Choose a Good Title

These might seem unimportant to most people but this is the first thing that your human visitors as well as search engines look for. Write a short sentence for your title. Having one or two words really doesn’t tell much about your website. If you are stuck about thinking for a good title, go to Google Keywords. It is a free tool to use. Choosing a high traffic phrase for your title can mean more visitors to your website. Alternatively, take some time to think of a good title for your website.

Research on Your Website Topic

Taking some time to research on your website topic can work wonders for you in the long run. Be sure about what you want to write about. This is especially important when you have a blog on your website. You need to decide what your blog or website is about. If your website is about weight loss, make sure you know enough about weight loss before building a website. Doing some reading about weight loss reading weight loss blogs are some examples you can do before adding content to your website. Mind you, do not plagiarize!

Keyword Research

You might have heard this before but keyword research must not be underestimated this days. Having good keywords in our website can help promote traffic and boost your search engine rankings. Building a website using non specific keywords may be alright for you and your human visitors but not to search engines. Search engines are constantly looking for new content based on specific keywords. Again using the Google keyword tool can help you decide which are good high traffic keywords.

Monetize Your Website

I am sure you must have heard of this. Monetizing your website basically means making money with your website. One way is to join an affiliate program. An affiliate program basically means you earn a commission for each product you sell for others. The best and easiest place to start choosing products as an affiliate is Clickbank. You can also monetize your website by adding Google Adsense to your website. Google Adsense helps you earn when someone clicks on a Google sponsored link located on your website.

Drive traffic to your website

I have explained certain things about driving traffic to your website above but there is a lot more to driving traffic than it can be explained in this entire article. To make this as brief as possible, I’m not going to discuss the details of driving traffic. Some simple things you can do is to write articles and submit them to article directories, participate in blog discussions and forums and leave your links or forum signatures there. Join social networking programs and add links or content that lead back to your website. Pay-per-click advertising is also another excellent way to drive traffic.

Conclusion

Most websites don’t get traffic and don’t earn any money unless done in the right way. If you were to follow the simple instructions noted above, you are on your way to building a website that works for you.

Wishing You Success,

Bryan Wong YH

When having a website built, it’s great to think of how you want your website to look…most designers will appreciate you having a “vision” for your site. However, do not let your vision overshadow your purpose for building the website. If you do, the site will could end up falling short of, not only your needs but also, your expectations. So, how do you avoid that pitfall? Well, in order to build a website that works—literally and figuratively—for you, the site must be functionally correct first and the visual elements used should work with the functionality.

Functional For Site Visitors & Site Owners

It is critical to keep the purpose of the website you’re building at the forefront of your mind. That’s to say, what do you want site visitors to (be able to) do while visiting the website? Are you building a community site where you want people to interact? Maybe you’re looking to sell products. Or perhaps you’re a business owner or non-profit organizer and just need an online presence so people can learn more about what you do. They’re all valid reasons to have a website built but the functional requirements for each is different. The community site needs an element that will allow site visitors to communicate with each other but the product site needs a way to process transactions and the online presence site simply needs to be informative.

Seems simple enough, right? Well, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t.

 Many of today’s websites serve multiple purposes. Some large sites may even have different purposes for different sections or pages within the website. That may result in the overall site needing a variety of functional capabilities—search result generation, form submission, multimedia interfacing, e-commerce, or even customized databases. Therefore, asking yourself, “What do I want site visitors to do / to be able to do on my website?” may seem like an easy-to-answer question but it really is a question that anyone wanting a website designed should seriously consider before contacting a web designer.

Beautiful AND Smart Design

Once you have clearly thought out the functionality requirements for your website, then you can turn your attention to how you want your website to look. Here’s a look at some things to keep in mind as you’re imagining how you would like your website to look:

• Use The 3-Click Rule Whenever Possible.

The 3-Click Rule is an unwritten rule that many professional designers adhere to when designing website. The rule states that it should not take a site visitor more than three clicks to get to a particular function. Translation: Make sure that the website’s navigational structure you decide on for your site is super simple. If it takes more than three clicks for a site visitor to get to a particular link or page, it isn’t likely the site visitor will get there. Instead, most will give up and move on to the next website in the search engine results.

• Don’t Fight What The Consumer Has Been Conditioned To Do.

Web users are accustomed to going to certain links and locations to find certain information. For instance, most web surfers automatically look to the left or top of the screen for main site navigation options; site users have also become increasingly used to being able to click on a company logo to get back to the homepage. Don’t fight these web surfer design preferences…go with it! The exception: You can consider straying from these “norms” if you’re attempting to create a specific surfing experience for your site visitors.

• Plan To Add Purposeful Content!

Don’t just put text on your website for the sake of “having something up there.” Site visitors will see right through fluff copy…especially if you attempt to fill the site with keywords to improve your search engine ranking without providing valuable content along with those keywords.

Also, think about how you speak to your site visitors. Your tone and writing style that you choose should fit the overall purpose of your site as well as the “vibe” you want site visitors to have when visiting the site. For example, if your website is going to be the equivalent of an online brochure, make sure that the design and text read as simply as a brochure would. If your site is geared towards children, use age-appropriate wording. Or, if your site is supposed to be a profit powerhouse, generating thousands of dollars each month from product sales, make sure that you have copy that sells on every page intended to sell site visitors on your product / service. FYI: Hiring a professional copywriter or working with a website design company that provides copywriting services can come in handy here!

Finding The Right Web Designer For Your Website

Once you have determined the basic functionalities of the website you’d like developed as well as some of the aesthetics you’d prefer, the next step is to find a professional website designer to actually build the website for you. The best way to begin is to ask friends for a referral but do not stop there. Website designers have different capabilities and specialties. The referred website design company may or may not be the right provider for the job. So, the next step should be to find one or two other potential website designers. When selecting designers for your short list, keep the following in mind:

• Budget & Price: Have a budget range in mind for your website that’s appropriate for the functionalities your site requires. Let your budget determine the designers who you consider for the job. However, the designer who wins the project should be determined first by their ability to design the website as you envision and second by price.

• Professionalism: Take note of the professionalism of the provider during phone conversations and / or email correspondence. It’s indicative of what the experience of working with them will be like.

• Work Samples: Request to see work samples but do leave room for some speculation. Work samples, unless created specifically for you, are always the result of the provider’s client’s preferences and not solely the designer’s abilities. Designers can make suggestions to clients for how a website should look or operate but in the end, it’s what the client prefers that goes.

• Value-Added Services: If you will be requiring more than just web design to make sure that you have an optimal website, consider finding a provider that offers value-added options. Some value-added services that design firms sometimes offer that simplify website operation or improve website effectiveness include website hosting, website maintenance, domain services, copywriting, and search engine optimization (SEM).

When you find the professional designer that you want to work with, explain what you have in mind for your website in detail, including your functional requirements. Then, be prepared to listen; a true professional designer will have additional questions to clarify your “vision” as well as insight about what else you may need in order to have the website look and operate the way you want it to.

The final tip for building a website that works: Be open-minded to all of the designer’s suggestions. You don’t have to go with all of the design firm’s recommendations but you should at least hear the designer out. Remember: You’re hiring a professional web design firm because of its expertise and creative abilities! Don’t cripple your designer by not allowing for at least some free flow of ideas. After all, the designer is the professional and there’s always more to beautifully designed and user-friendly websites than meets the eye!

In today’s technologically driven society just about anyone can build a website but not everyone can build a website that works. The reality is that while there are many affordable tools and services available, there is a large number of website that are just sitting on the shelf collecting dust. Just because you can build a website doesn’t mean that the world is going to beat a path to your site. Understand that your website is like a needle in a haystack. How will you drive traffic to your website?

You can drive traffic to your website through various marketing method such as Paid Per Click (PPC), Banner Ads, etc… The problem with most online marketing is that they can be very expensive. When you are operating on a shoestring budget it is essential that you build a website that is optimize for the search engines. You can save a lot of advertising dollars by ensuring that all your web pages have quality keywords. Keywords are words or phrases that the world uses to find what they are looking for in the haystack (World Wide Web).

Getting the world to view your web pages may not be important to you. Great! All you need to do is find a reputable hosting company, register a domain name, singed up for an account, build your site, and then publish it. Note that publish it does not mean that your website will be viewable to the world (remember the needle in the haystack). Yes, building a simple website is that easy. Just make sure you find a hosting company that offers domain name (your website name) registration, hosting, and site builder tools.

Some site builder tools require a steep learning curve. If you are not HTML (Hyper Tex Mark Up Language) savvy look for site builder tool that used the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) method to create your pages.

To build a website that works require some upfront planning. After deciding what niche you want to pursue, you will need to come up with a name for your website, build a keyword list, register your website name, signed up with a hosting company, and submit your website to the search engines. All of this can end up costing you quite a bit. Although there are many hosting companies out there touting free this and free that, my experiences with these types of company are generally poor.

The average registration fee at Go Daddy is about $8.99/year for each domain name. Some company will offer a site builder for free others may charge you for that feature. Expect to pay approximately $97 if you use Go Daddy. Hostings are generally sold on terms bases. The longer the term the less you can expect to pay. Go Daddy charges about $76 for 12 month. So between your domain registration, hosting and the site builder tool you are looking at roughly $182. You will still need to find a keyword tool. Google has a free tool you can use. I prefer to use Word Tracker, which is a monthly subscription program. Finally, you might want to use a simple photo editing software such as Photoshop Element or Paint Shop Pro.

In summary, building a Website That Work is going to cost you. However, you have control over how much it cost you financial and emotionally. All you have to do is figure out exactly what you want the website to do, identify the resources that you will need, establish a budget, then go build your site. It is that simple!

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Web Design:

The web design is an essential element of every website, the layout of a page, typography, color schemes, usability are some critical aspects that a designer or developer keeps in mind while making a website. A sloppy website may not be able to attract many visitors, as users tend to seek attractive and informative websites. Some well developed websites leave a strong impact on the visitor, and makes him visit it again. In the recent decades website industry have flourished well, as businesses preferred going online in order to reach global customers. This paved a path for new businesses to come online to form a bridge between the designers and clients facilitating them both. This concept is called Web Design Quote where the designers and businesses or clients interact with each other.

Web Design Quote:

A web design quote is the process using which the businesses can ask for prices for their dream new projects, or new B2B and B2C ventures before they commit any money to the venture itself. This gives them the liberty to get carefully tailored estimates for their new online ventures, without actually putting in any deposits because basically a web design quote is a free service being offered by almost all web design firms across the world. The basic idea of a Web Design Quote is that the businesses that are looking for professional web designers for their websites login and post their projects, the designers on the other hand, pick the projects of their choice and place their bids. The businesses then have an option of selecting the appropriate bid. In this way Web Design Price estimate gets beneficial for both the business clients and the designers.

Another great advantage of Web Design Service is that the businesses do not have to look out for a good developer in their area; they have an opportunity to get services of designers from all over the world, this enhances the quality of work. On the other hand the developers do not need to market themselves and look for projects of their choice; instead they can choose from a list of projects though Web Design Quote Request process.

Designers and businesses are not charged through Web Design price requests, rather they have to pay a minimal percentage from the transaction of the projects. This again varies from platform to platform and some platforms where you can request web design quotes do not have any fees for joining or bidding. In addition, the designers have the right to keep the client for life.

The process is simple, the businesses / developers register with Web Design Quote platform, fill in the form that requires basic information about the business or developer, mode of payment, experience (in case of developer), purpose etc. The profile is then created and the members are free to interact with the respective members throughout the world. Web Design Service Platforms offers different categories of developers and designers for businesses and different categories of projects for designers to choose from.

The idea of Web Design Quote became popular worldwide as it provided a cheaper and effective way for designers as well as businesses to interact with each other. With in the past few years, thousands of businesses and developers have benefited from it. Along with professional developers Web Design Platforms provide a wonderful opportunity for developers and students who just started their career.

E-Commerce Web Design Quote:

One type of Web Design Quote is called E-Commerce Web Design Quote, the difference being here is that instead of interacting with the developers, the businesses directly put their requirements on the websites that offer E-Commerce Web Design Quote, and they are offered the quoted rates according to their specifications.

Ecommerce Web Design Quote is specifically more suitable for businesses that have less web designing and web building requirements, all they need to do is to place their specifications and get the respective rates.

Content Management Web Design Prices:

Content Management Web Design is considered to be the future of web designing, since entrepreneurs don’t want to waste their time in running after web design companies for minor updates. Content Management Web Design provides the solution for such business owners, some of the key features of Content Management are listed below:

· Adding / removing /editing of pages

· Updating content within each page

· Addition of images where needed

· Updating contact information

· Showing updated listings

· Adding new tips on the industry everyday (The spawn of blogging).

· And many extra features

For some organizations hiring a permanent designer may be more expensive than hiring an outside company who takes care of the company’s website. A well implemented Content Management Web Design can enhance the role of a specialist. While some people claim that the designers and developers will suffer from Content Management Web Design, as it would make them idle. The statement is wrong, because more companies offering Content Management Web Design will open new opportunities for web designers and developers, as these companies would need them; hence in broader view point the final out come of Content Management is quiet promising.

The prices of Content Management Web Design vary from services to services that the companies offer, a business opting for more services is charged accordingly, but the outcome is worth it.

Simple Website Design Estimate:

No one can really tell the exact prices of Simple Web Designs, as the prices vary according to the specification and the requirements of the website. It might seem a little complicated, but usually designers and developers charge according to their skill and experience and the complexity of website; therefore there is no exact Website Design Estimate. However an average estimate can be drawn on the basis of the rates of many companies. They are given below:

Basic Simple Web Design $350 – $800 for homepage and $75 – $100 for each extra page

E-Commerce Web Sites $1300 – Up

Custom Application (ASP, Perl, PHP) $1200 – Up

JavaScript Programming $75 – $200 per Script

Flash $100 – $500

Database Development $1000 – Up

Search Engine Optimization $50 – $100 per page

Search Engine Submission $300 – $500 per 50 search engines.

Again, as mentioned above these rates may change from project to project and from designer to designer.

Flash Web Design Price Range:

Again there are no fix rates for Flash Web Design, as they vary from designer to designer and the complexity of the design, new designers may charge very cheap for simple projects, whereas professional and skilled designers may charge very high. Based on the analysis of rates offered by different websites for Flash Web Design, an estimated range of rates can be drawn.

Usually the Flash Web Design Price Range can be from $5 to $5000.