Need a website soon and don’t want to explore XHTML and CSS? Use this cool new online webpage designer I found the other day. Learning how to create website pages is a cinch with the help of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors like Dreamweaver, only this webpage designer is web-based (cross-platform) and won’t cost you a penny! Plus, they were named one of the top 50 websites in 2007 by Time magazine. If you go to www.weebly.com and sign up with your username and email you can start building your website in seconds. It uses a pretty AJAX interface, so that means you need...

First, you will need a text editor such as TextMate for Mac, Notepad or PHP Web Designer 2007 for PC. There are also two things you must learn after you read up on how to design a website. Those are: Learn XHTML. Learn CSS. These two components are essential to building a solid website. If you build a large business website without knowing XHTML and CSS, you will be banging your head on the desk from troubles with cross-browser compatibility, search engine optimization, maintainability and more later down the road. If you need help learning XHTML and CSS, you can visit W3Schools or search for...

We just got a new website and new business cards! Tell me what you think! I carry my business cards around in a case from my favorite place to go. Our website is not that web2.0 looking, but it’s simple and very easy to navigate. We do of course build web2.0 websites however if you are interested If you like the business cards, you can order them @ moo.com.

Ok, so you know about Facebook, Twitter, Google Trends, Web2.0, AJAX, YouTube and blogging (if you don’t you should read my first article, Step 1 to Building your Own Online Business). Next, you need to take your fresh list of ideas and start researching! Sound fun? The guys over at Thirty Day Challenge have come up with some great ways to research niche markets using FREE online tools. These tools are: Google Search Google Trends Free Keywords @ WordTracker.com They are simple yet they can determine almost EXACTLY how much traffic you can expect with a particular product and keyword phrase...

I am going to provide a few steps on starting a business, this being the first article. Since these processes are fresh in my memory, I am documenting what I have accomplished to try and make it easier for you to start your own web company. Of course, if you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to let me know. I will only provide a bit of information at a time so you can research the material in small chunks. Finding your Niche Market. Write down a list of business ideas related to popular items you see when you walk around the mall or retail stores, what ads you see in magazines and what...

Call this a Guide to iMarketing in 2007. There are a lot of new technologies out there such as blogging, podcasting, social bookmarking and networking, search engine optimization, internet marketing and web2.0. I have been researching these technologies about 40 hours a week this summer to understand how everything fits together. Now, I want to share what I compiled. It’s a basic laundry list and doesn’t go very in depth, but there are a lot of excellent resources in this guide. If anyone has anything to add, please comment! I. Website ad planning, placement, and analytics: A. Conducting...