FROM THE FORUMS GPWAtimes.org 16 #4 nwalker 16 January 2024, 6:20 a.m. Private Member My one piece of advice is just start, don’t wait to get all your ducks lined up. Pick your topic and geo and get going. WordPress is a great start, as is a pre-built theme. If your instincts are for social then you don’t even need a website, research what others do that you like and do something similar, but give it your own style. Good luck. “ Reply With Quote #5 chaumi 16 January 2024, 1:23 p.m. Private Member Niches/Target subjects - Just be sure to take time and think these through. Is there real money-making potential? At what level? Enough to live off as a main source of income, or “just” enough to have made any effort you’ve put in worthwhile? Is there longevity, what could happen to disrupt it? Extra considerations (before you start) - Be aware that to have any real chances of making progress, it takes a lot of time and effort. You’ll probably find (and partly depending on the scope of the target subject) that you could work on it 22 hours a day, 7 days a week, and still not get everything done. Website - You mention social skills, so worth noting that if this is your main intended route to traffic, that lessens the hard reliance on having a website. There are several routes you could take that could give you a web presence to send social visitors to. But probably having your own site would be most desirable, and would supplement any other options, too. WordPress is the obvious choice. It’s “easy,” though there are complexities (as there will be with any option). It’s doable from a limited financing perspective, too. Just be aware of startup costs like hosting, theme, optimization. And possibly investment in tools - AI, keyword if you need it (you can definitely get round this), content writing, content optimization. For those, the advice would be study and learn all you can about the options. To varying degrees, they will be your friend. Given your financial situation, your thoughts and approach around a theme are entirely valid and viable. There will be learning curves, but if you can drag and drop and type stuff, you’ll start with good enough potential of creating something presentable. There are plenty of “do it yourself” theme options you can choose from. Most will have been mentioned on threads here over the last couple of years. If you decide to go for it, just don’t wait another couple of years. It won’t be easy. But as you say, if you don’t try you won’t ever know. “ Reply With Quote My best advice would be not to overly invest yourself into your first site. It’s not going to be perfect, and that’s fine. Just get your first site up and going, and tinker for a few months.
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