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Once you've decided on the product or service you're going to provide and you have your marketing plan in place it's now time to design your website. You can either design it yourself or pay someone to do it for you. My personal preference was to do it myself and for several reasons. There are many advantages of doing it yourself. The money you save by designing your own site can be directed toward other areas such as advertising your home business online. Also the sense of satisfaction you get from having designed it yourself, the way you want it designed, helps give you the sense of ownership and control over the final result. On the other hand you may feel more comfortable having someone design it for you. Either because of the time involved or the fact that you have very limited or no experience with website design then, for you, this may be the best way to proceed. Whichever direction you decide to take you need to produce a site that stands out from the crowd. There are several reasons for this with the main one being to drive traffic and potential customers to your business. There are a number of ways to produce a unique website and we will look at five techniques for driving traffic in this article. First of all in order to make your website noticeable you must know your audience. Depending on the product or service you're providing you must tailor your design and content to meet the needs and expectations of the people who need or want what you're offering. This will attract the people you want and keep them coming back until they decide to become customers. A second way to make your home page exceptional is to demonstrate your expertise. You can do this by writing articles which pertain to your area of knowledge or by making a blog available which you update on a regular basis. This is an excellent way to keep your visitors coming back for more and also to increase traffic to your home business site. By distributing your articles to directories with back links included you will attract people who are interested in what you have to offer. A third way to make your site distinctive is to provide free stuff or design a contest which gives away a monthly prize. This compels your guest to come back on a regular basis to either check the results of your contest or to see what new freebies you have to offer this month. A fourth way to make your home business site one of a kind is to make the design and navigation very user friendly. More often than not simplicity and ease of use will contribute greatly to the user's enjoyment of having visited your site and will increase the likelihood of a repeat visit. A fifth and final method of achieving exclusivity for your home page is to provide the opportunity to develop a relationship with your potential client. You can accomplish this by creating a community within your site in the guise of a Forum for users to chat with one another or create an affiliate program which can lead to long lasting relationships with members. These are only a few of the many ways you can help your website stand out online but from past experience they are several of the more effective methods to get your home business noticed on the internet. Bob Withers is a professional sales and marketing person with over twenty years in the field. He has now set his sights on affiliate marketing and creating successful home based businesses online to apply his trade. To get in touch with Bob please visit: http://homebusinessmoneymakers.com ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
