I bought a few domain names for the first time, and my friend told me I should start with a blog type of site first. I would like to know where to start for this? How do I make my .info page a blog? Any feedback will help thanks!
register to blogspot it is very easy publishing platform and you can also configure there the .info domain.
you can choose blogspot or wordpress for blogging. If you bought domains wordpress is the best one. Buy good web hosting package too. Point your name servers. Then install wordpress on it. Install some plugins and start blogging. If you choose blogspot there is not need to buy hosting or install wordpress.
Ok, so the best way to start a blog is to go with wordpress. What if I want to do affiliate type stuff. Will I have to make a different website, or can I combine it all in one?
Hmmm, sounds like you are confused as to what affiliate marketing is. I would read some more on it. It can be incorporated into any website. For example, say you had a blog where you talked about NASCAR all the time. You might use an affiliate program to StubHub or Ticketmaster and your readers might be interested in buying tickets after clicking on one of your ads on your page. If they buy after clicking on one of your ads, you would get a commission of some kind. This is how affiliate marketing works. First thing first though... you need readers. Talk about things that interest you, more than likely those things interest someone else too!
You can combine it with your blog. Try to find the appropriate affiliate with the same theme with your blog
since you are new, I suggest blogspot. The problem is that blogspot does not have as many plugins as Wordpress, but it's easier to use.
I respectfully disagree with this post. Stick your neck out a little bit and learn how to setup a website. You'll be thankful you did in the future when blogspot, blogger, or even wordpress.com wants to hold your content for ransom and limit what you can do with your blog. Setting up a website is actually really simple, but it may seem like you are jumping in over your head. Don't hesitate to ask questions! What you need: Web Hosting (hostgator.com is a good place to get hosting) Domain Name (Look at Godaddy.com, use a coupon listed in the vouchers section of this forum, also, get a .com or .net, stay away from other TLD's) Once you get that setup, go into your cPanel (provided by your web hosting provider, go into Fantastico, install Wordpress... You will understand this after you get your web hosting and login to cPanel).
Thanks PHPGator for your help! When I get the ball rollin I'll have plenty more dumb questions I'm sure man. Again thanks for your help!
No problem, running a website is really pretty cheap. You are looking at about a $5 - 6 commitment starting out. The price of that will go up if you have tons of visitors, but ify ou have tons of visitors, you'll have tons of money in the bank too. Good luck, shoot me a PM if you need any help.
PHPgator hit it on the head... Learn as much as you can... But take note that you wont learn everything in one shot and thats perfectly fine... There are a lot of aspects of web design and it takes years..Yes YEARS to learn..
if you just need to learn and need some knowledge just using free host first i guess like blogspot or wordpress ..
I think wordpress would be great choice, as the userface and admin area are very easy to use. Also gret for SEO purposes. Hope this helps
Go with Wordpress if you've bought the domains already. Keep in mind that since your blog is new you will not be able to sign up with some affiliate networks until you have some consistent traffic to your blog.
Dude, just enroll with "30 day challenge" (google it). Its free, and it offers a great start for a newbie in affiliate marketing. You will learn how to choose your niche, setup a site, bring traffic to it, make money... good luck
Since you have bought your domains, check if your Cpanel has fantastico, if it does you can easily install wordpress and start off
I would say: 1. do a keyword research to figure out what term to target the most and 2. start posting as much as you can: http://makemoneyutube.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-find-high-paying-adsense.html
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