Do It Yourself Web Design Resources List - Resources to Get Started

Do It Yourself Web Design Resource List for Do It Yourself Web Design

Hi, welcome to my blog, and in this Do It Yourself Web Design blog, I am going to educate the, do it yourselfer, on how to Create, Design, and Promote a Successful Website.  I have been in the Internet Advertising and Marketing business for over 14 years, and developed many websites for promotions, projects, charities, etc. for Large Corporations.  In order to be successful in creating a good webite or webpage, your going to need to know where to go to get the resources needed to start a website, and also to get that website onto the Internet. First off, I want to say that nothing here is Free but the information provided on how to use these services to start a website.  Websites can vary in price from $7.99 all the way into the thousands of dollars, even for do it yourselfers.  What I am sharing with you is product research on designing a website, and where to get the best services for the best prices. Its hard to weed thru all of the website design, website hosting, and SEO services out their to really know what is legit, and what isn't legit.  Rest assure, every link in my site is legit & not a scam, many of my affiliate links you have seen television commercial for, or done business with before.  So keep up with my blog post on the best web resources on the internet list.

Introduction to Do It Yourself Web Design and SEO(a Free Blog Course from BMB Strategic Marketing)

Welcome to our blog and we hope to give you all the tools that you will need to Build, Design, and Market your own website.  Your probably already wondering why a company that offers the same services for money would be writing a free blog on how to do it yourself for free?  Well the answer is simple, web design, web development, and search engine optimization require a lot of work; and the more your website grows, the more time you will have to dedicate to it.  So why not let the customer save some money in getting there website started, and be satisfied with the results that their website is bringing, before they put a lot of money in hiring a web design company or web development company for something that they might not like.  Lets face it, even in today's technology age, some companies can thrive more on a 5 page website, then they can a big elaborate 100 page website, that you don't even have the services or products to fill the webpages with content.  If all your store does is sell one particular item or service, not much need for a big website.  What BMB Stategic Internet Marketing is providing here, is a free research sheet on companies and affiliates of ours, that provide the best services for either free, or at the lowest price.  No price comparisons here, this is our company's research, after agonizing with some pretty bad software, isps, domain name providers, ecommerce stores, etc.  We want to save you the time and agony we had to suffer, sorting thru the good and the bad of all the companies and services out there for web design, web development, and SEO Tools.  This is a Free Comprehensive List of the best web design , web development, and SEO tools; with information on how to find the best help using them, and free services like Blogger, that can promote your website and business on the Internet. 

First off, a little bit about BMB Strategic Internet Marketing Services.  BMB Strategic Internet Marketing Services provides web design, web development, & search engine optimization services to small businesses across the United States.   Our client base for our web design, web development, and seo services include big markets like New York, Chicago IL, Dallas TX, and Miami FL; however the majority of our clients come from smaller markets like Myrtle Beach, SC, Columbia SC, Augusta GA, Racine WI, and smaller market cities. where State and surrounding searches become more important. Our goal in this blog is to provide the step by step information in how to set up a website, publish your website, and promote your website to where it comes so much work that you will want to hire a specialist in web design, web development, and SEO to take the load off your shoulders.  Being in the internet marketing and e-commerce development business, we know the work it requires in trying to promote and get the best return on investment in a website is, and as you will see later in our bloginar course, a blog is one of the best ways to promote your service.  We know do it yourself web design and marketing isn't for everyone, so this is a promotional tool for us as well.  If you don't think you have the time to dedicate to your website to make it successful, then feel free to call us at 773-930-0322.

Hopefully we've explained well enough what this blog is going to be about, now we can get into some pre-requisites for what you are going to need if your going to follow this blog on how to get started on setting up your own webpage.  These are just a few things you are going to need when you get on the internet to get started, its nice to know, because you could be fumbling around looking for something, and it can be really frustrating, we usually get all this information from our clients before we start any services because almost every signup for services requires these pieces of information. BMB Strategic Marketing Services is in know way asking for any of this information, however you will be prompted to in order to setup email accounts with google or yahoo, domain name registration, ecommerce store setup, etc.  Then there's also a few creative ideas you need to think about before you get started as well, things just seem to flow easier when you already know what you need and want as far as a website is concerned.  This is a numbered list, however priorities vary from person to person, so don't consider this a ranked listing.

1. Purpose or Goals of Your Website:  Even though we just said this isn't a ranked list, this should probably be your top priority.  Its good to know what your trying to do, before you go looking for services that you may have to pay for.  Start thinking about the services or products you are going to offer on your website, and write them down.  When you start getting into setting up profiles, your going to need to put this information in their.
2. Website or Domain Names: Even though you may have a unique company name, and think your guaranteed your domain name, you may want to think about including something about your location or service when picking out a domain name.  Domain name is something search engines look for, so something targeted to you sales audience will probably do better in search engines then just your company name, maybe something like wwwcompanynamelocation,com.  Always remember, the intnernet is a big audience so you name maybe taken as well, but domain name providers usually provide a good list of available options, and its good to take advantage of multiple listings.
3. Signup Information: If your reading this you probably have a email and have had to setup an account on the internet.  In starting and promoting a website your going to have to signup for merchant accounts, registering services, how to recieve payouts, etc.  Its good to have your company information, ein or ssn, a blank voided company check, billing information, and other business or personal information handy.  You will need it when you set up some of the things that you will need to build your own website.
4. Email Address: We do have this singular because you want everything for your website coming to one place.  The competition for search engines, advertising, and social networking is so critical now, its good to go ahead and set all of this up when you start your website, and many of the companies we will list in this blog will require a email address for signup.
5. Capital: Even though a lot of the web design, web development, and SEO tools we list in this blog are free, you will need money to buy domain names, hosting, etc.  A budget of at least $300-$500 should be allocated to starting your website, and this may not even include promotional budgets, like professional photos or videos, or the cost of equipment and software to do it yourself.  Even still, its nice to have the domain names and setup done, then you can work your way to photos and videos later.
6. Search Term Ideas: Technically they are called "keywords" or "search words", its a good idea to jot down some of the ideas you think you would search for if you were looking for you own product or service on the internet.  Developing a list of keywords early on will help you in writing a SEO friendly webpage.
7. Social Networking Accounts: Social Networking has become a huge tool in marketing on the internet, and it can be time consuming filling out all the details on social networking sites.  The popularity of social networking has also given these sites a dominance in search engine optimiztion perfomance, so you almost have to have these to stay competitive in the internet marketing business. Enter as much information about your business as you can in the profile section, as search engines scan these when looking for searches by potential customers.

These are just a few things we have found helpful in having setup before we even go for the domain name.  Once you  have a website going, or a e-commerce store running, its going to cost some money, and its nice to be working on sales instead of setup when you first get started.  As with any educational program there will be a lot of work involved in learning the ins and outs of web design, web development, and search engine optimization techniques, so this is also a good test to see whether or not if you have the time and patience it requires for a do it yourself website that actually generates revenue.Internet advertising and internet marketing is the new way to advertise your business as print advertising firms continue to struggle across the nation.  At BMB Strategic Marketing we still use print advertising, and it is an effective method, however print advertising is for the more capital rich company, and cost a lot more than internet advertising.  Our goal is this bloginar is to give you the most cost efficient way to set up, develop, and market your website.

Stay tuned to our blog for our first session in setting up a website that will generate traffic.  We will discuss how to domain name selections, website hosting services, domain name registration, e-commerce stores, website design programs, inventory and accounting programs, free posting services, and more.  Everything you need to know to get your website started and on its way to #1 in the search listings.  Getting to #1 on Google, Yahoo, and Bing isn't that hard for a local market, it just takes a few tips that nobody told us along the way, to make you business thrive from a website with search engine optimization performance.