Case Study 2 Cookie Crazy
	Type: AdSense and Affiliate Site Creation Date: October 2005 Software Used: XSitePro Number of Pages: 180 Designer: Bonnie Lowe

Why did you choose to use XSitePro for creating this site?
 
This was an experiment for me. I wanted to start building niche content sites, but I know very little about HTML, CSS, Java, or other webmaster tools or techniques.  I needed something that would allow me to easily and quickly create my own quality sites without having to learn all that technical stuff!
 
From what I'd read and heard about XSitePro, it seemed like it was just what I needed. So I bought it and immediately wanted to see what I could do with it.
 
I'd bought the domain name www.cookie-crazy.com a long time ago, but had done nothing with it. I wanted to do something fun with my first XSitePro site, and this seemed like the perfect niche and domain for that. I followed the XSitePro tutorial and skimmed through the manual, and everything came together very easily. It really was a fun project!

How long did it take you to design the site?

I didn't do the design myself.  My friend Iszuddin Ismail (aka "Kidino") of www.MoneyClicking.net did the design for me. I told him what I had in mind, and he quickly created the design/template for my cookie site. It was perfect!
 
Then I started building the site -- adding the content, Adsense, affiliate links, etc.  I am employed full-time, so I worked on this site in my "spare" time. I had the site ready and up on the web within about a week. The most time-consuming thing was adding the hundreds of recipes and articles. Creating the site itself was very quick.
 
Of course it's not "done" -- it will never be done. I'll always be making improvements and adding new content.  But XSitePro makes that fast and simple; it's not a chore!
 

What other software did you use to create this web site (e.g. graphics packages)? 

I believe Kidino used Photoshop to create the design/template.  But I didn't need or use any other software to build the site.
 

What are your favorite two features in XSitePro?
 
Wow, I love everything about XSitePro -- You want me to narrow it down to only two favorite features? 
 
Well, as a non-techy, I guess the most important feature for me is the WYSIWYG editing.  It's so fast and simple to format my pages and get them to look exactly how I want, without needing to worry about HTML tags!  Part of this feature are the cool tools for inserting scripts and links and text boxes and... I could go on and on. Perhaps the overall "feature" I'm raving about is its incredible EASE OF USE.
 
The second feature I love is the SEO tab. It allows me to know exactly what I need to do on each page to make my site good "spider food."  Since I don't have a huge budget to buy traffic through ads and other paid means, being able to get good organic search engine results is very important to me. This feature makes that possible.

How easy to use do you find XSitePro?

It's so easy it's almost scary!  The results speak for themselves, right? My very first XSitePro site won an award, was quickly listed as one of Alexa.com's "Top 10 Movers and Shakers," and is now being featured as one of your case studies.
 
If I can do this, ANYONE can!
 
XSitePro is very user-friendly. Everything is simple to use and implement. Then there's the incredible videos, tutorial, and detailed, step-by-step manual. This has got to be one of the easiest quality website creation tools ever created!
 

Which other web design software have you used in the past?
 
I created my first website with Site Sell's Site Build It (SBI!) program. I chose that because it offered the ability to create a site without needing to know HTML or other webmaster stuff.  That and XSitePro are the only web design software applications I've used.  XSitePro is the only one I'll be using from now on.
 

Why do you prefer XSitePro to the software you used in the past?
 
It's ease of use, it's user-friendly interface, the built-in tools and features... everything about XSitePro makes it the ultimate website creation tool! 

How long have you been building web sites?
 
About three years.  But most of that time was spent on only one website. I've only recently started creating more sites.

Would you recommend XSitePro to others?
 
Absolutely. I've been recommending it since the day I bought it! It's the best, and it's an incredibly good buy for the money.

What advice would you give to people thinking about purchasing XSitePro?
 
Buy it!  Once you try it, you'll kick yourself for not doing so sooner!  It really does live up to all the rave reviews.