Your Web Site Purpose

Whether you want to create a web site for professional or personal reasons, starting your own site can be one of the most exciting experiences in your life. Millions of people surf the Internet each day. Your web site could be viewed by hundreds or even thousands of internet surfers each day! But how do you get started? Luckily, imrankhalid.5u.com can help guide you through the few easy steps it takes to put your site on the World Wide Web!

There are some common steps for all web sites, but some are different depending on what the purpose of your site is. Select the type of site you have in mind from the list below and we will explain the steps toward a successful site. Click on the heading of each description to jump to the detail page that describes the steps. If the type of site you have in mind does not exactly match the headings below, find the one that most closely matches your needs. The web resources section of imrankhalid.5u.com contains many valuable resources to help you succeed.

A Personal Site

This type of site is not a business or commercial related site, it could be the type of site where you post pictures of your new baby for your relatives in another city to share, or maybe it's a personal home page.

A Personal Site
Having your own web presence is quite simple to setup. You may have free web space with your internet provider, in which case you only need to develop your site and upload it. Normally this type of free web space does not allow you to have a unique domain name for your site (like www.mysitename.com).

Firstly you will need to choose and register a domain name, then create your site, then find a place to host it. Use the web resources found in imrankhalid.5u.com to gain an understanding of all the steps.

An Interest Group

This type of site is not a business or commercial site related site, it could be a site devoted to a hobby, a pop band, or a local interest group

Having your own web presence is quite simple to setup. You may have free web space with your internet provider, in which case you only need to develop your site and upload it. Normally this type of free web space does not allow you to have a unique domain name for your site (like www.mysitename.com).

Business - Informational Only

This type of site is like an online brochure. You already have a business and you would like to have a web presence that describes your company. Typically you will give out the web address to clients on business cards and letterheads, but you probably won't expect to generate new business from clients finding your business via the web. Of course, although this type of site is not a place where you sell goods, you may choose to market yourself via the web also.

This site may also be informational and not sell goods, but generate income from selling advertising.

Having an online presence for your business increases your visibility and professional look. Every serious business should have at least an informational type site on the web.

An informational site will allow you to show case your products or services to prospective clients and allow you to post company information. It is much more versatile than a glossy paper brochure.

With this type of site you probably won't market your site, but there is no reason why you can't do that. Use the Driving Traffic section of the imrankhalid.5u.com web resources for ideas and information.

Business - Selling Goods Locally

This type of site complements a local business. It is part informational but you may also sell goods online. Your market is typically local. For example you might own a local flower shop and want to allow local customers to place orders over the web.

Having an online presence for your local business increases your visibility and professional look. This type of site may already be an offline business, or it may be a completely online business with a local focus.

It maybe that you don't actually sell goods, but the site provides a local service and sells advertising locally.

Marketing your site will be focused on offline local advertising like newspapers, flyers and perhaps media like radio and local TV spots, but there will probably be many local web sites that you can try to get your site listed in also.

Your site may need to be e-commerce enabled depending upon it's focus.

Business - Selling Goods Globally

This type of business is a full blown e-commerce site. It maybe 100% online or it may complement an existing business.

The web enables commerce in ways that were impossible without it. Millions of people all over the world can gain immediate exposure to your company.

Your site may sell goods to a global customer base, or it may provide a useful service and you might sell advertising.

The biggest hurdle to the success of this type of web site is marketing your site. You may have the best products but you will sell none if nobody knows about them. To be successful with this type of web site you will need patience and a solid marketing approach. You will find lots of useful information and resources within imrankhalid.5u.com to help you on your road to success.