I hear it again and again that building your website from scratch is intimidating.
Or, if you do have a website, you are not sure what to do with it, how to get it found.
Well, I sat down and came up with 10 incredible How To Build Website From Scratch resources to help you to do just that.
Remember, they are great resources, but only if you use them.
10 Killer Resources On How To Build Website From Scratch
#1. 10 Fantastic Free Website Builders To Create Your Very Own YourNetBiz Site - The list of the best (and free) website builders that can help you get your website running in no time.
#2. Have you ever spent hours just trying to find a decent available domain name? Here is the list of 10 domain suggestion websites to help you to get that creativity flowing.
Top 10 Domain Suggestion Tools: Create a Catchy Domain Name with Ease
#3. Search the web for images to dress up your new website.
10 Image Search Engine alternatives to Google Images
#4. Create a free Google site map for your website - very important and very easy.
Google Sitemaps is an excellent way to submit your site to Google. If you are not sure of what a site map is -
Sitemaps are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about pages on their sites that are available for crawling. In its simplest form, a Sitemap is an XML file that lists URLs for a site along with additional metadata about each URL (when it was last updated, how often it usually changes, and how important it is, relative to other URLs in the site) so that search engines can more intelligently crawl the site.
#5. Check what your website looks like in different browsers (because it won’t look the same)
#6. Now that you have you build your website from scratch (yeepee!), you need to make sure it will convert visitors into customers. See how you can improve your website through these proven split tests.
Top 10 Split Testing Tips to Increase Your Landing Page Conversion Rates
#7. Here’s what people who are much smarter than me have to say about improving your website conversion rates:
Web users spend 80% of time above the fold, so build your site accordingly.
#8. So you have your brand new shiny website, you even used my proven split tests to improve conversions. What about website content?
Boy, do I have a resource for you!
Seal the Deal: 10 Tips for Writing the Ultimate Landing Page
#9. 10 Free Services to Monitor Your Site’s Uptime - Whether site downtime means loss of revenue or just loss of face, or you need to stay a step ahead of your clients, these services offer you a completely free way of knowing what’s up, what’s down and in some cases, why.
#10. How well is your website doing?
Is it getting traffic? Does it have SEO problems? How popular is it in social media?
Find out the answers for free.
As a bonus, I will add one more website monitoring resource that I personally use in my business and love. I use it for link building analysis, keyword research, spying on my competition (yep!) and more. The best part - they offer a free download.
Well, I am out of ideas. But I do want to hear yours!
What are some great tools you used to build your website and kept it to yourself (…until now that is)?
We’d love to see them IN COMMENTS BELOW!
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Thanks Ana ~ I found all of your website building information so helpful, and discovered some really cool resources that I did not even know about.
Thanks, Christine - I am glad I could be of service.
i wish i saw this page sooner, on how to build websites.. crap i missed an opportunity to build a website for money, haha. that was like 350$ in cash
As long as we live, we learn:). You will have no excuses with your next website, Omar.
This was an incredible resource and one I will bookmark for future use.
I appreciate it, Holly - thanks for visiting.
You have great resources here Ana.
This is very good help for anyone building a new site.
Outstanding list of resources for any entrepreneur. I've visited a couple of the sources you've listed and a couple I already use - can't wait to see the rest.
Thanks,
Well, thanks, Chris - I am glad I could serve you today.
There are two important factors you need to judge for choosing the best online website builder. First, know what you want and the second is what a web builder can offer. This should always be in consideration for comparing the best website builder services. BTW, great content!
Absolutely true - no 2 website builders are alike; some of them will fit your needs better than others.
However, when you don't know what you are doing, you don't always know what you end goal should be. In that case, it's always good to remember that things can always be changed in the future.
Great post! Easywebsitebuilders.net has several reputable website builders which is a great place for choosing and comparing the best website building services that fits your requirements. These companies have detailed information regarding their offers, special features and reviews.
Looks like you have some good resources on your site; thanks for the link.