First Web Site Success - Setting a Goal For Building Your First Site

So, you need to build your first web site.

Good news! I'm not going to tell you how to build it.

Millions of people could give you millions of paths to reach your goal. You could hire a designer, you could use a free service, you could sweat it out on your own.

The choices are confusing. How do you choose which path is for you?

The choice isn't about how much money you want to spend, though money does come into it.

The choice isn't about how much technical experience you have, though technology comes into it, too.

The choice only comes from inside you, from within your goal of the site you want to build.

The right path to your desired goal is encoded in the goal itself. You won't be able to read that code until you understand your goal. Once the goal is clear, your subconscious mind will unlock the code and direct you to exactly what you need.

This will help you cut through the countless opportunities to find the one that matches your personal needs.

So, where do you begin?

Get clear about your goal.

Grab a pad of paper (or a text editor) and start jotting it down. Write it in the present tense, in only positive terms. Set a future date at the top as though the goal were a journal entry.

For example, "(Future date) My web site is now up and running, providing products and services that benefit the world. It was so easy to build, and it's so easy to use and maintain. Internet users swarm to my site because of the great content, products, and services I offer."

Notice that I didn't say, "My web site is not difficult to use." I said that it's easy. I didn't say that my web site will benefit the world. I stated firmly and clearly that it already does so.

That goal is written in positive, active language. Yours should be, too.

Next, it's time to invest one of your most important assets into your goal statement. No, we're not talking money. We're talking emotion.

To find the right opportunities for your goal, you need to start feeling the way you'd feel as though your goal had already been achieved.

Feeling this way aligns you with the best opportunities for your needs. It lets the unwise opportunities fall away.

Rewrite your goal again, adding words that convey the positive emotions of happiness, excitement, and gratitude.

"I am so happy and grateful now that my web site is up and running! I'm so grateful that it was so easy to build. I feel so good providing products and services that benefit the world. I love updating my site, making it clear, fun, and informative. I am overjoyed that Internet users swarm to my site for my great information, products, and services."

For your own goal statement, add specific detail and emotional words -- and make sure you feel grateful as you do. Gratitude is the key to finding what you need.

If your site is a part of your business, make sure that your web site goal matches your business goals and purpose as well.

Now that you've got your goal in hand, is your web site going to magically appear?

No. It still has to be built! But your positive goal statement created a target that you and the Universe are now aimed toward. Your positive emotions have put you into accord with the right opportunities for you.

As you move forward, keep your goal at the front of your mind. Listen to those little nudges that come from within. And act on them.

By building your goal on paper before you build your site online, your web-design choices become a natural expression of your dream. Dream big, listen for your hunches, and move forward with confidence into the web-building world.