About the Author - Lisa Irby

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My name is Lisa Irby and I am your hostess, founder and webmaster.  What a pleasure it is to assist you with your website plans.

I hope you're learning a lot about website building, blogging, making money online and have added my site to your favorites. *hint, hint* ;)

Why This Site?

I created this website back in February of 2002 after realizing the lack of thorough tutorials on creating a website. 

Sure, there are tons of domain registration and web hosting sites, but not many of them speak to the beginners and explain the website creation process from start to finish. 

This always amazed me because I would estimate that a good percentage of their customers are first-time website builders. 

Many of the larger companies could probably triple their revenue if they at least offered a free guide or some kind of tutorial for the newbies.

That's why I offer a "getting started guide" when people buy domains and hosting from my reseller store, Website Palace.

My goal was to create a comprehensive site that not only explains how to create a website, but also shows you how to promote, enhance  and make money with it.

I'm No Designer

As you can see from the simplistic design of this site I am no programmer, but I do love to write and that is what helps me earn a living online... definitely not because of my design/programing skills.

In fact, I often get criticism from true Web developers and programmers because my site doesn't teach the latest and greatest in Web development.  However, that was never my focus. 

Not everyone who desires a website wants to become a programmer.  Some people just want to learn enough to make their site look presentable.

And while the goal of this site is to teach you the basics of website creation, my secondary purpose is to teach you how to actually make money.

And contrary to what many believe you don't have to be a developer or Web programmer to accomplish this.  I'm certainly not nor do I want to be.  I taught myself just enough to build a decent site that will allow me to get my message across.

And just for the record, I believe you should plan to learn something about HTML and CSS if you want to manage your own site or blog. You don't have to become a technical guru, but you should prepare to learn the basics.

Financial Freedom

Since 1998, I have been blessed enough to experience my own financial success online, and by 2006 I began working for myself full-time. I create information websites and earn commissions when I recommend products and services that relate to my content (affiliate marketing). 

Read more about affiliate marketing and watch my video.

I don't think people realize you do not have to sell a tangible product to earn an income on the Internet.  All you need is information and the desire to learn how to market.

My most recent site, www.flat-stomach-exercises.com, is a great example of this.  There are no products to sell on that site.  It simply offers information to a target audience (people looking to flatten their stomach).

I used a unique web host that actually coaches you as you write each and every page so it is optimized for search engine traffic.  It shows you how to make money from a site that contains nothing but information.

Most of the revenue comes in from affiliate programs like Google Adsense.  It's a free program that allows you to display other advertiser's ads on your site. You earn revenue any time someone clicks on the ads.

So in a nutshell, you are helping other webmasters advertise and Google manages this entire process -- paying you a percentage of what their advertisers are paying them.

My Promise to You

The information you read here is based upon my own experiences. So the content is authentic, not copied or plagiarized. Any content that was not written by me is noted and the author is given the proper credit.

I also don't recommend products and services that I don't believe in and I do my best to present an unbiased review.

If you sign up for any of my newsletters, I promise to never give away, sell or abuse your email address in any way.  As a web surfer myself, I understand how important your privacy is to you.  Not to mention who wants all that junk mail!

A Big Thanks to Ken Evoy of SiteSell.com

A friend of mine mentioned a while back that she noticed how often I mention the Site Build It product on this site.  If you've read my "money making section", you'll see plugs for SBI! in almost every article.

In my opinion, if you want to make money with a website this is probably the best host out there (especially if you're a beginner). 

Of course you can use any company you want, but you won't get the support and your chance of success will probably be lower.

In fact, the creator of SBI!, Ken Evoy, is a big reason for why I have experienced so much financial success online. (That's Ken and I in the photo.) 

Even though I did not use his SBI! product to build all of my sites, I gained a ton of insight from his eBooks, tutorials and newsletters.  Thanks Ken!

If you're interested in learning more about how to make money from a website without a product to sell, visit their site to view samples of other successful sites.

Thanks for Visiting!

I hope you found 2CreateAWebsite.com helpful.  Keep checking back as I continue to update it regularly with more information that will help you build a successful website.  The more I learn, the more I'll share with you.

Be sure to visit this page to discover how you can stay connected with me online.

Take care, God bless and happy website building!

Lisa Irby