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Web Design Tutorial
Realize there are only 3 functions of a website: To… a) sell stuff, b) sell other people’s stuff, and c) promote a &/or b! Then run and grab a free website template from Free Website Templates. Follow the rules and honor the copyrights.
Create a logo and slogan for your website. Not an artist? Scribble (literally) something in MS Paint and call it “abstract.” Type the website’s title a little to the right of and over the design in a very large font. Wah-La – You now have your very own “contemporary” logo design!
Fill in the website template with contact information and a mission statement for now. And be sure to place your new logo onto the template.
Build Your Products
To build a 100 product catalog in less than 10 minutes, create a free account at CafePress. Upload your logo to your CafePress’ image basket, and select the option to add this image to all products. Return to your website and create a link to your CafePress product page. (Click the link to see all 100 of your products that you get to sell!!)
Increase the size of your present catalog by joining Amazon’s free affiliate program. Amazon allows you to sell books, magazines, newspapers, music CDs, movie dvd, apparel & accessories, home & garden, musical instruments, office products, computers, cell phones & service, automotive, cameras, electronics, software, video games, furniture & decor, gourmet food, outdoor living, pet supplies, bed & bath, tools & hardware, shows, jewelry, beauty supplies, health and personal care, sports apparel, toys and games and baby supplies.
(Holy cow!)
Once you’ve joined, enter the theme of your website as a search keyword. Next, copy the links to all the products that show up onto your website!
Build the Content
To add 7 – 12 dynamically changing articles to your website, visit Content Infusion and select automotive, education, family, food / entertainment, personal wellness, healthy eating, decorating, home improvement, lawn / garden, making a difference, money, seasonal, senior living, travel / recreation, weddings / style content for your website — absolutely free.
To add even more free content, visit Freesticky and add free cartoons, competitions, entertainment, financial advice, the lottery, games, guides & directories, horoscopes and astrology, maps, message boards, news and industry tickers, photographs, software, tips & advice, and weather scrolls!
Promote Phase One
Visit ineedhits and submit your website to 25 quality search engines. And don’t forget Google (Google) – Yahoo includes the Google database in its search results, so your website will show up for Yahoo users too.
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A Good Read: The Web Designer’s Idea Book, Vol. 2: More of the Best Themes, Trends and Styles in Website Design
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Set up a link exchange program on your website and invite others to swap links with your website. Or use Linkalizer. Not only are you helping to increase your position in search engines by building a fat link popularity database, you’re also informing others about your website! Try to “swap links” with other websites in your customer base.
You can now take a break and prepare for your future duties of simple editing and updating. The hard part is over! (Current events can be found in our Web Design News section.)
