YES, there are many advantages and conveniences to working online, though proper work ethic still needs to be maintained! There are no MAGIC FORMULAS! There is no SECRET! Instant SUCCESS! is 1 in a billion.

Hear is what those successful on-line marketers are doing.

They have a viable PRODUCT and business structure in place to accept orders and deliver that product.

Do you recognize that? Just like any other business right?

They have a reputation of honesty and integrity. Their product is something in demand or a demand can be created. They make themselves approachable for customers by making their Company name, address, phone number, e-mail address and all other pertinent information available to any and all that want it.

They don't try to trick customers into their websites. They use same ethical methods that are used in any conventional successful business.

They have put in work involved to make their business VISIBLE to internet community. They have an easily navigable website that makes purchasing as easy and pain less as possible.

Their site is not cluttered with banners and buttons that make load time like a wait at DMV. They don't hide their product behind 50k of clutter. They let customer know up front what they have for sale. They have a Q&A page to answer as many of customers questions as possible. They make checking out as easy, secure and convenient as current technology will allow.

Driving traffic to a website that is overly slow in loading, cluttered, screaming in neon colors or blasting current rap music, is like taking a bus load of professional gamblers to church bingo game. They won't stay long.

Marketing their site is what takes up 90% of successful on-line merchants time.

Marketing a website can be a very tricky business. Success depends on a great deal of variables. The end result of your marketing efforts should be to drive an unending stream of traffic to your website.

Marketing takes on a number of different forms.

1. Creating a user friendly environment, as discussed above.

2. Configuring your site to be user friendly in all browser environments.

3. Placing proper META Tags for optimum search engine placement.

4. Ongoing and timely submission to those search engines.

5. Placing advertising in appropriate places around Internet.

6. Banner design for banner swaps.

7. Designing a vehicle for maintaining contact with your site visitors and customers.

8. Establishing a method of tracking your site visitors.

How they accessed your site How long did they stay What browser did they use What plugins did they have 9. Establishing ongoing relationships with other websites.

10. Follow-up all e-mail, form submissions and input from site visitors within 24 hours.

11. GIVING VISITORS A REASON TO VISIT YOUR SITE!

15. And that could be repeated on into infinity!!!

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Next on agenda is an easy way for your prospects to purchase your product. If you don't accept credit cards you are missing impulse sales. If someone is ready to buy, and you make them jump through hoops to purchase, odds are they won't. If you give them time to "cool off" they will most likely look elsewhere.

It is not that difficult to obtain a merchant account. Anyone who is selling a product or a service, who doesn't have one is simply wasting their time. If someone has to send you a check or money order, by time they get around to doing it, their impulse to purchase may very well be gone.

Do you have a personal presence on web? If not, you are losing business. You don't have to give them your life history, but your picture and way to contact you goes a long way.

Do you need a toll free number. I always felt this was important, but have lately changed my thinking. A toll free number will generate a lot "tire kickers" but not too many sales. If someone won't "drop a dime" to find out about your offer, they are most likely not serious. We took out our toll free number and two things happened - number of calls we received went down. But, number of sales we made went up - go figure.

These are just a few of stepping stones needed to reach your goal. While there are many others, if you provide these steps for your prospects, you will most likely meet your goals. If you don't, you will quickly lose heart and wonder why you are not getting any business.