How to Make a Website

A Course for New Webmasters

Wondering how to make a website? Are you itching to start your own but confused about how to begin? This dream is totally "doable." If I can do it, so can you. This chapter of Monday Morning Writers Group will be entirely devoted to helping the enthusiastic writer who is beginning with absolutely no technical skills to achieve his or her dream of publishing online.

Writing a quality website is a viable business plan and I'll share my extensive experience with you, the newbie, in this ongoing section of Monday Morning Writers Group.

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How to Make a Website:

What are you going to write about? You will have to sustain your interest for dozens, or possibly, hundreds of pages!
How to do the research to fine tune your theme and get visitors?
How will you ever learn the technical aspects of webmastering?
How do you get traffic?
How will you measure your progress?
How do you find or make images for your website?
How will you deal with copyright issues for written content and images?
How to research and learning the fine art of paraphrasing.
Why you should avoid "spinning" other's work.
How do you hook up to a webmaster community for support?
How do you find a quality webhost that won't leave you twisting in the wind?

I'm talking about residual income: The kind that you can turn over to someone else if you please. The kind that lets you take a vacation. The kind that doesn't depend on some technical guru, never depends upon your age, and continues even if you don't.

This isn't easy, and it is hard work. I won't fool you. However, if you are the kind of person who likes to do crossword puzzles, you will probably adore being an online publisher.

Give Yourself a Job

If you are reading Monday Morning Writers Group, you love writing. Very likely, you are now or have been in a writers' group, but ask yourself. . .

How many of your fellow writers' group members are actually paid for their words?

I'm willing to bet the answer is "Very few." What you earn as an online publisher will be in direct proportion to the quality and quantity of your content, served up with care, and mixed with time to grow your enterprise. . .and you can take that to the bank.

If you can put together a clear sentence, have a good work ethic and have a theme you are passionate about, you will be paid for your work - I gaurantee it. You could work your site alone, or start one with likeminded writers you know. Whatever way you choose, build your eCommerce website the tortoise way - sure and steady.