1. A low cost and reliable hosting account.
I use HostGator
. For less than
$10 a month I can host all the websites I want all on that one
package! Let’s say I have 40 websites hosted on my one HostGator
account - that costs me what, like 25 cents a month!
Yes, there are many other low cost hosting services (that link is to a
list of 5 others) and you may choose to go with another company.
Your choice. When I refer to hosting accounts here at
6StepNicheSites.com, I will be referring to HostGator hosting, so
simply make the adjustments needed for your own hosting. Be sure
the hosting account you choose is “WordPress friendly”. I know
HostGator is.
I am also known to get on my soapbox about HostGator. Hosting must be
reliable and the customer service team must be reachable. Recently,
I had issues with about 6 of my sites. Unbeknown to me, all 6 sites
were down (and losing me money!) HostGator emailed me and CALLED me
to make me aware of the situation and worked closely with me to get
my sites back up and running ASAP. I can’t say enough about
HostGator. I won’t switch web hosting companies no matter what the
‘deal of the week’ is.
HostGator is also one of the only hosting companies that will
allow you to pay month by month (no contracts - no pre-paying -
none of that). I have the ‘Baby’ Package and right now, you can
get the same hosting package for $7.95 a
month through this link
. (Oddly, I pay $9.95 a month,
but at least my readers will save money…haha!)
2. Domain Names
You will need an inexpensive and high-quality company to
purchase your domain names from. I tend to use GoDaddy a good bit -
mainly because I previously purchased a lot of domains there and I
like keeping them in one place (I am also a creature of
habit…haha). I can pay anywhere from $1.99 a year for a .info
domain names to $7-$9 a year for a .com domain name. I found a
great discount for domain names tho - you can
get $5.95 .com domain names through this
link
.
3. WordPress GoldMine
I started making WordPress niche sites about November 2007, and
folks, I learned it the HARD WAY. I had to Google every single
step… I screwed up a LOT… I got some gray hairs, too…haha! Not too
long ago I got to thinking that I should write every single step
out with pictures and complete steps, tips and hints, and fixes for
any possible error that could possibly happen. Thing is, someone
beat me to it. When I bought and read WordPress Goldmine, I was in
amazement… it was like someone read my mind and made it into a much
better WordPress Niche Site guide than I ever could.
What was really cool is that author made a TWO PAGE
WordPress niche site that generated over $17,000 in about a
month! TWO PAGES! And it is still cranking out about $100
a day. Yes, he tells how he did it =)
WordPress Goldmine is perfect for any level of
experience of those coming into making and owning WordPress niche
sites. COMPLETE newbies to this concept can feel comfortable that
this guide will walk you through the whole process - from how to
install onto your server, changing themes, plug ins, tweaks … the
whole she-bang.
The guide then continues through the concept of content for your
site (how much? how?), creating a list or NOT creating a list,
where to find great niche ideas, keywords explained for niche
sites, how to promote your niche sites, and so much more IN-DEPTH
and SOLID information. The author will also show you one of his
two-page niche sites. Its impressive and will totally get you
motivated.
I do not recommend others to go pay for information very often.
Actually, VERY rarely, but this system is awesome, complete, and
will cut your learning curve dramatically. In this six step system,
if WordPress Goldmine explains the details to a step, I will not
re-explain it. You will need to know the information in this
ebook.
Get WordPress Goldmine Here, but please, if you
have no intention of doing anything with the information that is in
this book, don’t waste your money.
4. Squidoo
I will be discussing how to use Squidoo in conjunction with your
WordPress niche sites - it works like a charm! If you are
unfamiliar with how to create pages in the Squidoo.com website,
then please
read my Squidoo Profit System
.
It is a BIG package for a tiny price of $6.97.
If you are brand new to internet marketing, let me share this
with you. Squidoo is THE place I send all ‘newbies’ to learn online
marketing. Squidoo is free to use (in fact, Squidoo pays YOU to
create web pages). Squidoo is the best place to learn how to make
one-page free niche ’sites’. During your education on Squidoo, you
will learn about keywords, and traffic, and writing web copy, and
search engine rankings…all that stuff you need to get your head
around before you move on to owning niche websites of your own.
Squidoo is also the ultimate testing ground for niche markets.
Your Squidoo lenses (pages) will do all the research you need to
make a kick butt WordPress niche site.