Thought I’d make a ‘nuts and bolts’ post today for people who are just getting started in online marketing. These tools are pretty useful for starting any website, and a few that are particularly useful for the adult webmaster.
WebDesign:
Basically, if you want to build a static site – something that is not a blog or some other “cms” site, you need to learn html.
- The best site I’ve found that walks you through everything is w3schools.com
- The best free software html editor is http://net2.com/nvu/ (for making pages in html)
- The best free graphic editor is http://www.gimp.org/ (for making graphics like headers, backgrounds, etc)
- The best free image editor is http://www.irfanview.com/ (for cropping, resizing, editing photos)
- The best free clipart site is http://pdclipart.org
- Handy tool for matching colors http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html
- Handy color picker tool http://colorcop.net/
I use ifranview and pdclipart almost daily. ColorCopy and Colorschemer is very useful for making colors match together.
I don’t use nvu or gimp, since I have dreamweaver and fireworks. However, they are free and provide much of the functionality of their very expensive counterparts.
Hosting:
Right now I use webair and hostgator. As your business grows, you will have to upgrade to dedicated hosting. As soon as I reach that point myself, I’ll do a post about why I picked whoever I go with.
Domain Registration:
I use godaddy.com and namecheap.com. Never had any issues since I leave all my whois info public. If you want private registration, there are some serious considerations and I really don’t have any recommendations in that regard. however, I found that godaddy will charge you $$$ when anyone trys to contact you through their private registration service. This can add up to hundreds of dollars, so be careful with private registration.
Costs of starting up:
- Domain Name: $10
- Hosting: $10/month (unlimited domains)
Seriously, only $20 to get started! That doesn’t mean just jump in and give it a try. This business requires some serious effort and commitment. My first month I put in like five to six hours per day everyday. I still spend about 20 hours per week working this business.
Places to get help:
- all the forums in the side bar of this blog: ie. greenguyandjim, ynot, etc…
My Sponsors:
- Totemcash (good solo girl content, unique software)
- Fling.com (good web2.0 adult dating site)
- Nastydollars (good milf and teen content)
- Trafficcashgold (good milf content – unparalleled webmaster tools)
These are the sponsors that I’ve made money with. More importantly, I’ve received checks and cashed them. I belong to others, but haven’t made any money with them yet. I chose the above sponsors since they provide plenty of tools for the newbie to get started making galleries.
I’m not saying these are the best sponsors, just ones I really like. I’m open to recommendations.
Finding Good Sponsors:
Some places that do a good job of reviewing sites for webmasters are:
- http://whopaidme.com
- http://www.webmasterbrotherhood.com/ A relatively new resource but looks very promising
- http://www.greenguyandjim.com/resources/sponsors/index.html
Tutorials specific to adult webmasters:
- Howling-wulf’s blog has the best tutorials I’ve seen for making galleries and free sites. He also reviews partner accounts, shows his stats, and share his insights.
- Insidewebmastering Tutorials focuses on blogs, but covers all areas of working the business.
That’s pretty much everything I know about this business and where I learned it. I’m sure I left out a few things, so I’m may come back and add some stuff later.
To your success!
-Rob
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