hi i m interested to create a webpage on tourism ...just wondering is it illegal to cut- copy-paste from other copyrighted websites ..but most of history, culture related information i can get is only from internet ..then how cud i add such info on my website? i am beginner in website creation too.. i know it will take a long time to learn and put everything on right place ..but i m determined to do this. but all i need are some good suggestion about creation , online marketing of my website and how can i make money from this website. any suggestion related to this thing are most welcome thanks.

For a free and easy to build website go to http://www.tripod.com unfortunately like most free sites you will have ads...but if you run into money down the road it is cheap to get them to turn the ads off. ps: you can copy and paste anything from the internet...as long as the website states you can't. So copy and paste away...good luck on your venture...you will see that tripod is set up for people like you. Take Care Now for the free domain...after building your site at Tripod go to http://www.shorturl.com and create the domain name

im new at this 2 , i dont know what 2 tell u~ sorry

Start with the link below. There you can learn HTML/XHTML, which I would suggest be your first step. HTML makes up every webpage you come to today, and it's essential that you understand it and how to use it. Sure, there's lots of nice web page programs out there that support drag and drop and make things look like a Word document, but if you understand how to use HTML markup, that will be a big first step towards future success. I've been a professional web developer for over 10 years (now at Yahoo!)...and think this is the best way to start. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

www.geocities.com is a great place to start. You can use your yahoo account on it too. Also it isn't allowed to take things from copyrighted webpages. Thats why they are copyrighted. As for marketing, joining a banner exchange program or joining a ring of webpages about the same topic is a great way to get your webpage out there. Also, if you are a member of any web forums, you can put your webpage link in your signature. As for making money off of it, I don't know what you could sell on a tourism website. You could use Google Adsense at https://www.google.com/adsense/ Basically you allow them to advertise on your webpage and you get paid a small amount of money depending on how many people use it. Good luck with your webpage.

Some good comments so far. First of all, understand that tourism is a highly competitive market online. You will be competing with people who have a lot more money and resources than you do, but you still can make it work. Your best bet is to focus on a niche and target a very specific (and hopefully profitable) market. Understand that it is illegal to copy and paste someone Else's writing. It is not illegal to reword facts or news. If you find historical information, rewrite it so you target your audience. To create your web site you will need a server to host it on and a domain name. Usually you can purchase both at the same place. you can build a web site yourself by learning databases, coding, etc.. or try content management systems such as wordpress http://wordpress.org/ or there are site tools like yahoo sitebuilder. http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/index.php To make money you can sell products or services or add google adsence to your pages (as was already suggested). https://www.google.com/adsense/?sourceid=aso&subid=ww-en-ha-adsense&medium=sem To get your site exposer learn some things about Search Engine Optimization SEO. Try rank quest www.rankquest.com/ or learn marketing from marketing sherpa http://www.marketingsherpa.com/

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