Turnkey Websites vs. Building Your Own Website for Selling Online

Turnkey websites get a lot of attention from people who want to sell online. Reading about them makes internet marketing for small business look easy. They are extremely popular in MLM programs, but some people who aspire to be online entrepreneurs buy a previously prepared website only to find out that it doesn't meet their needs.

Here is some advice to help you decide whether it is best to purchase a website that is already build or to build your own website to make online sales…

Advantages of a Turnkey Website

• When you purchase the website, you are generally ready to start doing business -- you just have to get website traffic

The websites are usually fully developed with a website design, content, an ecommerce solution, and sometimes even products. You can definitely save time when compared to building your own website.

Disadvantages of Turnkey Websites

• There are a lot of scams that exist in the industry of turnkey websites.
• Turnkey websites are usually not coded correctly with keywords that will be valuable to you when selling online.
• Keywords are usually not contained in the content which will make it next to impossible to get a search engine listing for the website.
• The prime objective of sellers of such websites is simply to sell websites. Your best interests are usually not taken into consideration.

Advantages of Building Your Own Website

• You have control over your design, keywords and content.
• You will entirely avoid scams.
• You will be involved in every decision made in designing your website.
• You can make sure that your website is prepared and developed to be used in internet marketing for your small business and that it has traffic.

Disadvantages of Building Your Own Website

• It will take time and money to build your own website.
• You may not have the knowledge to build a website.

I've discovered an easy, inexpensive way to build a website that works!

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Too many non-SBI! sites start without profits being "built into" the process from DAY 1. It all begins with the right process. Content Traffic PREsell Monetize is the underlying, logical and powerful process that capitalizes upon the fundamental realities of how people use the Web. C T P M puts you on a solid, profitable business foundation.

Choosing your best site concept is not always as obvious as you might think. Brainstorm It! and Niche Choose It! show you the best path for your particular business, reveal some surprises, and help you make the right choice.

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When it's time to create your site's Look & Feel, SBI! provides fully customizable, easy-to-use templates. You can choose and create a professional-looking presentation, even if you have no design skills. And if you're a designer, you can create and upload your own. This page shows a range of styles.

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Traffic Stats and Click Analysis help you understand what your visitors like most. Understanding them helps you know what to write about, which in turn leads to more and more business.

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List-building and e-mail marketing are included (usually these expensive features are bought separately). Sign up visitors to your e-zine subscription list and then mail an issue to them. This repeat exposure builds a stronger bond with your visitors and allows for direct promotions to them. Deeper PREselling = More Monetization.

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New tools are added continuously so you can feel secure that you'll always have the most up-to-date site-building and marketing tools.

Content 2.0 allows your site's visitors to create content for you. Turn any page on your site into an invitation for your visitors to add content. C2 then allows other visitors to comment and rate the page much like on a blog. This means your site will have more Search Engine attractive pages. Having more site pages means the Search Engines will rank your pages higher and that leads to more traffic. A chain of events that simply started through the contributions of your visitors!

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