Are you searching something like this, What is a Website and how does it work? Then first of all welcome you to the this digital world.
According to Google, A website is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Notable examples are wikipedia.org, google.com, and amazon.com. All publicly accessible websites collectively constitute the World Wide Web.
In simple words we can say, a website is nothing but a important part of this virtual digital world. Anything you search over the internet to get information and it takes you on certain web page is a website.
In this 2020, internet reaches to 696.77 Millions users. [Source] So let’s cover most of the important things about What is a Website and how does it work in this article.
Why a website is important for business?
Website is a face of any organization which used to represent them on internet. Through websites organization represent their core values to their end users in the form of their services, their brand, about their goods and everything else.
Website a best platform to reach people and tell them about you in a simple way. Through your website you can showcase your expertise, your products, your services to people.
According to above statistics almost 700 million users reaches on internet in 2020 where as in 2019 the stats were around 413 million. We can say, internet users are growing rapidly than ever before. Users visit internet not only for knowledge base purpose but also for shopping, surfing, exploring places, ticket bookings, reservations and so on.
In earlier days businesses grows in traditional way, like it does marketing in nearby places, advertisements through news papers etc. But now-a-days we should think in smart way, isn’t it right?
So a website can be your best influencer, as you can target number of audience through your website. You can and easily convert them to buy your services or offerings. Also by writing simple blog posts in reference of your expertise or services or products, you can increase your customers and can easily gain attention of interested like-minded people. Which helps you in revenue generation.
What are the different types of a Website?
There are basically two types of websites mainly,
- Static website: A website where nothing has been updated after their launch is a static website.
- Dynamic website: A website on which content has been updating on regular basis is a dynamic website.
For better understanding, let’s look the deeper differences in these two categorizations.
| Key Features | Static Website | Dynamic Website |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Does content updations | Never or rarely | On regular basis |
| 2. Advance techniques (as in tools, functionalities) | Not needed | May needed (depends on requirement) |
| 3. Complexity of creation | Very Easy | Hard enough |
| 4. Customizations needed | Very Few & rarely | Very Often |
| 5. Server requirements | Very Basic | High |
| 6. Data storage needed | Offered within basic plan is sufficient | May need to upgrade based on site data |
| 7. Advantages | Easy to develop Cheap to host & maintain | More advanced functionalities Features to convert users Keep users on your site for long time Dynamic content useful in search engine |
| 8. Disadvantages | Stagnant content | May expensive to host & maintain Relatively less performance as come to static Large content is difficult to manage Custom functionalities need maintenance |
| 9. Page load time | Less | More |
| 10. Examples | Fixed service oriented websites Any organization websites | Blogger websites E-commerce sites Portals |
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What is the difference between a blog and a website?
A Blog is also a website but it’s dedicatedly developed to write posts & articles. These articles can also help you to earn money through various ways, like Google AdSense, affiliate links etc. We will understand this in depth in future articles. Blog is a webpage where all your articles are listed chronologically. Here are some popular examples of Blogs: Techcrunch, Lifehacker, Mashable.
A website can be used for many purposes like to create your personal portfolio, to showcase your expertise, to promote your personal brand and so on. Here are some examples: Facebook, Flipkart, WebEmpire, Quora.
What is a Ecommerce website?
The word “Ecommerce” also known as electronic commerce or internet commerce. Basically a ecommerce website used for selling & buying services or goods. Various payment options are integrated here for these transactions. It is used as a business website to get revenue through it. Here are some best examples of ecommerce websites: Amazon, Flipkart.
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What are the ways to earn money through a website?
We will touch this topic in very depth manner, like their terms, their methodology, proper ways to implement these ways and so on. But for now here are some ways listed.
1. Blogging: This one is a smartest way to earn money in this digital world. Through blogging people can earn as much as $60,000 per month in India. [Source] To crate your Blog find a Niche or interest that you would love to write about. Through blogging itself you can earn in many ways:
- Google AdSense: If you get higher traffic then you can apply for Goggle AdSense. Marketing advertisements are are shown up on your sites through this AdSense and for this Google will pay you. If your articles have quality content and they connect with your audience then you have a gold mine in your hand.
- Offer Your Services: If you are expert in any work, then you can offer your services to users. On some platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer users posted their requirements and if your expertise & their requirements are matched then you can apply for the task. After completion of task your customer will pay you. These platforms are secured and now-a-days many people showcase their services on these platforms to get their projects.
- Digital Products: You can earn money through selling your digital products as well. Digital products can be ebooks, graphic designs etc. If you are best in teaching then you can create your small videos + assignments for your students and by collaborating them make a complete course of your expertise. Till the end of 2020 almost 40-50% of internet users converted to getting online courses.
2. Affiliate Marketing: If you are best in promoting other’s product then through affiliate marketing you can earn a big amount. Through statistics an affiliate marketer can earn more that $60,000 money in a month.
Through affiliate programs like Amazon, Ali Express, etc. you will get commissions on every single sale you make. They definitely have some strict policies to follow their affiliate marketers. And on basis of percentage commission you can choose your niche and start promoting.
Here is a small tip for you if you want to start affiliate marketing, go through this Amazon’s commission rate chart to select your product category and start promoting the products through your Amazon affiliate links.
3. Selling Online Products: If you have your products in hand then to sell them you can either go with Amazon’s Selling Services or you can directly sell them on your site. You can simply develop your E-commerce site and start selling your products online, like Amazon does.
Isn’t it sound great? Don’t worry we will clear all these points in detail in our later articles. But for now if you need any kind of help to setup your website, Let’s get in touch →
How to create a website?
Till now we almost cover our all major points about what is a Website and how does it work. Now let’s jump to building a website. There are some steps that you need to follow to setup your website.
1. Get your domain name + hosting: This is your site name & storage space for your website.
2. Install Content Management System (CMS): The CMS is a platform where your site is based on. Now-a-days there are various platforms through which you can design your site very quickly. Few best of them are as follows:
- WordPress
- Wix
- Shopify
- Squarespace
- Bigcommerce
- Weebly
Some hosing companies also offer you some platforms through which you can build your website. For example:
- Dreamhost website builder
- GoDaddy website builder
- Gator by Hostgator
If you are not tech savvy and want your site instantly live you can go with the WordPress.
Here are the top popular websites build through WordPress: TechCrunch, Sony Music, Katy Perry, The official Star Wars Blog, BBC America, MTV News, 10Web. It’s very easy to build and customize your site through WordPress. That’s why almost 60% of websites are build with WordPress because of easiness, various customize options, flexibility.
3. Design prototype: Here you can finalize your site’s theme & prototype which decides your site’s UI/UX. And accordingly customize your site.
4. Update content & data: Once your site prototype is ready you just need to update your content, images and site data. Here you can explore how to showcase your content in very attractive way.
That’s it your site is ready now with these simple steps. If you need any kind of help with any step, feel free to Get in touch →
How much does starting a website cost?
Here are the 3 major factor on which your website costing is rely on.
- Domaine Name
- Hosting
- Development + Other things
Let’s see one by one in detail.
Domaine name: Domaine name is nothing but a name of your website. Like we do have WebEmpire – webempire.org.in A domain name’s cost can vary from ₹600 to infinity. This value is totally depends on the name you choose for your domain.
Small tip: If you are confused about choosing name for your domain name, you must go through the domain name suggested online tool. LeanDomainSearch This tool suggest you various names for your domain –
Hosting: Hosting is nothing but a storage space for your website. If your website is not so fancy & heavy in size then you can simply go with basic hosting plan. Through some platforms hosting can be availed for free but Hosting is a part which affects speed of your Website. The better your hosting the better your site speed. Hosting ranges from ₹0 to infinite. Basic plan of hosting can go upto ₹1000 to ₹2000.
Development + Other things: It is all about your website requirement and complexity. In Indian market web design and development costs from ₹5,000 – ₹10,000. It’s totally depending on your site requirements and functionalities that you need on your website. For an E-commerce website it might cost you around ₹20,000 – ₹30,000.
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