I frequently get emails and mail offering to make me rich; if I just purchase their website package; which is all set up ready to go, and just waiting to make me oodles of cash.
I can even choose whether I want to base my new Internet Empire on
- Porn
- Gambling
- Supplements
- etc
And some even want to give me multiple empires, all for the same price… What a bargin!
If It Sounds Too Good To be True..
You’re familiar I’m sure with the saying ..If It Sounds Too Good To be True..It probably is.
What usually on offer is a site template full of affiliate links and google adense code and all you need to do is buy it and the visitors will be there in droves buying stuff and clicking on the adsense ads making you rich.
Of course they fail to mention how you will get the visitors in the first place.
Are Ready Made Websites( Turnkey websites) Bad?
Ready made/Turnkey websites are in fact a very good idea and extremely useful.They could form the basis of a profitable web based business/ business website.
You should remember that all website start with a website template. This website is based on a template developed by Chris Pearson. Chris in turn developed his template on the Wordpress platform; which you could call a site template.
All I really needed to do with the site is to add content. So you could say it is 90% ready made.
There is nothing wrong with this type of site and that is how most of the websites on the internet are built.
Deciding Between Good and Bad
So how do you tell a good ready made site from a bad one?
Well as a general rule of thumb the more complete the site is then the more likely it is to be a scam.
By complete I mean does it include the site content as well as the site template? If so then I would keep clear of it.
After all if you had a website that made you $1000 a day for 10 minutes work would you..
- Sell it for $100?
- Sell it for $500?
- Keep your mouth shut and pocket the cash?
This makes sense.
Hi,
Thanx for writing such a nice article. Today I also received a link for such a software with the promise that it’ll do everything. I was wondering from where can I get a free website template like the one u used to build this website?
Hi,
I’m new to the niche marketing. Could you say more about why the more complete a site is the more it is bound to be a scam? I’m not sure I understand. Thanks.
Ted
It’s because it probably contains article directory articles which thousands of other sites are also using and so it will be difficult to rank with in the search engines.
The main criteria I use is if they stress the easy money making potential of the site then it is probably a scam.
You really have to know how to start a niche and follow through with niche marketing.
This is by far the most understandable and helpfull site I have found for someone looking to start a website.
Fantastic article. i’m planing to set up an online bussines, boy through my research i nearly gave in. i receive tons of emails from people claimig to make me rich in hours, days weaks… every single day. is there genuine links out there like tools on how to build a succesfull web bussines under a budget?
Yes, it makes sense.
Very helpful… i have been often attracted by those kind of offers…
Thanks for sharing this with us.
If I`d found this advice earlier, I may have started my proper web business sooner, rather than chasing my tail on false promises. The best adice I`d like to give to any one wanting to start a website business is to 1) Make it your own, even if the idea has/is being done, give it your style and 2) You have to want to learn and keep building on your own knowledge. This is why these people can sell such items, to get you to cut corners by buying their `Know All Packages`. A simple choice pay for it and take the risk or surf around and find out how to build websites, or how to market a product, search engine optimisation or and the list goes on. But it`s free except for your time.