Build your own web site, it is easy

[pietpetoors]

Web sites

@Andy - I tried to install Joomlah twice and each time it ended up with lots of errors en setup problems. So I just got fed-up with it. That was more than a year ago, I do not know if they improved it by now. I see there are guys who are building very good web site with fancy features with Joomlah.
My aim with my DVD was to give the people something that is very easy to install without hassles and which is easy to update and maintain. Because of my personal experience with Joomlah I decided that it will create more problems for the novice than anything else. I think Joomlah can be great for the advanced user.

@Pap-Sak Sorry, I do not help clients anymore. I spend all my time on my own sites. I have one site I have to finish for a friend, and it is killing me. I can kick myself for not refusing to help him. So I do not want to help your client because that is not where my heart is and it will not be good for client relations.

[SilverNodashi]

@pietpetoors, it's actually called Joomla not joomlah

And, it's very easy to use, although it's in a totally different league from WordPress. To make life even easier, we make use of automated script installers which allow our clients to quickly install Joomla, Wordpress, SMF, OSCommerce, etc without having to know any technical stuff

[SilverNodashi]

Hi Piet. Actually, you might be able to help the client that I had to let go. They are based in Piketberg - so not too far from you. They have a small but ok budget and we have done most of the ground work. Can I get them to contact you? I think a decent wordpress site that they can update might be perfect.

Pap_sak, what does your friend need done? And, does he need to see someone face-to-face? We're in JHB, so I don't know if that could be a problem for them?

[Pap_sak]

@Piet, no problem...hopefully will be like that for me in the not too distant future!

@SoftDux, They are computer novices, so I think they will need some help or a very good, but basic, backend that could optimize and resize pics. Not sure if their budget stretches that far. What could your offer for around R5000? Its basically a directory and about 5-7 staticish pages. There might have to be a bit of telephone support...

[wmarais]

Thanks for the great post. I would however recommend using Bluevoda website builder. A huge amount of South African webmasters use this as it is one of the easiest site builders around. You will however need a hosting account at Vodahost to use the builder. Vodahost

I do however have a special offer for those of you who want to start your own online business. I would recommend the Give for Life program, it is a great program supported by a lot of our best celebs. Basically you will earn a monthly commision on each person you refer to give for life. Find out more at my site, Giveforlife.net

You can join even if you don't have a website or don't know how to market it. That's where I come in, if you join the program as one of my members, I will provide you with your own website (will look just like mine, with your details on it, thus you can send people there and build your downline).

I will also provide you with your own domain name (it will not be a subdomain if you were wondering), it will be a .com or .net domain.

As one of my members, I will advertise your site on 7 of my other websites incluing www.rocketsa.com and www.samoneysystem.com

You will have admin right to the giveforlife forum (www.giveforlife.ws), thus you can post as many articles about our program as you wish.

All of this for free. Why? this is a business and one can't succeed alone (made his mistake a couple of times). I support my members to the best of my ability because if they succeed I will succeed.

Contact me if you are interrested.

Regards
William

[tonyflanigan]

higley?
spam?
affilliate site?
uh uh.

[wmarais]

tonyflanigan, I don't understand your comments. I would appreciate it if you could abbreviate a bit.

I actually provide a 4-5 page website free to anybody that joins as one of my give for life members ( some designers actually charge R800 for a 4 page design ).

I am not spamming at all, I am the author of the SA Money System and not an affiliate , I do however promote Vodaohost because I have been using them for a long time and recommend them to anybody that want to build sites but doesn't have experience.

Cheers

[tonyflanigan]

k. If I abbreviate, its gonna be short n sweet.

If I expand, I will be here all night. so lets go for a touch of brevity instead.

1) You're promoting a free affiliate site. Free affiliate sites don't work. I have a post here somewhere about that. Aside from the opinions I express on that posting, the Search Engines will, and I will use plain Sarf Effrikin here, moer everyone in your downline for duplicate content. Result, you penalize your business partners!
2) What is the product? How is the, as far as I can see non-existent, product funded? Seems a touch Ponzi to me. I sincerely hope I'm missing something, cos you seem to be a likeable chap.

Slightly off-topic, but still in response, we have put our prices up, it's now FROM R200 per page. But yeah, I dont dig advertising on the forum.

If I have missed anything, I do apologise, and will do so again, but, I seriously think you're treading a fine line here, with the rocketsa site at least.

[tonyflanigan]

@wmarais. Oh, btw, I was in Bloem for 17 years, and really like the dorp.

[wmarais]

Hi tonyflanigan,

The idea behind the duplicate sites aren't to rank high with search engines etc, remember that most members that join the program does not have an idea about building a website and would most probably never have one. Most of them will promote the program by word of mouth. At least now they can refer people to a link to find out more about the program (or even print a flyer or two with their url on it). I could always have given them a subdomain but people tend to head over to the main site when they see a funny extension to a url. Thus I buy them a toplevel domain name to host their site on, I also do modifications to the site on their request (as it only takes 5 min of my time).

Regarding rocketsa, it's not important if it will work or not, I build a lot of websites as a hobby (testing programs etc).

Bloem is 'n cool plek, ek bly nou al die afgelope jaar in die uiteland (2 jaar in die middel ooste en 2 jaar in Kanada). Ek werk vir Schlumberger so ek travel nogals baie.

Cheers

[Chatmaster]

"By using your unique members link, you need to invite friends to join our site. For each new member you refer to us we will give you R1. "

@wmarais I seriously recommend that you rethink this line. If someone was malicious they would make you bankrupt within just a week, if that long.

Also explain the stats to the left. 7985 members but you paid out R 296 208? How does this work mathematically.

[wmarais]

Yip,

I agree, somebody could go crazy but the system requires legit sign ups. This is taken care of the fraud system in the affiliate program.

That ~R290000 is just to get the wheels rolling.

But I agree, I will revise the site.

Regards

[tonyflanigan]

@wmarais.

The thanks is for the reply, not the 'quality' of the reply. You still haven't set my mind at rest that your 'scheme' is legal. I doubt that it is.

Also, I want to repeat what Softdux said in another thread:
"P.S. Generally self promoting (to the extend of saying "I offer product ABC @ R100, sign up here") is generally seen as spam on forums "

Finally. My opinion is as follows:
1) Your give-away sites are aimed at the ignorant. Rather than perpetuate ignorance, educate.
2) Your give-away sites are nothing other than a very thinly disguised pyramid scheme.
3) When you're in East london, give me a shout and we can take this further over a beer.
4) Out of respect to the Forum, I won't continue this discussion here as I am of the opinion that your original post to this thread was spammy, and also because I feel your business is a scam.

[wmarais]

Hi Tony,

You have the right to your opinion, it still does not mean it's a scam. In fact, if it is a scam, it's a real bad scam as I have been paid much more than the R189 I contribute per month. Here's a link that shows that other people are also making money with this progam.

I am also not targeting the ignorant, I actually love helping others at no cost at all. Let's asume somebody joins the program directly at the Give for Life main site, they will receive no website etc, they will have to get started on their own. The chance of these people to succeed with any online business on their own is very small, at least I help them where I can.

I provide them with a website (which they can request a modification for), I add an autoresponder to follow up on the people they send there. Their own contact form, thus people can contact them directly.

You see, at least I help them getting started. It does not mean their work is done, they still need to advertise their site. It just gives them some comfort that they do have some support.

I actually own a beach home in Cintsa East, don't get there very often.

[pietpetoors]

MLM

Tony and Roelof, what William is promoting here is a MLM business. He obviously built his own version at www. giveforlive. net but the real official business' site is at http://www.giveforlife.co.za/

It is a MLM where people contribute towards charity and you get paid for successful referrals.