How to Build a Photo Voting Website

Prepare

1. Select your niche. Brainstorm possible markets that are low in competition. Avoid markets that have corporate competition. Corporations have the funds to promote their Web site and take massive amounts of traffic away from competitors. For this reason, refrain from select a niche that has a well-known company competing in it.

2. Purchase I-Rater Script. Visit the Web site, and select which plan you want. The $97 product provides you with sufficient flexibility and features to get your Web site up and running. You may upgrade to the $127 product at a later date when you are receiving regular visitor traffic.

3. Get hosting. Make sure the hosting services offers php installation and has cPanel. I-Rater Script also offers hosting for $165 a year if you do not want to look for another company.

4. Purchase a domain. This is offered to you when you purchase hosting, so make sure you register a domain at that time. Have the niche you selected inside your domain, and keep it memorable.

Install I-Rater

5. Go to your cPanel. Enter 'yourdomain.com/cpanel' in a browser, and wait for the panel to appear. You may be required to log in.

6. Enter the '/public_html/' directory. Scroll through your cPanel until you find the 'Files' icon. Click this icon, and find the '/public_html/' directory.

7. Upload the I-Rater Script. Click 'Upload' while in the directory, browse for the I-Rater files, and then press 'OK' or similar. Wait for the script to upload.

8. Install the script. Enter 'yourdomain.com/install' to be taken to the step-by-step wizard. Continue through it, entering all required information.

Customize Site

9. Change the template. Log in to the Web site administrative area of I-Rater. Click 'Templates,' and browse through until you find one you like.

10. Customize the template. Replace logos, headers, colors and side graphics with ones you like. Keep the design clean and professional.

11. Change the layout of the web pages. Drag text sections and image sections around until you have them in the appropriate place. Click 'OK' or similar to save the changes.

12. Replace text. Double-click on the text within the Web page, and type the desired text you want to be displayed. Repeat this for each page on the Web site.

13. Change the verification e-mails that are sent out. Under 'E-Mails,' click on each e-mail separately, and alter the text to the way you want it to display.

Add Photos

14. Log in to the Web site. Click 'Log In' in the upper left side of the screen, and enter your e-mail and password.

15. Submit the photo. Click 'Submit' in the menu, and a new web page will load. Click 'Browse,' and find the file you want to upload. This way, the Web site gets started with a few pictures.

16. Complete the upload. Fill in the required details, and then click 'OK' or similar. The photo will be live for people to vote.