How Presence In The Cyberspace Can Help In Time Of Recession?

Though experts all over the world 24 hours a day and seven days a week, through TVs, radios and Internet, are busy offering tips on how to come out of the current global economic turmoil, there are no signs that it is going to die down in the near future. It is the first time in the Internet age that a recession of this level has affected the world.

But it is also true that the Internet has made the recession more bearable with thousands of blogs showcasing job opportunities, millions of online stores offering second hand and cheaper goods and services and trillions of websites and community forums airing and sharing views on ways to face the current credit crisis.

Thus, in this scenario, having a web presence becomes all the more important not only to keep yourself up-to-date on the current issues, employment offers or better bargains but also to present your views, skills, experience to the cyber community and above all earn some extra cash.

Registering and becoming member of blogs, websites and community forums is an efficient and cost-effective way to make your presence felt, showcase your skills and air your views. But if you include your own domain name, or web address as it is generally called, at the end of your profile, it not only adds weight to your personality but also give chance to fellow web surfers or the prospective employer to know more about you.

Your own website can also become a source of earning little extra money if you put google ads and similar types of pay per click programmes, for which you don’t have to go out and struggle. The cash is king’ phrase was never so popular. All thanks to the current financial crunch.

Now the question is: Is it possible for a layman, who is not quite internet savvy to own and run a website? The answer is: Yes.

Do first thing first, register a domain name, or a web address of your choice, through any of the Icann-affiliated registrars spread across the cyberspace, including gainfromdomain.com. There are millions of them offering various range of prices for a domain. But it is not advisable to spend more than $10 on it.

Second thing is to buy webhosting space, which should not cost you over $50, if you are going for a basic personal website.

Third thing is to find a readymade template or get it designed. There are millions of web designers in the cyberspace, who are offering their services at dirt cheap rates, including journalistsatwork.com.

Once your website is up and running, promote it on various blogs, websites and community forums by giving its link in your profile. By doing this, you will not only promote yourself in the cyberspace but will also attract visitors to your websites who may ultimately help you in getting some money by clicking on the ads places on your website.

What you want to promote through your website is entirely your choice but one thing is sure that owning a website not only adds weight to your personality, CV and business cards but also helps in bringing some revenue, which has become more important during this time of financial crisis when every penny counts.

By: Abdul Wasey

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Abdul Wasey is a Senior Journalist working with a Dubai-based newspaper. He helps individuals and organisations in creating and running their website and businesses with the help of a handful of journalists at www.journalistsatwork.com and through his online store www.gainfromdomain.com.