7 Steps to a Money Making Website

Written by Suzanne Morrison


Have you been considering setting up your own website to make money onrepparttar internet? Perhaps you already have a business or a business idea and want your own presence onrepparttar 100330 web. Or maybe you just know that you want to make money onrepparttar 100331 internet but have no idea what is involved.

To give you an idea of what is involved I will outlinerepparttar 100332 7 steps you need to take to set up your own money making website. This will give yourepparttar 100333 basics of what is involved and allow you to do further research and make progress in each of these seven areas.

Step 1 – Your business idea

If you already have a business or a business idea, you can skip this step. If not, then spend some time writing a list of allrepparttar 100334 things that interest you. The chances of succeeding in your new business are far greater if you are doing something that you are passionate about. This way it won’t feel like you are doing a job when you start spending time on this. Don’t worry too much about a product at this point, just think aboutrepparttar 100335 things you like to do – perhaps you like cooking, or playing football, or foreign travel. Try to write down at least 5 things that you enjoy.

Step 2 – Research your Market and Analyserepparttar 100336 Competition

Once you have completed step 1, you need to find out if there is a market inrepparttar 100337 areas that you are interested in. Atrepparttar 100338 same time you may want to avoid entering a market that is highly competitive. From my experiencerepparttar 100339 best way to analyse this is by using a tool called Wordtracker. Note thatrepparttar 100340 trial version is a cut down version ofrepparttar 100341 much more powerful full version and only includes statistics from one search engine rather than multiple engines.

Use this software as a brainstorming tool and type in your interests that you came up with in step 1 (or your original business idea). Wordtracker will return related keywords, which you can then select and add to your “basket”. At this stage it is best to keep an open mind and fill your basket with around 1000 keyword phrases. Finally you can do a “competitive analysis” onrepparttar 100342 keywords that you have chosen. This will allow you to see how many searches a day are done on a per search engine basis for each keyword phrase.

In addition to this you will also seerepparttar 100343 number of competing websites and a value called a “KEI” which is a “Keyword Effectiveness Index”. You have a better chance of succeeding if you choose keywords that have a KEI above 100. Ifrepparttar 100344 KEI is above 400, then you have an excellent chance of success.

Ensure that you spend sufficient time in this planning phase, repeatingrepparttar 100345 above process again and again until you have a good set of related keywords with good KEIs. Once you have chosen your keywords you should check out your competition by typingrepparttar 100346 keywords into Google and looking at top websites for each keyword phrase that you have selected. The Google and Alexa toolbars can help you with your analysis of competing websites

Step 3 – Choose a Product

If you don’t already have a product in mind,repparttar 100347 next step is to decide on your product or group of products. Before you do this, try to do some research and find out exactly what your potential customers are looking for. What sort of questions are they asking? Google Groups are an excellent place for doing this sort of research.

One solution is to join some affiliate programs (related to your chosen keywords of course). Affiliate programs are usually free to join and pay you a commission for directing customers from your site via a special affiliate link. You can find a lot of information about affiliate programs by searching for “Affiliate Programs” on Google.

Another alternative is to sell your own product. This could be something that you have made yourself such as a craft item or an informative e-book, or a product that you dispatch using a drop shipping service. It is also possible to buy resell rights to e-books and software written by other people.

Top 7 Small Business Sites for 2005

Written by Jinger Jarrett


Top 7 Small Business Sites for 2005 Copyright 2005 Jinger Jarrett

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My1stBusiness.com - http://www.my1stbusiness.com - This site is owned by Ben Botes, who is currently working on a doctoral degree in business. Ben will take you through every phase of creating your business, and it doesn't matter how large or small it is. You'll find all ofrepparttar 100332 information you need right here.

Teleclasses are currently free, and you'll find a wide variety of top notch business coaches to help you build your business.

This site is scheduled to go to a paid model soon, but it will definitely be worthrepparttar 100333 price tag. If you're looking for a one stop solution to constantly update your business knowledge, and stay ahead of your competition, this is it.

Ron Olinger - http://ronolinger.ws - Everyone needs a little motivation, and Ron isrepparttar 100334 guy to help you with that.

He offers a newsletter called "Winning Attitudes" that is absolutely dynamite. You'll find lots of quality tips and information. Definitely a must read if you are struggling to get started.

Not your run ofrepparttar 100335 mill newsletter, it will help you achieve what you want to achieve in both your persona and professional life.

Ultimate Marketing Center - http://www.ultimatemarketingcenter.com - Hands down, this isrepparttar 100336 best web host onrepparttar 100337 Internet.

However,repparttar 100338 reason I selected this site as a business site is this: it is a complete and total solution for starting your business.

You'll get a complete web hosting account with all ofrepparttar 100339 bells and whistles, as well as 1000s of dollars in software and ebooks to teach you everything you need to know about building a business.

What makes this site better than any other online is that it's a complete solution. It includes affiliate program management software, unlimited autoresponders, custom made scriptsrepparttar 100340 owner sells for $35 each on his other sites, unlimited email accounts, and a generous sized web hosting account.

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