Starting A Content Sites for Beginners
Starting your own content based web site is an easy way to get an Internet business going and is one of the least expensive because continent is free to produce all you are paying for is the hosting and and domain name
Follow the steps below and you will be on your way to your earning money from your first Internet business
Step by Step Instructions
#1 First thing you have to do is decide on your theme.Your theme is very important and even more important is that you have good quality content that is Search Engine Friendly, this is called Search Engine Optimization (SEO). You can write your own content or obtain it for free from article sites but your own is always better.
Here is a couple of free article sites I use or you can Google your own.
Tip #1
You should pick a theme on a subject you are already knowledgeable about like a hobby or something that you are passionate about.
Tip #2
Article sites are also very important in helping your web site get found and by submitting your own articles to them you will receive free traffic to your site as well as increase your page rank and gain some credibility.
Tip #3
Some topics like loans for education and houses are highly sought after and can earn you obscene amounts of revenue because the company's offering the service are prepared to pay highly for leads but they are also the most used themes for that reason the competition is fierce making it very hard to succeed with them.
#2 Next you have to choice a web hosting client and domain nameWhen choosing your domain name it is a good idea to keep it simple and easy to remember also try and keep the domain name as relevant as you can to your theme. A domain names is simple your web address or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) ex; http://www.whatever.com
Choosing the right web host is not as easy as it sounds and will depend on a couple of factors such as your budget and knowledge of creating and publishing web sites.
If you are familiar with building and publishing web sites then you have a much larger selection to choice from and you choice will be based mainly on price and reputation of the hosting company
If you know nothing at all about making web sites or publishing to the web then you should choice a hosting company that has user friendly functions for beginners and offers an easy web sites building tool and easy publishing options.
There is one hosting companies that I know of which offer services perfect for the beginner and is the
one I use and strongly recommend. Homestead has everything you need to build your web sites and easily publish it to the web with no fuss and it is very affordable. At Homestead they have a very easy to use web site builder with thousands of templates to chose from and easy one click publishing. No special skills are required to use their services. Check it our for your self click here the link below
#3 Now you build your content siteOnce you have chosen your theme, found a web hosting company and decided on your domain name you can start putting your web site together. How you design your site is entirely up to you but just remember that you need to optimize your site so keep it simple, uncluttered and relevant to your theme.
If you chose web hosting from Homestead then you could always take advantage of their professionals web designers and get them to design your web site for you so you do not have to worry about SEO
#4 Next you will have to monetize your web siteBy placing elements like ads and affiliate links strategically thru out your web site you will be able to generate income thus eliminating the need to have your own service or products to sell even if you do have your own service or products they can help to bring in even more revenue to your web site.
Other ways you can generate income is by collecting leads for other companies that have services or products which are related to your theme or selling link space.
Placing ads on your site
In order to place ads on your site you will have to sign up for a publishers account with one or more of the advertising sites such as Yahoo or Google Adscence. There are plenty more you can pick from so you will have to decide which company's to join. I use Adscence from Google and recommend it because they are the biggest and best at it with easy copy and paste codes.
Joining affiliate programs
Affiliate programs are one of the most profitable means in which to monetize your site they can earn
you up to 75% commission on a sale of the product or service. below is some of the ones I use
Linkshare is one of the largest affiliate sites it is a must join click the banner below to join its free
Clickbank is another must join affiliate site and is one of the biggest you can earn up to 75% commission on sales generated from your referral link.
Tip#1
Do not over monetize your site with advertisements and affiliate links
#5 Getting traffic to your siteNow you have your web site up and running you need to get traffic to it and increase your page rank so your web site will be indexed and show up in an organic search results with the major search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo.
Things you can do to increase your page rank are submitting to press release sites, submitting to articles sites, joining social network sites, creating a lens on Squidoo and submitting your site to link directories.
Tip#1
Buying good quality one way link is the easiest and quickest way to increase your page rank as well as getting extra quality traffic to your site.
Something to remember is that 1 link from a web site with relevant content to your web site and a high page rank of 5 or more is much more usefully then having thousands of links with low or no page rank and pages that are not relevant to your content. Here is a site I use for my links Text-Link-Ads they will customize a proposal suited to your theme
Tip#2
Start a lens with Squidoo based on your theme its totally free to join and you can even earn royalties from them. Squidoo in my opinion is a must join for getting quality traffic to your site and increasing your page rank it will also increase your credibility. Get your free account at Squidoo
Tip#3
Submitting your web site to link directories is very impotent to gain good quality back links but is very time consuming as you have to manually submit your site to each link directory individually but their are some services that you can pay for that will do all the hard work for you her is a link to one I use and recommend Directory Maximizer.
