In my last post Backyard Local Web Sites Produce Consistent Income, I talked about taking a small concept or theme and creating a site based in your local area. I also mentioned that you don’t have to use WordPress or be a rocket scientist to created a “Mini-Site” that produces online income.
This post is part of the How to Build Income Online Series!
Awhile back I stumbled on 19 Pages, a completely FREE script to product mini web sites in record time. It cost NOTHING, and you don’t have to sign up for somebody’s “list” just to get it either. It’s a one-click simple honest download you’ll be proud to tell your friends about. You can have a mini-web site setup with quality content in under 30 minutes (if you can write!). Sometimes WordPress and other scripts (BANS) is just WAY TOO overblown for a simple idea you can quickly create a mini web site for.
Literally, just follow these steps:
- Download the zip file (free)
- Upload to your server
- Load up the site in a browser (as admin/admin)
- Change your password
- Edit your homepage
- Choose your theme (any of the 5 free included ones
- Add additional content pages
- Monetize sidebar / header / footer
- You’re Done!
I want you to understand how EASY this software is to use. After your first upload in this is what you see:
There is absolutely NO database required AT ALL. This script is lightweight, has pretty (permalink like) URL’s, and is FAST!
Here’s the very basic admin screen:
19 Pages contains only the essentials necessary for mini-site development. You can use one of 5 included templates, and add and edit pages and content. Pages added are included in navigation. The entire site can be easily monetized by modifying the template with banners, ads, or adsense in the header, footer, sidebar, or above or below the content.
Editing pages is simple and easy. Give them a title, edit the content, and you can even add custom meta descriptions and keywords for each page.
I’m sorry – this is the easiest NO BRAINER I’ve ever seen! My GRANDMA could make mini-sites with 19 pages! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain – try this software out for quick and easy web sites today.
I made a test web site in just 10 minutes (haven’t monetized it yet), check it out here: Toledo Hall Rental
Nice one John …. =)]
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Looks like a pretty nifty piece of software…
Some of the best things in life still are free 😉
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Hey!
This is a very interesting post, and I’m going to take a look at the software. I’m just wondering what you see as the benefits of using this say over using wordpress to do the same thing?
Thanks,
Jackie
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@Real Keyword Research – The benefits are the fact that it’s a “set it and forget it” method for creating small mini-sites. No more worrying about updating wordpress, themes, plugins, incompatibilities, no database – NONE of that! If you’re thinking a site needs things like plugins, RSS, categories, tags, and on and on – you probably should use WordPress for that. But (as I’ve found out) one person can only maintain so many WordPress sites before the upkeep and maintenance is overwhelming!
Thanks for the quick reply. You find you are able to get search engine rankings and traffic using these small sites? I imagine you are targeting keywords with little competition?
Jackie
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Yes and yes, although you don’t have to. You could do a targeted Adwords campaign, build links, or many other things for traffic – but keywords (especially local) with little or no competition are of course the path of least resistance (work wise)…
I’m feeling kind of retarded today ~ I really am a wordpress girl ~ but this sounds very interesting to me. I have uploaded this to my server on a subdomain, but I’m not sure how to get the site to load in the browser. I keep getting an error message or the index of what is in the index of what is actually in the folder instead of the site itself. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
jackie
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@Real Keyword Research – you need to supply the actual error message. What’s the URL you’re testing at?
Hey John,
This sounds really cool. I have a few niches I’d like to go after but are probably not in the realm of being able to create an ‘authority’ site with them as such.
This sounds perfect for the job. I’ll be giving it a whirl.
Cheers
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Hey. What a cute and simple script. I want to try it out now. But first, I’m off to do a little keyword research. I reckon getting traffic will be the hardest thing to overcome, as always! =)]
Nice software. I have been using Affomatic’s ebay store and wordpress ebay plug-in when I saw the download for 19 pages. I must say it’s much easier than WordPress for a small niche targeted site. I’m going to give it a shot. The days of MFA are gone and mini-sites with useful content are where you have to be if you’re going to see any traffic at all.
Thanks for the review of the software.
I have been using 19 pages for more than a year now, and it suits its purpose wonderfully.
Quicker to use and maintain than WordPress and a lot easier to edit than handcoded html.
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Hell looks nice… but what to do if you want to create the 20. page? =)] switch to WordPress? Nono when I need a Minisite I often create them with some little PHP snippets I prepared for myself in my script folder. Call it Mini-CMS :-).
I love your posts. Off to check out the minisite now. I have to stop reading your blog you’re giving me too many things at once. I just started with the amazon autoposter now there’s this. Too many options not enough time. Thanks.
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I am new to build a mini site. I’ve built my first mini site just now using weebly. Are you musician? I have a domain with music niche and I can’t find affiliates for that niche. Can you give me some ideas to choose good affiliates, please? I’ll use 19pages to build my music site. Thank you.
Signup for for Commission Junction, there are tons of much merchant affiliates there – including Musicians Friend.
i went to the 19pages site but it says it’s no longer available. anyone know where i can get it or something similar?
Wow this is awesome. I usually just use wordpress and I always felt it was overkill for a minisite. This looks perfect!
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