Website Makers: Make Your Own Website 1-2-3
If you have a small business and want a website, you have two options: hire someone to design your
website, or build it yourself.
Obviously, it's going to be more expensive to hire a website designer. So, if you want to save some money
and make your own website, purchase an all-in-one website hosting and design package.
Many hosting packages include website design templates. The key is to find a host who has templates that you
can customize, so your business can establish a unique presence on the web. This is important.
Some web hosting companies offer free websites. These are fine for personal sites, but if you have a
business, it's smart to upgrade to their "Pro" package to remove their advertisements, which tend to make sites
look tacky. Many business owners like Jennifer Tresh will tell you that having a professional website can greatly help you
establish a good reputation.
You will usually get more features, like additional space to handle more website traffic, graphics, etc..
These, days, it's not hard to find a host for under $10/month. A small price to pay for advertising 24-7. We've
outlined 3 website building options below. Pick the best one for you.
1. Make Your Own Website
If you want to get a website for your business, but
you don't want to spend a lot of money, you can use a website maker called Yola to build a
professional-looking site yourself for almost no cost.
The process of building a website yourself can be really simple - when you have steps to follow and
templates you use to cut and paste text, graphics, video and more. You don't have to know or learn any HTML
code. The website maker does the hard work for you - all you do is give it the information you want to appear
on your new website.
First you choose a template. There are many to choose from, and once you find a design you like, you can
customize it even more by color and layout dimensions. You can even choose a blog format if you plan on adding
new content everyday to the site.
Use the free widget tool to add lots of cool
interactive features to your website like professional designers do. There are even widgets for placing
ads on your site (if you want to make some extra money) and for tracking where your visitors. are coming
from
You can create a free website using Yola or you can upgrade to a paid version (still cheap) for a bigger
site. You can use the Yola domain name or purchase a unique domain name to attach to your site for under
$20/year. It is completely up to you. You can purchase features when you start, or add them on later.
Get a Free Yola Website
2. Make an Online Store
Everyone loves Wordpress - it's so easy to use! And it's free! And now you can turn the Wordpress platform platform
into your own online store.
This website maker is ideal if you are a small retailer or artist who doesn't have website design
experience, but you want to save money by creating your own website. Unlike traditional Wordpress templates,
MarketTheme lets you give personality to your online store, so you can attract more clients.
How are MarketTheme sites different? Well, your website will look like a blog, but will act like a
storefront (or you can use the traditional "grid view" storefront display - your choice).
The program is easy to use and includes the desirable built-in shopping cart system (and yes you can
integrate paypal). In fact, there are lots of cool modules you can add to your store for free and a helpful
community if you ever have any questions. Click here to see
demo
