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Step by Step to Starting a Successful WebSite

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Summary:
Steps to start a website from start to finish


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step by step website, successful website, how to start a website


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So you have an idea and you want to create a website, but you just dont know where to start. Follow this guide to help you on your patch to running a successful website. <br>
  <b>Brainstorm:</b> Think  of the type of site you want to create and the site name. Your site name should  be catchy, easy to remember and relevant to the content of the site. <br>
  <b>Buy the domain name  and hosting.</b> You need to buy a domain name that matches your site name  (makes sense right?). this part can be frustrating as your idea for a name may  already be taken. Search for alternatives or hyphenate it or go with an  alternate suffix like “.org, .net, or .us”<br>
  Even though it maybe cheaper to go somewhere else for  hosting, buy the hosting from the same company you bought the domain from. It’s  just easier that way and tech support will be able to help you out more since  they can access all aspects of your account (if you need them)<br>
  <b>Work on the design  and layout of your site.</b> Even though content is the most important factor  to the success of your site, you need to be able to lure visitors in. if you  have a clean and appealing site, then visitors will stay longer on your site. Another  important thing about layout is here you will decide how all your content will  be organized for accessibility.<br>
  <b>Add content.</b> This  is where you wordsmith skills come out. Write, add pictures add whatever  content you can think of that is relevant to your site. Organize the  information in the view of the visitor<br>
  <b>SEO your site.</b> Search Engine Optimization is where you configure your site to be friendly to  search engine results. This will make you rank hire on certain search results. The  goal should be to listed on the first page on certain searched keywords.<br>
  <b>Test your site.</b> Check for bugs and loop holes in your site. Look for spelling mistakes, broken  links etc. you don’t want to discredit you site from the start.<br>
  <b>Add a Trend Analyzer</b>.  By adding this feature you can see where your visitors are coming from, where  they are located physically , how long they stay on your site,  and what information do they look for. This can  be very useful information when you decide to sell ad space on your site and you can then proove to your advertiziers the traffic you get to your site.<br>
  <b>Submit to Search Engines,  Advertise, Link exchange, One-way links: </b> Submit your site to be crawled by search engines. Do a  search for submit site or suggest a site and submit your site to those results.  This part is extremely important as you want people to find you thru the search  engine.<br>
 Advertise your site to search engine results like Google. This  is the quickest way to get traffic to your site. go to <a href="http://turkiyespot.com/http://turkiyespot.com/google.com/adwords</a></a>">http://turkiyespot.com/google.com/adwords</a></a> to start a  campaign<br>
 Link Exchange can be very tedious. Look for sites to swap  links with. You can even find sites that act like middleman where you can meet  other people who want to swap links. Just do a search for link exchange. Be  careful of who you do link exchanges with. Avoid: porn, gambling, and racial/hate  sites.<br>
 A one-way link program is where you pay a monthly fee and  you get a bunch of links pointing to your site. This can be a great way to  increase the popularity of your site. However, try to check the quality of the  links. Some programs have been listed a “link farms” and their links will not  count towards your Page Rank in Google. If you can buy a one-way link from a  high PR then do it. <br>
 <b>SEO your site.</b> You  have to tweak and configure your site so that it is optimized for search  results. As you gain more traffic you will understand the type of visitors and  what they are looking for. SEO it so you can rank higher on specific keywords. This is where your Trend Analyzer shines. <br>
 <b>Continue to:</b> Test  you site for broken links, add content on a regular basis, look for methods to  increase traffic for your site, get incoming links, etc.<br>
 Your site can never be finished. You have to continuously make  improvements and make your visitors experience unique. Look for feedback from  your visitors and add content relevant to your site. <br>