How to Create A Mini Web Page In 10 Steps
If you are like me and not a 'techie' or web designer, but want to create your own web pages here are the steps I use.
First, I use Frontpage2000 almost exclusively and many web designers look down on FP.
They like either Dreamweaver or NetFusion, which I have never used. So I can't give you my opinion. But I will say my 4+ years of using FP2000 has been a love/hate relationship :o)
Love the ease and speed you can create a page, hate the added code and quirky nature of the software.
But overall, it does the job and if you want to see some examples I have done, go to:
http://build-an-ebusiness-on-a-shoestring.com http://www.5incomestreams.com http://www.five-instant-web-sites.com http://www.mhg-consulting.com
And one I just did but hasn't been transferred to its own host at kiosk,
http://www.1stopvacationsite.com
Ok, I'm not that artistic but I like to keep them simple and easy to navigate. That is important as most surfers click, scan for a few seconds and either stay or click off. You need above all, CONTENT! For the visitor or the Search Engines.
The steps I take to create a one pager with FP2000:
1. Write the content with Notepad, Word or any text editor
2. Open a new page in the folder (on your computer) you will store your web site.
3. Open a template. I use 10 templates I bought from Jimmy D. Brown, my favorite author. You can see them here.
4. Copy/paste content in new page
5. If selling something, add an order button or link. I use either
Clickbank, Paypal or Regsoft.com (I like Regsoft because they accept phone and check orders, I like Clickbank because they pay every two weeks, lol)
6. Add any other links to pages, contact us, or special offers.
7. Create metatags (I use an 'instant metatag creator' I got in the software package at Free Software Forever.
8. Add a pop up, either entrance, exit or pop under. I know you hate em and I don't like a site to throw 3,4,5 in a row. But they do work, and work well if done sparingly. I use Jimmy Brown's Eyepoppin' Popups to create them.
9. Upload to your web host, using Frontpage extensions. This feature I love! I can use FTP but its a little more hassle. (you need to make sure your host has FP extensions available and they have it activated.
10. Voila! A brand new web page for millions to see :o) Oh yeah, make sure all the links and order buttons work!
A great site with tons of freebies is http://www.echoecho.com/
That's it, not hard to do once you have done a few hundred :o) Just kidding.
Don't forget to get some traffic, and I have covered that thoroughly in the last few ezine issues that can be read at: http://build-an-ebusiness-on-a-shoestring.com/archives.htm
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