First step: Getting a website

First things first, you need a website. This is easily done and I will show you where to get one in a minute. What you need to now decide is what sort of content you will put on this site. If its a blog site, you can get them for free on www.blogger.com or www.wordpress.com, as well as countless other sites out there. If you want to create your own website, then you will need web space. This basically involves paying a company for some space on their server to store your web pages. These days, you can get sites really cheap so you shouldn’t have to break the bank to get some space.

A quick google search for website hosting and voucher codes will find sites linking to cheap hosting, who also have discount voucher codes. Thats a good tip because voucher codes usually save you a decent percentage of the full price.

For example, here’s a link with 3 months free hosting:

Cheap web hosting with discount voucher codes

Now, once you have webspace, you will need to come up with a domain name. A domain name is basically the address of your site. For example, in the address www.google.com, the domain name is google. Also, it is a good idea to try get a .com suffix on the end, as opposed to say .net, .org, .biz, .tv or whatever else your hosting provider offers. The reason for this is simply that when somebody thinks of a company name, the first thing they’ll search for is company name.com. Later on down the line, if you choose .net for example, somebody might come along with the same name and buy a .com address. This will inevitably result in your traffic being sent to their site instead of yours, and that is a headache you do not need!

Tip: Keep your web site name short. Nobody is going to remember “www.websitetomakeyoursiterankhighlyingooglesearchengine.com” so keep it short! Also, keep it relevant. If you’re selling flowers, don’t name it after electronics or car manufacturers! That just confuses search engines, which will in turn hurt your rankings.

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