Here are the 5 steps to starting a website ...

1 Domain Name
You need to get a domain name.
www.bambibaby.com, www.hgh360.com etc are examples of domain names
Price : $10 per year approximately
Where : You can buy domains in many places. e.g., Godaddy.com, Moniker.com, Register.com etc.
Who do you pay ? : The domain registrar.
How do you pay ? : Using your credit card or Paypal account

2 Web Hosting
A business needs a location and the business owner pays his/her landlord a monthly rent/lease for the space. In the same way, your website will also need a space on the internet.
Price : $5/month.
Where : There are thousands of hosting companies. e.g., HostMonster.com, Godaddy.com etc.
Who do you pay ? : The hosting company.
How do you pay ? : Using your credit card.

3 Web Design / Web Development
This is where you search for a web designer. I am a web designer myself and my prices are standard prices.
Beginners charge a litlle lesser, More experienced ones charge more. Bigger companies might charge more than freelancers with more experience. So just because a web designer or a company charge more, it does not mean they are better.


4 Merchant Account
This is only necessary if you want to sell products/services online and be able to accept credit cards in your website.
I can give you more details if you need this.
Most of the sites are not going to need this.
Call VJ (that's me) at 646-234-6253 right now.

5 Marketing
Once you have the site you need to plan on advertising your site.
Here are a few methods.
... SEO
... PPC advertisements
... Banner Ads
... Business Cards, brochures, word of mouth, TV, radio and many many more.

I can help you get started with this.
Call VJ (that's me) at 646-234-6253 right now.

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