Thursday, July 1, 2010

Designing Your Website for Internet Marketing

If you want to start marketing on the Internet then you need to have your own website. This is the main requirement to start your online business. Your website does not have to be loaded with graphics, but it does need to be informative, simple and professional.            
                                                              
To make your website you will need to do three things. Purchase a domain name, purchase the hosting service and design you website to upload to your hosting server. While purchasing the domain name, try to get a name that contains the main keywords of your website. Or you may simply choose a name that you like.
                                                              While selecting your hosting company, look for reliability. Hosting companies will be responsible for the storage of your files and to keep your website up and running. Godaddy.com is a well known, reliable hosting company.

You can hire a web designer to do this design work for you. If you don't want to invest to do the designing then you can get some free templates.There are many websites on the internet thet are offering free website templates. Just visit these sites and choose the template you like. Fill in the template with your own content and upload it on your server.                                                                                                         
Your website is ment for business, so it must look professional. It should not be over loaded with heavy graphics and lots of flashy banners. Simplicity is best. Try to use light colors. Make a nice header to show your company and theme. The site navigation must be simple and easy. People should not have any difficulty in searching for a specific page or information; otherwise they will not re-visit your website.

Your own website is the key requirement for Internet Marketing. The overall look and feel of your website should be attractive and the site must provide the information for which people are looking for. Provide easy navigation and search facilities to make it user friendly.

This may all sound foreign to you. You may be saying to yourself that all this sounds good but how is it done? The answer is Education, ongoing Education. You will find the education you need to run your own Online/Internet business and learn from the best in the business at my website, http://www.geoivan.com/ .

Note: Fill out the box on my website with your name and email address and you will receive invites to webnars that will give you an inside look at some of the education you will receive.