Tuesday, May 31, 2011

How to Create Niche Websites Using WordPress

If you specialize in a certain creative niche or expertise then why aren't you sharing it with the world? Your knowledge should never be unaccounted for, whether or not, you do it on the job or at home. There is a way to share your expertise or knowledge without the hassle, cost or time and that is through creating niche websites.

A niche is something that pertains to personal appeal. It could be a place, position or talent suitable just for oneself. What makes people interested in your niche all goes according to how it appeals to them. And the way to do that is by targeting that market and sharing your expertise (e.g. shopping, how to train your dog, food, clothes, pop culture) on whatever special niche pertains to you. This can be done with a website. Now I know that when you think of a website you're probably thinking to yourself, dear god I do not have time to do all of that, or I have no clue how to build a website. But I can show you step-by-step instructions on how this can be done using little to no cost to start-up and have your website built within one hour. The only thing that you will need to do is add the content(information) of your choice and share it. What's even better is that you can make money doing this. The great thing about this is that you will be making money doing something you love without feeling forced or pressured to keep up with anyone and it can be done in your spare time.

When people think about WordPress.org they think about a "blog" or blog site, but what it really is, is a Content Management System (CMS). It is a very simplistic way of creating websites without knowing anything about HTML or graphics. If you are knowledgeable and comfortable in HTML and would prefer to create your own website from scratch so to speak, then by all means - please feel free to do so. But in effort to save time and energy the majority of Content site owners/niche "bloggers" use WordPress as their platform. The end result is typically the same thing, but truth be told - with WordPress you save yourself 1/2 the time.

The first step is to brainstorm on your niche. These can be personal hobbies, things that you are interested in, things that you know others are interested in, health, pop culture etc.

The second step is purchasing a domain name. GoDaddy.com is the cheapest hands down. And there is always an online coupon to be found to give yourself a discount to make it even cheaper. Be sure when picking out your domain you add a keyword pertaining to your particular niche in the name. This will help not only with the appeal of your website but it will make it easier to be found in search engines.

The third step is to purchase your hosting. Hostgator.com is the best. It's not only affordable but also provides the WordPress platform to get you started. This includes themes, plug-ins, widgets and other start-up materials for newbies.

The success of your niche website isn't determined by its name or how fancy it looks - but how well you promote its demand, how popular your niche is and the content you write on it to keep it going.

If you specialize in a certain creative niche or expertise then why aren't you sharing it with the world? Your knowledge should never be unaccounted for, whether or not, you do it on the job or at home. There is a way to share your expertise or knowledge without the hassle, cost or time and that is through creating niche websites.

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