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Old 09-02-2008, 04:37 PM
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I don't want to take this thread off-topic as it's about how to build a site.

But here's some good info on promotion and generating traffic at little or no cost.
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Old 09-13-2008, 02:21 AM
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Get a domain name primarily. Try Wordpress if your building a blog, as its free and you have tons of free support all over the internet. You can then choose to have it hosted free or paid depending on your budget.
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Old 09-14-2008, 10:53 PM
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Alright.I know wordpress is a good CMS program that is good for blogging.I am going to use it to design a mini site.Thanks
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Old 09-22-2008, 08:35 PM
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Okay so I've studied the Adwords, Adsense, SEO and so forth. ALL this information has been covered. Then they say make a website or a blog. The problem that I'm having is, I can't make a website or a blog unless I have content that makes it look like it's been there for a while. I can't have an archive section in the blog if I've only had it up for a day! For those of you that found your first niche, how did you go about getting content? THAT is what I need to know. PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS!!
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Old 09-22-2008, 09:00 PM
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Thunderkattz,

First you should choose something to promote you know and/or are passionate about. It should also be something that has a hungry market. Don't try to create a market. That will give you some information to start.

You will need to do some research to begin creating content. Write several articles/posts about your niche. Get a domain name, get hosting, install blog software, modify, then publish the posts you wrote. You can also outsource or find plr you can modify and use.

Blog posts can find their way into search engine results pages rather quickly. Once your blog gets picked up by search engines then work on monetizing. Those blogs with archives started with one blog post.

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Hi Thunderkattz,

"I can't have an archive section in the blog if I've only had it up for a day!" You don't need an archive right away. People won't want to read an empty blog that only has 1 entry however you have to start somewhere.

You just start writing articles for your blog. Write 2 today, 2 tomorrow before you know it you'll have a dozen blog posts and content 2 or 3 pages deep. (Depending how long each one is and how many blogs you set per page.)
Once you have a dozen, you have enough content that it will start to take shape. After that try to blog at least once a day.

Did you pick a niche you know about and are passionate about? If so then think about the types of things that would interest you and write about them. Or do research and find out what other people in your niche are writing about.

Often what people do instead of always having to come up with articles from scratch - is to research the news in their niche or find an blog post that they think would be of interest to their readers. Then they just write a preface or add commentary or share their viewpoints and then quote a small portion of the article and link to it. So it's more like you are a news reporter and covering and adding to an existing article someone else already wrote.

For example here's a blog post I did which was a story AROUND a story that someone else wrote.
I just added my thoughts about their story. Obsessive Compulsive ADHD Affiliate Strategy

So that's just one way to start generating some content if you can't think of enough content to write from scratch.
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Okay so I've studied the Adwords, Adsense, SEO and so forth. ALL this information has been covered. Then they say make a website or a blog. The problem that I'm having is, I can't make a website or a blog unless I have content that makes it look like it's been there for a while. I can't have an archive section in the blog if I've only had it up for a day! For those of you that found your first niche, how did you go about getting content? THAT is what I need to know. PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS!!

I understand your frustration along with everyone who feels like you do. That is why I have found a Niche that works for me and can work for everyone else and can also build them a residual income too.

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Old 09-24-2008, 11:01 PM
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Default Use Dreamweaver

You can use dreamweaver to build and edit your new affiliate business.
Or u can get the help of any freelancers

I have my ecommerce store built by myself..
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Old 09-25-2008, 06:02 AM
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Thanks Darwin,Willstyle, Markcijo, and as always Lisa Hey Markcijo, are all your affiliate sites ecommerce? I didn't think that was neccessary when doing affiliate marketing.
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Old 10-01-2008, 02:58 PM
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You may want to start out with a free blog. THey provide a nice outlet to get your feet wet. You can even practice HTML with the text editor.

Also, you can always search for templates. There are free ones available.
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