| First Steps | | | | small internet business. This niche is definitely |
| If you are very young and do not yet have a bank | | | | specialized enough for you to get in the first page of |
| account or credit card, the first step in starting an | | | | Google search results and start making money online. |
| internet business is to obtain access to these things, | | | | You can click on the link at the end of this article for |
| otherwise you won't be able to get a PayPal account. | | | | advice on how to buy your domain name and get a |
| PayPal is the best way for a low-budget start-up | | | | good web hosting deal (a web host is a company that |
| business to receive online payments. You can click the | | | | stores your website data and allows internet users to |
| link at the end of this article to get more help with | | | | access your website) so for now, let's move on. |
| details like this, but for now we will just cover the | | | | How To Create Your First Website |
| basics. | | | | You've got several options here. Professional website |
| | | | designers tend to use Dreamweaver, but I don't |
| What Kind Of Business? | | | | recommend it for beginners. I recommend starting with |
| Before you can buy a domain name and create your | | | | a blog format. A blog is just a website which runs on |
| site, you need to know what kind of business you | | | | special free software that allows you to add content |
| want to start. Think about what interests you most. | | | | to it very easily. The free software is called |
| What is your favourite hobby or passtime? What do | | | | WordPress and uses ready-designed templates that |
| you know most about? Do you make things that you | | | | will instantly make your website look completely |
| can sell? Do you have an idea for something you | | | | professional. More about this later! |
| want to make? Do you have a friend who makes | | | | How To Set Up An Internet Business |
| things? Ideas for things you could sell include | | | | Now you will actually set up your business. If, for |
| - Luxury sewn items such as satin ring cushions for | | | | example, you are going to sell toy cars for kids, put as |
| weddings | | | | much information on your site about toy cars as you |
| - Luxury soap or face cream | | | | can. Write articles on every possible aspect of this |
| - A special invention or toy | | | | subject and put them on your site so that Google can |
| - A product that you've seen for sale in another | | | | find them and bring you prospective buyers. If you are |
| country, which you think is cool but most people don't | | | | not going to stock up on toy cars and sell them |
| seem to know about | | | | yourself, then find other websites such as which will |
| - An E-book (or even a printed book) that you have | | | | pay you commission if you help them to sell their toy |
| written on a topic on which you are an expert | | | | car products. That's done by signing up as an affiliate |
| Don't be daunted if nothing comes to mind immediately. | | | | and putting a link from your site to theirs. |
| Do your research and give yourself a bit of time. | | | | If you've decided to supply the toy cars yourself, make |
| Suddenly you will see something that inspires you, and | | | | sure you can find a source of some really unusual |
| the right idea will pop into your head. To develop new | | | | stock items as well as those at the cheaper end of |
| interests and passions you could study a list of local | | | | the scale. I'm not an expert, but I imagine that some |
| evening classes / night school topics and enrol for a | | | | potential customers will already be toy car collectors |
| few classes to see if you enjoy them. Enjoy is the | | | | themselves and want to introduce their kids to this |
| key. It's hard work and time-consuming to make | | | | hobby. So they will want all kinds of vintage models or |
| money from an internet business but if your chosen | | | | replicas, with nice photos and full descriptions. You |
| subject (niche) feels more like fun than work, you'll | | | | could even go to auctions and buy antiques to sell on |
| have no problem putting in all the time that's required. | | | | your site. But do your research first to make sure you |
| How To Make Money Online Courses | | | | know what you're doing and what purchase price will |
| People who want to start an online business often sign | | | | allow you to make a profitable sale. |
| up for these courses, which can be quite expensive. | | | | Next, decide on your selling price and create a PayPal |
| It's best to get the basics right before you try one, | | | | button next to each item you are selling. When the |
| otherwise you could waste a lot of money. These | | | | buyer hits the button they can pay by credit card. The |
| courses can make you feel overwhelmed and | | | | money goes to your PayPal account and you can |
| daunted. They tempt you by showing huge bank | | | | then transfer it to your bank account. |
| balances and making you feel this is easy to achieve. | | | | How To Get Your Site On Google |
| It's not! You must learn how to walk before you can | | | | These days it's amazing how quickly Google will find a |
| run otherwise you will for sure end up as one of the | | | | new website, especially if you link to it from a |
| thousands who give up before they've even started. | | | | Facebook account, or from Twitter or any other |
| Found Your Niche? | | | | website. At first your site will be buried quite deep in |
| If you think you've found your niche, it's time to set up | | | | Google so you have to scroll through 100 or more |
| your first website. Go to Google Search and type in | | | | Google search results before you find it. But as you |
| your main keyword, e.g. 'toy cars'. Google will show | | | | add more content to your site, and build up its internet |
| you the main phrases which people online are typing | | | | presence, you should start climbing up the rankings. |
| into Google in relation to this topic, e.g. 'toy cars for | | | | Just don't pick a niche that's too general, otherwise you |
| boys', 'toy cars for kids', 'toy cars for toddlers'. This is | | | | will be competing with too many other sites, some of |
| really useful information as it shows you how to | | | | which may be big authority sites that you haven't got a |
| specialize. The more you specialize, the more easily a | | | | chance of beating. |
| small business can be found on Google. The more | | | | Sounds easy? It's only easy if it's fun! The main work |
| easily you can be found, the more people will visit your | | | | involved in starting an internet business is creating the |
| site, and the more sales you will make. | | | | website, writing articles and getting links from other |
| At the time of writing, the domain name | | | | sites. So you need to find a niche topic that you can |
| 'toy-cars-for-kids.com' was available. Google's | | | | talk about for hours. If you can talk about it you can |
| keyword research tool tells us that nearly 3,000 people | | | | write about it. If you get writer's block, record yourself |
| a month type the search term 'toy cars for kids' into | | | | talking about your topic and get someone to transcribe |
| Google, so that's a really good domain name to start a | | | | the tape so you can turn it into articles. |