Before beginning go out and check the neighborhood, find out what other webhosts are doing with the
opportunities they have found. This is done by typing in key words related to the product into a search
engine and viewing results. When a person clicks and enters a site, all the information about that site is
available. If you are thinking of being a merchant site, Amazon and Ebay are great places to get ideas.
To begin with, a person needs an address (domain name). A domain name can contain a brief
description in the name. Look for a name that suits your product and is easy for people to remember.
Every address has to be registered and a name search done, so it is good to have a few alternates in
mind. Most hosting companies provide this service at their website for minimal cost.
After an address is found, a person can keep, sell or build (webhosting)at their address. To build a
website, a person needs site building software. This can be found at hosting companies or a person
can find their own. When choosing a webhosting company, try out their web building software. Web
building software is similar to word document software. Find out if you can take it for a trail period. I find
that I gain a lot by trying things out first. A good webhosting company should offer a tour or trial period.
The next step in putting up a website is choosing a pre-built or custom template (pattern). Does this
website building software offer variety in templates? Am I able to start with a blank template? Are the
tool bars user friendly and do I have variety?
Note:If you are planning to be an affiliate or merchant, look for software that is HTML friendly. A person
should be able to copy and paste links easily with good site building software.
The last step is to publish the site on a server. Webhosting companies use certain servers to find out
where you website is being published. If the server is down all the time it makes doing work on your site
harder. I use yahoo as my server and have not had a problem.
Another important component in building a site is the meta tags.
meta tags- A site description tool used and seen by programmers, editors and others. The meta tags
are not seen on the site. It is good to spend some time coming up with a complete site overview with as
many key words as possible that relate to your site. Appropriate meta tags help editors and web
crawlers find the most effective place for your link in search engines. Meta tags are hard to edit. The
first part of the meta tags is seen in search engines when viewers type in a domain name, so watch for
spelling errors. Find out what the web building software has for this important option.
Last of all, have fun with your website! My goal is to provide shopping banner links in mall format to
customers. With the webhosting tools available from Yahoo, I am making my way towards that goal and
learning along the way.
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