A New Beginning

Written by John Calder


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If you do not have these essentials, you CANNOT succeed online, ABSOLUTELY CANNOT!

I talk to a lot of people online,repparttar professionals and not so professional with their own domains and custom designed websites.

I also talk to people without their own domain names and I always ask, "Why?"

Usually it isrepparttar 106284 same answer: "I'm just doing it this way until I can afford my own domain name and professional hosting."

Sheesh!

Domain name cost = $10 or less per year Hosting = All singing, all dancing $5.95 per month (depending on company) Design = Pricing varies ( I recommend http://www.jumpx.com )

You CANNOT afford not to people!

If I talk to an online entrepreneur who either does not understandrepparttar 106285 tools she/he needs or will not acquire them, then I know I am talking to a person who is 100% CERTAIN TO FAIL.

Don't Fail

Stop fooling around online. The Web is superb for business, if you approach it correctly.

Make 2002 A New Beginning and start it off with BANG.

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John Calder is owner of The Ezine DOT Net The free, weekly newsletter for WebMasters andrepparttar 106286 fastest growing resource site for novice and expert advertisers onrepparttar 106287 Web. Web Site at: - http://www.TheEzine.net Subscribe: ezine@followup101.com

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John Calder is owner of The Ezine DOT Net The free, weekly newsletter for WebMasters and the fastest growing resource site for novice and expert advertisers on the Web. Web Site at: - http://www.TheEzine.net


Starting an Internet Business - Step by Step

Written by S. Najam Aziz Ahmed


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Registering your own domain name is a must for your business. This will give your business an internet established presence. Too many businesspeople skip this crucial step. The US$13 or Rs 800/- yearly fee is a small price to pay for professionalism. If you’re serious about your business, don’t skip this step.

When registering a domain name, please keep this point in mind: Don’t use unusual words, phrases or ellipsis in domain name. Choose an easy-to-remember name that also describers your products, services or expertise.

Never use free domain and free hosting (with a lot of banner-ads or popup-window ads) for your business. They don’t leave good impression on your web site visitors about your business and professionalism.

Click onrepparttar link below to see ifrepparttar 106283 name you want is available: http://www.apnakarobar.com/services/domain-registration-services.htm

If you have questions about domain names, please write to me at najam@apnakarobar.com

Third Step - Selecting a Web Host

There are some basics you need to consider when selecting a web hosting company:

Reliability - This refers torepparttar 106284 percentage of timerepparttar 106285 hosting server is working and displaying your website. Unfortunately, these percentages are often reported only byrepparttar 106286 host company, so their accuracy should not be taken at face value. A good rule to verify their reliability is to check existing web sites hosted on their servers or ask their existing web hosting clients about their hosting services.

Access to support staff - All hosting companies probably have support staff. The important question is how easily can you get in contact with them and how soon can you get help with your problems.

Server hard drive space - An average web page is 10K to 50k. Pictures and other graphics usually range on size from about 1K to 100K. This means that if you have a 10 to 15 page website with 2-5 graphics on each page, you will need 500K to about 3MB (3,000K or 3,000,000 bytes) to save your website on a server. Even if you have a much large website with many more graphics, your website should be able to fit comfortably onto about 10MB of hard disk space. When web hosts offer you 100MB of hard disk space, they do so knowing thatrepparttar 106287 vast majority of users will not come close to using all of that space. Therefore, in most cases, offers of more than 10-25MB of space are made mostly to impress prospective customers who really do not understand how much they need. It just sounds good.

Allowable data transfer - When someone visits your web page, they cause data (web page code and images) to be transferred fromrepparttar 106288 server hosting your web page down to their individual computer. If you have many visitors who look at everything on your web site, this transfer puts a strain onrepparttar 106289 resources of your host server. For this reason, limits are generally placed onrepparttar 106290 amount of "traffic" your site may receive before you are charged extra. Inrepparttar 106291 example above, assumingrepparttar 106292 maximum web site size (about 3MB), and assuming 1,000 visitors per day viewed everything on your website once, you would need to transfer 30MB per day or about 1GB per month.

Secure server - Many web hosts have this option available for an additional monthly fee. Secure (or encrypted) server space is needed if you plan to accept credit card information or other sensitive data on your website. If this data is not encrypted (coded so it cannot be read except byrepparttar 106293 intended recipient), then it can be viewed by others and potentially stolen.

FTP or other access - There are many ways for you to upload your web pages to your server. However,repparttar 106294 quickest and easiest is by using an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program.

POP accounts - These allow you password-protected access to mail sent though your website email address. You may want to set up separate POP accounts for each major department in your company. Ask how many POP accounts your host allows you to have without paying extra.

Included software - Some web hosts include no software; others include a large number of software tools to help you run your site more easily. Examples of programs, which you might expect to have available are: Auto-responders (to send automatic replies to your customers), site statistics (to monitor your visitors), webmail (check your emails using web browser) etc.

CGI-bin access - If you want to run your own programs on your website, you must have CGI access. Your CGI capabilities must allow you to read, write and execute on your server. Many hosts do not allow such access. This may not seem important when you first set up your website. However, as your site develops and interactive capabilities are needed (like quizzes, contests and surveys), you will find your company needing this ability.

Domain name hosting - At a minimum you need your host server to allow you to have your own domain name. Since you can now register a domain name for only $13 per year, every company should have their own. Some hosts will allow you to have more than one domain name on your site; others will not.

I use and highly recommend ApnaKarobar Hosting Services. I have been using these hosting services for last 2 years to host my 30 clients' web sites and www.apnakarobar.com is hosted there, too.

To read more steps, please follow this link: http://apnakarobar.com/najam-articles/Start-Internet-Business.htm

S. Najam Aziz Ahmed is CE of ApnaKarobar.Com, ECom Worldwide that has 200+ satisfied clients & affiliates. ApnaKarobar.com guides people in starting and promoting their own internet business. Visit it for details: http://www.apnakarobar.com


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