Website Builders for The Home Business Owner - Part One

By: Skip McGrath

In this series we will look at website building software, tools, tips and services available for the small home business entrepreneur. If you want to make extra money by working online, setting up your own website is a basic requirement. Fortunately there are now systems that make this easy folks like us who have no technical skills.

There are three basic types of websites used by home business owners:

1. Information websites designed to generate revenue from affiliate marketing, Google AdSense, ClickBank or selling your own information product.
2. Business Promotion websites designed to promote your business or service
3. Niche eCommerce websites with shopping cart and payment system

Do-it-yourself website builders fall into two categories: software and online template.  Web building software gives you the most control and flexibility. The online systems offer simplicity, but you are limited to their templates, navigation and design schemes.

The problem with most website design software -programs like Dreamweaver and FrontPage is that they have a steep learning curve.  These tend to be great system for professional designers, but they are not very friendly to beginners.

One system I like is XSitePro website design software. XsitePro is designed for the beginner with no technical knowledge or website design training.  It will work in all three applications listed above, but it really works well for the first category -websites designed to make money from  content based advertising such as Google AdSense, Affiliate Banners and selling ClickBank products.  With XSitePro website design software I can get a simple information website up and running within a few hours and start making money the same day.

XSitePro provides users with a range of incredibly powerful features, whilst at the same time being easy to master - even for people with no previous web site building experience. One of my readers is a Navy wife with 2 kids at home. She became so good and so fast at building websites with XsitePro that she now makes up to $500 a week in her spare time setting up websites for local businesses.

You can design your own website from scratch or you can choose from hundreds of pre-designed templates that were created by professional web designers.  Best of all, once you purchase XsitePro, you own it. There are no ongoing monthly costs.