Easy ways to build a website that will deliver results without spending a king's ransom and get the results you desire
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Table of contents
Starting the website journey
You need a domain and a website host to start this journey. However, I presume we all understand that.
Next, you need a goal for your site. Is it to be;
- Company or personal page
- Your blog site
- A funnel
- Shopfront
Fundamentally these are all similar however you will start from a different angle
Your website building templates
Here we shall go into a lot more depth however you may consider these three approaches first up.
Word Press block builder
This is the most commonly used structure in every country and has over 40% of the market share. This even rises to 64% when you include Content management systems.
A recent upgrade titled Guttenberg bought this product a big leap forward making it even more popular in the market.
Certainly, it lacks in a lot of techy frills for the experts but the use of Plug-ins extends the use considerably.
This is not a toy as it is also used by over 50% of top companies displaying its real strength.
Site speed is really good and security is maintained using assistance products.
Using MS Word to build your webpage
This is not silly because Word is designed around your writing and obtaining superior results.
To make life a little better you can use a product called Grammarly that corrects all your mistakes and ensures that you deliver great content.
Not being an English expert Grammarly will tighten up my writing and help me deliver a better quality product.
One obstacle is that
Headlines don’t cut over so you need to redo all of them.
Wealthy Affiliate website builder
When you apply for a free site or pro-version of Wealthy Affiliate you get an included site builder.
It certainly helps in the set-up and spelling/grammar correction and it is very good as a starter pack.
It maintains a backup of your product so it is easy to edit at any time.
The paid website builders
There is a bundle of builders and they vary in price depending on what you want from them.
However, before shelling out those dollars try the free versions and see what you can do.
Having tried several versions I have found that I am more than happy with WordPress as my only builder.
However, I sometimes construct in MS Word and then copy and paste.
Is a blog site just a web page
The difference between these is really simple. Your website will open on the main page and allow you to then pick other pages you wish to view.
A blog site opens on the latest post or any post that is searched.
However, a blog site called a post is part of your website.
This is useful for sending readers to other pages. These could include Terms and Conditions, About me page, Pricing, disclaimers, etc.
When on a blog page viewers can see all your prior blogs set out in any order you choose.
For ease of reading your blogs are sorted into categories to make them able to be found.
You are reading a blog that has an address, however, you can find it on my home page at newbusinessonline.net
A funnel is a direct-selling media
This is a style of web page designed to take you from random access to a paid sale.
Funnels are used extensively as a high-pressure journey that gets your interest and slowly builds to a crescendo.
This is a step up from normal websites. I use Groove pages because they have a reasonable product at a low price base.
Some page builders come with a high price because they reason that you will make money so the price does not matter.
It is an area for the committed and not for everyone.
Your online shopfront
Here you can choose between WordPress using a Woocommerce plug-in
That is virtually free or built with a company like Shopify and paying a monthly premium.
Most times I would not recommend paying for your site however, this may be my one exception.
This is based on the ease of building a Shopify site with training rather than learning Woocommerce from scratch.
Yes an amateur can do it and it can be quite rewarding for the right person
Finding something to sell
The world is yours from virtual online products right through to real hardware.
You can sell direct, Dropship, or, gather affiliate income. Perhaps all three.
The only limiting factor is you and maybe money as well.
Make your plan and work it to completion.
Gathering further assistance
When you start a journey like this it is always good to have someone at your back. Internet marketing is such a massive field that we can never understand it all.
Determine what you want to do and focus your efforts around that with the exclusion of everything else.
Gather as much background as you can because the better informed the better the conclusion.
My summary
Building websites is now possible for anyone. There is no coding knowledge necessary and only simple computer skills are required.
However, the Web site is just a small part of the journey. You will be taken to new levels of knowledge that will give you a higher platform with which to make a success of your ambition.
Narrow your focus to a single channel and work hard until you get the results you demand.
Anything is possible.
Easy ways to build a website by Peter Hanley
