By Nathan Shaw, Efficiency Trainer
Site & Monetizing DEVELOPMENT
There are 2 parts to the Development category of SIM6.
So let's fill you in with everything you need to know for efficient site and monetizing development.
Each of the links below take you to sections focusing on that part of Development. There'll be a link back to this main Development page so you can return here and delve into the other part of Development when you want.
Design
Web Site Development
Design relates to web site development. In the Web Site Development section I will show you how to create a web site using the best software, in the most efficient way possible, for the maximum benefit to you for the other categories of SIM6.
Articles in the Design section:
How To Get The Best Web Site Development Software
Choose The Right Type Of Design For Your Project
Web Site Design Critiques - Here is a web site development critique where I spent 20 minutes commenting on a web site.
Mini-Membership Site Secrets
Monetizing
Monetizing means adding things that make you money.
There are 3 broad approaches to monetizing your online projects.
- Create your own product/service and sell it.
- Sell other peopel's product/service and earn a comission.
- Do both.
Gotta start somewhere, and number 3 is a hard juggling act. Number 2 is far easier because you can be up and running with a product in just a few hours or less. If you're going to produce your own product then it could take a long while before your commercially functional.
Product Development
At some point you will want to create and sell your own product. You will get to keep more of the profit, you can also create an army of affiliates that promote your product for you. And you'll have the personal satisfaction of creating values that people pay for.
Other Ways to Monetize
Affiliate Marketing. Hands down, the best way to learn Affiliate Marketing is the Affiliate Classroom.
Joint Ventures
Paid Advertising
Do you have online sales letters already? Then check out the better than popup Peel Ad script.
Web Site Development Resources
In the new Web 2.0 Era you need 2 types of web site.
The first is known as a micro-site designed in every detail to sell your wares to a carefully targeted niche.
Web design can take months to learn, or you can do it within hours using this top recommendation for stunning and easy web site development: Marlon Sanders Design Dashboard. Get his Free 20 page report on the Top 10 Design Mistakes. Dynamite information from one of the web's best.
The 2nd type of website you need is a blogging engine with maximum rss syndication. No worries if you won't know what that is, it's all explained in this cool video and awesome Free ebook resource, leading to the grand daddy of Web 2.0 Authority Site development, at the flick of a few switches.
Time is of the essence and the above 2 star picks for web site development are perfect for the job.
Once you've got stuck into the above 2 and want to explore even more then come back to this page and check out the stuff below.
More Stuff for Web Site Development
Below are a selection of other components for web site design I recommend you look at (but don't lose focus on the DesignDashboard because without it you're guaranteed to flounder around in the great bottomless pit of web site design and development - DesignDashboard does it right first time.
Webforms
Aweber makes webforms for opt-in newsletter subsctiption box for you site.
Autoresponders and Email Promotions
Aweber is what I use and recommend.
Browser Compatibility
[ http://anybrowser.com/ ]
Competition
ChangeNotes Monitor othe site changes as they happen.
eCommerce (merchant accounts and taking customer money)
Hosting
HostGator for Standard hosting.
SiteSell - I do not recommend SBI any longer as the 2 star picks above replace it which include Authority Site Center which provides hosting.
Member Area Sites
Graphics
Take a look at Ozone
Site Design
Drp Capitals are important
Authority Site Center
Design Dashboard
SEO Search Engine Optimization
Google Sitemap
Authority Site Center
Load Times
Reduce image size at Cruncher
Site Analysis
Translations
Audio/Visual tools for your site
AudioGeneerator
Audio Sound Stream Software
Of course this will all be expanded.
Various Free or Low-Cost Software Packages
Under Ground Giveaway
You can also take a look at my Strategic Internet Marketing membership site (membership is Free) at Strategic Internet Marketing (opens in new window so you won't lose the page you're on so go ahead and click it now)
 Proceed to Internet Marketing Strategy section 4 - Web Copywriting & Conversion.
Your info below will bring you top recommendations with the latest Strategy updates that work right now.
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