Poll: How Many Web Sites Do You Operate?

Robert on January 8th, 2008 15:31 pm

Don’t know how to build a website

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Chester Holley on January 8th, 2008 16:25 pm

Don’t know how to build a web site and every thing I have found wants to charge an arm& leg to help you.

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Paul Guzman on January 8th, 2008 17:37 pm

I Manage one full time offline garden retail store, father of 3 great kids, grandfather of two, full time husband and somehow I manage to squeeze in operating two online websites. Time…wish I had more of it!

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Andy Pohl on January 8th, 2008 17:40 pm

I can’t find a “profitable” niche. Everthing I put in Wordtracker comes back with a KEI 2.0 or less. I’ve tried dozens of them.

Can I start a business with that type of numbers?

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Ellem on January 8th, 2008 17:49 pm

I tried bluehost hosting and had a few glitches and could never talk to anyone to sort it out. Never tried since.

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James on January 8th, 2008 20:23 pm

Using every excuse I can muster.
Work committments; family committments; can’t find a product that hasn’t been done to death; too many products to choose from; don’t know enough about building web sites; can’t find a suitable host; not sure what my next step should be.

Bottom-line is, I think what’s really stopping me is insecurity and fear.

Unsure of what my next step should be and fear of ultimately spending a lot of cash and failing.

Wish I could just do it.

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Randy on January 8th, 2008 23:01 pm

Everybody. You can do well for yourselves but it takes effort. I have been sucking up as much information as I can get. My main focus has been specializing in google optimization, and I have finally figured it out. I have also read Rosalinds book. No I am not shamless promoting her info products. She does’nt know who I am, or that I bought her paper back book.
I was the first person to try to slam her info, but could not. In Rosalinds book she mentions a do it yourself web building site called “site build it”. This is designed for new people with little knowledge. Its a good way to start off on the right foot.
Second, there are metric tons of opportunities out there. I was considering starting a web site selling “shoelaces”. This thought must be like lint to most of you. “Who would bother selling shoe laces?” You own an Itailian pair of shoes with one broken lace. The store you bought them from sold a few pairs of these shoes and don’t carry the laces, but if you could go to one place and get any shoe lace would’nt you go there? Try shoe lace world.
My point is, what ever you pick, do a good job of it!
Third, when searching for a “niche” be general with your word search, and let the search show you the way. Example: go to word tracker and type in “nail polish”. What follows under your search term is what your looking for. In this case “black nail polish” looks promising.
There are opportunities out there, many of them.
Parting thoughts: Don’t buy any package promising wealth or easy answers. Do your own homework, and last do a great job of whatever you pick. You will succeed.
Randy

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James on January 9th, 2008 5:01 am

Read your manual while on a16 day deep southern caribbean cruise. Yeah! I even started to read it a second time. They say you only comphrend 50% the first time around :-). I’m planning on getting started on the first website very soon, or as soon as I can get caught up on emails, mowing the grass (S. FLA) and just getting back to reality.

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Rosalind Gardner on January 10th, 2008 12:33 pm

James,

Oh sure, rub it in. Grass mowing isn’t exactly in everyone’s reality in deepest, darkest January.

Best of success with your upcoming site!

Cheers,
Ros

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Paul Guzman on January 10th, 2008 12:55 pm

Boy I can’t believe how many folks can’t build a website. There are literally millions of websites and or books that are more than willing to help. Just type in your favorite Search Engine “How to Start A website” or “Building a website”.

The cost is really low compared to an offline business. Let’s see hosting about 10 bucks per month and a domain name about 12 bucks per year. Many hosting companies have free templates and some even offer free non technical ready to use websites.

But as Randy said don’t purcahse anything that will promise you millions or even thousands…It does take alot time, persistence and determination. One more parting comment if you are thinking about starting a website or blog make it something that you are knowledgable about….it will be much easier.
Paul

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