You are a savvy business owner with a good business running. However, you feel you could be doing more. You know you need a website presence but haven't had the time to get one up and running. Now is the time to put your plan into action and join other successful businesses that are profiting on the Internet. In this 3rd of a 4 part series on how you can save hundreds of dollars on internet marketing, we will discuss what you need to get your business online.
Server operating systems Linux distributions have been used over the past few years, and rose to distinction in this field. Netcraft, 2006, eight of the ten most reliable cheap hosting companies use Linux distributions account on their web servers.
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One more thing to consider: Often these sites will come with "Dirt cheap web hosting", for something like $6.99 per year. Think about it - would a TRUE e-commerce site that was getting tons of traffic and sales rely on lowest-bidder web hosting? Nope.
Never place pop-up ads on your website. A big part of web design is definitely integrating PPC ads to earn a few bucks, but having ads that pop-up and obstruct your visitors' view is just annoying. It will result in people not wanting to visit your site at all. Keep your ads simple; there's no need for wild pop-ups.
You will also need to find somewhere to host your new website. The people you bought your domain from will probably offer hosting services as well and usually will be discounted if you get it at the same time as your domain. To start with go with the shortest rental period that you can to test your idea. You can always upgrade at a later stage if you need too, if the topic you have selected is a hot one.
Okay, so you have your two choices. You've contacted the experts and they've all weighed in and given their opinions. You have a pretty good handle on what to do. But then somebody throws a monkey wrench into the works. An expert who originally went with one choice comes back and reports his updated experiences with that choice. Things have changed, either with the choice itself or with outside factors, such as a new choice being available. The expert then shares his new information and tells what he would do differently if he had to make this choice again. In other words, he has learned from his experience.
Domain names can be purchased at domain name registrars. Just use the search engines to help you find one that you like. Personally I prefer Godaddy, simply because they also offer very cheap web hosting which makes it super easy to get started with them.
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