Archive for March, 2010|Monthly archive page
Get a Professional Website for Under $25
Comments (1)Creating a professional presence online has never been easier or more affordable. For naterosenberg.com, I first tried custom-building my site and leasing a webserver, but I’ve learned that in this case, simple is better.
With my own domain name and WordPress, I have a professionally-designed site that is search-engine optimized, can handle as much traffic as I can get, comes with comment spam filters, and many more powerful features without any of the hassle of server or code maintenance. Plus, with Google Apps, I have a professional naterosenberg.com email address that has great spam filtering and works on any device.
You can spend a lot of money on a website designer, servers, and email systems, but for most people, the following steps are sufficient.
Create a professional website and email address for under $25 per year.
- $10.69/yr. Buy your company domain (mybusiness.com) at GoDaddy.com.
- $0 Create a free website on WordPress and choose from one of their many professionally-designed themes. Create some pages (About, Contact) and write a few blog posts.
- $10/yr Move your WordPress site to your domain.
- $0 Sign-up for Google Apps Standard Edition to have professional @mybusiness.com email addresses. An advanced email system with great spam filters, Google works with any web browser, Outlook, iPhone, Android, and Blackberry.
