Background:
For years we have worked in the internet industry helping enterprises of all sizes launch, run and optimize their websites. During that time we have learned a great deal of what to do and what not to do. The goal of this website is to lend that knowledge to other.
This website will strive to help anyone with all aspects of having your very own website. There are numerous types of websites that you could launch. Therefore, we will try to cover all of them here as best we can. From the personal blog, professional website or even a e-commerce website we can provide insights.
All aspects we can think of like:
- Where to get your domain (website name) from
- Where to go to for a website hosting
- Types of websites you can launch
- How websites work
- Marketing your website (email, advertising, SEO, etc.)
- Tools of the trade to run and optimize things
- How to track what is happening on your site
- And much, much more
How to get started:
The key to getting started is coming up with a plan on what you want to do and why. This will be the basis that forms all other key decisions you will make. For example, let’s say your plan is to launch a travel blog. The goal of this site is to help drive awareness and customers for your independent travel agency you recently started. If the business is brand new, you have a lot of work to do. The work to build an online brand identity, drive traffic to your website and optimize it to achieve your goals.
There are numerous decisions to make in the beginning but there are two which happen to be critical. The first is getting your domain name and finding a quality web host are two critical choices. There are many companies that provide all of these services. Hence narrowing the choice down can be difficult. Many times factors like cost, ease of use and your long term goals will all be factored into your decision.
This website will be writing a lot about all these subjects to help guide you along in your decisions. We will recommend what we believe in but will always strive to be open minded. Being open minded means we will present multiple paths that you can take giving you the ultimate flexibility.
Above all, we have seen numerous choices lead to successful websites. As a result, trying to limit options would be the wrong decision. In addition, we will at times recommend solutions that we have a business relationship with (affiliate in nature usually). But, at no time will we steer you to a provider based solely on the fact of our financial interests. Therefore, our recommendations to you will be based on who we feel can do the job for you. It will be ultimately up to you to decide what choice to make.
How we make money:
It is only fair to clearly articulate how we make money. In general we will make money from ads, affiliate relationships, subscriptions and courses. We may add to this list in the future. If we do, we will strive to make this clear to you. Consequently, since this website costs money to run, you can expect us to try our best to produce compelling content that drives you to find value in the work that we do in order to hopefully produce revenue that exceeds our costs.
What to expect in future posts:
Therefore, you can expect future posts written by us to educate you on how to launch, run and optimize your website. As a result of this we will start at the beginning of a websites journey in our writing. Feedback is welcomed, if you feel there is something you want covered then please let us know. One of the best ways is to reach out to us on social media!