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| wonder if making money online can be done with | | | | building tools for simple designs, but also have pay |
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| explore both methods, and, hopefully give new folks | | | | and do it free. |
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| My first experience with website building came from | | | | blogging I tried Google's and found it easy to set up |
| using Microsoft Publisher. | | | | a blog in a very short amount of time. After a while, |
| (If anyone reading this has Microsoft Office, Publisher | | | | however, I looked into building a website that would |
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| about using Publisher the most is that it is largely a | | | | That's when I discovered WordPress. WordPress is a |
| drag and drop interface with sizable text boxes that | | | | powerful blog/website building tool and, like |
| can be placed anywhere on the web page. This | | | | Blogger.com, it is free. Unlike Blogger.com, WordPress |
| makes Publisher very easy to use as far as web | | | | has a lot of support in the way of Plug-ins (small |
| page design is concerned. Another feature is that | | | | HTML or PHP programs that are free, for the most |
| Publisher comes with website templates, like many | | | | part) and widgets that doesn't have. The |
| programs, so that you don't have to start from | | | | disadvantage of this power is that the WordPress |
| scratch. What might make Publisher not so attractive | | | | interface is a little more complicated and takes more |
| to some is that some knowledge (and software) | | | | time to learn before navigating it becomes easy. Of |
| about FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is required for | | | | course WordPress comes with a lot of impressive |
| website creation. FTP is not difficult to master but is | | | | templates that have a refined, polished look of |
| an additional step to building a website. Also required | | | | professional web page design. This is important |
| is a website host to store website files. Another | | | | because visual appeal is paramount when customers |
| problem with Publisher is that accessing the HTML | | | | visit your site. All in all, I like the combination of |
| (the underlying code that formats a website and how | | | | WordPress professional looking templates and the |
| it looks) code is not easy and Publisher is also not as | | | | power that WordPress has to offer. If you don't |
| SEO friendly as other site design tools if your | | | | mind spending a few days getting their interface |
| designing a website to make money on the internet. | | | | down there is no doubt that WordPress offers a lot |
| If you are looking for professional design power you | | | | for making money on the internet. |
| might consider Adobe Dreamweaver, but beware - | | | | Thanks for reading my article and for more |
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| be the task of learning Dreamweaver as well. | | | | website. |