Here are three essential things you need to learn to become a webmaster:

Do Not Pay Money for Traditional Software Programs!

Programs like Dreamweaver or FrontPage are great programs; however you need a basic understanding of HTML code to make them work for you.  Learning any type of computer code is a very complicated process and the software is expensive!  Prices for Dreamweaver start at around $700.  You are more likely to go broke and lose interest in your Internet home business if you pursue this route without a fundamental understanding of HTML. And, if you want to start learning about code, you are not going to find enough answers here!

Plus, these are only website building programs!  There is another side to this very important equation.  Assuming you can build a website, what comes next?  Where do you put it?  In other words, how do you get it on the Internet?

Find a Top Web Hosting Company with Great Customer Service!

This is where the “rubber really hits the road!”  This is where you put or host your website. This is your vehicle that gets it on the Internet. If you use a program like Dreamweaver or FrontPage, you are simply building website pages.  You need to host these pages.  In other words, you need to get these website pages loaded onto your hosting account.

This is not like using a word processing program, like MS Word and uploading or dropping files into your hosting account.  That’s because these files are written in HTML code.  You need to do, what’s called, an FTP (File Transfer Protocal) transfer to upload your files to your hosting account.  This is another process you have to learn.  In fact, it is a very important process.  But, you can easily learn that in due time.  It is rather easy once you have done an FTP transfer a few times.  However, if you are trying to learn how to use a program like Dreamweaver, along with getting a grasp on HTML code and add learning how to do an FTP transfer on top of this, you can get very frustrated… FAST!  This can set your goal of building an Internet home business back in a huge way!  Believe me, it did for me!

Combine your Website Building Software Solution and Web Hosting Company into a Small Monthly Payment at Under $10.

…while saving both time and money; but more importantly, it helps you achieve your goal of building an Internet home business much faster and more efficiently!

I have written about Host Gator and Host Then Profit before.  Either one of these hosting solutions will get you where

you need to be. Both hosting accounts provide you cPanel and WHM.  WHM, or Web Host Manager is a great and easy to use program that allows you build a shell for you website.

cPanel includes such things as establishing professional email accounts for your business.  In other words, you do not have to use your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail account for your Internet home business.  You use your own domain name. So, if your domain is www.einternetmarketingservices.org, you can and should use something like rick@einternetmarketingservices.org as your professional email address.  This enhances your credibility, plus you can always forward any email to this address to your Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail accounts should you choose to do so.

cPanel also includes a program called Fantastico Delux.  Fantastico includes a script for WordPress.  A script is a prebuilt software package.  Technically, the industry refers to it as a content management program.  It’s like getting Dreamweaver or FrontPage free with your hosting.  There is no need for building pages, then uploading them to your hosting company. This is all self-contained.  WordPress has become the industry standard for building websites.  And, it’s free.  There are hundreds, if not thousands, of free templates to use.

I’ve covered three essential or key topic areas that if implemented, allow you to quickly become a webmaster.  This is a start!  There are other articles that take you to the next step!  Please see: 11 Essential WordPress Plugins for Your Home Business Website.  I’ll continue to supplement this training with videos and articles on related subjects!  If you haven’t already done so, please go to the very top of the right sidebar and enter your email address into Subscribe to How to Build an Internet Home Business via Email.  This will ensure that you are notified when I make a new training post.

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It might be a little scary to most Internet marketers, but it also may be the hottest way to build an Internet home business today.  Think about it!  A lot of Internet marketers like the annonimity of working strictly from their homes.  However, if you are willing to venture out a bit, you can find new opportunities that simply explode your earnings.

If you have been in Internet marketing for over a year you have probably developed skills that are in high demand in your local business community.

Ask yourself these questions:

• Have I built websites?
• Do I know the basic principles of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
• Do I know how to get my keyword strings on the first page of Google?
• Do I understand the power of article marketing and video?

If you can answer yes to these basic questions, then you probably have what it takes to take your business offline and market yourself as a valuable resource to businesses in your local community.  There are Internet marketers taking advantage of these basic skills and earning large commissions.  It’s very conceivable to turn your talent into a retainer agreement that will pay you a $1500 -$2000 up front commission with a monthly income of $500 a month to continue your service on an consulting basis.

And, that is just for basic SEO services!  Can you throw together a professional looking website?  Have you used WordPress?  The two provide an almost magical combination to present to local businesses.  WordPress is optimized for SEO.  This is another service you can sell!

Do you have anything else in your bag of tricks that would appeal to local business owners?  How about Web Conferening solutions that can significantly aid a small business owner.  Web Conferencing translates into several solutions appealing to a small business owner.  They and their sales force can prequalify business leads.  GVO Conference is a brand new Web Conferencing Service that any business owner can afford.

Perhaps you have a local lead generation platform that you can use to generate call-in leads to a local business.  Do you get the basic idea here?  You already have the know how and ability to take your Internet marketing skills offline.  Think outside the box!  Take your skills offline and generate some significant revenue for your Internet home business.

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I pay $24.95 per month for my hosting package.  I have their reseller package.  You essentially get a starter version of a reseller package with Host Then Profit by virtue of the fact that you can host up to 4 blogs or websites.

In other words, you can sell hosting to some local business along with building them a website.  This isn’t hard to do folks!  I would not recommend you do this until you know how to build a WordPress website, but you will find that the learning curve with WordPress is minimal.

So, you can build a business a  website and charge them a few hundred bucks.  I started out charging $499 for 5-7 page optimized website.  If you need a quick fix to optimizing a website, see my post on WordPress Plugins.  That will get you started in the right direction!  And, you can also charge them a monthly hosting fee.  I make this a hosting and service fee!  For example, if you just getting started, charge them $20-40 per month for this.

Don’t sit around for six months, like I did, wondering what a reseller package is!!  It’s simple and exactly what I just described above.  The thing that concerned me was that I didn’t know how to bill them and look professional!  I certainly do now!  Just ask me for it and I’ll get you started!  This fun, and it’s extremely profitable!

Host Then Profit was not available, a few years back, when I made that decision.  And, I couldn’t get by with this basic package now.  Plus, this does not include the money I spend for my auto responder service that I started using five years ago.

However, Host Then Profits is a new and fantastic l0w-cost package that is available to you… NOW!  And, it’s only $9.95 per month.  First of all, you get your hosting, which is essential for building and branding your Internet home business online!  Plus, you can create up to 4 WordPress websites or blogs on your account.

More importantly, it’s expandable!  When you need more capacity, you can upgrade!  This is service that grows with you as your business grows!

There are some variables to creating a website, then installing WordPress; steps in the early stages of creating your website.  These variables are “steps” you take in the process, and there are some great videos in the Host Then Profits back office to literally walk you through these steps.  You will learn how to register your domain, how to change your DNS (domain servers)… if you choose not to register your domain with Host Then Profit.  I recommend that you register your domain at Namecheap.  Host Then Profit uses GoDaddy!  They do not do their own domain registration.  See my article and video on How to Register Your Domain. This will save you some money as well!

Plus, you will learn about Web Host Manager (WHM) and CPanel in the Step 3 Video in the Host Then Profits back office.  If this seems a bit ‘foreign’ to you, remember… this is learning process.  And, it’s all really quite easy to learn!

Additionally, Tool 2 is an auto responder, or email marketing program!  You will learn how to set up your campaigns and how to install a sign-up box on your website, so that you can start building your Internet home business list.  You will learn how use this list to develop relationships with people.

Tool 3 is an easy to use video production tool.  More coming on this… make sure you subscribe to get timely updates!  And, more is coming on the video conferencing platform below.

Tool 4 is video conferencing platform.  More to come…

Finally, and on top of these great tools, you get membership to the GVO Academy.  To the left you will see a currently published training schedule which is only available to members.

You have 12 opportunities per week to start learning how to build an Internet home business.  And, here you will have the opportunity to mingle with seasoned and successful Internet marketers!

This schedule is designed to meet your needs!  Chances are you still have a job and you cannot devote your full effort to learning how to build your Internet home business.  You do not have the pressure to sell, sell, sell!  This is about learning how to build an Internet home business at YOUR own chosen pace!

No need to worry!  There are evening and weekend classes you can attend, and all the classes are recorded, so you access them at your convenience from your Host Then Profit online office!

These are webinars that are broadcast using the same video conferencing platform that you will have access to with your Host Then Profits membership.

Furthermore, Host Then Profit, because of it’s unique price point and robust services is extremely popular.  So, it’s a platform that you can market and sell yourself.

So, get started today!  You get a 7-day trial for only $1. If you are serious about building an Internet home business, this is the best platform out there!  Just click on this banner to start your membership!

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A plugin is actually a piece of software or code designed to perform a particular function. For example, if you have an e-commerce website, you look for WordPress plugin. Or, if you want to do invoicing directly from your Internet home business website, you simply look for WordPress plugin that is built to do that! Furthermore, they are easy to find right from your WordPress dashboard and can be installed with the push of a button.

WordPress plugins can only be used on self-hosted WordPress websites. This is another great reason to get your own hosting. And, I recommend HostGator. All HostGator accounts come with Fantastico Delux… which provides a one-step installation of WordPress! The service that WordPress offers for free blogs is simply fantastic and a great way to get content on the Internet. However, it does not support WordPress Plugins!

Here is a list of standard WordPress Plugins that I highly recommend and personally use. Just type the bolded name into the plugin search box.

1. Akismet: Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. It keeps your site protected from spam 24/7/365. This will require you to get an API key at Akismet.com. But, once you have your key, you can use it on multiple sites!  Akismet is actually pre-installed on WordPress.

2. Jetpack by WordPress.com: See this article on Jetpack by WordPress! This is a must add to any WordPress site! It is multi-functional and replaces an earlier need for other plugins. At this time it includes 10 different free features. There is one other “paid” feature called Vault Press, which I find a little pricey. But, here are the ones I recommend activating:

• Sharing: Drag and drop Social Media sharing services into the enabled section to have them show up on your site, and drag them into the hidden section to have them hidden behind a button. Lots of options! Google Plus, Facebook, Linked-In, Digg, Redditt, Twitter, etc.  And, if you want to add one, it’s easy to create! I’ve replaced a former plugin with this feature, and I really liked that former plugin!

• Spelling and Grammar: The After the Deadline Proofreading service improves your writing by using artificial intelligence to find your errors and offer smart suggestions. After the Deadline provides a number of customization options, which you can edit in your profile. Google loves good grammar and this one will “kick-your-butt!” But, you will be better off using this!

• Subscriptions: Easily allow any visitor to subscribe to all of your posts via email through a widget in your blog’s sidebar. Every time you publish a post, WordPress.com will send a notification to all your subscribers. I’ve put this on all my sites! The emails your subscribers receive are extremely professional with the WordPress logo right at the top of the email!

• WordPress.com Stats: There are many plugins and services that provide statistics, but data can be overwhelming. WordPress.com Stats makes the most popular metrics easy to understand through a clear and attractive interface. I’ve used a few different plugins to check my stats, but have settled on this one for now. I really like the idea that this plugin and features are produced by WordPress. It gives me added confidence that they will be updated in a timely matter, and that’s great for my site security! If you have the old WordPress.com Stats installed separately on your site already, go ahead it delete it.

3. Cbnet Ping Optimizer: Say what??? This valuable plugin saves your wordpress blog from getting tagged as ping spammer. As good as it is, WordPress has a flaw. Everytime, you update an article or post, it send outs a ping notifying the world that you just published a post. This plugin stops that from happening! …so, what is a ping? Read more here!

4. Google Ajax Translation: The Google AJAX Translation WordPress plugin provides a quick, simple, and light way to add translation to your blog. This will translate your articles into any of 52+ languages. I have sites that are indigenous to the U.S., but I have other sites that are international. Why not provide an international user an easy way to translate and read your material?

5. W3 Total Cache: This plugin improves the user experience of your site by improving your server performance, caching every aspect of your site, reducing the download times and providing transparent content delivery network (CDN) integration. In other words, it allows your site and pages to load much faster and this is a unit of measure that Google uses to rank your website. This is particularly important for websites that have a great deal of content!

Features that Google Require on a Website

6. Privacy Policy: I have Easy Privacy Policy installed on my site, but it looks like it has been discontinued. You need a Plugin that automatically adds a privacy policy page that includes things like an Adsense compliancy section, information on the collection of cookies, etc. All the compliance legalese is done for you! Don’t forget to cover this base! Otherwise, Google may not like you! And, you want Google to like you… as they are more likely to send you visitors! As of this writing, I could not find a good, free Privacy Policy Plugin available.

There are several, but they haven’t been tested in WordPress 3.3.1. For example: WP Policies, Terms & Conditions and Terms of Use. Akismet Privacy Policies appears to be current and very good, but it’s in German.

7. Fast Secure Contact Form: The contact form lets your visitors send you a quick E-mail message. Super customizable with a multi-form feature, optional extra fields, and an option to redirect visitors to any URL after the message is sent. This WordPress plugin includes CAPTCHA and Akismet support to block all common spammer tactics. Plus, Google wants you to provide a contact feature to your users!

WordPress Plugins for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

SEO is search engine optimization. Proper SEO allows the major search engines (Google, Bing and Yahoo) to index and rank your website. The higher you are ranked the more organic or free traffic they will send you.

Special Note: There is one setting that I highly recommend you change in WordPress and do this for all new installations. If you have an old installation, I also recommend it. One of my sites had over 90 articles when I updated this setting, and it worked great!

Change the default WordPress Permalink default feature. This will automatically apply to the title of your posts and pages.

How? Just follow these steps.

• On your WordPress Dashboard, Pick “Settings”
• Then Choose “Permalinks”
• Tick on the “Custom Title” option
• Then type in /%postname%/
• Hit Save!

8. Google XML Sitemaps: This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com to better index your site! Plus, it will provide you direct access to both Google and Bing Webmaster Tools. You need to claim your site(s) with both Google and Bing and verify that you are the owner. I use the Meta Tag option. This is easy stuff; as I will show you with the next WordPress plugin.

9. Custom Headers and Footers: This plugin adds custom header and footer Meta Tags for main page content. This is where you simply copy and paste the Meta Tag that Google and Bing send you to verify your website! Here is a screen shot of exactly where it goes. You just click “Update Settings” at the bottom of the page, then return to Google or Bing and click their “Verify Now” button!

10. Platinum SEO Pack: This WordPress plugin provides a complete SEO solution for your WordPress blog. I probably run against convention here. A lot of people use All-in-One SEO. It really doesn’t matter, but you should definitely install one or the other.

11. Keyword Statistics: This plugin checks the content of a post or a page for keyword-density (single words and optionally 2- and 3-word phrases). This is an awesome plugin. It can update its information on the fly while the author is writing content. This is great way for you to check and improve your keyword density! And, keep that density at about 2-3 percent!

In conclusion, I have provided you the most essential WordPress plugins available today! So, if you are building an Internet home Business or contemplating doing so, WordPress is the platform on which you should build your business.  And, if you load these plugins, get familiar with them and keep your eyes and ears open for new developments, I virtually guarantee you will be well ahead of your peers.

Stay tuned for my next article! In fact, I recommend you sign-up to receive my updates so you do not miss it. Just go to the top of the page. At the top of the right sidebar there is a subscribe form. Incidentally, that’s the Subscription form that WordPress Jetpack generates. See for yourself how professional it appears in your email. Once you submit your email, you will have to confirm your subscription. Once it’s in the WordPress system, I do not have access to it! While this is good for you, it is bad for me. I do not have access to your email, but more importantly, I do not even know who subscribes!

I have intentionally not provided screenshots or more information on the Platinum SEO Pack and Keyword Statistics plugins. This warrants a separate article or video. So, look for this information coming soon. I want to point out some techniques that you should employ with these two extremely valuable plugins, as well as some settings so that the two do not overlap functionality. If you have any questions, I’m always here to help!

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This is first in a series of training videos on Building your Internet  business with a website.  Stay tuned for the next video that will focus on How to Get Your Hosting Account and Changing Domain Name Servers!

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