subject: 3 Secrets To A Successful Internet Business [print this page] 3 Secrets To A Successful Internet Business
Starting an online business is just the first step to success. If no one knows that you exist, how can you expect to make any sales? It doesn't matter if you are selling products or knowledge. It is up to you to spread the word, and while some aspects of Internet marketing are identical to the familiar patterns of the real world, others are very different. Make sure you target the following 3 secrets in order to build a successful Internet Business.
Pick a topic that has your interest.
Yes, you could choose a subject that bores you to death, but then it wouldn't be much different from having a day job, would it? From experience, I know that sometimes you will have to spend hours on a project, not knowing if it will earn you an income some day or not. So you should at least have had fun while doing it.
Create a blog about your topic.
All blogs, for the most part, either free or paid have an option for scheduling your posts. This is something you need to use in order to set up your blog to automatically post your content at specific times. You need to start by writing about 20 to 50 articles for your blog. These will also be the articles you will use in order to build back links and use article marketing for traffic.
Once you have all of these articles written, which should all be at least 300 words, you will want to schedule them to post to your blog at the right times. Schedule 2 per day for the first week, then one per day after that. If you write 50 posts you will cover 42 days of posting. This is a good amount of time for the search engines to see each post and to make sure you get indexed properly.
Start an Email List Immediately
When you sell online you should expect that most of your marketing will be online as well. Obtaining email addresses is critical if you want to keep potential customers in your network. In order to convince people to give you their email addresses you will need to offer something of value.
Let's say you are marketing a book online. You could offer the first three chapters free for download in exchange for an email address. If they want the rest of the book, customers either have to pay or have to provide more information. If you are selling a concrete product, offer a discount, early notification of an upcoming sale or informative newsletters.
A lot of MONEY can be made on the internet; it is not hard once you know how things work. Obviously, you'll need a sound PROGRAM to follow. If you are serious about changing your life on the internet, go to my website: http://www.secretstotheinternetwealth.com
