GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 34 - February 2016

FROM THE GPWA FORUMS #11 Landofbetting New Member Originally Posted by TheGooner I’m getting a feeling that you are not an IT guy — so I’m going to lean on my experience (in my previous IT career) to do what I always did when talking users through the process — and liken it to a house build … You’re right, I’m not an IT guy and I’m leaning toward having it built for me. The good news is that the agency I’m currently speaking to has laid out how they would go about the project and it is almost exactly the same as points 1-7 that you have listed. When you talk about buying an off-the-shelf CMS I’m a bit confused as I thought WordPress was free and then you can buy certain themes? Is that what you meant? If so I may well do that and start playing around with it so at least I can start to get a feel for it for future projects. “ Reply With Quote #14 Triple7 Public Member Flytonic themes are extremely easy to use. It’s like working in Microsoft Word. You don’t need to code at all. If I were you, I would start with a standard theme, like a Flytonic theme. To make a plan for a fully customized website is quite difficult. Flytonic has most of the options that most gambling websites need. It suits 95% of all websites. After some time, you’ll also have the experience necessary for making a plan for a customized website. I would first try with a Flytonic theme. It would be a pity to invest £10,000 on a fully customized website that doesn’t fit your needs in a few months and that is quite pricey to maintain. A Flytonic theme costs a few bucks or $250 for all of them. I bought all of them and I am still using them a lot. “ Reply With Quote #12 wonderpunter Private Member What have you budgeted for monthly costs? I do something nearly every hour on my site, so if you are not willing to learn then you need to factor this in. What if it goes down? How much are you willing to throw into it before you see a profit? Making money isn’t about design. The trickiest part to this business is getting traffic then converting it. Most fail. What are your actual goals? What do you want the site to do? “ Reply With Quote #13 Landofbetting New Member The website is going to be football betting tips, with some articles on betting strategies and match previews and latest news. Let’s say I buy a theme like Flytonic and don’t want to change the layout much, just add content and work on the SEO. Are these themes easy to use? Do I need to know how to code anything? Pulling my hair out here as I’m really not sure what is best! “ Reply With Quote #15 MrBinaryAff Private Member If you want something unique on the market then hire a professional. But that is going to cost you quite a lot, and if you will want to change/add something in future, this is going to cost you again. So it really depends on your plan; how big you are willing to go? If you want to go solo then it is fine to use something like WordPress, just buy a template for $50 and set it up for your needs. All pretty simple, need around a week to understand the basics and off you go. “ Reply With Quote From the GPWA Forums