2. The Internet is probably the most amazing opportunity
the small business person has ever been given. You don't
need a bank loan, big office rent, expensive equipment,
and pricey employees.
3. Even though these things have been necessary to run
even the smallest firm in the past, the Internet lets you
LOOK and operate like you have all those things for just
a few dollars.
4. Twenty years ago I would have dismissed that statement
with a sarcastic, "yeah right!" But today, the Internet,
along with automated web sites and outsourced teams
of sales people and pro writers, have made owning a BIG
business a very simple thing.
5. Here are the six things you need to really succeed with
your own online business:
6. 1. You need a web site. It's quite possible to make
money without a web site, but the number of people
doing that are getting fewer by the day. An attractive,
hot selling web site will grab visitors and turn them into
paying customers. A well-done, well-targeted web site
can easily earn several hundred thousand dollars a year,
even for the home-based entrepreneur.
7. 2. Get automation working on your site. In the old days,
we had to send an individual email to all our prospects.
A simple task could take all day and half the evening.
Now, advanced autoresponder systems can instantly
email customized responses to anyone that asks for
more information, or buys, or has bought in the past.
This one feature can be a HUGE money-maker for you.
8. 3. Don't just settle for ONE way to make money. Your
site should offer SEVERAL products and/or services.
Often you can combine products and services into
packages that sell far faster and command a higher
price.
9. 4. Learn the power of RESIDUAL INCOME in your
activities -- then USE IT! Residual income is when people
join your organization, and YOU get a commission for
everything they sell. You can get tens, hundreds, even
thousands of people working under you. The cash will
flow in on a regular, continuing basis like you never
organization is super easy. Most business opportunities
have full-featured systems that help you EASILY do this.
10. 5. Have online ordering on your site where people can
use a credit card, send a check, or pay via PayPal. This
will give you at least 80% more and bigger sales.
11. 6. Sell an information product. Reports, books, ebooks,
and CDs are what the Internet is all about. Information
always has been and always will be KING on the Net. Get
a great information product, sell it, sell republishing
rights to others, and watch that cash flow in.
12. Keep these six simple points in mind when building your
online business. They can give you a mighty head start
on your path to profits.