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The 7 Website Mistakes Small Business Owners Make (and How to Avoid Them)

Up and Running

One of my clients was strictly hands-off, until she realized her developer had disappeared and her domain name now belonged to someone else! She ended up paying over $200 to buy back her own domain name. The Real Fix: As a minimum, register your own domain name and host in your own name with your own credit card.

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I think bootstrapping might be impossible for non-programmers

The Startup Toolkit

It will pay dividends. I suggest the following: Learn enough html/css to build a personal portfolio site. Buy a domain name and a hosting service and put your portfolio up at a real address, using git. If you’re sincere about getting into startups, start learning to code today. You don’t need to go back to school.

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A Step-By-Step Guide On How To Build A Profitable Niche Content Website

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

With that said, a good topic with market demand, your willingness to invest your time and a handful of online tools such as a domain name (URL), a hosting package where you host your website for the world to see, and a website building platform (such as WordPress or Adobe Dreamweaver ) are sufficient to get started.

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