Steps to start an Internet business
1. Decide your niche. What methods will you use to generate income? Basically, what do you want to sell? Here are some ideas of what you can do to generate income with a home based internet business.
Information: Create an information product or e-book.
Services – Perform a service for others.
Products: Sell products wholesale or by dropshipping.
AdSense Websites – Create a content website and earn income with Google Adsense.
Affiliate Programs: Promote other people’s products for a commission.
Find other websites that are already doing what you want to do. Take notes on what they do that you like and what they do that you don’t like. Strive to address what you don’t like about your competitor’s website on your own website. This will help you differentiate yourself from others.
2. Choose your domain name. Do is short and easy to remember. You want people to be able to easily type your domain name into their web browsers without losing it. You must also have your domain name describe your business in some way, but this is not an absolute requirement. Many companies have successfully chosen a domain name that does not make any reference to the business. Take Google and eBay, for example.
3. Choose a reliable, high-performance host for your website. Your website must be available at all times and must be able to handle any traffic demand load on the servers you need. Imagine how angry you would be if you were spending money on advertising only to find out that your website is intermittently unavailable because your hosting company is frequently down. Choose a reputable hosting company that provides 24/7 responsive and helpful customer support. The website host should offer all the functionality you need so you don’t have to waste time searching for additional services that you have to figure out how to install yourself.
4. Create your website. Create an attractive and professional website that is easy for your visitors to navigate. Don’t go overboard with animations or flashy colors because this can cause your web pages to load slowly and can distract your visitors from your content. Focus on adding high-quality content to attract visitors. Product reviews work well if you are selling products. Choose the methods in which you will accept payment. You can incorporate shopping cart functionality into your website and accept credit cards through your own merchant account or you can use a third party to process your payments, such as PayPal. If you are promoting affiliate products, payment processing is handled for you.
5. Get the word out about what you have to offer. You will spend the rest of your time promoting your website with internet marketing techniques. You can choose from pay per click, article marketing, email marketing and submission techniques and search engine optimization to get started. And there are many other things you can do. You need to plan how you will attract traffic because without traffic your business will inevitably fail.
6. And lastly, never stop improving. Use ad tracking software to manage the effectiveness of your advertising. Take the time to regularly review your website to see where improvements can be made.