| Are you looking to start your own MMA site or | | | | The mma community is very helpful with each |
| forum? Do you want some basic guidelines to | | | | other in this aspect. |
| get you started? Let me give you a few things | | | | |
| I have learned over the past year of setting | | | | 2. Directories: There are thousands upon |
| up my own site. | | | | thousands of free directories out there you |
| | | | can submit your site to. Use the list located |
| There are a few things you will need to get | | | | at they provide over a 1000 directories that |
| you started: | | | | provide free submissions. The best thing |
| | | | about most directories is that they are a |
| 1. Domain name: Make sure you get a good | | | | free link back. |
| catchy domain name that fits your subject | | | | |
| matter, if possible get the .com or .net | | | | 3. Forums: Join the forums at the larger news |
| version. | | | | sites and keep a link to your site in your |
| | | | signature. |
| 2. Web hosting: Try not to use a free web | | | | |
| host as many will place unwanted and unneeded | | | | Once you have found your audience you have to |
| advertising on your pages. There are hundreds | | | | keep them coming back: |
| of thousands of hosts out there, pick a | | | | |
| reliable one. My sites are all hosted by | | | | 1. Make sure your content is updated: There |
| resellerzoom/hostingzoom and I have had no | | | | are events all over the country that happen |
| problems and have received excellent support. | | | | every day and every weekend. Gather event |
| | | | info and post the info and pictures on your |
| 3. A basic vision of what you want to do with | | | | site. Write your own short articles, do |
| your site: Do you want a forum? A picture | | | | interviews with interesting people from the |
| gallery? A directory? Get the basics of your | | | | world of MMA. |
| site down and write out a plan for what to do | | | | |
| with it. Start off small with a blog or a | | | | 2. Keep our site organized: Make sure it is |
| directory site. Use a free software for your | | | | easy to find your way around your site. |
| site until you can afford to get your own | | | | |
| custom design and or software. | | | | 3. Write your own articles and submit them to |
| | | | article directories, the more they are |
| Once you have got your site started you need | | | | published the more link you will gain to your |
| to get people to it. Here's a few ways to go | | | | site |
| about it. | | | | |
| | | | I hope this helps those of you that this |
| 1. Link exchanges: Most sites will exchange | | | | article reaches out to. If anyone has any |
| links without a problem as it also helps them | | | | questions feel free to contact me through my |
| out when people find their site through you. | | | | site and I would be glad to help out. |