One day I received a phone call from a person (let’s call him Mr X) who wanted to get a website designed for himself. He had received several quotations ranging from $1500 up to over $5000, but he didn’t have that budget right now. I told him that we do not currently offer any web design services, but he was adamant and wanted us to do it! Actually, he was referred by one of our clients who spoke very highly of us. To say that Mr X was very impressed by our clients’ praises would be an understatement – he was elated! After several minutes of explanation I could not succeed in deterring him and I didn’t want to insult him by hanging up, so I asked him to explain his requirements. I was thinking in the back of my mind that I’ll simply tell him later that we weren’t qualified enough to do the job!

However, after 10 minutes into the discussion, I realized that he didn’t need any web designer at all! Everything he wanted for his website could be easily accomplished by using the InstaSite Website Builder, which is very easy to use. He had some basic computer skills (like using Microsoft Word) and he also knew how to browse on the internet and check emails. This was about all that was required to know, to build a website using the InstaSite Website Builder.

What’s more, all the bells and whistles that he was looking for was already supported by the system! It had over 60 decorative fonts, hundreds of beautiful templates to choose from, a WYSIWYG HTML editor, drag and drop layout control (latest unique feature), fully automatic navigation control with multiple menu controls, powerful image handling capabilities, a simple shopping cart, a “widget” architecture that allows scripts to be placed anywhere on the page, photo album and slide show, contact form, ability to add google gadgets, inbuilt keyword density analyzer for page optimization, and much more!

When I explained all this to him and told him that he could easily manage the design and maintenance of his website himself, he was ecstatic and asked me how much it would cost. I told him that it was only $2.5/month for unlimited pages (as of writing this article). He couldn’t believe it and asked me to send him the order link right away. I sent him the link http://www.awareindia.net/BuildYourOwnWebsite/cms/regularpackages.html where all the relevant information was available, including the free trial link. I did tell him to try it out first before ordering. I even told him that we have a 30 day no questions asked money back guarantee, in case he found it difficult to use.

15 minutes later, I received the order confirmation email. 2 days later, I received a call from him expressing his gratitude and how much he was impressed with the system, the price and the support that we extended to him. Not only did we save him at least $1500 in upfront costs, but a lot more in regular maintenance charges. 10 days later, he ordered another plan. He continues to order all his websites from us. He even referred some of his friends and associates to us. Nowadays he doesn’t have enough time to update his website, so his 8 year old school kid is doing it for him; it’s so easy to use. Amazing, isn’t it?

I hope you found this article useful. It is not only about saving some money in web designing, but it is also about convenience. Why should you depend upon your web designer every time you need to make changes to your website or add some more content, when you can do it yourself?

Thank you for reading, I wish you all success in your online business!

Basically, blogs were first introduced as weblogs that refer to a server log file. It was created when web logging hit the virtual market. Since its inception in the mid-1990s, web logging gradually saturated the virtual community making the Internet a viable source of greater information.

However, with web logging, you still need a web site and domain names, but with blogging, you do not need anything just an account with blog providers. In most cases, these kinds of blogs are free of charge.

With the onset of blogging in the industry, personal journaling had been a common ground for people who wish to be known all over the world. However, not literally famous as this is not a case on being popular or well-known personality.

Generally, blogs are created for personal use. Like a journal, people can write their daily adventures, sentiments, and whatever ideas they want to express online.

Nevertheless, with the advent of the online businesses, blogs had gradually taken the limelight in providing businesses a chance to boost their productivity online. This is where the business blogs have taken the limelight.

Business blogs are, basically, created to advertise the services or products of a certain web site or online business in order to increase online sales.

Moreover, business blogs are also one way of promoting the company so that the other readers will know that a certain company exists online. With blogs, entrepreneurs are able to establish a name in the virtual market through articles that can be very useful in the readers life.

From there, you can make money out of blogs by simply syndicating it to your business web site. This can be done through the RSS technology.

So, if you are thinking to create a blog, whether for business or for pleasure, you need to know some tips that could help you get through and make your blog one of the interesting blogs online.

Here is how:

1. Consider your audience

Even if your blog is generally personal, still, it would be better to consider the minds of your readers. You have to think of something that would interest them.

After all, most of the reasons of people who write blogs are not at all confined to their own personal motives. Most of them would love to be heard (or read) and would love to be known, in some way or another, even for just a minute. Hence, it is very important to come with a write up that everybody can understand, not necessarily that these people can relate to it but they can understand it.

2. Pictures speaks a thousand words

To make your blogging worth the browsing effort of your readers, it would be extremely nice if you will put some pictures in it. It does not necessarily mean you have to place a picture of yourself. Any photographs will do as long as it does not pose danger or insult to anyone who will be reading your blog.

3. Make constructive and beneficial blogs

Even if you are free to write anything you wan to say to the world, still, it would be better to create some write-ups that would be beneficial to your readers.

After all, its information technology that you have there so better be inclined to provide information rather than sheer quirky entertainment.

4. Avoid making multifaceted and complicated blogs

In order to have an interesting blogs, try not to use some highly technical and highfalutin words. After all, it is not a science discourse or a debate that you are making, so better stick to simple facts and short blogs.

Bear in mind that most people who use the Internet usually do more scanning than scrutinizing each site word for word. Therefore, it would be better to come with blogs that will not bore your readers just because you have these lengthy articles.

5. Make it interactive

As much as possible and if your capacity will allow it, make your blog interactive. Yu can do this by placing some video or audio clips in your blog.

You can even place an area for comments or for some feedbacks. In this way, you can get some impressions or reactions of other people. Who knows, you might even gain some friends just by making them feel at home in your blog site.

Indeed, blogs are not created just for the mere fun of it. It also has its own purpose in the world of the Internet.

Therefore, for people who wish to harness their craft, as far as writing is concerned, blogs are the best way to do it.

As they say, blogging is the contemporary term of creative and commercial writing.