Many people ask me about starting website.
Today I read a post on The Smart Passive Income Blog about the starting out process Pat went through recently.
I have gone through and coached others through the same process, with some exceptions.
Here are some highlights:
Dreamhost
Pat mentions Bluehost, many others rave about them too.
Long ago I looked at all the options equivalent to those two. I read lots of good and negative reviews of all the webhosting options.
Dreamhost won me over with their Virtual Private Server (VPS Â or DreamhostPS) option they were developing. At that point I had played with Dreamhost, a client was using them, and liked the systems, but the VPS option meant to me -> if the site gets too big for the shared server (the style all those options are) – Dreamhost had an option I could turn on with a press of a button and not have to move to another system manually.
Both have great affiliate programs – all links to them should be assumed to be my affiliate link – but that is also why they are raved about so much.
Plugins
I use Google XML Sitemaps and a Google Analytics plugin, but I am currently evaluating a couple and not sure which I will use moving forward.
All in One SEO Pack is not needed in my case simply because I use StudioPress themes, which have all the really good functionality built into the themes.
There are some more plugins that are my standard, but this is not the section I really want to spend time on.
Monetization?
The method depends on your end goals.
I wish he had posted more on this topic, but the idea for finding direct advertisers & affiliate opportunities might make me re-open an AdSense account.
Niche Site Content
The Most Important Section.
The reason you go to a website, and return to the ones you do, is the content.
The method for content development he is using is – Shared Journey. This is similar to what Cliff Ravenscraft is doing with The Virtual Assistant Podcast, and many others.
The general idea with Shared Journey is “I am on a journey to learn about ABCD, as I travel, I am sharing what I learn with you.â€
Lastly
I love this mindset:
Remember, it’s all about working hard now, so you can reap the benefits later.
With all that said, I look at a pile of little nitch domain names I have & am inspired to do a little with some – I think I’ll start with Krav Maga Ally & know others who could easily do the same.
Thanks again to Pat for all he shares.
