Starting A Web Business - Where Do I Start?
How do you actually start a web business? Where do you start
? What are the basic steps to follow?
There seems to be too much information!
Research, research, research but then know when to stop and take action. Youve all heard of the phrase, information overload. I can personally tell you that I experienced this and felt sort of paralyzed after my research which, by the way, is a never ending task. I was so excited in the beginning and thought, Im smart and capable this will be easy! Not so much without a plan! It all boiled down to setting up a plan and staying on track.
So how do you actually begin . . .? Below are some of the key actions to take when setting up your business.
Determine what youre going to market. Choose a niche.
Will it be an Affiliates product?
Check out sites like Clickbank, Commission Junction, Clixgalore plus many more
If youre going to sell anothers product, buy it yourself first and check it out. You want to be sure that what you are offering is quality. Dont represent an ebook or any other type of information without first reading it yourself. Make sure it is well written.
Will the product be your own?
Do some research to make sure you are in a niche that is selling and is popular
Do some keyword research to find out if there is an interest in your niche and whether or not people are buying.
Buy a domain name there are multiple places to buy online. Choose the name wisely.
Legal Stuff set your business up right!
What type of entity? Sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, or LLC?
Know what you need to know about taxes You do not want to get into trouble with this one!
Do you need to file for a business license or a fictitious business name? This depends on where you live.
Where will you host your website? Lots of good choices, do your homework.
Build your website (or pay to have it built)
Will it be a squeeze page?
Will it be a full blown e-commerce site with multiple pages?
Will it be a blog?
Learn some basic skills:
Understand some basic terms
How to build a simple page
How to upload to your hosting site
How to resize images
Learn where to find images
How to use an opt-in form
Learn how to use google to search for what you need to know
Set up your marketing plan
Will you use email marketing
Advertising?
Autoresponder?
Now the biggie: DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR WEBSITE (a whole nother topic!)
Be prepared to deliver what you are promising and provide excellent customer service!
The most important thing to do is to TAKE ACTION! You wont succeed unless you try. If you find you have done something wrong, then fix it. You cant break anything. Dare to begin your profitable web business!
To Your Success . . .
by: Barb Hemphill
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