How to make moeny without programming skills Part 3

This is a 3 part series that gives step by step instructions on how to make money online without any type of HTML or web programming experience. This series is titles "Programming Illiterate Web Gurus"

We are continuing our discussion on how anyone without any programming or HTML experience can go a bouts on establishing a successful series of online websites. If you like, you can go back and read Part 1 Part 2.

Any website has the following:

1. A Domain Name and Hosting
2. Content
3. The actual website, the back bone or the back end program

We will discuss number 3 here.

Once you have decided what you need its really simple. We will start off with simple websites, for example, those that require little user interaction, no shopping carts, no databases to maintain, and no subscriptions. You can build such a site for free by doing one of the following.

1. Use a blog site (Simple Site - No shopping cart and minimal user interaction

You can do this by using such free services as Blogger. Blogger will even give you a free sub-domain. (ie: www.YOURSITE.Blogspot.com). I do not suggest you use Blogger except for blogs (read my article about blogs), just because its not a common practice and will take away from the professionalism of your website. Also never use a sub-domain for anything other than a blog. A domain name goes for less than $9 a year. Read my article about Domain names and Hosting.


2.Use a website builder

Thanks to press technology, there are numerous online website builders out there. Even though I a website programmer I tend to use one of these services simply because they are fast and easy to use. I can even integrate shopping carts and accept payments online with just a few clicks. Feel free to search and try different website builders out there(do NOT try any that do not come with at least a 30 day money back guarantee) My favorites are citymax and SiteSell.com. All you have to do is choose a template, cut and paste your content, and your done. Upgrading your website is just as simple. If you have the content written, you can have a professional looking website up and running in less than a few minutes.

3.Using Templates

A template is a ready made website design. All you have to do is cut and paste your content and your all set. I suggest using templates if you want your site to be written in Flash. Flash is dynamic, instead of defining it for you look at my example :

Flash Template Example

The pros of having a flash site are obvious : The website looks neat, and professional. As with everything, there is a downside; A flash website might take longer to load if the visitor is not using a high speed connection to the internet, which could entice them to leave before the site is fully loaded. If you like the idea of flash, and think that your visitors might appreciate it, you might want to consider a flash intro. A flash intro is convenient because if your visitor is using a slow connection he opt to skip the intro and enter the conventional site.

I recommend you use DreamTemplate - Click here
. You can also do a search for a free website templates if you like.

It is very important for any website to have a banner or a company logo. If your cash strapped you can use a free service such as MyBannerMaker. However, I strongly suggest that you upgrade to a unique customized banner. If you know Photoshop(or have the patience to learn, its not hard) you can make one yourself. You can also get some to make one for you for about $40 to $50. A company I use regularly is Web Now Services.

4. Hire Someone to make the website for you.

I have not seen many websites that cost more than a few hundred dollars. Again, you can find your own programmer, or you can hire Web Now Services, they are cheap and professional.