We all know something about something.

If you've ever told a story.

If you've ever told a joke.

If you've ever rehearsed a conversation in your head that you were going to have at a later date.

If you can fog up a mirror. :-)

YOU CAN WRITE AN ARTICLE!

With a couple hundred thousand online publications out there, what you have to share, will affect someone.

Will your first article be perfect? Lord No!

Will everyone read it? Probably Not!

Will there be room for improvement? Sure!

Will we ever be equal to Big Authors? Why not? With time and practice anything is possible.

A paradox that I hold on to is: What We Give Away We Get to Keep!

Build relationships with people.

Don't be an anonymous, faceless image behind your computer monitor.

Give your name out whenever possible.

Always introduce yourself when contacting someone for first time.

Let people get to know you. Go On Take a Risk!

Share willingly and freely with your fellow travelers and Success will surely Be Yours.

Yours in Success Art Luff

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If your site aims for public at large, only a small number of that ideal market will be a part of that group of visitors, and an even smaller number will be qualified for your offer.

For sake of example, let's say that this percentage is around 0.1%. It means that, of 200,000 monthly visitors, only 200 will fit into your market (that's an optimistic figure).

And since your site is too general, an even smaller percentage of those 200 execs (say, about 0.5%) will be truly interested in your offer and eventually buy. In this case, 0.5% (of 200 visitors) will equal to a single client for an entire month.

Looking at it in reverse it means that, if you want to achieve at least a single sale per month from this ideal market, your site will thus require at least 200,000 visitors on a monthly basis, based on law of averages. Therefore, your marketing efforts will need to multiply exponentially in order to create a high enough quantity of traffic to yield acceptable results.

Now, take example of another website dedicated exclusively to corporate executives earning over $50,000. However, this site receives a meager 5,000 visitors per month -- admittedly, it's not a lot, especially when compared to other. But in this case, percentage of those 5,000 that fall into that site's target market will be 100% -- a 10,000% improvement!

(Additionally, chances are great that your site will magnetize this ideal market, almost effortlessly such as via search engines, since your site caters to their needs specifically.)

Furthermore, percentage of interested leads that are in a better position to buy will be higher by virtue of fact that site centers on their specific needs. In other words, perceived value will be greater in mind of those people.

To be conservative, let's say that this percentage is only 5%. It means that out of 5,000 visitors per month, one can achieve 250 sales -- that's 249 more sales than other (and, on top of that, with only a quarter of traffic). But let's be a little more conservative, for a moment. Let's say that only 1% buys. It's still a remarkable 500% improvement over other, as 1% of 5,000 visitors equals to five sales per month.

Of course, above example is when all things considered are equal -- I agree that there are many variables at play, here. But spirit of this illustration is clear: it took an equal if not lesser investment of time, effort and money to achieve five sales per month than it did to achieve a single one.

Jim Banks started selling carpets online in 1998. He admits that, at time, he knew *nothing* about it. Says Banks: "I thought that it would be a non-competitive market ('who would want to sell carpet on Internet?' I asked myself) and it would allow me to learn about this whole new Internet thing."

But at first, Jim floundered. "I showed carpet on website, sent out samples, and used a wholesaler in Georgia to deliver goods. I made some money, but it was a lot of hard work. In fact, a lot of hand-holding of customers was required, and my time was a limiting factor in how much money I could make."

But then, Jim had an idea. He adds: "I had read one or two of your articles at time where you stressed importance of niche marketing. And after thinking about that, and applying it to my industry, I came up with idea of selling carpets and area rugs with children's designs (e.g., animals, letters, game boards, etc). Today, things are going very well!" (By way, check out Jim's site at http://www.KidCarpet.com/ .)

In conclusion, here's my advice: if you're looking at starting a business online, first find a niche and fill it. But if you already are doing business online, then narrow your focus to a specific outcome, audience or product. And finally, if you do sell everything to everyone already, I suggest breaking your business down by developing several sites, which sell same things but targeted towards different segments of your market.