Building a website does not have to be difficult or costly. The only cost to you in the beginning is your webhost and domain name. If your on a very tight shoestring budget, you could even start with a free website until your on your feet.

Please keep in mind that most free website hosts are very unreliable. The best one that I have come across is tripod.com. They have been around for a very long time. Having a free site through them gives you the opportunity to preview their services and when your ready to upgrade, the monthly cost is very low (starting at $5 per month).

Of course, there is alot more to building a website. Before you shop around for a web host, you may want to first come up with your site concept. Decide why you want a website.

I am assuming you want to earn extra money because that is the topic of this article but you don't have to invest in any home business opportunity. Simply think of what it is you love to do, what do you know better than anyone else?

What are you an expert at? Gardening? Auto repair? Raising Children?
Once you have thought of a topic you will be ready to write up a list of keywords. Keywords are the words and phrases that web surfers use to type into search engines.

Write up a list of keywords and then build your website around those keywords. This will help the search engines locate your website. The internet is a large online library of information. If you write keyword rich content on your website your visitors will find you and keep coming back.

Okay, so how is writing a bunch of articles going to make you money?

The best way to earn money is by signing up to google's adsense program. They will match text link ads to your content. You will earn money every time some one clicks on one of the text links.

Another way you could add to earning income on your website would be to add links to other websites that offer resources for your visitors that would benefit them. You can do a search on google for affiliate programs that match your site concept.

http://www.associateprograms.c om is a great place to start.

Once you have your content built and your affiliate links set up, the next step is to get the word out. You can start by submitting your site to directories and search engines. The next step would be to write more articles and submit them (with a link to your website) to different article directories.

Readers who like your article will click on the link to your website, love your content and hopefully will ad it to their favorites and keep coming back. In addition to this, by having your articles with your website link all over the internet, the search engines will have an easier time locating your website.

This is good news for you because you may find your site listed in the top ten spot on the major search engines.

Once your website is building some revenue for you, build another site and start the whole process over again.

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