Make Your Own Web Site For Free
But you should ask yourself, what do
you want you web site to do?
It is pretty straight forward but a lot of people only knows
they want a web site but aren't sure why they want one or what
kind of website.
If you don't already know, you need to figure out exactly
what it is that you want your web site to do. What kind of
stuff you want to put on it? Who are your targeted visitors?
Let's take look at the different type of web site and listed
below are some of the most popular types of web site.
Different Type of Web Site
The Portfolio or CV Web Site
This type of web site has a simple goal. It's an extension
of the business card format, and is directed at getting people
to call you if they're interested in your services.
It could just be an archive of the articles you have written
for various publications or can be a listing of the jobs you've
had. The objective is to get yourself work.
This type of websites can be effective. You are likely to
get some jobs if they find your site providing useful
information regarding what you, ad not just about you
alone.
The Business Card Web Site
For some, you may want to make your own web site because you
feel the need as a duty, and not because they really need
it.
If this the case, then it's perfectly justified to put
design a simple web site with nothing more than your name, your
business name (if any), and your email address.
You may also include your physical address and your contact
number, if you feel comfortable with it. The key idea here is
to at least put up something for someone who happens to be
looking for you with a search engine.
However, you have to understand, though, that these kinds of
sites can be equally helpful as well as frustrating. Your
friends or co-workers may be excited to find your site, only to
say "Oh... is that all it has?"
Customers, who wanted to know more about your products,
services and pricing will have a tendency to get upset. Going
to your website but finding it incomplete makes work for them
when they have to ask you about these things, and for you when
you have to answer.
The Brochure Web Site
With this type of web site, they're often-mocked in web
design, but they're not really that bad: brochure-style
websites simply reproduce the kind of material you would send
out in a brochure to an interested customer, which are complete
with technical information and pictures. You give the customer
your contact information instead of actually doing any business
online.
This is in fact the only way to work for many industries.
When it comes to services, especially, there are things you
just can't do with credit card processing and shopping carts.
These kinds of websites are especially prevalent among
businesses with a more local focus.
The Ecommerce Web Site
Either you're selling a service over the web, or selling a
product that need to be shipped, an ecommerce site works really
well and e-commerce websites are very powerful. You can sell
your product direct online, cutting out whatever middlemen
there might be.
The Content Web Site
Content web sites are ever more popular, since they are
providing useful information which can be monetized by
surrounding them with ads. That's the whole business model in a
nutshell, but it works surprisingly well. The more writing you
can do (or get), the better it works for you.
If you want, you can even leave off the ads and put up a
small button asking people to donate to your site if they found
your information helpful - people can be nicer than you'd
expect.
The Community Website
Finally, among the different type of web site, community
websites are the most often-ignored forgotten. It might be
geographical (serving people who live in the same town), or it
could a hobby community or an interest (example a forum for
people who really like a certain game or TV show).
Community websites can be sticky and fun to participate in,
and they can make a lot of money if you can find advertisers
who are interested in the very specific audience your site has
got.
You might even be able to charge people for membership fees
if your site gets popular! Even if it stays small and free,
though, it's nice to have a web community to call your own, and
you're likely to benefit in all sorts of ways that you wouldn't
expect. Enjoy and make
your own web site for free.
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