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Many beginners gravitate toward the free hosters because they feel that registering a domain name is too
expensive and/or too difficult.
I realize the website building process may be intimidating for you if you've never created a site before. You may
be worried about spending your money on something that is unfamiliar and difficult. I can totally understand that.
Let me assure you that building a dot com site is not expensive at all. The average website costs between $5 and
$10 per month to maintain. This site costs me absolutely nothing to maintain because I earn all of my hosting
fees back (and then some) by belonging to Google's free Adsense program.
They pay you to display text ads on your web pages and you earn a commission every time one of the ads gets
clicked. And if you have a free site, you'll have a hard time getting accepted into this free program.
Second, most of the hosting solutions I will recommend later offer some kind of software or web building tool to
create your pages so you don't have to know HTML or any programming to successfully build your site.
Search Engines Will Ignore You!
This is probably the biggest disadvantage - especially if you are trying to make money and attract free traffic to
your site. There's no proof that you can never get listed with Google or Yahoo with a free website, but it's evident
that the cards are stacked against you.
Search engines are an excellent source of free traffic so you definitely do not want to miss out on the great,
targeted traffic you can receive.
Years ago it was super easy to get listed no matter what kind of site you had (free or paid). But now with all the
spam techniques going around (particularly with free sites) the search engines have gotten very selective about
who they add.
Here are the reasons I believe it's hard to get listed in search engines with a free site:
1. Too small and "unimportant." Most free sites are generally small (under 5 pages) and offer very little
information about a focused theme or concept. They also tend to have more links to external sites than they do
to their own internal pages.
Search engines are looking for meaty sites that offer information on a particular theme with a good amount of
content -- at least 20 pages.
2. No upkeep. A lot of people that build free websites often abandon them within a few weeks or months which
causes a lot of broken links, missing images, etc.
The search engines are getting smarter and for all we know they may have red flags in their algorithm (the
formula that determines page rankings). So when they see that a site is hosted on a free web host's server, they
may rank them lower...if at all.
For example, I wouldn't be surprised if the search engines had a script that says something like: "If site X is hosted
at this-free-domain.com then "ignore".
I have no proof of this, but due to the fact so many people email me with this same search engine problem, it can't
be a coincidence that people using free web hosts have trouble getting ranked.
Do a search for just about anything on Google now. I bet you'll see very few (if any) sites built with a free web
host.
3. No links pointing to the site. Because of reasons 1 and 2, most other webmasters and important web
directories won't link to a site built on a free host.
They may not look as professional and people don't want to give a free link to a poorly developed site with
pop-ups and banners all over the place.
Plus, they also know that free sites generally have short life spans for various reasons.
Search engines use formulas and can see that no one is linking back to your site so they may ignore it. These
days, the kinds of websites linking to you is so very important for achieving a good search engine rank.
The bottom line: Free websites get very little respect out here on the Internet.
Free Websites & Ecommerce Don't Mix
It amazes me how many people tell me that they want to start a business website but don't want to spend any
money.
I personally don't know of a single successful website owner that built their business website on AOL or Geocities'
website builder.
If you were starting an offline business, you'd plan on investing some money right? Well, doing business on the
web is no different despite many beliefs. If you don't plan to invest anything to start a business then I'd have to
question your drive.
The Best Way to Build a Website
My recommendation is to register your own domain (dot com) name and build your site from scratch.
The registration process is very easy. You're able to search the Internet's domain name database until you find a
name that hasn't been taken. Within seconds you can reserve it and it's yours for as long as you want.
Once you have the name you want, you'll need a place to create your web pages. A web hosting company will
provide you with the help you need in this area. You'll be happy to know that the hosting options recommended
here provide top notch support.
Just do yourself a favor and try it. You have no obligations to keep your site. Hosting fees are not expensive and
you can terminate your plan anytime.
I hope you'll make the smart decision. :)
expensive and/or too difficult.
I realize the website building process may be intimidating for you if you've never created a site before. You may
be worried about spending your money on something that is unfamiliar and difficult. I can totally understand that.
Let me assure you that building a dot com site is not expensive at all. The average website costs between $5 and
$10 per month to maintain. This site costs me absolutely nothing to maintain because I earn all of my hosting
fees back (and then some) by belonging to Google's free Adsense program.
They pay you to display text ads on your web pages and you earn a commission every time one of the ads gets
clicked. And if you have a free site, you'll have a hard time getting accepted into this free program.
Second, most of the hosting solutions I will recommend later offer some kind of software or web building tool to
create your pages so you don't have to know HTML or any programming to successfully build your site.
Search Engines Will Ignore You!
This is probably the biggest disadvantage - especially if you are trying to make money and attract free traffic to
your site. There's no proof that you can never get listed with Google or Yahoo with a free website, but it's evident
that the cards are stacked against you.
Search engines are an excellent source of free traffic so you definitely do not want to miss out on the great,
targeted traffic you can receive.
Years ago it was super easy to get listed no matter what kind of site you had (free or paid). But now with all the
spam techniques going around (particularly with free sites) the search engines have gotten very selective about
who they add.
Here are the reasons I believe it's hard to get listed in search engines with a free site:
1. Too small and "unimportant." Most free sites are generally small (under 5 pages) and offer very little
information about a focused theme or concept. They also tend to have more links to external sites than they do
to their own internal pages.
Search engines are looking for meaty sites that offer information on a particular theme with a good amount of
content -- at least 20 pages.
2. No upkeep. A lot of people that build free websites often abandon them within a few weeks or months which
causes a lot of broken links, missing images, etc.
The search engines are getting smarter and for all we know they may have red flags in their algorithm (the
formula that determines page rankings). So when they see that a site is hosted on a free web host's server, they
may rank them lower...if at all.
For example, I wouldn't be surprised if the search engines had a script that says something like: "If site X is hosted
at this-free-domain.com then "ignore".
I have no proof of this, but due to the fact so many people email me with this same search engine problem, it can't
be a coincidence that people using free web hosts have trouble getting ranked.
Do a search for just about anything on Google now. I bet you'll see very few (if any) sites built with a free web
host.
3. No links pointing to the site. Because of reasons 1 and 2, most other webmasters and important web
directories won't link to a site built on a free host.
They may not look as professional and people don't want to give a free link to a poorly developed site with
pop-ups and banners all over the place.
Plus, they also know that free sites generally have short life spans for various reasons.
Search engines use formulas and can see that no one is linking back to your site so they may ignore it. These
days, the kinds of websites linking to you is so very important for achieving a good search engine rank.
The bottom line: Free websites get very little respect out here on the Internet.
Free Websites & Ecommerce Don't Mix
It amazes me how many people tell me that they want to start a business website but don't want to spend any
money.
I personally don't know of a single successful website owner that built their business website on AOL or Geocities'
website builder.
If you were starting an offline business, you'd plan on investing some money right? Well, doing business on the
web is no different despite many beliefs. If you don't plan to invest anything to start a business then I'd have to
question your drive.
The Best Way to Build a Website
My recommendation is to register your own domain (dot com) name and build your site from scratch.
The registration process is very easy. You're able to search the Internet's domain name database until you find a
name that hasn't been taken. Within seconds you can reserve it and it's yours for as long as you want.
Once you have the name you want, you'll need a place to create your web pages. A web hosting company will
provide you with the help you need in this area. You'll be happy to know that the hosting options recommended
here provide top notch support.
Just do yourself a favor and try it. You have no obligations to keep your site. Hosting fees are not expensive and
you can terminate your plan anytime.
I hope you'll make the smart decision. :)
How To Build A Website - Create A Free Website? Think Again...
Disadvantages of Free
Web Hosts
Web Hosts
- Limited web page space (chat
rooms, message boards,
games, online ordering etc.) - Search engines often ignore
them A HUGE disadvantage! - Your visitors may doubt your
credibility - May have banners and/or pop
ads on your homepage and/or
all of your pages - Long and hard-to-remember
web address (instead of
yourdomain.com) - No guarantees of site
availability and longevity - No branded emails
addresses (you@yourdomain.
com) - Poor help and support
options (if any) - May not be free forever
Your Own Dot Com Name
- Easy to remember website
address (yourdomain.com) - No banners or popups
- Easier to get listed in search
engines (Google, Yahoo etc.) - You have more control over
the look and feel of your
website. - Multiple branded email
addresses (you@yourdomain.
com) - Plenty of web page space for
site expansion - No worries of site being
removed unexpectedly - Looks more professional
- More flexibility for design and
functionality - Help is readily available
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Step 1. Get A Website - If you don't have a website these days you may as well be trying to send up smoke
signals to attract new clients. It's so easy and cheap to set up a site now that there's no excuse not to have one.
Here's a great place to get your website - it's cheap, easy and who I use. Plus they give you a TON of free
stuff with it. Not a techie? No worries. You can build your site there literally in just a few minutes. Also they have
great 24 hour customer service to walk you through step-by-step.
signals to attract new clients. It's so easy and cheap to set up a site now that there's no excuse not to have one.
Here's a great place to get your website - it's cheap, easy and who I use. Plus they give you a TON of free
stuff with it. Not a techie? No worries. You can build your site there literally in just a few minutes. Also they have
great 24 hour customer service to walk you through step-by-step.
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