So you want to start an MMA site

Are you looking to start your own MMA site or forum? Do you want some basic guidelines to get you started? Let me give you a few things I have learned over the past year of setting up my own site.

There are a few things you will need to get you started:

1. Domain name: Make sure you get a good catchy domain name that fits your subject matter, if possible get the .com or .net version.
2. Web hosting: Try not to use a free web host as many will place unwanted and unneeded advertising on your pages. There are hundreds of thousands of hosts out there, pick a reliable one. My sites are all hosted by resellerzoom/hostingzoom and I have had no problems and have received excellent support.
3. A basic vision of what you want to do with your site: Do you want a forum? A picture gallery? A directory? Get the basics of your site down and write out a plan for what to do with it. Start off small with a blog or a directory site. Use a free software for your site until you can afford to get your own custom design and or software.

Once you have got your site started you need to get people to it. Here’s a few ways to go about it.

1. Link exchanges: Most sites will exchange links without a problem as it also helps them out when people find their site through you. The mma community is very helpful with each other in this aspect.
2. Directories: There are thousands upon thousands of free directories out there you can submit your site to. Use the list located at http://www.directorycritic.com/free-directory-list.html they provide over a 1000 directories that provide free submissions. The best thing about most directories is that they are a free link back.
3. Forums: Join the forums at the larger news sites and keep a link to your site in your signature.

Once you have found your audience you have to keep them coming back:

1. Make sure your content is updated: There are events all over the country that happen every day and every weekend. Gather event info and post the info and pictures on your site. Write your own short articles, do interviews with interesting people from the world of MMA.
2. Keep our site organized: Make sure it is easy to find your way around your site.
3. Write your own articles and submit them to article directories, the more they are published the more link you will gain to your site

I hope this helps those of you that this article reaches out to. If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me through my site and I would be glad to help out.

Source: http://www.ArticlePros.com/author.php?Brian Robertson

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