will give them a clue to remember what their password is.

For the curious hacker who has somehow gained access to your computer system this is the equivalent of locking your door and leaving the key under the doormat. Without even resorting to any specialized tools a hacker can discover your basic personal information- name, children’s names, birthdates, pets names, etc. and try all of those out as potential passwords.

To create a secure password that is easy for you to remember, follow these simple steps:

1. Do not use personal information. You should never use personal information as a part of your password. It is very easy for someone to guess things like your last name, pet's name, child's birth date and other similar details.


2. Do not use real words. There are tools available to help attackers guess your password. With today's computing power, it doesn't take long to try every word in the dictionary and find your password, so it is best if you do not use real words for your password.


3. Mix different character types. You can make a password much more secure by mixing different types of characters. Use some uppercase letters along with lowercase letters, numbers and even special characters such as '&' or '%'.


4. Use a passphrase. Rather than trying to remember a password created using various character types which is also not a word from the dictionary, you can use a passphrase. Think up a sentence or a line from a song or poem that you like and create a password using the first letter from each word.
   
   For example, rather than just having a password like 'yr$1Hes', you could take a sentence such as "I like to read the About.com Internet / Network Security web site" and convert it to a password like 'il2rtA!nsws". By substituting the number '2' for the word 'to' and using an exclamation point in place of the 'i' for 'Internet', you can use a variety of character types and create a secure password that is hard to crack, but much easier for you to remember.
   


5. Use a password management tool. Another way to store and remember passwords securely is to use some sort of password management tool. These tools maintain a list of usernames and passwords in encrypted form. Some will even automatically fill in the username and password information on sites and applications.

Using the tips above will help you create passwords that are more secure, but you should still also follow the following tips:

• Use different passwords. You should usea different username and password for each login or application you are trying to protect. That way if one gets compromised the others are still safe. Another approach which is less secure, but provides a fair tradeoff between security and convenience, is to use one username and password for sites and applications that don't need the extra security, but use unique usernames and more secure passwords on sites such as your bank or credit card companies.


• Change your passwords. You should change your password at least every 30 to 60 days. You should also not re-use a password for at least a year.


• Enforce stronger passwords: Rather than relying on every user of the computer to understand and follow the instructions above, you can configure Microsot Windows password policies so that Windows will not accept passwords that don't meet the minimum requirements.

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How to Get Backlinks Fast and Free

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Backlinks are the links on the web and on other websites which contains link and redirects that links to your website or in simple they contain your website or blog links.Backlinks are one of many factors which is used by google search engine.It helps in determining the important of a website or blog.The more backlinks you have more important your website is in the name of google and it will ranked high during searching by users.There are many ways of getting backlinks fast and free.

Here is a list of some website which can help you to get your backlinks very fast. You can run these links directly on your browser after replace “yoursite.com” with your site url this will index your fast faster and also give you backlinks on google , usually backlinks appears in google in a week.check it out

1. http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.yoursite.com


2. http://www.statbrain.com/www.yoursite.com


3. http://www.builtwith.com/?yoursite.com


4. http://snapshot.compete.com/yoursite.com


5. http://www.aboutus.org/yoursite.com


6. http://www.quantcast.com/yoursite.com


7. http://www.cubestat.com/www.yoursite.com


8. http://whois.tools4noobs.com/info/yoursite.com


9. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/yoursite.com


10. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/?url=yoursite.com


11. http://www.siteadvisor.cn/sites/yoursite.com/summary/


12. http://whois.domaintools.com/yoursite.com


13. http://www.aboutdomain.org/backlinks/yoursite.com/


14. http://www.whoisya.com/yoursite.com


15. http://www.who.is/whois-com/yoursite.com

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Google Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips for Blogs

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a technique used to improve the results, quality and quantity of traffic to your website from search engines. There are different search engines which have various impacts on market like Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask etc. some have global presence where as some are limited to specific geographical local area.

Depending on the use of search engines and the mentality of different internet users when they use search engines SEO’s evaluate their plan of action. Depending on this plan, they optimize the website in such manner that it increases in rank and search results, which will ultimately lead the surfers to their site.

Top 10 SEO Tips

1. Understanding the Geographic Boundaries of your market and accordingly managing TLD: If your primary market is Australia use .au and if it is India then use .in and host your domain on Indian servers


2. Domain name must contain Keywords; Use a keyword, which is related to your business in your domain name. Optional use of hyphen once or twice can be perfect but keep it simple and easy.


3. Content is the key: create as much as contain as you can related to your subject or product and use accordingly on different pages and by dividing it in to different sections.


4. Start Keyword research after the site content is ready: Use different tools on internet to gather information on hit and hot keywords of the year.


5. Decide primary keywords to use as main sub sections: Ideally, they should be 4-5 in number and then place them accordingly with the secondary keywords.


6. Sketch your Navigation System: When you have content and keywords, sketch your navigation system that will bring traffic to your website depending on the placement of keywords.


7. Rewrite content: this means framing the content by considering the search engine components, algorithms and working pattern.


8. Structure and format each page: each page of your content should contain fomrating, which is often recommended by search engines, and place all links, tags, images, Alt attributes correctly.


9. Proofs read and if possible get an opinion: When you are done with the content and formatting proof read it for the second time and get opinion from your colleagues.


10. Construct Site: when you are sure that, everything is in place and performs, accordingly it is time to host your site and be ready to reach your horizon.

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Are You Using Article Traffic To Build Your Subscriber List?

Article marketing is a very powerful and time tested marketing method that many successful marketing plans have been built around.

Using articles to advertise your products and services can help someone to establish a degree of credibility in the market as well as build a substantial network of backlinks to their websites and get targeted traffic in the process.

However one of the greatest mistakes that is commonly made amongst individuals who are new to internet marketing is that they do not build a list.

Why You Need To Start Building A Subscriber List From Your Articles

When I say building a list I am talking about building a list of subscribers that will provide you the opportunity to remind your visitors to come back and visit your site again and again.

The reason why building a list of subscribers is so important is because without it, you will have to continually get new visitors to your website if you want to have a lucrative internet business.

In addition to continually driving new visitors to your website, you will also have to contend with the fact that more than 90% of your sites visitors will not invest in anything on the first visit and most likely will not buy anything on the second or the third.

It has been noted that your average consumer needs to be shown an offer at least five to 7 times before they buy. On most occasions it will take even longer than that.

So the question is: “If you don’t have any way of contacting your visitors after their original visit, what happens to all of that traffic you spent time getting to your website?” It’s gone, and in all likelihood forever.

So building a list of subscribers is of the utmost importance if you genuinely want to get the most leverage from your article marketing endeavours.

There are 2 primary issues people have when it comes to article marketing and list building and they are:

1. Article marketing is a long term traffic strategy and will take time to yield substantial results.


2. How do you connect with your list properly so as to make your efforts worth it?

Leveraging Your Articles For More Traffic

With regards to article marketing being a long term strategy, this is true, however there are many ways to leverage your articles to bring in even more traffic.

You can convert your article into a pdf and upload your content to document directories. You can also convert your articles into video format and upload them to a good number of video sharing sites.

You can also convert your articles into podcasts and upload them to itunes and other podcasting sites for further market share.

Another thing you can do is take a few of your articles and compile them into a short report and upload your report to free download sites. These are but some of the things that you can do to truly ramp up your article marketing results.

How Do I Communicate With My List?

Article traffic is not only the best to communicate with, but it’s also the highest quality of subscriber that you can get on your list and here is why…

Subscribers who come from article marketing directories are used to reading. So when the time comes to send an email to your list you can basically use the same format that you did when you wrote your article, to your email.

Individuals who sign up to your list from article directories are about as qualified as a subscriber as you can acquire on the internet. Think about it, this person had to come across your article as a result of a search they did on a certain keyword or phrase and now they are on your list. Absolutely phenomenal.

So the question is: “Are you making use of article marketing to build your list?”

If not, I firmly advise you to get started right away as an email subscriber list will provide you the leverage needed to really develop a solid long term internet business that is profitable.

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Business Blog Posts Made Easy

One thing every entrepreneur and most small business people struggle with is too much to do and too little time to do it in. Our (yes I fit into both of those categories myself) plates are full already so the thought of having to add time to write content for a business blog can be enough to keep many businesses who could benefit from a blog from even getting started.

Effective business blog posts can be short and sweet!

I know exactly how that goes. My posting frequency here on SuccessCREEations has been erratic to say the least. I’ve gotten so “busy” with client work that I don’t post much at all. I would joke that “the cobbler’s kids have no shoes” and explain that’s why I neglect my own blogging.

Yet I tell my busy clients that blogging for their business is easy and there is time to do it because it’s an important part of their overall online marketing strategy. This weekend it occurred to me that I was being a bit, um, hypocritical telling business owners that they have time to blog if I’m not going to make it a priority myself!

The good news is, writing blog posts for your business blog doesn’t have to be some long, drawn out affair. They can be short and sweet.

I tell my clients that a business blog post only needs to be between 180 and 300 words to be effective. That means they only need to be a few short paragraphs, about the length of a typical email.

That means most business blog posts can be written in a few short minutes.

In fact, this post took me right at 10 minutes to write, including time to find the image and resize it, and is 329 words long, which puts it at the “long” end of a typical business blog post.

When posting to your business blog is made that easy, there really is time for it!

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Make Money Blogging

How to Make Money Blogging

In this page I want to share some information for beginners on how to make money blogging. For a very quick and broad visual intro – check out this Make Money Blogging MindMap which visualizes just SOME of the ways bloggers make money blogging.

First – let me start by sharing my own top Money Making Methods (updated regularly) but below that point you to some great resources and teaching on how to increase your income from blogging.

How I Make Money BloggingWhat follows is a quick summary of my main income streams from blogging. Before you read it though – keep in mind that every blog is unique in how it can make money. Some of the following income streams will work on some blogs a lot better than others – the key is to experiment with as many as possible and see what works best for you.

The following income streams (from a number of blogs) have helped me to earn a six figure income each year for the last 5 years from blogging. I’ve ranked them from highest to lowest.

I hope you find it useful to see the mix and variety of ways that I earn a living from blogging.

1. AdSense

AdsenseDespite not using it here at ProBlogger any more (here’s why) 

I continue to use AdSense with amazing effect on my other blogs. I have them all set to show image and text based ads and find that 250×300 pixel ads work best (usually with a blended design). I don’t have much luck with their ‘referrals’ program but their normal ads work a treat and continue to be the biggest earner for me.

2. Affiliate Programs

miscellaneous affiliate programsI run a variety of affiliate programs on my blogs – most of which bring in smaller amounts of money that don’t really justify a category of their own (but which certainly add up).

These include recommending quality products like these here on ProBlogger: Thesis WordPress theme, Yaro’s Blog Mastermind Coaching Program and How to Launch the F*** out of your E-Book (and others) as well as some great products on my photography blog including 123 of Digital Imaging, David DuChemin’s amazing Photography E-Books and Mitchell Kanashkevich’s great ebooks.

The great thing about many of these programs is that they are of such high quality that they sell themselves and I am being emailed from readers who sign up to them thanking me for the recommendation!

3. E-Book Sales

make-money-blogging-ebooks.jpgLast time I did a wrap up of how I make money blogging this category did not exist for me – I didn’t really have any of my own products to sell at all. However in the last year or so I’ve released 3 E-books – 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, The Essential Guide to Portrait Photography and Photo Nuts and Bolts: Know Your Camera and Take Better Photos. While these products all only sell for under $20 they certainly add up and some months this has been my biggest category of income. The reason they were only ranking at #3 in the last month was that I didn’t do a product launch (I wrote about one launch which brought in $72,000 in a week here). This is an income stream I see growing as I add more E-books to my range (expect 3 in the coming few months).

4. Continuity Programs

make-money-blogging-continuity.jpgThis is another newer category for me but one that continues to grow.

A continuity program is a site where you earn a recurring income from people who subscribe to a service you offer.

For me this includes two sites – ProBlogger.com and Third Tribe Marketing. Both programs are membership sites and generate monthly income from the thousands of members that they have as a part of them.

5. Private Ad Sales/Sponsorships

private-ad-salesPrivate ad sales directly to advertisers have fallen for me in the last year (they previously ranked #3 on this list). This is partly due to a change in my own focus but also partly due to the economy as it is. I should note that this area does vary a little from month to month depending upon the campaigns we’re asked to run – we’ve had a couple of months where it actually ranked #2 in the last year.

This includes ad sales of the 125 x 125 ads here at ProBlogger as well as a campaign or two at Digital Photography School.

6. Chitika

ChitikaChitka continues to be a great performer for me on my blogs. They traditionally have worked best on product related blogs although their Premium ad units now convert well on a larger range of blogs.

While I’ve focused a little less on Chitika in the last 6 months (mainly as I’ve released my own products and moved a little away from advertising) they do continue to perform well where I use them and over the time I’ve been using Chitika they’ve now earned me over a quarter of a million dollars – as a result I can’t recommend them enough!

7. Amazon Associates

Amazon’s affiliate program has been one of my big movers in the last 12 months.

I used to make a few odd dollars from it – however in recent times it has become a significant earner for me (in fact it’s now earned me over $100,000 since I started using it). Christmas time (and the lead up to it) is a particularly good time for Amazon – last December it would have ranked #2 on this list.

8. ProBlogger Job Boards

make-money-blogging-job-board The job boards here at ProBlogger continue to grow each month in the number of advertisements that are being bought. This enabled me to invest most of the money that they’d earned a while back into getting a new back end for the boards and to redesign them. These job boards now bring in over $1000 a month in revenue which is pretty nice considering that they are so low maintenance to run. They also offer a service to readers and add value to the overall blog.

The only problem that I face with the job boards is that there are so many bloggers looking for work that the demand for jobs far exceeds the supply. On the good side of things is that advertisers are reporting getting amazing quality of applications.

9. Speaking Fees

I get asked to do a lot of speaking and increasingly they are paid opportunities. I’m not able to do as many as I would like (mainly because I live in Australia and most of what I’m asked to do is overseas and I only travel 2-3 times a year) – however in April I did a couple of events and the income was enough to include in this list.

Other Income

In addition to all of the above there are many smaller incomes. Many of these are from smaller advertising programs that I test but none are big enough to really rate a mention here.

Useful Resources for Bloggers Wanting to Make Money Blogging

A lot has been written on the topic of making money online from blogs. There is a lot of wonderful information out there – but also a lot of hype and sometimes dangerous information.

Below are a number of articles that I’ve written exploring some of the different ways that bloggers make money.

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