Step 4: GET INFORMED

There are two ways to run a successful business. The first is you simply pay someone to do everything you don’t understand. Html, PHP, Java, meta tags, key words, reciprocal linking, post nuke, search engine optimization, crawlers, spiders, robots??????? There’s always going to be something you don’t quite understand completely and there’s always someone that knows it just a little better than you. If you choose to pay for your service you will most likely end up investing more than your business is worth for quite a while.

The other method, although it requires more time and effort, will help you to build a great online business in end. Take some time to read up on basics of online business before you invest a ton of money. ( I recommend starting a “test” site to let you experiment before you start your “real” site) Learn some basic HTML, understand how search engines rank web pages, know what other sites like yours are out there, join some free business e-zines. Go into your online business with at least a fanny-pack full of knowledge, if not an entire suitcase!

Step 5: PLAN AHEAD

Although not everything will go according to your plan at least you have an idea of what you want to accomplish and steps needed to get there. Adjust your plan from time to time. Set some new goals and adapt your plan to figure out how to accomplish them.

Step 6: DON'T GIVE UP!

The most important aspect of online business to remember is that it IS NOT a “get rich quick” scheme. There are many people out there that will tell you that you can make amazing amounts of money on internet. While this is certainly true, most of them seem to forget to mention WORK and TIME that are involved. Don’t worry if your web page isn’t an instant success, all great companies take time. Bill Gates worked for ten years before Microsoft became an “instant success”! Look at him now. So don’t give up. Keep doing little things to improve your business and soon you’ll notice results of your effort.

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