Website Building Resources for Home Businesses

Published by Sean M. Lightfoot on Tagged Internet Sales, Affiliate Marketing, Real Estate Investing

Is your home business internet based or requires a website? Well it can be very beneficial if you decide to learn the basics of HTML and PHP and host your own account. Depending on others to maintain and update your site can be a pain.

If you’re into affiliate marketing, you may not need a website. I know some that use nothing but Adwords to sell their products. In the event you like to use squeeze pages and sales pages, you need webhosting and a little knowledge of website design.

It doesn’t take much, in my opinion, the hardest thing about setting a website using scripts and software is setting up databases and setting up permissions. And that’s not hard after you’ve done it once or twice.

If you plan on starting a blog, consider using one of the popular weblog software out there such as: WordPress, TypePad or Textpattern just to name a few. Personally, I prefer WordPress. I’ve found that it is very easy to find themes, plugins and widgets for WordPress that suit your needs. If you don’t know the in’s and out’s of PHP, a pre-developed software or script is the next best option.

Whatever you intend to do with you website, you will need webhosting. One of the top we-hosting companies is Hostgator. They are affordable and has various packages to suit your needs.

You’ll also need your very own domain name. I get all of mine from IPower.com. They have really low prices and offer discounts for bulk domain name purchases.

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