It’s been flat out … so far it’s just over 2 days since I took the plunge and finally got the domain and website setup. It feels like every second is spend thinking of new ideas and concepts - it is exciting, there’s no doubt!!
Of course, I haven’t made any money yet … but I have had that thrill of seeing the Google Robots have a look at my site. We will talk more about search engines later though.
For now, I just wanted a quick brief article with links to some useful websites that I’ve found so far in my quest to get setup. As mentioned previously, I’ve chose to start off by doing down the Affiliate Marketing Path … so my suggestions are related to that.
A good starting point to learn about some of the various programs and methods available can be found at the Digital Point Forums - here you find discussed programs such as ClickBank, Commission Junction, Adsense, Adwords, and much much more.
To get started on the web one needs a domain name and a reliable web host. Ideally you want someone who gives you everything you need - for me that host is HostPapa. For me having with some base in the UK was crucial - HostPapa were the one for me. On their best plan you can even get your domain name free. Best of all, they have a wide range of options that will suit your chosen method for getting your pages and content onto the web.
My chosen method of publishing content online is via means of WordPress.org - a powerful open source software suite that although designed primarily with blogging in mind has so many flavours and options that it is easy to setup a professional looking website. I would suggest that you need to be at least a little comfortable with technology to use this software, but, the best thing is that so many other users are enthusiasts of this product that there is a world of information and advice on all the tips and tricks.
For the less technical there is also a online based easy to use version - WordPress.com .
Needless to say, much of the last two days has been spent getting my sites up and running … I will write more as soon as I can … in the mean time, why not read this interesting UK based mainstream media article about ways to make money online.