Are you ready to build your first business website and start your online business? In September of 2008 I was a complete beginner and was also looking for the best way to build my own business website, but I was in the same situation as most wannabe internet business start ups:

1. I didn't know any HTML.
2. I couldn't afford Dreamweaver software.
3. I couldn't afford to pay someone to create my site for me.

Despite these obvious negatives I knew it was time to take my business idea seriously and stop playing with the idea of having my own business website. I'd already wasted lots of time with some of the free website options available and gotten nowhere fast with them - so what options were available to a non tech savvy person such as myself?

There are literally thousands of companies out there offering free and paid website building tools but how do you choose the best one?

The solution I finally found after many hours surfing the net, and my recommendation to any beginner, is to use Intuits Homestead Website Building System.

Yes, I'm selling this product - but I'm selling it because I USE IT and I LOVE IT and I can guarantee that you will too.

It's a low cost, but very well designed system, that does everything you will need it to. A system that is easy to use, is fully customizable so that your site can grow with you and your business, and doesn't rely on you needing to know any html, css or php. I can even create your site for you if you don't have the time to create the site yourself.

If you're ready to start your own professional business website quickly and easily with minimal outlay then read on.

The first thing I would strongly recommend for a website beginner, is to write a list of everything you want from your website. This is the list of needs I created for my business first website:

Spend as little as possible on start up costs

Have my own unique web address www.mysite.com

Have my own unique email address susana@mysite.com

Sell my services

Integrate affliate products to sell via my site

Accept as many forms of payment as possible on my site

Make me a decent enough income

Be able to publish 50+ pages and link them all seemlessly

Have a fully customisable website

Incorporate adsense & other advertising programs to generate revenue

Get hosting included

Get plenty of bandwidth

Do not need to know or understand HTML, CSS or PHP

Be able to add videos and other media easily

"A Web site building tool for the technically unsavvy. The drag-and-drop software lets you create a Web presence with minimal pain."

Minimal pain was really the key phrase for me. If you can use MS Word then you can use Homestead's SiteBuilder software it really is that easy.

My Favourite Features:

• Site Statistics - This is by far my favourite feature. Monitor who visits your site, when, where they come from, how long they stay, which pages get the most hits, what search terms brought them to you, what their surfing behavior is - PLUS so much more.
• WYSIWYG Page Editor (What You See Is What You Get) - Create Pages easily using their drag and drop system. Add images, logos, YouTube Videos, music files, text files, links, live chat box, RSS feeds, google search box - PLUS tonnes more!
• Easy Search Engine Optimization - Add keyword tags, page descriptions for search engines and page titles quickly and easily for each page you create on the Page Info Option.
• Customizable Design - change your design and layout as often as you like. Find what works. Copy and paste between pages.
• 5 Email Accounts per Website - all at yourname@yoursite.com, plus create as many mailing lists as you want. (with the GOLD Edition)
• Create up to 100 pages per site - personally I only have around 40 pages which is plenty for my needs.
• Reliable Server - My site has NEVER been down in 11 months of being online
• Create a store front with shopping cart feature- Enter product names, descriptions, images and pricing. Upload everything at once from Excel, QuickBooks or eBay.
• Accept Credit Card & PayPal Payments without fuss - it's a very simple procedure to set up payments for your goods or services.
• Easy to add Adsense Capsules- benefit from 100% of your adsense earnings!
• Prompt email and phone support - I've only needed to use the email support on a couple of occasions because it's all very self explanatory. Each time I have received fully understandable help instructions, from a real person, within a couple of hours.
• Edit your site from anywhere in the world - you can log into your account from any computer and make changes to your website, as well as check your email and view your site statistics.

The Homestead website building system has so many features, that are all so easy to use, that it's hard to fault it. It has everything I wrote down in my "website wish list" plus a great deal more.

I have used their GOLD service ($24 per month) since September of last year and my first website now has over 20,000 page views per month and rising.

By paying around $24 a month you can spread the cost of your website over a year, which makes it a far more affordable option for many of us starting out in our own business than coughing up a lump sum.

It's an investment that pays for itself very quickly. By the time your business website has been up and running for a few months and you are getting found by customers, you will easily be recouping your monthly cost either through selling your products or services or through adsense revenue.

$240 dollars per year for a fully functioning website is about as cheap as it gets when you consider that you'd be paying $500 minimum for someone to create just a basic 5 page website for you. (See below if you would like me to do this for you.)

If you're still undecided, remember you can try it FREE for 30 days and if you don't like what you get (which I doubt very much) you can opt out without any hassle at all.

Build a Website: Get a website in 30 minutes! Customize any of their 2000+ templates and publish.

Homestead is perfect for small business and professionals who want an online presence but do not want to learn programming. Packages normally start at $9.99 per month but for a limited time Homestead are offering half price starter packages - that's only $4.99 per month.

Click here to Build a business website in minutes. Free 30 day trial!

No time to create your own website?

For $499 I can provide you with a 5 page professional website, delivered within one week.

• Domain Name Registration Included
• 5 Email addresses at yoursite.com
• One Year's Hosting Included
• Easily Update Your Website Yourself
• Lifetime Email & Phone Support
• Customize Your Website When You Want

For more info and to contact me please visit me at my SEO Article Writer Website.

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