| I just love simple. Don't you. I'm not talking about those | | | | someone visits your site, pop up and pop under |
| simple get rich quick schemes built in to a so-called | | | | advertising, reliability of up time on the Internet, and are |
| business plan. I am talking about a simple online | | | | not popular with search engines. |
| business plan that will give you the full details of the | | | | 4. Setting up how you are going to sell your product.. |
| necessary step by step instructions. | | | | Most hosting services offer what they call a cPanel. |
| I have known degree physicists that have previously | | | | Included will be a service called Fantastico that offers |
| failed on the Internet because they thought a good | | | | such things as free shopping carts, guest books, free |
| online business plan had to be more than simple. I have | | | | blog software, and more. Then decide if you want to |
| seen people with 6th grade educations become | | | | apply for a merchant account to accept credit cards. |
| successful when all they followed was a simple online | | | | Or you could find many services on the Internet that |
| business plan that is easy to read and follow. | | | | will offer to process the credit cards for you for a fee. |
| Below I give you 5 major steps that are part of any | | | | Make sure you investigate at least 8 of these |
| successful simple online business plan. A simple online | | | | services. You will find the service fees vary widely. |
| business plan that keeps you at a realistic pace so | | | | 5. Get a proven and thorough simple online business |
| time of completion is not the important factor. What is | | | | plan. I am not talking about one that is specifically listed |
| important is the thorough completion of each step so | | | | as designed for the type of business you plan on |
| your business success is assured. | | | | starting. And I am not talking about one that is |
| Some of the steps in my simple business plan may | | | | complicated. Remember the title of this article: "Simple |
| seem not even to be part of a true business plan. But | | | | Online Business Plan". You want a business plan that |
| with 10 years experience on the Internet each step | | | | comes with manual(s), both video and audio discs (so |
| has worked for me. | | | | you can listen while you drive). Look for a business |
| Outline of the Simple Online Business Plan Steps | | | | plan that gives you the option of hard copy (as I call it) |
| | | | shipped to you or for a less cost an area where you |
| 1. Sit down in front of your computer. Bare with me on | | | | can download everything and print and copy to disc |
| this one. You are looking at your monitor. Ask yourself | | | | yourself. Once you get the business plan make sure it |
| this question: can you be focused enough that when | | | | has some type of checklist. A checklist will help keep |
| you are at your computer (whether it be an hour or 8 | | | | you focused. A simple online business plan checklist will |
| hours a day) you will be 100% focused on business. I | | | | make sure you follow the steps in the proper order. |
| am not talking about those occasional family or friend | | | | Proper order completion is a key to your success. This |
| interruptions. I am talking about playing solitaire or | | | | is not picking up a new mystery novel and first reading |
| surfing the net. | | | | the last chapter to see who did it. |
| 2. Decide what you want to sell. This applies to both | | | | My Final Advice |
| the new online business person as well as those who | | | | I could have just provided a just a list what I consider |
| have been online for a while. You may have an idea | | | | the complete steps to a simple online business plan |
| for a product. Or you may decide to sell someone | | | | above. But in my experience people who look for |
| else's product(s). The next step is to do research to | | | | business plans that are just major headings miss the |
| find out if people are buying the same or similar | | | | necessary ingredients (explanation and sub-steps) that |
| product on the Internet. Or you will definitely need to | | | | make each step simple and successful. Simple |
| find a source that has already found the successful | | | | headlines or bullet points are just too simple and |
| markets (niche) on the Internet and can provide you | | | | incomplete. |
| with a proven formula to determine whether or not | | | | Money Guidelines |
| any product can be successfully promoted. Side note: | | | | To accomplish the above steps it should cost you |
| If you have an idea, before you go running around | | | | around $100 to $500 (domain, hosting, business plan). If |
| asking people's opinion do what I tell people who call or | | | | you ever think of going over $500 my suggest is: cut |
| email me to get my opinion about their ideas. Write | | | | up your credit cards before you spend another dime. I |
| down your idea on a piece of paper. If you have | | | | have seen business plans, by themselves, that cost |
| photos or a drawing of it , that's great. Then mail the | | | | well over a $1,000. I find them filled with material that |
| idea description and anything else to yourself. Keep the | | | | has nothing to do with setting up a online business. A |
| envelop sealed. This will help you prove it was your | | | | simple online business plan means you could take that |
| idea if anyone tries to steal it. | | | | same business plan and set up any type of online |
| 3. Decide on a domain name and web hosting. Skip | | | | business you choose. And come with simple, easy to |
| free hosting services. They have more drawbacks | | | | read complete explanation of what you need to know. |
| than I can write in this short article. Here are a few | | | | Now that is simple. |
| drawbacks: they have other people's advertising when | | | | May the "force" (of success) be with you. |