But I Don’t Have A Website!
October 23rd, 2007
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by BobTheTeacher · Filed Under: Business Building · Discover MiniSites · Interviews · Questions · Web Hosting
As you can imagine, I get a lot of questions from this blog (must be the title 8) )…
And one recurring question keeps popping up:
- “Bob, How do I go about creating a website? What do I really need to know?”
Here’s what you need to know how to do to get your website up and running.
- Domain name registration
- Web Hosting selection
- Mini-Site Creation
Let me share with you these pieces of the puzzle…
Where to register a domain name and how to pick a good name
You should be paying less than $10 to register a domain name, and you should never register your domain name (your website address) at your hosting service. Never!
Also, you should have more than one domain. For example, you should have a yourname.com domain (like bobtheteacher.com, but hopefully you can get your full name). You should also have a domain that matches your specialty (like www.DiscoverAffiliateStrategies.com).
I recommend you use my domain registration service, Shylar’s Quest. I am an authorized reseller of GoDaddy, and keep my prices under their published rates.
How To Pick A Good Web Host
There are plenty of hosts out there, many of them good. But you want to make sure you have cPanel as the dashboard of your site. Also, make sure you get an account with a host that allows unlimited domains and databases.
You shouldn’t be spending more than $15/month on hosting when you are starting out.
I trust Kiosk and Hostgator for all of my sites.
How To Set Up A Mini-Site
A website online for your business shouldn’t be some complex network of pages. Nor does it need a lot of flash or animation.
Some of the most profitable websites online are mini-sites. These types of sites have 3 pages at most. These pages are
- Landing page (or squeeze page)
- Sales Page
- Download page
Thats it.
Of course, within the creation of a mini-site, you have a lot more at stake.
For example, how do you make a squeeze page? How do you connect it to an autoresponder? How do autoresponders work?
If I set up a product to sell, how do I get people to send me money? How do I actually get paid?
Free Transcripts Available To An Expert Interview
Instead of answering all of these questions here (this would be a really long post!), I’d like to give you an educational gift instead which will do the job much better.
I interviewed Dan Kelly, the Mini-Site expert, about this very topic. Even though it’s been a while since we recorded this call, you’ll find it extremely helpful in answering all of these questions.
The transcripts for this call are available to you now as a free gift. To claim this free gift, simply click here.
And enjoy finally having the answers to these questions! Your website will now be able to move forward…
Bob Jenkins
p.s. This interview is the core of my site DiscoverMiniSites.com. The transcripts are a great read, and will really help you understand how websites, especially mini-sites, are put together. Plus, you really should know Dan Kelly. He likes to stay behind the scenes, but I’ve come to know him well as his mastermind partner over the last year.
As always, I love hearing your comments about what I share with you. Tell me what headaches you face with your websites in a comment below. Then download your free transcripts at DiscoverMiniSites.com.
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Hey Bob,
Wow this must be some kind of omen( a good one I hope).
You see I have been pulling my hair out for several days now trying to get a mini site up and running without success.
I have fortunes worth of training videos and ebooks on this subject, but so far all I have is a big mess.
I refuse to spend one more dime before I get one mini site up and running on my own.
I am going to see if this interview helps at all.
Hello Bob:
I have gladly been following you & your presentations, offerings, teachings etc,,, since I originally came into contact with you through ‘Squidoo Secrets’.
I must say you have a nice way of presenting information that also is easy for me to understand & assimilate.
I hope I can get in on your ‘8 fold Path program’ when you offer it again.
Having said all of the above I do have one question though in regard to web sites. If I have a blog(which I do) can it not serve the same function as a ‘mini web site’ ? Do I really need both as I start out?
Thanks!
Matt Geib
Thanks for the comment, Ron! Let us know what you thought…
Matt, the Eight-Fold Path course is now available when you login at http://www.DiscoverAffiliateStrategies.com.
As for your question, you can use both blogs and minisites. The advantage of a blog is it encourages a conversation with your audience. However, it’s not very good at single item sales of individual products.
That’s where a mini-site comes in.
The blog is for developing the relationship with your subscribers, and the mini-sites is for offering them complete details about your products and services.
I think when you are starting out, you need to decide what you want to achieve in what time frame.
If you want to build credibility and brand yourself as an expert, then a blog is better.
If you have a specific product or service to offer, or you aren’t sure so you want to do resell rights, then the mini-site is better.
Hope that helps!
Bob Jenkins
Hi,
Do you have any suggestion about Internet law for a newbie? What do I need to think of. Do you have a product for this help.
Thanks
Thanks, Bob. I’ll read through the transcript carefully.
Now … what exactly is a “cPanel”?
Don’t you need to establish a reputation with readers first before trying to sell anything? What’s the point of a mini-site unless readers already know you?
I’m not seeing these mini-sites making any real money. Comments?
Bob, I still don’t have the transcripts of the interview. I filled out the subscription form, but got no link to the transcripts. I don’t know anything about how to be an affiliate, or anyone to market it to, or how to use my “affiliate link,” without a site up yet.
The form said something about a “promotional code.” But I don’t know what this is.
They really need to explain things better to those of us who really are beginners.
Hi Ana,
You asked about mini-sites before you establish your credibility. Well, that’s true, but remember, that a mini-site can be used to build your credibility. Trust comes in many ways, and being a satisfied customer is one of the.
As for the transcripts to DiscoverMiniSites, along with materials at any of my sites, you are always going to find your materials inside a membership area. You access that with a username (your email) and a password that you typed into the subscription form.
The promo codes are not used unless you receive a promo code from me.
Thanks for the feedback about the flow of the site!
Bob Jenkins
And the cPanel is the control panel of most web hosting services. So when you get your own website, you use your cPanel to control things like your own email accounts, where people go if they get an error page, or installing website scripts.
There are other control panels, but cPanel is the best in my experience.
All of my sites are either on Hostgator or Kiosk, both of which use cPanel.
You also know you have a cPanel if you type yourdomain.com/cpanel and a username/password box pops up.
Bob
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