Designing your Site
Will you build your own site, or use a template?
Your web site is the most important part of running an on line business. Your site is really your store front, and a visitors first impression of your company.
Now it is time to create your web site. Don’t get discouraged, it is not as hard as it sounds.
Using templates and pre-formated affiliate links make this mainly a cut and paste job.
You are going to need to know some basics about writing web pages. If you don’t know anything about HTML it is time to learn. I would suggest getting some books, or just taking some on line tutorials on HTML. You just need to know enough to be able to cut and paste, and know where to cut and paste.
There are many free HTML editors available so I will not list them here. I will tell you that I used the free version of AceHTML to design my site.
Viscom Media - AceHTML
Download it, play with it, get to know web pages..
To view the pages you are designing you will need a web server on you computer. The best web server available is FREE. With a web server running on your PC, you will be able to test your site before uploading it to you hosted site.
Apache is an open source web server that runs on windows and Linux.
Apache Web Server
I suggest templates to start
It is rewarding to design you own site. To create something from scratch always gives me a sense of accomplishment. This is entirely up to you. Are you creative? Do you know how to design a web page?
Don’t worry if you answered no to both of those questions. There are many free templates available on line for you to choose from. To start I would search the web for some templates that interest you and play with them in whatever HTML editor you choose to use.
