1) Setup online parties

A) Finding a Hostess - The first step to setting up an online party is to find a hostess. Try asking friends and family members to host an online party for you. You can also put out ads on Internet looking for random hostess for your party. You could do a mystery hostess party where you would draw a name from guest and give them hostess benefits. Another idea is to host your own party.

Here are a couple of ideas on how to get people to host for you:

Entice people to become your hostess by letting them know what they could get for free just by hosting. Most Direct Sales companies have a hostess plan, if yours seems high make up your own. You could do something like 10% off hostess order if your hostess gets X amount in sales, or an X amount GC for an X amount in sales. Show them they will get something for being a hostess, be sure to show them harder they work for sales more they will get.

You could fix up a gift basket, take a picture and put it up on your site, and let hostesses know that hostess with most sales during a particular month will win that basket. This will get your hostesses competing against each other for gift basket, which will boost party sales

B) Setting a good date -You will want to grab your calendar and find a good date for you and your hostess. But you will also want to do some research on which days are good for online parties. We have seen that during week are good days for parties. When winter hits then weekends can be great for parties to because family is not out doing things together instead they are home trying to stay warm

c) Getting a Room You will need a chat room to have your online party in. There are several places on net to get a chat room. Again you will want to do some research and find best one for your needs. You have option of getting your own chat room and hosting it on your site or paying for a party room. Here are some free chat rooms and some party rooms that you can get a fee.

1) Online Party Network– Offers a free chat room to active members. Members support other network members by participating in their online party. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PartyNetwork

2) Bravenet.com - Offers a free chat room to be hosted on your own chat. Bravenet offers many things great for WAHM's you can check them out at http://bravenet.com

There are many more rooms out there, these are just 2 we have either used or been in and they are good for parties

D) Figuring out Specials ~ Always know your company specials. We usually try to make up a special that is only good for guest of party also. This lets them know they are getting something special for taking time to come to your party. Good specials range from a free (small) gift with an order, 10% off price; a lot of customers love free shipping specials. Be sure that whatever you give as a special isn't going to leave you with no profit though.

E) Games and prizes - Be sure to come up with some games and prizes to be played at your party also. Games add a little competition to your party adding more fun. There are many games that can be played at parties below are just 4 of games we have played before:

1) Scramble - Pick 5 - 10 words from your site or your business and scramble them up before party. Let everyone know that words are coming from your site or your business whichever you choose.

2) Trivia - Pick 5-10 questions about your site. Let everyone know that answers can be found on your site. The first person to get correct answer gets a point at end of game person with most points gets prize you have picked out.

3) Bingo - Have a list of words on your site and have guest pick out 5 words and email you those words, then later on when time for game start picking words from your list, when you have call all 5 words of one of guest they will then call Bingo.

1. Do you really need a website?

Whether you are a CEO of a company or someone who wants to set up their hobby on Internet, first question you need to ask yourself is "Do you really need a website?" While this may be flexible in second case, for most business, both big and small this is one important question before you take that leap.

Remember, Internet is an extension of offline medium, which allows us a more specialized interaction with customers and clients. Hence, due care has to be given while setting up a website. The best way to begin would be to start by researching into your competitors and markets on Internet. While you might be enjoying a huge market share of selling gypsy items across store nearby, there might be 3 other similar sites providing same service. Remember, you have one huge market and lots of competitors.

2. The right plan

After initial ground work comes next question of choosing right plan. While web hosting prices have fallen sharply, there has also been an increase in fraud as well. It does not require a genius to set up a webspace. So be careful before choosing your host. Another point to note is that most people fall for 1GB web space. Now, for a 10 page website with a little bit of e-commerce, do you really think you need 1GB space? Its like buying a palatial bunglow at a throw away price, while resident is just one person.

3. Design aspects & features