| The Internet offers regular people the opportunity for | | | | must include your plan for a product funnel. Regardless |
| success and a dream lifestyle and yet most that try | | | | of your market, you must have something to sell in |
| never make any money. The reason for this is simply | | | | order to generate revenue and profits in any business. |
| a lack of planning. It is just as important to design an | | | | That is why you should start out with a plan for the |
| Internet business plan for your online business as it | | | | products that you will be marketing to your chosen |
| would be for an offline business. In this article I will | | | | niche. |
| discuss three areas that the new Internet entrepreneur | | | | 3) Traffic strategy; |
| should develop strategies for in planning their Internet | | | | As you create your Internet business plan you must |
| marketing business. | | | | develop a beginning strategy for generating traffic to |
| 1) List building; | | | | your business. You can have the best web site, sales |
| List building is a key element for any successful online | | | | pages and products in the world but without traffic you |
| business and deserves a well thought out plan of | | | | cannot make sales and profits. There are any number |
| action in order to accomplish consistent growth. You | | | | of ways to generate traffic so you will need to |
| can be profitable without a web site online if you have | | | | develop the strategy that is best for you and then |
| a list. However, the odds of creating real long term | | | | stick with it. By planning your traffic strategy in the |
| profits through a web site without a list are slim. | | | | beginning you will be able to stay focused and your |
| 2) Product funnel; | | | | business will grow that much faster. |
| As you design your Internet marketing business you | | | | |