Got a Domain name, but what’s next?

Written by Clare Lawrence


Got a Domain name, but what’s next? By Clare Lawrence 15th August 2004

Have you got a domain name, but not sure what to do next? Well read on.

Registering your own domain name is a great start to getting a web presence, but to get established onrepparttar Internet you need a few more things.

Most domain registration companies will post up a holding page, often called domain parking. Usually these are a little more than an ad forrepparttar 118605 registrar, but some offer business card sits that show your basic details such as company name and contact details.

Once you’ve got a domain you need to sort out a hosting package; hosting is basically space on a web server. Packages vary in price from a few dollars to $100’s of dollars. Most small businesses and personal sites can be hosted on packages costing less then $100 per year.

What Sells On The Internet?

Written by Elizabeth McGee


For anyone contemplating starting an online businessrepparttar question ofrepparttar 118604 day is what to sell online. You not only need to know what to sell onrepparttar 118605 internet but you need to know what sells well.

There are many specific answers when it comes to this question but probablyrepparttar 118606 best answer is people buy products online that they don't need to smell, touch or examine. They want products that they are fairly familiar with or products that don't carry an element of surprise upon receiving them. In other words, they have a pretty good idea of what it is they are getting.

For example, Amazon.com does very well because there's no more mystery to buying a book online than if they were in repparttar 118607 book store purchasingrepparttar 118608 book. You can't feel or touch a book online butrepparttar 118609 internet might even be better because it offers reviews and ratings that you may not get in a bookstore. Also, shipping is generally fast and easy. This concept also holds true for music, videos and CD's. They all sell very well online.

Travel sells well online. Usingrepparttar 118610 internet is easier than making a trip torepparttar 118611 travel store and again, you know exactly what you are getting. The internet also makes it easy to comparison shop forrepparttar 118612 best ticket prices. Offering comparison shopping is a key factor to a successful business online andrepparttar 118613 internet has been a huge success in this area.

People often go torepparttar 118614 internet to buy what is familiar. Electronics are hot categories for consumers but some don't do as well online because buyers like to feel them, turn them on for clarity and test allrepparttar 118615 features ofrepparttar 118616 product. Unless someone has seen a particular item in person, tested it out and knows exactlyrepparttar 118617 style and model it is that they want, they're not as likely to go shopping online and buy it overrepparttar 118618 internet.

Items that are hard to find sell well online. If you offer a unique product that can't be found in stores people are more likely to purchase online. This is especially true forrepparttar 118619 more rural areas ofrepparttar 118620 country where it's harder to find certain products. Here people will turn torepparttar 118621 internet to find what they need.

For all other products there is virtually very little that does not sell online nowadays. Of course some things sell better than others. For example, it makes sense that common products that you can buy atrepparttar 118622 local store don't sell well online, but if you can identify unique products and focus those products to their target markets you may have a winner.

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