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If you’ve never built a website before and clicked right to this post in hopes of finding out how to build one, you’re out of luck!

I’m not going to teach you HTML. That’s just WAY out of the scope of this series.

If you want to use HTML but aren’t real great at it, you can always grab some website templates By CLICKING HERE. They’re completely free and make for a great looking site!

HOWEVER…even if you’ve NEVER, EVER built a website before and don’t think you can manage to figure out a template (even though it’s extremely simple), there is a way to get a site up and running quickly by using WordPress.

That’s ONE of the reasons I was so adamant about getting your reseller account.

If you go to your cpanel, you’ll see…clear down at the bottom…Fantastico.  If you click on that, you’ll see a whole list of things that are ready and waiting for you…just takes a click to install them!

One of the things on that list is WordPress…and all it takes is one click and you have it installed!  As a matter of fact, most versions of Fantastico allow you to have multiple installations of it!

SO…if you’ve never done a website before, you can use WordPress and still come out with a VERY nice looking site. If you want a great resource that takes you by the hand and leads you right through WordPress then I have something for you. It’s a free set of tutorials from Alex Syseof called Expert WordPress.  Grab it if you’re going with WordPress.

A friend of mine, Mike Paetzold, also has a blog dedicated to teaching people wordpress. You can check out Mike’s blog here at WordPress Made Easy

Whether you use pure HTML, some pre-made templates or WordPress, the whole KEY to this post is to GET IT DONE!

I can GUARANTEE you won’t make a dime until you GET IT DONE!

Look…you’re NOT looking for perfection here…chances are, once you start getting traffic to the site, you’ll be changing it a little anyway. What you ARE looking for is a way to build a site that’s FAST, EASY and EFFICIENT for YOU…not anyone else!

Here’s why that’s so important:  once you get this first site done, you’re naturally going to want to bask in the feeling of accomplishment you have from getting it done. That’s only natural!

You’re gonna want to watch the new site every day and worry about all the traffic stats and everything else you can think of to worry about.

Here’s something hardly ANYONE tells you.

ONE  site will not make you a bunch of money and one site will NOT make you a good, solid, recurring income!

THIS METHOD has been specifically designed over the last 8 years to provide that good, solid, recurring income that’ll make ALL the difference in your life.

It’s like that old saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”

By having many, many sites in many, many niches…you’re following that great advice exactly…and you will profit handsomely from it.

SO…let’s get back to the main site.

No matter how you decide to build it, your main site HAS to have a few very critical things.

1. You HAVE to use those keywords you worked so hard on back a few posts ago as your keywords for each page.  Your main site will have 10 of your original articles on it.  Make SURE that each page contains 1 article and that page is key worded for that article.

2. You HAVE to have a header that INSTANTLY tells your visitors what the site is about. It HAS to be a header that isn’t gaudy and doesn’t take up too much room.

3. You HAVE to give your visitors a way to navigate around the site that is VERY obvious and VERY user-friendly.

4. You HAVE to have a way to create a small community…a forum works like a charm!  You have a FREE one in your Fantastico.

5. You HAVE to have an easy way for your visitor to bookmark your site so it’s easy for them to visit you again.

6. You HAVE to have a link to your Blogger blog.

7. You have to have a way to capture your visitor’s email address.  Link them to another page that gives them a free report about the topic and offer them a free newsletter in exchange for the email address.

The secret to having all these links on your main page is to NOT make the page look cluttered or too busy.  All the actions you want your visitor to take HAVE to be above the fold…so they don’t have to scroll to see any of the things you want them to do.

Get this process down in your head, because EVERY site you do will have all of these characteristics.  WHY?  Because they work and have worked for years on end and WILL work into the future.

HERE’S AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT A SITE SHOULD CONTAIN:

#1: Good instantly explanatory header with the keyword laden title in it

#2: A catchy link to the forum

#3: Easy Navigation to all the articles

#4: Easy way to bookmark your page so they can easily return

#5: Your Tell-A-Friend script

#6: Link to Blogger blog

#7: Link a name capture page

#8: Link to your sales page

At first glance, that seems like a LOT of work. Actually, it’s just a matter of putting the pieces together and adding a few links.

Here is a good Tell-A-Friend script along with the “Bookmark This Page” script.  Both the bookmark script and the tell-a-friend is merely a snippet of code you paste into your page where you want it to appear.

The forum is FREE in Fantastico and takes about ½ an hour to set up.  We’ve included a short video on exactly how to do this.

MAKE SURE that you understand the power of each of the elements of this main page…because they will make for some very happy visitors who turn into very happy customers.

The forum helps you create a community based around your niche…and guess what…each time someone posts their favorite tip or trick or technique on your forum, your site has just had some ORIGINAL CONTENT added to it!

The Tell-A-Friend script makes it VERY easy for your visitors, who have been “wowed” by your great content, to brag to their friends about what a great site they found.  MORE viral traffic!

The “Bookmark This Site” link is a REAL convenience for your visitors, who may not even think about book marking it until you remind them.  We all know how people like conveniences and ease of use!

The “FREE Newsletter” plus, (if you’re really smart), a free gift as well, is simply a way for you to capture the email addresses of your visitors.  When you realize that only a certain percentage of visitors will actually take ANY kind of action, you’ll see just how important it is to be able to contact the ones who do take action again (but don’t buy) through your newsletter.

The whole idea here is to create a user experience that is WAY above their average visit to an average website.  It’s the factor you’re learning in THIS METHOD!

When they first arrive at your site, you want your visitors to think, “WOW! This site looks pretty good…not a bunch of B.S. …some really helpful articles here…maybe I’d better bookmark this one…OH, they have a way to do that right there…cool!  OH Man! They have a forum where I can meet other people with acne and maybe pick up a tip or two…AND maybe win a prize if I tell people one of my secrets!   OH! They have a BLOG too…AND a FREE newsletter!  Geez…I wonder if that book is as good as everything else on this site…I KNOW Tom and Jerry and Max would love to see this site…How cool…I can tell them about it right here!”

Now THAT’S a good visitor experience…and THAT will make you some money!