How to get a website cheap adn then everything else

A question about : How to get a website cheap adn then everything else

Ok guys i want to be my own boss,so i have channeled my thoughts into what i want to actually do,however i need a website a goodish one and one that i can use a shopping cart on and that will generate a lot of traffic,i want to hopefully get all this up and running within the next few months.

So have we any ideas on getting a cheapish one and where to go from there please? thanks x

Best answers:

• What do you call cheap? If you expect lots of traffic and it'll be a shopping site then you the cheapest may not be suitable. You need servers that can handle the traffic and it all needs to be professional and secure.
  Websites do not generate traffic all by themselves, especially not loads of traffic. You need good SEO, quality products, reasonable prices, a secure site and a lot of marketing.
  Getting a site up and running shouldn't take long, but you won't get instant traffic. It takes time, money and marketing to get a good amount of traffic.
  I assume you already know what you want to sell?
  Would you be able to keep a site updated yourself or do you have no/very little website knowledge?
• To even start a website you need the following:
  Domain Name - Ј5 - Ј10 depending on a .co.uk / .com per year.
  Hosting - Ј30 per year, again depends on how big your site will be, how much traffic etc. You should be fine on a starter package.
  SSL certificate - Up to Ј100 per year.
  Not sure if I'm allowed to post a company name but Vidahost are who I use, Google them, amazing company, fantastic support. I'm in no way affiliated apart from my own website is hosted with them. (Please remove if i'm not!)
  You then need your website, have you got any experience? I'd recommend paying somebody if not but if you have:
  - Install WordPress
  - Install a theme compatible with WooCommerce (ThemeForest have thousands)
  - Install WooCommerce (WordPress shopping plugin).
  - Install SEO for WordPress (Yoast SEO WordPress plugin).
  You then need to create each page, with rich content in order to rank well on Google. For example, if you're selling cakes in Lincoln, and you want to rank highly for "cakes in lincoln". In your content you'd write "We are specialist cake makers and we supply cakes in Lincoln and surrounding areas".
  That is how you rank on Google (basically). You need hundreds of these terms throughout your site, I'd recommend one page per each search term. It is all about good, clean content that is rich for both visitors and Google bots. If it focuses too much on one, you'll be hit by Google, they can tell if you're trying to spam keywords, so aim for around 5 - 10% of your content containing this search term.
  To rank as number 1 you need to get people linking to your content. If you have 10 websites that have the link "Cakes in Lincoln" then going to your website, you'll be rewarded by Google, that is how these companies get to number 1, organic links on hundreds of sites.
  Collect email addresses by offering newsletters and offers etc. Then email your customers weekly / monthly using a service like MailChimp, this will stop people forgetting about you and also drive sales.
  Finally, if you don't know how to do the above, either learn or pay somebody. If you fudge a website together it looks cheap and nobody will use it.