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S O , H O W C A N Y O U B U I L D A W O R D P R E S S B U S I N E S S ?

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L E A D G E N E R AT I O N

O T H E R W P B U S I N E S S M O D E L S

E - C O M M E R C E

A F F I L I AT E M A R K E T I N G

Create Value for another business. Sell Space/Directory, Search & Social Think Local & You’ll Make Money

Create Products & Sell Them This can also be done with AFFILIATE MARKETING

Promote others products, create content around it and blog.

W H Y S H O U L D I U S E W O R D P R E S S ?

S O W H AT I S W O R D P R E S S ?

A N O P E N S O U R C E C M S ( C O N T E N T M A N A G E M E N T S Y S T E M )

Because WordPress has one of the largest communities of programers working to extend and improve it’s capabilities daily.

WordPress Is a Open-Source publishing platform which is free, yep that’s right FREE!

H O W L O N G U N T I L I C A N M A K E M O N E Y ?

You could start making money tomorrow with WordPress that’s the beauty of the platform. Weekly blogging will expand your brand and voice and help you to be found.

W H AT D O I N E E D T O G E T S TA RT E D ?

A U R L & H O S T I N GBelow are some recommendations for purchasing a url and hosting. I know this is simple stuff but these are my suggestions.

R E C O M M E N D E D D O M A I N R E G I S T R A R S

R E C O M M E N D E D H O S T I N G C O M PA N I E S

D I F F E R E N C E S I N W O R D P R E S S . C O M & W O R D P R E S S . N E T

T H E N W H AT ?

Y O U N E E D T O F I N D A T H E M E ?This is the fun part and there are many WordPress themes out there including the free ones from the depository. Here are a couple of suggested theme makers to start with.

A F F I L I AT E M A R K E T I N G

The 1st thing I recommend to someone thinking about affiliate marketing is looking at a Hobby or Passion that you love or enjoy and start there.

Once you’ve figured this out check to see if there are affiliates with these products around your business idea. Do some keyword research via Google Adwords - Keyword Tool to see if the niche you chose is something that people are looking at and is it very competitive? These are things to consider before stepping out and offering something.

Once you’ve clearly done your research now it’s time to move forward with WordPress and get started.

A F F I L I AT E M A R K E T I N G - T H E B I G G U Y S W I T H P R O D U C T S

A F F I L I AT E P L U G I N SHere are a list of suggested WordPress plugins for Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Plugins for WP • AffiliateWP • Thirsty Affiliates • OIO Publisher • AdPress • WP – Keywords to Link

L E A D G E N E R AT I O N

I think the easiest way to create value and start generating revenue is to look at niche businesses or ideas within your own community that solve problems and tackle it with Lead Generation services.

For example on the next page you are going to see businesses that have done just that here in Arizona.

Find a topic that you like or a business you want to help, and start there. Build something amazing and people will pay.

L E A D G E N E R AT I O N - T H I N K L O C A L & N I C H E

L E A D G E N E R AT I O N P L U G I N SHere are a list of suggested WordPress plugins for Lead Generation

Form Plugins • Gravity Forms • Ninja Forms • Lead Pages.net

Lead Generation Plugins for WP • vCita • OptinMonster • Leadin • SumoMe List Builder • Foo Bar • Rafflecopter • Popup Domination • Ninja Popups

E - C O M M E R C E

There are many solutions for E-Commerce platforms but did you know that WordPress offers some free ones.

That’s right, you can build a whole online store and not have to pay a monthly fee to use it, however there are still plugins that you will have to pay for this all to work the best way.

W O R D P R E S S E - C O M M E R C E S O L U T I O N S

E - C O M M E R C E P L U G I N SHere are a list of suggested WordPress E-Commerce plugins

E-Commerce Platforms for WP • Easy Digital Downloads • WooCommerce • iThemes Exchange

E-Commerce Plugins for WP • WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates • WooCommerce Extensions • Easy Digital Download Add-Ons

O T H E R W P R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S

Plugins • Admin Menu Editor • Admin Columns • Anti-Spam • Black Studio TinyMCE Widget • Easy Social Share Buttons • Duplicate Post • FooBox • FooGallery • Gravity Forms HTML5 Placeholders • Gravity Forms MailChimp Add-on • Menu Icons • Menu Social Icons • Shortcodes Ultimate • Shortcodes Ultimate: Extra Shortcodes • Soliloquy Slider Plugin • WooSidebars • WordPress SEO by Yoast • WP Better Emails • WP to Buffer Pro • Visual Composer Plugin - CodeCanyon • Visual Composer Add-Ons - CodeCanyon

W E B S I T E T O O L S

List of Tools for Productivity

Project Tools • ASANA • Contactually • InvisionAPP • Harvest Billing • Join.me

Browser & Social Tools • Bitly.com • Bufferapp.com • Feedly • Harvest Time Tracker • Hootsuite • IFTTT • Pocket

Design Tools & Graphics & Photos • Canva.com • CreativeMarket • Dollar Photo Club

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