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Many people hear about the benefits of having their own Internet business.
They hear about the ability to work from anywhere, not be tied to a cubicle
in an office building, not make money for someone else, and be one’s own
boss. This greatly appeals to many of them, leading them to starting their
own Internet business.
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This document discusses various strategies for list building and advertising as an internet marketer. It recommends regularly investing in both paid and free advertising. Paid advertising methods include pay-per-click search engine marketing and advertising in email newsletters. Free advertising methods include writing articles and eBooks to build credibility and visibility within a niche. The document emphasizes that list building, particularly obtaining paid customers, is vital for opportunities like lucrative joint venture deals.
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Many people hear about the benefits of having their own Internet business.
They hear about the ability to work from anywhere, not be tied to a cubicle
in an office building, not make money for someone else, and be one’s own
boss. This greatly appeals to many of them, leading them to starting their
own Internet business.
This document provides an introduction to Twitter and tips for setting up and using an account effectively. It discusses how to register an account and set up important profile settings like the bio, picture, and design. It also recommends downloading third-party Twitter apps like TweetDeck for an enhanced experience. The document gives examples of good initial tweets to post and explains how to engage with others using replies, retweets, and direct messages. It stresses the importance of quality over quantity when gaining followers and provides a list of influential Twitter users to start following.
This document provides information about avoiding limitations from PayPal by hiding activity. It discusses how PayPal tracks users through IP addresses, emails, cookies, personal information and more. It recommends using aliases for names and addresses when making new accounts. It also advises not linking new accounts to old, limited ones in any way. The document offers tips for what to do if an account is limited, such as not panicking, understanding the reason, and waiting 180 days to access frozen funds or refunding recent payments. It questions whether to continue using PayPal but acknowledges their dominance in the online payment processing industry.
This document discusses various strategies for list building and advertising as an internet marketer. It recommends regularly investing in both paid and free advertising. Paid advertising methods include pay-per-click search engine marketing and advertising in email newsletters. Free advertising methods include writing articles and eBooks to build credibility and visibility within a niche. The document emphasizes that list building, particularly obtaining paid customers, is vital for opportunities like lucrative joint venture deals.
Optin List Building for Beginners
“The Essential Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Very Own Responsive Optin Mailing List!”
click here for more:- https://cutt.ly/QkPdwei
HyperSuggest is a keyword tool that delivers thousands of keywords and ideas from 9 different networks like Google, Amazon, eBay, Instagram, etc. in seconds.
Marketing strategies. Wondering how to raise your profile, drive more people to your items and increase your sales? Here's a few ideas to help you along the
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To successfully launch an online store, one must:
1. Choose a bank and credit card for financial processing and create a PayPal business account for added security.
2. Select a reliable hosting provider like Shopify and register a domain name, paying a fee of around $15 annually.
3. Customize the website by adding pages for FAQs, policies, and about section as well as uploading product images and descriptions within the first 30-day trial period before being billed monthly.
This document provides guidance on setting up new PayPal accounts after an account has been limited. It discusses how PayPal tracks users based on IP address, email address, personal information, and other factors. It advises using an alias name, new address, new debit/credit card, and phone number when creating a new account. The document also notes that PayPal owns eBay, so accounts should not be mixed between the two platforms. It recommends not panicking after a limitation, understanding the reason, and being careful not to link new accounts in a way that gets flagged.
To start a legitimate business bank account, you must first officially incorporate your business with your state and obtain an Employer Identification Number from the IRS. You can then open a separate checking account solely for business transactions to prevent co-mingling personal and business funds. Most banks will require documents showing your business is incorporated and tax ID number. For lower fees and services more suitable for a new small business, consider opening an account with your local credit union which may have fewer fees and balance requirements and can help you establish business credit history.
This document outlines 10 steps to set up a home-based business: 1) Choose a business structure like an LLC; 2) Apply for an EIN number; 3) Check zoning laws; 4) Name your business and apply for a DBA if needed; 5) Apply for any licenses or permits; 6) Apply for sales tax permits; 7) Set up separate business bank accounts; 8) Designate a home office space; 9) Set up a PO box to keep your home address private; 10) Create a website to promote your business online. The document stresses the importance of saving money before starting a new home business.
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Setting up a business bank account is important for separating personal and business finances and for establishing a business entity. A business bank account helps maintain accurate records, process payments and deposits, and is often required for loans. Banks use the start date of a business bank account and the average daily balance over 90 days to determine a "bank rating" which influences credit decisions, with a rating of Low-5 or above needed for optimal approval. Proper setup and responsible management of funds in a business bank account are essential for business success and access to financing.
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To open a financial agency in India, one must register with the Register of Financial Intermediaries. This involves a complex bureaucratic process. The business must be set up as a specific corporate form with a minimum paid-up share capital of 5 times the minimum for a normal company. Initial costs can be high, in the thousands of dollars, for premises rental, legal/accounting fees, furniture, and equipment. Revenues come from commissions on loans and financial services issued. Opening a franchise financial agency offers advantages like support, brand recognition and lower startup costs compared to independent operation.
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If you "How do you register a company in Malaysia?" You are in the right place. This guide will provide you with information on how to find SSM companies through ssm-einfo, how to fill out the official form to register the company and where to submit it.
This article is written for those who have only one ownership or partnership business in Malaysia. Registering your own company in Malaysia is not complicated. You can use the company registered under Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM). First of all, the churning of at least three company names. Then, check the availability of the name of the company. After that, complete the "PNA 42 INSTITUTE" form to register for the company's trade name and "one person" form to register your company. Go to SSM headquarters and submit two forms. Do not forget to charge for your identity card (IC) and print-out business information.
The Malaysian Company Commission (SSN) is the legal entity that regulates companies and businesses. SSM, which started on April 16, 2002, is a legal entity between the Registrar of Companies (ROC) and Registrar of Business (ROB) in Malaysia.
The main activity of SSM Malaysia is a business that provides information and business information to the public.
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Have you been suspended by eBay? Have you been limited by PayPal? If you said yes to either question, then you need to watch this now!
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A complete guide to affiliate marketing , Inside this free eBook , you will discover the topics about 3 things all affiliate marketers need to survive online and so much more !
To successfully launch an online store, one must:
1. Choose a bank and credit card for financial processing and create a PayPal business account for added security.
2. Select a reliable hosting provider like Shopify and register a domain name, paying a fee of around $15 annually.
3. Customize the website by adding pages for FAQs, policies, and about section as well as uploading product images and descriptions within the first 30-day trial period before being billed monthly.
This document provides guidance on setting up new PayPal accounts after an account has been limited. It discusses how PayPal tracks users based on IP address, email address, personal information, and other factors. It advises using an alias name, new address, new debit/credit card, and phone number when creating a new account. The document also notes that PayPal owns eBay, so accounts should not be mixed between the two platforms. It recommends not panicking after a limitation, understanding the reason, and being careful not to link new accounts in a way that gets flagged.
To start a legitimate business bank account, you must first officially incorporate your business with your state and obtain an Employer Identification Number from the IRS. You can then open a separate checking account solely for business transactions to prevent co-mingling personal and business funds. Most banks will require documents showing your business is incorporated and tax ID number. For lower fees and services more suitable for a new small business, consider opening an account with your local credit union which may have fewer fees and balance requirements and can help you establish business credit history.
This document outlines 10 steps to set up a home-based business: 1) Choose a business structure like an LLC; 2) Apply for an EIN number; 3) Check zoning laws; 4) Name your business and apply for a DBA if needed; 5) Apply for any licenses or permits; 6) Apply for sales tax permits; 7) Set up separate business bank accounts; 8) Designate a home office space; 9) Set up a PO box to keep your home address private; 10) Create a website to promote your business online. The document stresses the importance of saving money before starting a new home business.
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This training is a very high quality, 10-Part training that will teach you as a business owner many different ways to attract new customers, while lowering your customer acquisition costs in the process.
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If you "How do you register a company in Malaysia?" You are in the right place. This guide will provide you with information on how to find SSM companies through ssm-einfo, how to fill out the official form to register the company and where to submit it.
This article is written for those who have only one ownership or partnership business in Malaysia. Registering your own company in Malaysia is not complicated. You can use the company registered under Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM). First of all, the churning of at least three company names. Then, check the availability of the name of the company. After that, complete the "PNA 42 INSTITUTE" form to register for the company's trade name and "one person" form to register your company. Go to SSM headquarters and submit two forms. Do not forget to charge for your identity card (IC) and print-out business information.
The Malaysian Company Commission (SSN) is the legal entity that regulates companies and businesses. SSM, which started on April 16, 2002, is a legal entity between the Registrar of Companies (ROC) and Registrar of Business (ROB) in Malaysia.
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3) Necessary licenses, permits, and regulations that businesses must follow.
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Internet Business Startup Kit
By Aurelius Tjin
2. How To Build Your Brand With Instagram
Table of Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................3
Register Your Business With a Legal Business Name..............................4
Get A Second Address For Your Business ................................................6
Open a Separate Business Bank Account .................................................7
Open A Merchant Account ........................................................................8
Set Up A New Google Account...............................................................10
Create A Free JVZoo Account.................................................................12
Set Up Your Business Website ................................................................14
Start Adding Products To Your Website..................................................18
Start Sending Traffic To Your Site ..........................................................21
Money Management................................................................................23
Conclusion...............................................................................................25
3. How To Build Your Brand With Instagram
Introduction
Many people hear about the benefits of having their own Internet business.
They hear about the ability to work from anywhere, not be tied to a cubicle
in an office building, not make money for someone else, and be one’s own
boss. This greatly appeals to many of them, leading them to starting their
own Internet business.
Unfortunately, 95% of Internet businesses fail, many of those not making it
past the first year, as many eager business owners fail to recognize that
there are critical elements that must be done in order to have a successful
business, something many Internet marketers leave out when they are
emailing their subscribers with offers.
Fortunately, this ebook will give you the information you need to set a solid
foundation for your Internet business so that you can be among the 5% that
is a successful, long-lasting Internet business.
4. How To Build Your Brand With Instagram
Register Your Business With a Legal Business
Name
One common mistake many eager Internet business owners make is that
they just grab a domain name, put up a basic website, and expect the profits
to flow in. That’s not how a legitimate Internet business works.
As with offline businesses, it is important to register your business name for
several reasons:
- It’s the law in most locations (including the United States)- people
need to know who is running the business.
- Registering your business name prevents other people from using
it. After spending months or even years building your brand and business,
you don’t want someone else using your hard work and/or ruining your
brand’s reputation by taking the same or similar name because you didn’t
register your business name.
- You can get tax benefits, especially if you file as a limited liability
corporation (LLC) or incorporate your business (INC).
- Most people feel more confident and are more willing to do
business with companies that are either incorporated or an LLC than
if the business is not.
There is one important exception to having to register your business name.
If you plan to use your name as your business, you do not have to register
that.
5. How To Build Your Brand With Instagram
It is recommended that you talk to one or more qualified professionals
(including lawyers and/or accountants) about your own specific situation and
whether incorporating your business, filing it as an LLC, entering into a
partnership, or being a sole proprietorship is best for your particular
situation.
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Get A Second Address For Your Business
Getting a second address for your business indicates that you are keeping
your home and business mail separate, which is smart to ensure you don’t
miss any mail associated with your business and get it mixed up with your
personal mail. In addition, you won’t be posting your personal address on
business cards or on your website, which can help to protect your privacy.
The best way to get a second address for your business is via getting a PO
Box from your local post office. You can apply to rent this private box for a
monthly fee (usually billed in 3-, 6-, or 12-month incremental payments),
which will allow you to receive mail at your local post office. You have to fill
out some paperwork and usually have to show two forms of identification
before you can be approved to rent a box.
The boxes range in sizes and prices, so you can choose the one that best fits
your needs and budget. Of course, the smaller the box, the more often you
will have to visit your post office to pick up your mail or risk it getting too
full and the post office suspending your lease, so choose wisely.
7. How To Build Your Brand With Instagram
Open a Separate Business Bank Account
Just as with getting a second address for your business, opening a separate
business bank account will enable you to keep your business and personal
expenses separate so that there are no mistakes or oversights involving
business expenses and properly recording them. Proper accounting and
records are key to staying legal with your business and helping to ensure
you don’t get into any financial or legal ramifications with your country’s tax
division at any point in the future.
To open a business bank account at almost any bank, you need to show that
you actually have a business. This usually means that you have to provide
the name of the business and the nature of the business (i.e. what is the
reason for its existence).
In some countries, you may have to provide an identification number known
as an Employer Identification Number (EIN) or may even have to provide a
copy of your business plan that includes your company’s target market,
profit margins, and forecasted future earnings. All of these requirements
are to show the bank that you are legitimately in business and that the bank
should feel comfortable in providing you with a business bank account.
Note that you can apply for a business bank account either in person at a
local branch or online. Applying for it online is often easier, and this also
allows you to apply at virtually any bank anywhere, even if it’s not near your
business’ or home’s location. However, it is often advantageous to have a
branch of the bank that hosts your business account near your home and/or
business so that if some issue or problem arises, you can easily go to the
branch to discuss and resolve it. While some issues can be resolved online,
others can be dealt with more efficiently if you are present in-person, which
will be much harder, more expensive, and more time-consuming if the bank
you choose to do business with is located far from your home and/or
business.
8. How To Build Your Brand With Instagram
Open A Merchant Account
A merchant account is an account that allows you to accept credit and debit
card payments. In the past, you could only get a merchant account via
opening such an account at a bank. However, you now have other options
besides the traditional banks, including PayPal and Stripe.
No matter which option(s) you choose to have a merchant account, all
merchant accounts provide you with the ability to process credit and debit
card transactions. For each transaction that is processed, a percentage of
the amount will be taken as compensation, known as a transaction fee. This
is often in the 2-3% range, depending on the company providing you with
the merchant account and sometimes even the amount of the transaction
itself.
PayPal and Stripe are two companies that are really merchant account
“aggregators.” Unlike merchant accounts with a bank, PayPal and Stripe
allow virtually anyone to have the ability to process credit and debit card
transactions, even if their business is brand new and has no history or track
record of success.
Conversely, banks need to verify your business plan and know you are a
legitimate business before they will consider giving you a merchant account
and the ability to process credit and debit card payments. (In fact, you need
a business bank account to get a merchant account with a bank).
In addition, PayPal and Stripe don’t require a monthly fee or a contract,
whereas traditional merchant accounts do. Thus, if you are just starting out
in business, PayPal and/or Stripe are a good way to get a merchant account
quickly and begin to take order payments quickly.
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To open a merchant account with PayPal, you need to visit the PayPal home
page, click “Business” at the top of the page, and click “Get Started” on the
resulting page. You then choose between “Payments Pro,” “Payments
Standard,” and “Express Checkout,” depending on the features you want to
have with your checkout process. The Pro version has a $30 monthly fee,
but has all options available, including customizing the checkout experience
and customers paying directly on your website, whereas the other two
options don’t have monthly fees but fewer features. Choose the option that
best fits your vision of the checkout process at this point in time for your
business. Each transaction processed by PayPal will cost 2.9% + $0.30.
To open a merchant account with Stripe, go to the Stripe home page, click
“Create Account.” You will then need to register an account with an email
address and password. You then can choose between whether you want to
“pay as you go” or contact Stripe’s sales team and go with the “Enterprise”
option. The “pay as you go” option involves charging 2.9% of the
transaction plus an additional $0.30 cents of every transaction processed
through Stripe, the same exact amount that PayPal takes with each
transaction. ACH and Bitcoin payments are charged 0.8% plus an additional
amount up to $5 (for payments of $625+). The “Enterprise” option gives
you volume discounts (i.e. lower transaction fees for a higher volume of
transactions), dedicated support, migration assistance from a previous
payment processor to Stripe’s system, and account management tools.
Again, you’ll need to assess the options to determine the best choice for
your business.
As mentioned previously, you can also choose to open up a merchant
account with a bank, but you will need to provide the bank with details on
your business, including its name, purpose, and plan. If they are convinced
of your business’ longevity and stability (including a good history of your
own credit standing), they will likely grant you a merchant account. Be sure
to know about any monthly fees, promotional pricing where the rate is lower
for the first few months and then increases, equipment leasing fees, etc.
before you decide to open a merchant account with a bank to ensure you
know the cost involved ahead of time.
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Set Up A New Google Account
Google has many valuable free resources for you as an online business
owner that you need to take advantage of. This includes Gmail, Google
Analytics, Google+, YouTube, Google Drive, and more.
If you don’t have a Google account already, go to
https://accounts.google.com/signup and enter in the requested information.
This will allow you to sign up for and use services such as Gmail, Google
Analytics, and more.
Once you have a Google Account, head over to
http://www.google.com/analytics/, click on “Sign In” in the upper-right
corner, click “Analytics,” then click the “Sign Up” button on the right side.
You’ll then be taken to a page where you can choose to track a website or a
mobile app. You input the account name and the name and the URL of the
website or the name of the app you wish to track, along with the industry
category and reporting time zone.
You then choose the “Data Sharing Settings” options you wish to use at the
bottom of the page, including “Google products & services,” “Benchmarking,”
“Technical support,” and “Account specialists.” By using these options, you
will have more control over sharing your Google Analytics data. When you
are finished, click the “Get Tracking ID” button at the bottom of the page.
This Tracking ID code will be placed onto your website or into your app’s
source code so that Google can track how many people visit your Web pages
or install and use your business’ app. Over a period of time, you will get
useful data on the visitors that come to your site or install and use your app,
information that can help you to tweak your marketing campaigns and
messages in order to gain better engagement from your visitors, gain more
subscribers to your list, and get more people to purchase your offers.
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Note that you can use up to 100 Google Analytics accounts, and each
account can contain up to 50 properties. “Properties” refer to the site or app
you are tracking, meaning you can track up to a total of 50 sites or apps per
Google Analytics account. Thus, you can track up to a grand total of 5,000
sites or apps via all of your allotted Google Analytics accounts.
Therefore, if you plan to utilize many accounts and/or properties in Google
Analytics, be sure to use descriptive names for those accounts and
properties to easily differentiate between them at a glance. By using
descriptive names, you don’t have to click in and out of accounts and
properties to determine which accounts hold which properties and which
properties have the specific site or app data you are looking for.
Organization is key to getting the most useful information from Google
Analytics.
Note that as the main account holder, you also have the capability of adding
other authorized users to your Google Analytics accounts and to any
property in any of your accounts. This feature can be quite useful later on if
you utilize virtual assistants or hire employees or partners in your company
and want them to have access to your site or app data.
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Create A Free JVZoo Account
Many successful Internet marketers utilize the JVZoo platform, both to sell
their own products and to promote other marketers’ products as affiliates. It
is free to register an account that will allow to sell and/or promote others’
products as an affiliate. If you purchase other Internet marketers’ offers
that are using JVZoo as their platform, you can also access your purchase
history and the products you purchased via this account.
To register for a JVZoo Account, go to https://www.jvzoo.com/auth/register
and fill out the requested information. You will need to provide the name
you wish to be known as (your “Display Name”), your email address, your
password, confirmation of your password, and your country. The email
address you choose to use should be one that you check regularly, as this is
where your confirmation will be sent, plus will also be where notable affiliate
offers for you to promote and other information will be sent.
For sellers, JVZoo gives you the ability to create unlimited buy buttons and
add as many products or webinars as you wish to JVZoo’s Product Library.
You will never be charged a fee for adding more products or webinars- you
can a virtually unlimited amount as your business grows.
For affiliates, JVZoo provides tools and training to help you earn more
commissions from your affiliate marketing efforts. Promoting other
marketers’ offers can help you to bring in revenue more quickly while you
work to create your own offers, which can often lead to even greater profits.
JVZoo has become one of the more prominent online marketing platforms
over the last several years. With its growing importance in the online
community, it has established connections with many leading payment,
Webinar, and autoresponder services and providers, including PayPal, Stripe,
Authorize.net, GoToWebinar, AWeber, GetResponse, and more. Thus, JVZoo
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integrates seamlessly with these providers so that their services and
products work very easily with JVZoo, enabling you to focus more on your
product or affiliate promotions rather than worrying about whether different
technologies will work together or not.
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Set Up Your Business Website
While having your own website isn’t absolutely essential to making sales
online, it’s pretty close, as you will have a much harder time building your
brand without having a central presence on the World Wide Web.
Additionally, most people expect you to have a presence on the World Wide
Web or will not take you seriously as a business. Thus, having your own
business website is near the top of priorities in establishing yourself as a
legitimate online business.
The two things you need to establish your website online are a domain name
and Web hosting. A domain name, also known as a Uniform Resource
Locator (URL), is a specific location on the Internet that identifies where
your site is. It’s similar to your home address- you have a specific number
and a specific location, which identifies the place where you reside. In a
similar fashion, your domain name is the address where your site resides on
the Internet- people must enter that domain name to reach your website.
It is strongly recommended that you choose a domain name that tells what
your business is about. For example, if you are planning on selling ebooks,
you probably would want to have “ebook” somewhere in the domain name.
Not only will this alert Internet users and website visitors to what your
website is about, but it can also give your site a boost in the search engine
rankings, which can make it easier for people to find your website when
using their favorite search engine(s).
To register a domain name, you need to go to a domain name registrar,
select it, ensure that it is available for purchase, then purchase it. Two well-
known domain name registrars are GoDaddy.com and Namecheap.com Both
of them have a search utility on their sites that will allow you to input your
desired domain name to see if it is available. If it is, you can purchase it; if
it is not, the utility will provide some other domain names that are similar to
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the one you entered in an effort to help you pick a comparable domain name
to the one you wanted that is available.
Note that there are many URL extensions, the part of the domain name that
comes after the dot that appears after the name of your site. For instance,
in www.mybusinesswebsite.com, the extension is the .com after
mybusinesswebsite. Some of the most well-known domain name extensions
are the following:
- .com
- .net
- .org
- .biz
- .us
- .co
The first three, .com/.net/.org, are the most well-known and well-respected
by Internet users across the world. These are really the three domain
extensions you should go after, particularly .com. However, they are also
the three hardest to obtain, particularly in a specific domain name you want.
Thus, you may have to turn to one of the other extensions, something the
domain name registrar search utility will point out to you when you put in a
prospective domain name.
When you finally have chosen a domain name that is available, you can
select it and go through the checkout process to obtain it. You will usually
be given a selection of years to choose from that you wish to own this
domain name. It costs more upfront to buy several years in advance, but if
you plan on keeping this domain name long-term and building a brand and
company around it, it may be worthwhile to pay the higher cost upfront, as
it will cost more over the long run to renew ownership of the domain name
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year after year, since the 1-year buying price is higher than the per-year
price of the multiple year buying options.
The other key to having your own business website online is to have Web
hosting. Web hosting is the capability and capacity to store your website on
a Web hosting company’s server so that anyone who enters your domain
name into their Web browser will actually see your site and not a blank error
page.
There are many Web hosting providers- some of the more well-known ones
include HostGator.com and BlueHost.com. It is strongly advised that you
carefully research all of the ones you are considering based on reputation
(i.e. customer reviews), the features of the plans you are considering by
each host, and pricing. Note that the lowest-cost plan isn’t always the best
one to go with, though you don’t necessarily have to go with the highest-
cost plan either.
Most Web hosting providers have a 7-day trial period for either free or at a
lower introductory rate. It often is beneficial to take advantage of this trial
period and put the Web hosting provider through its paces to see if it is a
good fit for you or not.
Specifically, when you are trying out a Web hosting provider, you should
make note of the following:
- Does the host provide a good website building interface? (Can you easily
build your own website using their interface?)
- Does the host provide good customer support? (Can you reach them by
email, phone, online chat? Do they respond promptly to your questions, and
can they resolve them effectively?)
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- Does the website seem stable when it is online via this host? (Can you see
it and navigate through it if you enter your domain name in your browser?
Can other people?)
- Does the Web host provide any backup capabilities in case your site goes
down or is lost? (Note what types of backups they make and how often if
they do, then be sure to make backups regularly via their interface and even
through another method to ensure you can restore your site quickly if
something goes wrong).
Also take the time to look for coupon codes that can cut the cost of your
Web hosting expenses further- some Web hosting providers will post coupon
codes either to their email lists or on various websites (Slickdeals.com,
FatWallet.com, etc.) Thus, it can pay to sign up to the email list of the Web
hosting provider you are thinking of using, as you can save yourself
additional money when starting your new website.
Once you have decided upon the Web hosting provider you are going to use
for your site, spend some time working with the website creator provided by
your Web host or via a software program you are comfortable with to create
your Web pages. WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and other software programs
can help you to create professional-looking Web pages that can present your
brand in a positive light to convince website visitors to consider and
purchase your offers.
While you can hire someone to create and manage your Web pages for you,
it is preferable if you learn how to work with the software yourself- this way,
if you need to make a change to your Web pages, especially a time-sensitive
change, you don’t have to rely on someone else to make the change for you
because you don’t know how to work with the Web page creation software.
Thus, take some time to work with whatever program you are going to use
to create your Web pages and become comfortable enough with it so that
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you know how to create and edit Web pages yourself- it will pay off for you
and your business in the long run.
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Start Adding Products To Your Website
Once you have your domain name and Web hosting provider ready to go and
you are comfortable enough with the program you will use to create your
Web pages, you can begin to add products to your website. There are two
main ways to do this, as was referenced in the JVZoo chapter- creating your
own products and promoting other marketers’ products as an affiliate.
If you are creating your own products, then you need to not only create the
product itself, but also relevant marketing materials to promote the
products. This includes sales copy to convince people to purchase the
product, blog posts to help promote the product on blogs (including your
own) and other websites, and graphics to help illustrate the product.
Graphics are especially important because, even though you may be selling
a digital ebook or software program, most people like to see a
representation of the product they are going to purchase, much like they like
to see a book or other item they purchase in a store or even online at
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, etc. Even though
people will never physically touch the digital product you are offering them,
they still want to see a representation of that product as if it is a physical
item- this will also help to encourage them to purchase the product.
Fortunately, there are many graphic templates you can use to help represent
your products, including 2D and 3D ebook covers of various shapes and sizes
that you can use on your site to represent your product, both as a link to
take the visitor to the sales page and as a graphic to represent the product
on the sales page itself. If you are selling a software program, there are 2D
and 3D CD/DVD box graphics and software box graphics you can use to
better illustrate the software program you are offering for sale.
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You may already have graphics you can use if you have purchased any
Private Label Rights (PLR) ebook and/or software packages. You just
download one or more of the graphics that you have from that package,
resize the graphics if needed to fit your Web page based on where you plan
to place it on the page using a graphic-editing program (even a simple
program like “Paint” will do, or you can use a more complex program like
PhotoShop if you wish), then paste the resized graphic in the appropriate
location using the skills you learned using your Web page creation program
from the last chapter.
If you don’t have graphics from a PLR package, there are cheap PLR
packages available from sites such as Fiverr.com, Master-Resale-Rights.com,
and others. Use your favorite search engine and input “PLR packages” and
similar to find cheap PLR packages with graphics you can use for as little as
$5. HubSpot even provides free ebook templates in return for some
personal information here: https://offers.hubspot.com/ebook-templates.
Alternatively, if you are artistically-inclined and have some knowledge of a
graphics software program, you could even create your own ebook graphics
from scratch or via built-in templates within a program. There are several
ebook cover making software programs available- use your favorite search
engine and look up “ebook cover making software” or similar to find them.
Where you place the ebook or software box graphics is totally up to you, but
you should probably place a smaller image of the ebook or software box
graphic embedded with a link to the sales page on your home page, along
with some text describing the offer- this way, visitors to your home page can
see your offer and click on the image to be taken to the sales page. Then,
when the visitors click on the image and head to your sales page, you can
use a larger version of the same ebook or software box graphic image on the
sales page to show what the visitor will be getting when he/she purchases
your offer.
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If you are promoting offers of other marketers as an affiliate, it’s likely they
have already provided graphics of their ebook or software program for you
to use to make it easier for you to promote their offer. (After all, if they
didn’t make it easy for their affiliate to promote their offers, would many
bother to do so? Not likely- why every successful marketer with an affiliate
program provides graphics to use in marketing campaigns). Thus, you just
need to download the graphics, resize them as needed in your favorite
graphics-editing program, then place them where needed as described
above.
Many marketers use both methods of creating their own offers and
promoting others’ offers as an affiliate for multiple income streams without
doing all of the hard work. Many who are starting out in the Internet
marketing world will promote other marketers’ offers as an affiliate to
provide immediate revenue while creating their own offers to provide even
more revenue. Creating your own offers takes more work and time, but
unlike many affiliate offers, you get to keep 100% of the profits you sell.
Plus, you can create your own affiliate program and allow other marketers to
promote your offers for a share of the profits. This, of course, will come
later on after you have become more established in the industry for
providing quality and having a good reputation, keys to success in virtually
any business.
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Start Sending Traffic To Your Site
Once you have built your site, posted the offer and all relevant graphics,
sales copy, and links on the respective pages, it’s time to get traffic to your
site. After all, not much good will come of your work to post the offer and
all relevant elements of it on your website if no one sees it- you need traffic,
something that many new Internet marketers (and even some more
seasoned ones) overlook when building their online businesses. An
important credo to remember – you don’t have a business if you don’t
have traffic- traffic is the lifeblood of your business.
It’s also important to note that you need quality traffic, ones that will be
interested in your offer. Many new Internet marketers fall under the
impression that all traffic is equal, but that’s not the case. Traffic won’t
mean much to your site and your business if they have no interest in what
you offer because it won’t lead to any subscribers to your list(s) and any
customers to your offer(s).
Fortunately, there are many ways to get quality traffic to your offers- below
are just some of the ways to do it:
- Blogging
- Viral Marketing (i.e. Word-of-Mouth online)
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization- ranking highly in the search engines)
- Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Google+,
etc.)
- PPC (Pay-Per-Click- paying for traffic to come to your site when they click
your link listed in the sponsored posts sections of Google, Bing, Yahoo,
Facebook, etc.)
- Forum Marketing
- Email Marketing
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The above methods are just a few of the ways in which you can get quality
traffic to your site. The overall key is to get the word out about your offer
and have it spread around the Internet so that others learn about it. This
will especially be effective if people buy your offer, like it, then recommend it
to others, as most of today’s consumers tend to buy things that their friends
and family recommend.
Thus, it is critical that you start promoting your brand, site, and offer(s) as
soon as possible. Every conceivable and legal way you can think of, you
should utilize, at least at the beginning. Once you have an idea of what
traffic methods are working for you and what ones aren’t, you can
concentrate more of your time and efforts on those traffic methods that are
bringing subscribers to your list, visitors to your site, and customers to your
offer(s).
Note that not all traffic methods work for all offers; some traffic methods will
work better for some sites and offers than others- this is normal. The key is
finding out which methods will work best to bring quality traffic to your
offers, then ramping up your efforts using those methods. This is how you
will gain subscribers, customers, and a better reputation.
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Money Management
As with any successful business, the key to enduring success is proper
money management. Once you start making profits, don’t start blowing that
money on frivolous purchases, such as a new television or computer, a new
car or home, etc. You may make some early profits, but you need to
continue to ramp up your efforts to build a sustainable income online so that
you can quit your day job and live off of your earnings. This will take time,
no matter what industry or niche you are serving.
There are two things you should do with your early profits:
1. Save enough to pay your taxes.
2. Invest some into your future education.
Regarding #1, just as with an offline business, your government takes a
percentage of the profits you make. Depending on whether you are a sole
proprietor or a separate business entity (LLC, INC, etc.), you will owe a
percentage of your profits and have to pay that to your government. In a
typical job, your employer takes a percentage of your paycheck for tax
purposes. Being that you are also the employer as well as the employee, it
is YOUR job to hold onto some of those profits to pay back to your
government. Thus, never spend all of your profits, or you could find yourself
in a financial bind when it comes tax time.
Regarding #2, just as with any industry, things change over time. No
industry remains the same for long- we’ve seen this with the retail industry,
the technology industry, the stock markets, and, yes, even with the Internet
marketing industry. Some methods that worked years ago or even six
months ago either don’t work or don’t work as effectively now as they did
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then. Yet, new methods are developed and new technologies are created to
make the essential processes easier to manage.
Investing in such new methods and new technologies cost money, which is
another reason you should not spend much to any of your hard-earned
profits. You need to stay on top of the latest trends, strategies, and
technology in order to keep your business moving forward and to keep it
profitable. If you’re using outdated methods, your profits will quickly dry up,
and your business will be teetering on the brink of collapse. If you’re not
using the latest technology that is suitable for your business, you will spend
more time doing tasks than is needed, which will take away time from tasks
that can’t be as easily automated and where you should be spending more of
your time in order to produce more profits for your business and for
producing more credibility for your brand.
Thus, don’t fall into the trap of spending that hard-earned money on
frivolous purchases- doing so will only cause problems for you later. Sure,
it’s okay to feel good about yourself and maybe purchasing a little gift or
celebrating with a special dinner out for making a decent amount of profits
after putting in some hard work, but don’t go overboard with it and think
you can just spend frivolously. You still need to think about the taxes you
owe and the future education you need to invest in in order for your
business to survive and thrive for the long term.
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Conclusion
Hopefully, this ebook has given you an overview of how to get your online
business started. By no means is this ebook supposed to cover everything
you will encounter; there are other materials and resources that can help
you expand your education further. Instead, this ebook is to give you a good
first step into entering the online marketing world, knowing what is required
of you, and how to make your business and brand grow to where your online
business is a sustainable business for the long term. While only 5% of such
businesses make it past their first year, the information within this ebook
should help you to become a part of that 5% that endure beyond one year
and become successful for the long term.
Be sure to use the accompanying checklist and resource list to help you
review the information in this ebook so that you can continue to make good
progress on your Internet marketing journey.
Good luck!