Hello

I am a person who decided 3 years ago that I wanted to create or build my own websites.

The company I use to assist me not only has ALL the tools and All the advice and ALL the assistance and can prove ALL that it says and is SO cheap to purchase, just today it surprised me AGAIN.

It appears that they had a little setback with one of the tools they provide. This tool is a major tool for all of us who are building websites.

Did they deny the problem? No.
Did they try to pass the blame onto someone else? No.
Did they try to hide from a lot of angry customers? Again, no.

Here is what they did.
They sent an email out to everyone, yes that's right everyone telling us that there was a problem AND APOLOGIZING PROFUSELY!

In addition they compensated us for the inconvenience by adding credits to the tool that was affected.

They kept in contact with us all through a forum which was very easy to locate and use.

They received many, many words of encouragement from a lot of website builders basically saying - thanks for the extra credits and no problem with the glitch.

Then the company advised after many testings that the problems were all fixed and we were good to go.

NOW IS THIS THE TYPE OF SERVICE YOUR COMPANY PROVIDES?

I'm reasonably confident that a lot of people are paying a lot of money for a product which does NOT do all that this particular company does. Question is why do so many people stay with that type of website building company?

There are two approaches to DIY Website Construction.

The first is to go about gathering and purchasing all of the components separately. The second is to buy a package that has all of the components and build your website yourself using the tools at your disposal.

When you think about what you will need for a DIY Website Construction, consider the following:

• Domain Name
• Web Hosting
• Templates or HTML program
• Keyword Research
• Content generation
• Autoresponder
• Sitemap submission
• Community or forum for support

If you don't do this on a regular basis, putting all of the pieces together for a DIY website may seem overwhelming.

But you don't need to put all of the separate components together to do your website yourself. You can buy a package that combines the best of everything.

One thing, though. Your best bet is NOT one of the domain name services. These services allow you to get a "brochure site" up quickly. But they don't help you generate a website that sells. And, unless you are putting up a website just for friends and family, there's no use in a website that doesn't sell.

Instead, you should look for a package company whose goal is to make your site sell. They're not there to sell lots of additional components, they want you to succeed.

For one price, you should get your domain name, web hosting, templates, keyword research, an autoresponder, email addresses, sitemap submission, statistics monitoring, and more. You also want to make sure that there is some level of support for the community whether it is phone based technical support or a welcoming forum.

If you're not ready to put all of the components of a DIY website together yourself yet, I recommend Site Build It for a package deal. It includes all of the necessary components and has a very supportive forum community.

To get the SBI package deal, click through to my Small Business Website Marketing Blog.

Any of us who are interested in making money online are bombarded daily with information relative to achieving this objective. Along with this it seems that everyday there is a new technique and if you do not apply it you could be leaving thousands of dollars on the table.

Many of these opportunities involve creating your own website. This way you can earn revenue using multiple techniques. And of course on the business opportunity sales pages they often say that this can be done within weeks of implementing their strategies.

While in some cases this may be true it is often more the exception rather than the rule. I do not want to burst anyone's bubble. I have been marketing online for almost four years and honestly it takes grit and determination to build a successful business on the internet.

The truth is it can be done but many factors have to be brought into consideration before you begin. The first being how many hours per day are you willing to spend to build your online business.

By the way do not be fooled into thinking that an online business does not have to be taken as seriously as an offline business. If you do not take it seriously then you will not achieve serious results.

The step to take is to outline on a piece of paper what your interests are. Then you will need to research the market online to see which way you can enter the market and make money.

In terms of building a website you need to gather all this information first. Once you find what you are looking for and have determined that you are going to build a site relative to that subject you can then look for a site builder that will help you achieve the results you desire to achieve.

The best site builders are the ones that have proven results. Secondly if you are not technically minded you want it to take care of all those details. Remember if you are busy building a site then you will not be marketing your website hence you will not be making money.

To conclude apply due diligence. Research your market thoroughly and you will achieve results.