| It's time to finally catch up with the times. If you don't | | | | them. |
| have a website by now you are a little behind. Don't | | | | After you register your domain you are going to need |
| worry because in this article you are going to learn | | | | hosting. Hosting is where you will upload your files to. I |
| exactly what it takes to start a website to sell your | | | | suggest going with for your hosting and domain. |
| beats for money. | | | | Hosting generally costs around $3.99 per month. |
| The first thing you need to do is register a domain | | | | You won't need much space so I'd go with the lowest |
| name. A domain name is the address to your website. | | | | plan they have. You will have more than enough |
| So it would look something like I suggest registering a | | | | space to do what you need. |
| .com or a .net. They run pretty cheap nowadays. I | | | | HIRING A DESIGNER |
| register all my domain names with They only cost | | | | Next you will need someone to design your site. I |
| around $3.99 per year. | | | | wouldn't pay more than $500. You can find someone |
| There are a few guidelines you should follow when | | | | at that will do it for pretty cheap. Make sure they have |
| registering a domain to sell your beats. | | | | an active portfolio of projects they have completed in |
| 1. Short and sweet - Your domain name should be | | | | the past. Make sure their work is top quality and can |
| simple and easy to remember. You wouldn't want | | | | provide references if asked. |
| Instead you should use one that is simple and easy to | | | | Express to your designer exactly what you need done |
| remember. Something like It's good to put "beats" at | | | | before you give him the job. You will need him to set |
| the end of your domain name. This is so people know | | | | up your buttons so customers can pay for your beats. |
| by the domain name that it is a website that sells | | | | Your website design should be clean. I always suggest |
| beats. | | | | a white background that flows easy. All the extra |
| 2. Use .net or .com only - There are many options | | | | design should be left out. You want the navigation to |
| when choosing a domain suffix like .tv, .org, etc. I'd | | | | be easy as possible for your customers. |
| suggest staying away from these because they | | | | Once your website is up and running all you need to |
| require more memory. .com and .net are so common | | | | do is drive targeted traffic to your website and watch |
| that people generally assume domain names end with | | | | the sales start rolling in. |