{"id":3211,"date":"2015-07-24T06:53:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T06:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pmpazure.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2015-10-02T19:18:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T19:18:04","slug":"think-its-too-complex-to-create-your-own-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.promotemyplace.com\/blog\/think-its-too-complex-to-create-your-own-website","title":{"rendered":"Think it\u2019s Too Complex to Create Your Own Website?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have a holiday let, maybe more than one.<\/p>\n

You try to promote it as best you can. Perhaps you have listing site adverts and social media accounts, the latter being used to direct people to your ads, both with the aim of getting your business \u2018out there\u2019. To gain enquiries. To get that calendar filled.<\/p>\n

But you don\u2019t have your own dedicated website!<\/p>\n

Maybe you think it\u2019s too difficult – you\u2019re not tech savvy enough.<\/p>\n

Or maybe you\u2019ve started the process of creating your own, but then stopped – never getting round to actually finishing it.<\/p>\n

And you wouldn\u2019t be alone.<\/p>\n

Creating your own website can<\/em> be daunting \u2013 where to start, how to start, what\u2019s the best platform, and what information to include \u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to feel overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

But what it often boils down to is procrastination.<\/p>\n

Because does it really<\/em> need to be so complex?<\/p>\n

Actually, no.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s really only two steps.<\/p>\n

Step 1. Getting started.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To get started, all you need is to decide on your website platform and your own unique domain name<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then once you know which platform you\u2019re using \u2013 a specialised website builder like PromoteMyPlace, WordPress<\/a> or something else \u2013 that<\/em> determines whether you need a separate host package.<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019ve been procrastinating about creating your own website, you probably want to keep things as simple as possible.<\/p>\n

So with that in mind, you should probably stick with a specialised website builder. The major benefits of which are; the hosting\u2019s already included, and you have access to a support team if you get stuck. Making it nice and easy for you to concentrate on the website itself, and not have to worry about any of the technical details.<\/p>\n

Step 2. Building your website<\/strong><\/p>\n

With that done, you can start building your website.<\/p>\n

Of course you don\u2019t have<\/em> to do this yourself. Depending on your budget, you could hire someone to create the site for you.<\/p>\n

Or it\u2019s possible that the website builder service you choose (if you go down this route) offers their own website creation service.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s important to realise that neither of these options are necessary.<\/p>\n

Because your website needn\u2019t be complex. And you can<\/em> do it yourself.<\/p>\n

The essentials are:<\/p>\n