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This resource provides supporting materials for City and Guilds, e-Quals level 2 Web site design. It contains exercises to help master the skills for assessments, and real life scenarios, practice assignments.... More >>

e-Quals Level 2 Website Design for Office 2000: Web Site Design

There are many people out there who want to start a work at home business, but they need to build a website and they either don't know where to start, or they think they can't afford it. It's a myth that you need a lot of money to start a home business website. Sure, you can pay to have one built for you, but you will find that you will want to make changes to it and you need to have the flexibility to do this yourself, otherwise you will also have to pay for modifications.

The first thing you have to do is choose a domain name. When it comes to domain names; size does matter. I made the mistake of picking a long name with a lot of dashes in it. This is not recommended. Try to pick something short and memorable. It's also a good idea to have the name of the product you are selling or promoting in your name. Spend some time brainstorming before you decide. You'll be glad that you did.

You'll also need a web hosting service provider. This is the company that stores the files of your website on a computer that allows Internet users to view it. You can usually acquire web hosting services for less than $10 per month. It is better to find a service with a fixed rate, because websites usually grow and require more storage space. For example, I use IPower, because they charge me the same rate no matter how much storage space I need.

It really isn't that hard to learn to how to build a website. You would be amazed at how easy it is once you get started. There are really two approaches to building a website:

Starting From Scratch
Starting With a Template

When I started my Work At Home Directory website, I built my own site using a simple template. There are many companies on the Internet with free or inexpensive templates. I've seen them as low as $25 - $65. I decided to use Microsoft Frontpage as my HTML editor, because I was already familiar with some of their other software products and I thought it would make the transition easier. Many of the HTML editors out there allow you to either use their editor, or to make changes to the code directly. After I got started, I found that I did a little of both.

There are two things I would recommend when starting to build your site. Get yourself a book on the subject, such as HTML for Dummies, and find someone that knows HTML, who can help you when you get stuck. When I started my website, my 15 year old daughter was a big help to me. She taught herself HTML when she built a Neopets website at the age of 13. I figured if she could do it at 13, I could do it.

There are a lot of teenagers and college kids with basic computer experience who can help you. If you don't know anyone, put up an ad at your local college saying that you will pay $10 per hour for someone with HTML experience who can help you set up your website. Paying someone $100 or $200 to help you, is a lot cheaper than paying $1000s for someone else to build a website, that you don't know how to make changes too.

After you learn HTML, you can be proud of yourself, because you will have learned a skill that can help you advertise your home business and earn money at home.

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You might think that your first requirement would be, "How fast can this software build my adsense website?" Not so! The first requirement for choosing website generating software should be the ease of use in relation to your computer skills and knowledge. The most fabulous website generating software in the world is completely useless if the person attempting to run the program lacks the computer skills to execute it successfully. Be honest with yourself when evaluating your own computer skills and choose a software program that matches your current skills. Remember, you can always upgrade as you learn and earn.

The second thing you should do is evaluate the claims made on the sales pages. If a website is offering a program that promises to build an adsense website fast, you must ask yourself the following 5 questions:

1. How believable is the claim?
If the program can generate the site in under 5 minutes, rest assured there will be a significant amount of prep work to do beforehand if the program is worth purchasing. Prep work isn't a bad thing, but it does add significantly to the amount of time that it takes to complete a website.

2. What is the percentage, if any, of scraped content?
Scraped content can give you a good starting point for your chosen keywords, but don't rely on it for good long term search engine rankings or adsense earnings. They say that content is king, but unique content is what will bring you the motherload of cash.

3. How much room is there for alteration in the look and feel of the website that is generated?
Search engines like unique sites with unique content. Be certain the website generating software program you buy either has options to give each site its own look and feel, or that you have enough programming experience and literary skills to sufficiently alter the code and content.

4. Will you have to make additional purchases in order to keep using your software?
Some website generating software programs are set up so that in order to continue making full use of the program you must make additional purchases. That could mean that your software will only generate an adsense website if you use a template purchased from the same company. You may also have to purchase upgrades to the software itself or purchase the instructional manual or videos.

5. Is the software program affordable given my current financial situation?
You can find every kind price range for website generating software on the internet from completely free to outrageously expensive. The key is not to go overboard in the beginning. It takes time to build your Adsense earnings up to a decent level, so pace yourself and your expenses until you begin earning a steady income.

Every internet marketer wants to build adsense websites fast and website generating software programs are a great way to give yourself a head start. After all, the more sites you have, the greater your earning potential. However, don't allow your enthusiasm and excitement to override your common sense. Start slowly and treat your online business with the same care and attention you would a brick and mortar business. You'll be glad you did.