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Get paid for all of your website traffic, no
clicks necessary!
Build a Website, Optimize it and Make Money, Plain and
Simple
Building a successful website is not quick and it
takes a lot of work. It is however, very rewarding once it starts
paying off. You can do it, but remember, it takes a long time. You
should be prepared to wait a year or more for your site to begin getting
a really large amount of traffic from the search engines.
The first step is to figure out what kind of site
to build and how you are going to monetize it. There are a variety of
kinds of sites. There are information sites that provide the user with
information, there are retail product type sites, there are interactive
sites, and even blogs. Your task is to figure out what kind of site you
can build that can attract a large amount of traffic. One of the keys to
success on the web is traffic. If you get enough traffic then you can
make money selling advertising products.
You can use keyword tools online to find out if any
particular subject is searched for often enough for you to obtain a
decent traffic flow from the search engines.
Once you have determined what kind of site you wish
to build and how you are going to monetize it, you need to get a domain
name. Get your own domain name; don’t end up on a free hosting service.
You need every edge you can get. No matter how small your niche is, you
are still competing with other sites for the traffic.
Put some thought into choosing a domain name. For
some kinds of sites you are best off finding a catchy domain name that
people will remember easily. Sites that seek out repeat customers for
instance would be candidates for such a domain name strategy. It might
help to have a keyword or keyword phrase in the domain name, but
probably only marginally.
Next comes choosing a hosting service. Your
website, which is nothing more than a set of files, need to be on a
server with a high speed connection to the internet. The important
things to remember when choosing a hosting service are that you need
good quick service 24/7 preferably, FTP access, a good control panel,
back up protection for your site, and that the service be reachable by
phone as well as email.
Now it’s time to build your site. You can learn
HTML and build your site in Notepad if you want, but if you would rather
not become adept at hand coding HTML, then you need to invest in a
WYSIWYG editor. (What You See Is What You Get). There are several
options, among them FrontPage and Dreamweaver.
I do not use any of the fancy stuff you can do with
Front Page. I just make plain vanilla websites because I am just
providing information and I think simpler is better. Try to make it as
easy as you can for your visitors to find what they are looking for.
Optimize your pages for one or two keyword phrases. Write for humans
because the search engines are getting good at spotting text written for
search engines, and they are just going to get better at it. The more
pages the better. Try to put at least 300 to 600 words on a page.
Now promote your site. Use every means at your
disposal. Use your signature file in your email to advertise your
website, and write articles for article directories. Start a blog.
Submit to website directories. Develop and implement a linking
strategy. Advertise offline. Participate in forums and utilize social
bookmarking sites. There is plenty of information available online
about all of these methods. And be prepared for a long wait. But if you
do all of these things you will succeed. It has paid off handsomely for
me.
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