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You have been working on this great product. This great idea for an online business and you know that it will be a huge success. You have been working on this product for as long as you can remember. You finally got the last detail of it worked out in your head. So you sit down and start to put pen to paper and you realize you don't have a clue about setting up an online presence. You have no idea where to start.
Well don't let this discourage you. There is an easy solution to this stumbling block. Here is the good news: you don't have to be an expert in everything to make this work for you. You can use experts that specialize in what you need. It is no different from building a house. You would use a framer, electrician or a carpenter. Get the point? Let's look at the areas you might need help in. Some of these will be simple enough for someone to do on their own. What you will need to do is to decide as to how much time will it take you versus how much it will cost you for someone to get it done for you?
Buy a Domain Name - There are hundreds, maybe thousands of companies out there that you can buy a domain name from. This is your website name. For the most part you will want to get the .com and .net extensions for your site. You may choose others based on what it is that you are going to be doing. If the .com is not available then consider another domain name. You can have a web designer help you with this if you are not sure how to do it.
Create a Website - For the most part this one a bit trickier. Hiring a web designer will be the choice of most people. Interview them before taking them on as a partner in your business. It is important that you realize that this person is an important part of your success so it is critical that more time be allocated for this. Many hosting companies also have website builders; you may want to choose this option. A good web designer is what you would ideally want but you do not need to pay them more than what they are truly worth. Some designers are charging five to fifteen thousand dollars (plus) to create a website. There are many companies out there that are much more reasonable in their pricing so do your research.
Manage Your Website Regular maintenance in running the website would be needed once the website is all set up. Keep in mind a website should be in constant change and not be stagnant unless it is to be treated a business card alone. If you want to have good rankings with the search engines then constant updates will be needed. Having a blog on your site is a good way to have fresh content to update the data on the site. At the onset choosing to do the site maintenance yourself is advised but hiring a web master might otherwise be a wise decision.
So there you have it take your idea and build a strong team to help take that idea to the next level.
