Do you need to build a website for your sports and recreation community in Israel, but do not want pay thousands to a web designer? Are you an aspiring web designer looking to create a website for a disaster relief community in Saint Lucia, but want to start small with big result? It does not matter your location and why you need a community website.
Making a stunning community or charity website can be easy and should be affordable to any organisation. You should check out these secrets that rich web developers use to make more money for themselves.
- Always pay the cheapest for domain registration.
- Pick a hosting that has knowledgable support team so you do not have to pay money to web developers when you have a problem
- Choose the best and user-friendly content-management system to quickly build a website that is optimized for top search results, and update the website yourself whenever you want.
- Do not underestimate the power of a ready-made design to build professional-looking website look and feel
- Remember to make money from the website (the website should at least pay for itself)
Cheap Domain Registration
You can pay $17.99 at Godaddy or $35 at Network Solutions. However, we some prefer to pay a mere $10.99? This is the best price we found, and you can get the lowest-priced dotORG registration at a domain registrar called Name.com.
For more info about cheap domain registrars, go to bestdomainregistrars.org/cheapest.
Choosing a Helpful Hosting
When it comes to choosing a host for your website, a huge number of experienced web designers always recommend Hostgator Baby Plan.
Hostgator has a very long, 45-day money back guarantee, so you have ample time to test them out. They are rated A+ by Better Business Bureau which shows their commitment to customer satisfaction. You also can try them for almost free for the first month.
You can try Hostgator for almost free and use the coupon code FTPHOSTING.
You can try also take 25% off your first payment if use the coupon code SERVEHOSTING.
If you have question or if you get stuck at any of the steps, try to contact them.
For more info about web hosting comparison, go to bestdomainhost.org.
Use a Content-management System to Structure The Website
WordPress is the most-used content management system (CMS) available. But what seasoned web developers do not tell you is that you can use WordPress to build the framework for a search-engine-friendly, top-ranking website. Think of WordPress as the structure of a house.
After the installation of WordPress is complete, it is a straightforward matter to set up your site, starting with the installation of WordPress themes. If you are building your house, WP theme is the finishing of the house which includes windows, wall decoration, paints etc. This is what makes the house complete and we can call it home.
You can find a great many of the themes on the internet, both commercial and free.
Ready-made Template
You can opt for the free ones here.
On some occasions, we may prefer to get some nice-looking templates so that your website will look different from the rest of the web. One thing to be aware of is that not all themes are equal, and you often get what you pay for.
Here are some good looking templates most suited for a community website.
Make Some Money
If done right, you not only can cover the cost to build your website, but you and the sports and recreation community (or your specific community) can also make some funds from it. So how do you generate extra funds from your website? There are many ways, but here are the best ways:
- Include Google Adsense – for more info, go to wordpressadsensetheme.net
- Ask for Donation – for more info, go to paypal.com/webapps/mpp/donations
- Referral Programs – for more info, go to businesswebhost.org/best-affiliate-programs-for-beginners/
Way Forward
With the professional-looking community website already created, you can further develop it so that human interaction between members keep them interested in the particular field/product resulting in user generated content for the community website and thus expanding the website with relevant unique content. With the power of WordPress plugins such as Buddypress, the way forward can include developing your website into social network community that represents and connects people that share common interests.
Now make the first move and clarify any doubt you still have in your mind.