A New Beginning

Written by John Calder


A New Beginning

by John Calder

I am not known for "beating aroundrepparttar bush", so I will get right down to it.

Many online entrepreneurs, business owners are killing their credibility byrepparttar 106284 amateur way they are running their online business.

Literally millions of them set up shop on some free website host with some godawful web address that no-one will ever remember, usesrepparttar 106285 free web builder, setsrepparttar 106286 background color to blue and has red text.

Argh! My Eyes! Turn it off!

(You all know who you are).

Once said site is setup with allrepparttar 106287 latest spinning graphic gizmos and centered text, that no one can read anyway, and of courserepparttar 106288 obligatory banners that are forced ontorepparttar 106289 site, said "business owners" set about promoting their creation.

Go straight to free submission services and happily put in their details and sendrepparttar 106290 link to a zillion search engines, directories and FFA's.

And wait...and wait...and wait.

Well you know how it goes...I'm not going into allrepparttar 106291 "ins and outs" of promotion. My website has all that information for anyone that needs it.

Time To Get Serious.

To succeed online you MUST haverepparttar 106292 bare essentials.

These being:

*your own domain name ( http://www.domains410.com )

*a reliable host ( http://www.aplushosts.com )

*a listserver, so that you can send unlimited non-spam email to prospects and customers (with host)

*an autoresponder (with host)

*a clear plan - if you do not have a clear idea of what you want to do online, wait until you do.

Starting an Internet Business - Step by Step

Written by S. Najam Aziz Ahmed


Starting an Internet Business - Step by Step

Your internet business may be small - butrepparttar Internet lets you think big. Whatever product or service your internet business offers,repparttar 106283 Internet levelsrepparttar 106284 playing field and lets you compete with bigger businesses, reaching customers aroundrepparttar 106285 world who can conveniently buy from you 24 hours a day.

But inrepparttar 106286 competitive world ofrepparttar 106287 Web, growing your business and increasing your profits online requires some careful planning. For every successful internet businesses, there are dozens that fail by not addressing basic risks and pitfalls alongrepparttar 106288 way. So to take full advantage ofrepparttar 106289 internet business opportunity, make sure you base your internet business on a solid foundation that covers every element of a successful internet business:

First Step - The Ideas and Startup Plans

This isrepparttar 106290 most important step! Without a good concept, a good product, good services or good content, anything else you do is a waste of time. So what should you look for here?

If you already have a business offline means inrepparttar 106291 real world, this isrepparttar 106292 logical place to start. So many businesses launching websites as just another place they need to advertise. They simply copy their print advertisements and brochures torepparttar 106293 web sites. While these sites are not totally worthless, but they fail to take full advantage ofrepparttar 106294 supreme opportunities afforded byrepparttar 106295 new technologies online.

The Internet is becomingrepparttar 106296 busiest business arearepparttar 106297 world has ever known. However, having a web site should be more than reproducing existing advertising. It should mean taking full advantage ofrepparttar 106298 Internet's capability of interactive shopping and globally convenient access. Your web site can berepparttar 106299 perfect showcase for people to obtain information about your company and products, an efficient way of communicating with your present clients, potential customers and an international marketplace to sell your products and services.

If you do not have an existing business, you should still look for ideas first in areas where you already have some expertise. If your current expertise does not seem to lend itself to an online business opportunity, your next plan should be to spend some significant time learning aboutrepparttar 106300 businesses already operating online. Once you have an understanding of what is available, look for ways to dorepparttar 106301 same things in a better way or look for a market niche that has not been serviced well. Keep in mind that there are almost always ways to improve upon existing services and products.

Clearly, converting your ideas, expertise and skills into an internet business is a big job, but it's too important to do it for a successful career and for financial independence. ApnaKarobar.Com can help. Asrepparttar 106302 leading provider of internet business and internet marketing services for individuals and small-businesses. ApnaKarobar.Com offers a complete set of solutions that help you easily handle every step ofrepparttar 106303 internet business process. If you have an idea you wish to discuss, email me for advise.

If you have not yet developed your Business Plan, I strongly recommend you do so before moving on torepparttar 106304 next step. Even if you are starting a very small company with one or two people, you will benefit from going through this exercise. Business plans are much more than simply a homework assignment for MBA students or a project for large corporations. They are a critical first step as well as a continuing process for any business, which plans to succeed.

Second Step - Your own Domain Name (Web address)

The first step toward internet business is selectingrepparttar 106305 name of your site. Your Web address (also called a URL - Uniform Resource Locator - or "domain name"), tells customers who you are and how to find you onrepparttar 106306 Internet. It isrepparttar 106307 core of your Internet identity - your online brand. And because no two parties can haverepparttar 106308 same Web address, your online identity is totally unique.

Selecting a domain name is an important part of developing an Internet business. Even if your company already has an established business name, it may not be in your best interest to use that name exclusively onrepparttar 106309 Internet. You may even benefit by using two (or more) domain names, one with your actual business name for customers who would look for you online by typing your company name in their browser (like microsoft.com) and one for people who are looking for your product or services and would look in a search engine (like software.com). Many people have learned that an easy way to find a product or service they want is to typerepparttar 106310 name ofrepparttar 106311 product into their browser. The chances are good that they will find something useful using that method. See what happens when you type in www.toys.com or www.flowers.com

Although it is true that virtually every word inrepparttar 106312 English language is already owned by someone else, there are many clever ways aroundrepparttar 106313 problem of finding a good domain name. For example, if you are a travel agency and can't get travel.com, you might be able to reserve something like JJ-travel.com. You can also reserve a name with a .net, .org, .biz, .us or many other extensions, butrepparttar 106314 "dot com" is stillrepparttar 106315 most well-known and accepted extension for business domain names. If you would like to register a domain name for your internet business, I suggest using www.apnakarobar.com/services/domain-registration/, which is an excellent registration service for only $12.99 per year with many free services. Network Solutions at www.networksolutions.com is currently still charging $35 per year forrepparttar 106316 same service.

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