| After two years of searching and researching how to | | | | servers. Cost anywhere from free, if your lucky, up to |
| start an online business and make money, I am here to | | | | $25 per month. You do not need anything fancy just |
| tell you it can be done. Contrary to what most people | | | | basic hosting at this stage. |
| will tell you it is not easy, it takes a lot of work to get | | | | Now all you need to succeed is a one page website, |
| started, but once that is done it does get easier. It is | | | | and to create one you will need some simple web |
| like learning any other skill in life it takes time. Do not let | | | | skills, and to know how a website works. |
| this put you off, because it can be extremely | | | | Your simple web skills must include: create web pages |
| rewarding, both financially, and spiritually. | | | | at will, make changes to existing web pages, create |
| Just one more point that may be putting you off | | | | links to other pages, and know how to publish to the |
| starting your online business ie: The Internet is getting | | | | web. A one page website is all that you will need to |
| old if you do not have an online business by now it's | | | | make $250/$300 a day online. |
| far too late to start, You have Missed the Boat! | | | | NECESSITIES for building website are: a Web Editor |
| Rubbish! Rubbish! The internet is in it's early infancy. Did | | | | "KOMPOZER" is an excellent one to start off with. |
| you know? Web traffic "doubles every 100 days" and | | | | This is where you will create your web page, ready |
| this will increase greatly over the coming years! | | | | for uploading to your hosting company. At this stage I |
| Now is the perfect time to jump on board and get | | | | would suggest that some form of web skills coaching |
| your share! You can start by becoming an affiliate | | | | is required, whether it be from Ebooks, or from "How |
| marketer and promote other peoples products for a | | | | to" video's. Your site must look attractive, be |
| commission. This being the far easier solution when not | | | | informative, and encourage people to read the content. |
| having your own product. The main advantage with | | | | Once your web pages are ready, you require a piece |
| this being once website is published, promotion can | | | | of software to transfer them to your hosting |
| begin immediately, once you have chosen the products | | | | company. This is called a File Tansfer Protocol client, or |
| to promote as an affiliate. Probably the best source | | | | FTP in short. "FILEZILLA" is a good one and it is free. |
| for affiliate products is which covers every | | | | You now have your own website with the content to |
| conceivable market and niche. | | | | start on the road to your first earnings online. |
| As an affiliate marketer you must choose a niche in | | | | Well not quite you now need to attract people to your |
| whatever market you decide to concentrate your | | | | site, Marketing your site....well that is for another article |
| efforts on, to make money online. Niche means a | | | | coming soon. |
| specific sector of a bigger market eg: health market | | | | I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a |
| niche - weight loss - health cures etc; once you have | | | | Top Rate Website - Remember this is YOUR SHOP |
| decided on the niche you can then chose a domain | | | | FRONT to the World Wide Web! |
| name which will be relevant to your niche eg: Health | | | | Being taught the skills above by a competent, reliable, |
| Cures - An excellent site for your domain name is | | | | informative, patient tutor, somebody who has been in a |
| "GODADDY.COM" ( cost approx $9 ). You can | | | | similar position to you are, starting an online business is |
| experiment with names and see what is available. | | | | the best possible solution! |
| Next you will need a Hosting Company who will look | | | | I hope you have found this article informative and a |
| after your domain and publish it to the web with their | | | | help to you starting an online business. |