Creating your First Web Site the Easy and Cheap way

        Creating Your First Website

The Cheap and Easy way

by Emmanuel Alcime
Date:10/21/2013

Creating your own website is both cheap and easy these days, and is a great way to boost business. Instead of reaching only customers local to your shop, you can attract an far wider audience with a web presence. Customers who would otherwise have no idea your business exists will find your services or goods and if they like what they see, they'll spend their money with you rather than your competitors
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Of course, it isn't only businesses that need websites. You might run a club which could benefit from a website to give up-to-date information on how to join, as well as a place for members to read the latest news and interact with each other. Alternatively, you may want to create a website to give people all the information they need about a big event such as a wedding: locations of the church and reception, directions, nearby hotels, a guest book to sign and more.

The good news is that these days you don't need to understand HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other programming languages to build a website that looks fabulous and ranks well in Google. Even better is that it doesn't cost the earth, either. If you don't mind a few adverts on your site, there are many places where you can sign up for a completely free package.

However, if you want your own personal domain name such as www.zapphtml.com rather than www.zapphtml.wordpress.com, you'll need to spend a little money per month. This will also give you the benefit of more space to store your website, an email address such as emmanuel@zapphtml.com, higher bandwidth limits (so more people can visit your site) and no unwanted adverts on your pages.

If you plan to sell products on your site, it pays to choose the right package as some are much better than others. Some are suitable for only a few items, while others are built for importing huge product catalogues. If you're selling on a small scale, it's sensible to use PayPal or Google Checkout as this saves money on a merchant bank account, and you won't even have to pay a visit to your bank.

Here, we'll show you how to create a website from scratch using Jimdo's Pro package, which costs £5 per month. It's ideal for novices as it's very easy to use. We'll also explain how to list items for sale and how to ensure your site appears in search results so people will actually find it. You should be able to build a simple site in under half an hour, so there's really no excuse not to give it a try.

How to create a website with Jimdo

1. Browse to Jimdo's website and you'll see prominent boxes for choosing a free website name and entering your email address. As it's a free website, the domain will end with .jimdo.com. If you'd prefer something more personalised, and don't want adverts to be shown automatically on your site, you'll need to sign up for a Pro or Business account

Read more:http://www.jimdo.com/

And if you want to code your own website read my tutorial:http://zapphtml.com/