Creating A New Website, Need Some Advice

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Hey Gang!

I'll get right to it. Recently I was able to acquire a badass domain name based on a very popular news item.

I work in the ecommerce industry, however, I haven't launched a website for myself in many years. I have a really good idea of what to do. I'm a pro with wordpress and creating content.

But before I do anything I first wanted to get some advice from some of the smart people here.

Here are some questions that are on my mind:

1) What is the best way to create a lot of content quickly?
2) Is there a way to build a Google news based blog?
3) Whats the fastest way to put a simple site together in order to take advantage of a popular news item?
4) Should I create a facebook page and other social media links first?

I'm just curious what y'all think
#advice #creating #website
  • Profile picture of the author Nabaleka
    Hope this will help you...

    1. What is the best way to create a lot of content quickly?
    Curate - get content from other sites and curate, adding your own titles, paragraphs and images... You can use a scraper too get content and rewrite. Alternatively, hire a freelancer.

    2. Is there a way to build a Google news based blog?
    There is, however, your understanding may be different from what google says, check Getting into Google News. But for a new site, I don't think so.

    3. Whats the fastest way to put a simple site together in order to take advantage of a popular news item?
    Install WordPress, then go over to Themeforest, buy a premium theme, install it and install a demo of the theme, delete the content and you have a simple site you can start posting.
    4) Should I create a Facebook page and other social media links first?
    For a news site, you will need theme so get them either first or after getting your news blog up.
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    • Profile picture of the author davismiller097
      Originally Posted by Nabaleka View Post

      Hope this will help you...

      1. What is the best way to create a lot of content quickly?
      Curate - get content from other sites and curate, adding your own titles, paragraphs and images... You can use a scraper too get content and rewrite. Alternatively, hire a freelancer.

      2. Is there a way to build a Google news based blog?
      There is, however, your understanding may be different from what google says, check Getting into Google News. But for a new site, I don't think so.

      3. Whats the fastest way to put a simple site together in order to take advantage of a popular news item?
      Install WordPress, then go over to Themeforest, buy a premium theme, install it and install a demo of the theme, delete the content and you have a simple site you can start posting.
      4) Should I create a Facebook page and other social media links first?
      For a news site, you will need theme so get them either first or after getting your news blog up.
      I build my website and is functioning well and it is shown by google also. But unlike other websites, google is not showing the subpages, maps and review of my site. Please suggest what can I do for that.
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      • Profile picture of the author pikamoo
        Originally Posted by davismiller097 View Post

        I build my website and is functioning well and it is shown by google also. But unlike other websites, google is not showing the subpages, maps and review of my site. Please suggest what can I do for that.
        Please try this "Manually Submit a website to the Google Search engine"

        I would also search this to help you in the future "Googles Webmaster Tools"
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  • Profile picture of the author vovanfree
    "Hi I admire your experience first.I hope you will get my answers

    1) What is the best way to create a lot of content quickly?
    You can use any article spinner tool to get a content from any website and spin it before posting to your website.This
    is the only way i think to create a lot of content quickly. I mean how one can write 500 to 800 word article quickly.

    2) Is there a way to build a Google news based blog?
    Yes quite possible. check the link : https://support.google.com/news/publisher/answer/40787

    3) Whats the fastest way to put a simple site together in order to take advantage of a popular news item?
    Only it is possible to use wordpress and add a theme , not go for designing but a content.

    4) Should I create a Facebook page and other social media links first?
    It is always good practise to create facebook page when you start a website. Soon your facebook page will have more likes
    from where you can drive traffic as well.But other social media links ( backlink) should be created after 3 months to your
    domain."
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  • Profile picture of the author 3wCorner
    1) What is the best way to create a lot of content quickly?
    use content generation plugins / spinner. Or you can use curation.

    However, if you want your website to rank higher, create your own original content.

    2) Is there a way to build a Google news based blog?
    Try to use their api keys and display your news. Or the the rss feeds of your favorite websites,.

    3) Whats the fastest way to put a simple site together in order to take advantage of a popular news item?
    Simple way is to use content management system like Wordpress. and use a news theme.

    4) Should I create a facebook page and other social media links first?
    Create a site first. then link your site to the FB page and other social media channels.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Hong
    1. What is the best way to create a lot of content quickly? -- Use some content integration tools/ content grabbers like Free web scraping | Data extraction | Web Crawler | Octoparse, Free web scraping (This is the one I've been using.) 2) Is there a way to build a Google news based blog? -- Use their APIs provided by google news 3) Whats the fastest way to put a simple site together in order to take advantage of a popular news item? -- It's possible to use WordPress. 4) Should I create a facebook page and other social media links first? -- I think it would be better if you create your website first and create you facebook page after that.
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  • Profile picture of the author NKM Dony
    A website build two ways

    One: You can design your website by a designer using PSD or JPG or PNG file. So that will be unique and fast loading website or custom website.

    Two: You can purchase a theme from Themeforest.net and customize to use it.

    But most part is your website must be Responsive design for supporting desktop, tabs, mobile etc screen. So you will get more traffic for your website. And a thing site must be fast.

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author ashsummer
    Check out these wordpress themes . They're easy to customize. Also, there you can find great plugins for your website. Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author BillyW
    If you don't mind me asking, what's the bad ass domain name? I'm a domainer at heart and a developer on the side.
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