Joko Jun Website Tips
I decided to write down practical tips for potential website owners. The website tips will be direct about what steps had to be done and why. I will point out helpful links to tools and resources that can assist you in learning more about having a website which should help you to make educated decisions.
New Website Guideline
Simple 10 Step Process
Step 1: Getting started.
- Make a list of topics that you are interested in.
- Set goals and time (e.g. 60 days on a part-time basis).
Step 2: Choosing your topic.
- Research products.
- Find affiliate programs.
- Will it be profitable?
Step 3: Target keywords.
- Who is searching for what?
- What do they want?
Step 4: Writing content for your website.
- Who am I writing to and what do they want?
- What are search engines looking for?
Step 5: Hire a freelance web developer.
- Get your website designed and developed.
- Use simple website format, make it easy for visitors to find what they are looking for.
- Website should be designed to rank well with the online search engines.
- Setup domain name and hosting.
Step 6: Publishing your content.
- You should have be able to post content yourself.
- Updating your own website content should be easy.
Step 7: Promoting your website.
- Submit your site to search engines.
Step 8: Increasing your website's popularity.
- Regularly write and publish content.
- Exchange links with other websites of interest.
Step 9: Adding product links
- Join affiliate programs.
- Develop relationships with affiliate managers.
- Create your own product.
Step 10: Maintaining and automate your website.
- Build lasting relationships with visitors.
- Send newsletters with special offers.
- Promote, promote, promote (two articles a month).
Internet Marketing
Why are keywords important?
- It's how people search for things online.
- Search engines list by keyword.
- Tells you what people are looking for.
- Link between "what they want" and "where to find it".
Marketing reports are readily available online, see Overture.com or WordTracker.com.
Add Your Website to Search Engines
- Google.com
- Yahoo.com
- MSN.com
Most of internet traffic comes through these top three search engines. When your website is listed on search engines, it normally takes about 30 to 90 days to build a reasonable amount of daily visitors.
Join Affilliate Programs
Earn a little extra money with your website, join advertising affilliate programs like Google AdSense, AdBrite and Amazon.
More Website Tips?
That's it for now, the basics. When I get the chance, I will probably expand this section eventually.