As a newbie, I have bought products, tried them and I am in a position to recommend the ones which have worked best for me and so I can possibly help other newbies to conquer their internet marketing, and run a successful campaign.
Using XSitePro2 I have been able to create websites, easily without having to pay out for costly web designers, some of whom use Dreamweaver to create their pages. Dreamweaver is not a simple program to operate, with setting up CSS and other features. Also the expense of buying this product is a lot more than using XSitePro2. This is more affordable for the newbie.
As well as creating a website, you also need to get maximum exposure, so that ultimately you can make sales and reap the rewards. Getting viable links and back links is hard for the beginner, as everything is a battle to get better rankings. Those top slots being so elusive.
Even simple tasks like naming images are so important so that everything on the website is working for you. All these things have to be sifted out from all the junk that you are bombarded with as everyone is trying to sell you something.
Have you used a simple technique to increase your rankings? If so do you want to share it with us?