After hours and hours of hard work on your first ebook, you are ready to start marketing! Congratulations, you have finished the hardest part - getting started.
Now comes the detail work.
Putting together your website does not have to be difficult, but a lot of people get caught up with all the technical parts.
This article will help you make an important decision related to putting together your first website: choosing a hosting company.
I recommend choosing your host before buying your domain name.
It's easier to get everything in one place, if possible.
So what makes a great hosting service? Well, you should be aware that there are paid and free hosts.
And I strongly recommend you use a paid host for your websites.
Free hosting services are usually slower than paid ones, and are often much less reliable.
When you pay for a service, you can hold the company accountable for their actions.
Free services are usually not as concerned with keeping their customers happy.
The big limitation with free hosts is all the advertisements.
How do you think they can afford to keep their services free? Through advertising.
That means your site will be junked up with tons of ads that make your host money - not you.
Now that you hate free hosts, here's what to look for in a paid host.
Reliability is key.
If your website is down because your host sucks, your sales will suck.
Plain and simple.
Remember that you are paying them for the hosting service, and don't let it slide if they screw you.
Only get as much bandwidth as you will realistically need.
You don't need gigs and gigs of bandwidth for one ebook.
Start basic, and as you create more websites and ebooks, you can upgrade your hosting account.
My final word on hosting services is to pick a winner.
Choose a company that has been around, and will be around for a while.
A lot of marketers will badmouth big companies.
But I like to stay with the biggest, baddest hosting companies.
They will be the least likely to let you down.