I am not exactly sure why you would want to do that, but it's certainly possible :-) In example below, however, you might find that sometimes boosting your online image is important to you AND your wallet.

Have you ever said to yourself, "I am just a person, not a company - why would anyone trust me enough to buy from me?" You ARE a company! If you provide a service or sell a product that others are willing to pay for, then you are a one-person company.

Just because you work out of your home office, doesn't mean you are less professional. Still many people today will not take you seriously if they see you talk from "first face" ("I" instead of "we", "mine" instead of "ours").

There is a remedy for this problem. You can reate a professional, more corporate look on your web site using skillful techniques I will share with you here.

1. Create a high quality logo on your web site. If you don't consider yourself a good graphic designer, hire a professional. The owner of gotlogos.com can give you an excellent quality for only $25.00. There is no good reason not to have it done.

2. Professional web site look. If you can't come up with good design ideas for your web site, consider using high quality web templates. This will immediately boost your credibility by at least 50%, so do this as soon as you can. Just go to http://www.freewebtemplates.com for a huge collection of templates and pick one out.

3. If you don't have your own domain name, get one ASAP! It is not even a question - you absolutely need one to be considered "in game", so to say. I don't think I have ever shopped on a site that has an address like www.geocities.com/1234/~meg or similar.

4. Once you have your own domain, you can use a "real" business e-mail address. For example, my domain name is HelpingFoot.com. This means that instead of milana@earthlink.com I can use milana@helpingfoot.com. Ask your hosting company how you can set your e-mail address up to match your domain name.

So what are essential components that every home page really needs to include? And why are they so important? Keep reading and you'll know in a flash (no pun intended) whether your site is hitting mark or missing it altogether.

1) Your First Paragraph: I can't tell you number of sites I've been to that don't tell me who they are and what they do. Remember "Five W's" when writing about your company - Who, What, Where, Why and hoW. Tell me up front who you are and what you offer so I know if I'm in right place or need to continue my search.

A good rule of thumb when creating your site content is to look at your site from a surfer's point of view and answer this question: "What's in it for me?" Website visitors tend to be very directed. They land on your site after searching for something they need and don't care about anything else. If you want your visitors to stay, you need to tell them right away that they've come to right place.

2) Consistent Navigation: You need to decide on a navigational system. This is generally at top or left hand side of page with links to every page or section of your site. Make it clear and simple for me to get where I need to go and don't confuse me or cause me to think too hard about it. This can lead to frustration and an early exit.

You'll also want to include text navigation at bottom of page (sometimes called secondary navigation). Another option would be to include one of those drop down navigation boxes that allows you to make a selection from a drop down box and be transported instantly to that page.