Building Your First Website
Build a Website 101
You Will Build a Website In No Time Flat!
Building your first website can seem like a confusing and daunting task, at least that’s what
it felt like to me! My first website building experiences were not memorable all. I tried seven different free
website builders and decided against them after unbiased reviewers told me the websites looked unprofessional
and lacked functionality. In addition, when I started there wasn’t a central location to acquire website
building information and get all or most of my questions answered. That’s why I created
YouBuildWebsites.com.
Got Questions?
Most people have an endless number of unanswered questions such as, “Where do I start? Where
do I get help? What’s an HTML tag? What is a FTP? How do I acquire a domain name? Can I build a website without
knowing HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Quark or Adobe?” No matter what your question is, YouBuildWebsites.com is
dedicated to helping you build a professional looking website from scratch. If you have little or no programming
experience, don’t worry! Our top three website builders require absolutely no programming skills. Our mission and e have
chosen to accept it; is to help you build and then get your website online as quickly as possible.
First Things First
The first thing you should do prior to actually building your website is to define it. In
other words, “What type of website do you have in mind? Here are some of the most common themes:
(a) Informational Website
(b) Sales Page
(c) E-Commerce Website
(d) PPC Website
(e) Lead Generating Website
(f) News Based Website
(g) Blog
(h) Family Website
(i) Ministry
Website
(j)
Educational/School Website
(k) Artist/Musician Website
(l) Real Estate
(m) Medicine
(n) Business Website
(o) __________________Other
Never start building a website without giving careful consideration. You should think about
how you want your website to look and function and what information you want to provide to potential customers
in order to persuade them to purchase your product, use your service or sign up for your newsletter rather than
going elsewhere. The websites that keep people coming back for return visits and receive a high percentage of
referrals are the ones in which the design is crisp, clean and easy to navigate.
Your Website Is Your Open Book To The World
That would make your front cover your website header, your home page is your table of
content, your site map is your index and your page footer is your acknowledgments. Make sure that you include
these four elements as the foundation of your website. A well thought out and well organized website catapults
you above the masses that slap web pages together hoping for great web traffic but never get it.
Know Thy Competition
Here’s another vitally important website building rule, “When deciding on the type of website
you are going to build, always visit your competitor’s websites to see how they have laid out their sites, so
you can make yours better, whether it is just including more information about your product, or simply making a
better designed site.
Let’s Wrap It Up!
In summation, the keys to building your first website are quite simple:
(a) Decide the type of website
you are going to build
(b) Layout your website, (i.e.,
header, main page, navigation menu, footer, etc.)
(c) Research your competitors
website’s
To Your Success
Joe Elliot - YouBuildWebsites.com
Better known as “Average Joe”
I’m Not an Internet Guru
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