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Starting a small business online, or creating a website for an existing small business almost inevitably means choosing between a CMS (Content Management System) or a website builder.

Leading website builders account for millions upon millions of active websites, as do open source CMS Web platforms like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla.

But, from the perspective of a small business looking to create a website, which option is the best one to take?

One great advantage of developing a website, using a leading website builder, is that online Web design software is constantly being improved and updated to keep apace with Web trends.

For the average blogger, entrepreneur, or small business, the financial resources and Web design skills required to create and continually develop a website (that matches or exceeds the quality of a leading website builder) is simply out of reach.

Fortunately, website builders are fairly inexpensive, and there is plenty of healthy competition in the Web design industry that continually drives lower prices and better features.

"Are you looking to create a small business website or blog without paying huge amounts on Web designers, or spending months learning how to write code?"

Creating a small business website should be one of the quickest, easiest, and most cost-effective aspects of building a business.

But, because entrepreneurs and small business startups often lack Web design and development skills, it is very easy for Web design costs to spiral out of control, or to produce a sub-standard website.

"Are you looking for affiliate marketing tips and strategies to help increase sales and make money online?"

No matter what industry you are in, there are certain online marketing strategies that are common to all businesses that rely on affiliate marketing revenue.

This article will explore five of the most effective affiliate marketing strategies that you can employ in your own business in order to ensure that your website delivers the maximum amount of return.

"Trying to decide which of the most popular website builders to use for your own small business website?"

Wix and Weebly are two of the best website builders on the market today - accounting for around 40 million personal & small business websites between them.

Which option is the right one for your new blog or small business website depends on a number of things like pricing, hosting, performance, SEO, mobile, ease-of-use, community and support.

"Are you looking for some top SEO tips to boost your eCommerce site's rankings in search results, to make more money from organic search traffic?"

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) plays a big role in determining how much traffic, and therefore sales, an eCommerce store makes.

Many eCommerce sites struggle with SEO because it is hard to present product buying pages that are quick and easy for customers, but also of sufficient quality to avoid Google Panda, and other SEO penalties.

A lot of eCommerce sites also use automated product and inventory systems that have the advantage of handling many products, but the disadvantage of producing what Google calls thin content.

If you are looking to buy office supplies ranging from furniture to technology, and ink to cleaning products, for your small business, then this top 3 list will help you compare and decide on the right supplier for you.

Shopping for office supplies for a small business should be cheap, quick and easy, offering reliability and great customer service.

In reality, maintaining and ordering office supplies can be a time consuming chore, and a never-ending pit into which your hard earned cash flows.

To make life easy, it is important to find a reliable and affordable online store that can deliver your office supplies quickly and cheaply.

"Is it better to build your own eCommerce website in order to make money online, or sell products directly through eBay?"

While eBay allows retailers to start selling any type of product quickly and efficiently, it may be doing small business more harm than good - in the long term.

One of the main advantages of eBay, for sellers, is that it makes it very easy to begin selling stuff online. Domains, Web hosting, eCommerce Web development, and a host of other startup problems are non-existent for pure eBay retailers.

Grab a copy of this 30 page PDF eBook (click the download link below) that shows you how to create a website for your small business.

Create a Website for your Small Business is packed with practical, cutting edge information about small business Web development.

This eBook is targeted at business owners, bloggers, and entrepreneurs who aren't necessarily well versed in Web technologies like PHP, HTML5, CSS3, or server configurations.

Finding and registering great domain names can be a real hassle for small businesses.

But, with a bit of imagination and creativity, it is still possible to buy a reasonably cheap domain name that works.

The problem for most businesses looking to register a new domain name is that either someone else is using it, or the dreaded cyber-squatters (domain squatters) are holding it ransom.

This article will show you how to navigate your way to buying a good domain name without having to fork out lots of cash.