Why You Need a Website and Where to Get One Really Cheap
Check out the other posts in this series about Becoming an Online Content Writer:
So You Wanna Write for the Web
Building Your Online Writing Portfolio
Finding Paid Writing Gigs Online
Making Your First Money as a Content Writer
Why?
I know you’re a writer, but have you ever thought about having your own website? What has kept your from exploring the idea? Does it seem too complicated…too expensive? Well, it’s not. I’m a huge advocate for getting people websites! I found a super cost effective way to get, develop, and maintain my own sites. I’ve been trying to share this with the world ever since. There are TONS of places to build a FREE website online. If you’ve read this blog at any length, then you know that ProWebWriter LOVES free. BUT! In this situation, my advice: Don’t go free.
So, now that free is out, let’s explore the next best thing: CHEAP! Cheap is okay here. First off, let’s not mistake cheap for poor quality or bottom of the barrel software. I’m talkin’ top of the line here. We’ll come back to this in a minute, but first, we need to cover WHY YOU NEED YOUR OWN WEBSITE:
It’s all about you! Chances are, if you’re following this series, that you’re trying to make a buck or two with your writing. Showcase it on your OWN site.
Monetize it. Once you have established your site and you’re seeing some traffic to your articles or other writings, you can start making a little extra cash with an ad network like Google Adsense.
Network like a pro! Having your own real estate on the web gives you a platform to network from. You can comment on other blogs, list your site on Facebook, Tweet your articles, and a whole host of other social networking tasks.
Get to the Cheap, Cost Effective Part!
It starts with WordPress. WordPress is a FREE open source blogging platform. Don’t let the blogging part turn you off. You don’t have to be a blogger or even include a blog as a part of your site if you don’t want to. ProWebWriter has not one, but THREE packages to get you started with your own WordPress website. Why WordPress? We’ll get to that…just bear with me for a moment. For as little as a one-time payment of $20, you can have your own website. That’s cheap, my friends. We don’t offer a package that costs more than $60. Click that link above to find out what’s included.
Why WordPress?
I don’t endorse WordPress just because it’s free. I endorse it because I LOVE IT. Let’s take a look:
Search Engines love WordPress. WordPress sites index in the search engines almost immediately. Why is this important? Well, it helps people find your website when they search for stuff at Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.
WordPress is incredibly easy to maintain. It has a comprehensive Dashboard where you can write, edit, and maintain ALL of your online content with a few simple clicks.
Customize, customize, customize. WordPress can do anything! You can customize everything about your site. If WordPress out of the box won’t do it, there’s a plug in that will.
What Do You Think?
Not convinced? I’ll go a step further. I’m offering two free website set-ups…that’s a $40 value…FREE. The secret word is: CHEAPWP That’s all you need to take advantage of this offer. Grab the secret word and head over to the Contact Page. Send me a message including that code and we’re in business. Oh, and you shouldn’t already own a website. This is for newbies only.
What You Can Expect
Two lucky people will get:
1 Domain name of their choice — One year paid — costs vary per year after, but as of this writing are running about $11 for dot com domains
1 month of free hosting — $2.95 per month after
WordPress installed
Free WordPress video training
Free WordPress consulting with yours truly
*Extras available upon request for a nominal fee*
What I Need From You
Nothing. A testimonial would ROCK, but is not a requirement for this offer.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Next up? Monetizing your new website.
