For example let say I want to start www.myworldisgreat.com. Do I need to also register www.myworldisgreat.net, .org, .us, etc etc.
And what about international domains like for italy www.myworldisgreat.it ??
This would cost a lot money wouldn’t it??
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Do I need to register all domain names if I am starting a business?
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
I’m starting a small business and need to build a website at little cost. What are the best hosting sites?
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010I need to be able to have several pages for photos of product, pricing, and contact info, etc..
Starting Your Own E-Business Today
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Part 1…The death defying, world dominating plan, WHAAA WHAAA (Evil laugh)
Well done, so you are thinking like the other 2% of South Africa how do I start an online business or how do I extend my product range online.
The economy might be shaky right now, but e-commerce has what every business wants, its LOW RISK. More and more people are spending more and more money online every year.
You might be thinking well if it were that easy, everyone would start on online business. Well, you’re in for a surprise: Look at South Africa, yes we are slow on the uptake but when we get going there is no stopping us, look at the cell phone industry enough said.
The barriers to entry are low, a lot of online businesses can be run from home, it’s cheap and you don’t have to deal with staff, and unwanted expenses down the line.
In truth, it’s not so simple to succeed as an online merchant you can’t just set up shop and wait till the cows come home, you need to put the time in, market the site, how does the saying go “to make money, you need to spend money”.
But saying that don’t lose faith. There are loads of people making money online who don’t have degrees from MIT, moms and people with a lack of IT skills can still make money. This is where we get involved.
So, in summary to part one. You can be one of them, if you’ve got some cash to invest, are ready to work hard, and are willing to put some serious thought into it. Let’s get ready to rumble.
Part 2…The serious stuff!
Starting an online business is divided into two parts: the hard part and the easy part.
The easy part like any business is assembling your basic business plan. You’ll need to choose your software platform..there are loads out there so ask the right questions, here are a few:
1. Are you based locally? The reason for this is simple support!! To many people buy software platforms get started and then bobs you uncle something goes wrong, so now you have to call someone in the US or UK……money wasted!
2. Never buy a package that has a contract, always pay month to month, saves on start-up costs.
3. Get hold or look at clients the company has on board, this will give you a good idea of standards.
4. Make sure the platform is built with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) in mind! Its one thing having an eStore, the next phase is marketing it, SEO is the most cost effective way.
Moving on, set up a credit card account, develop a marketing plan, and figure out a few more nuts and bolts things so in summary…do your research!
In many ways the hardest part is developing your e-business plan. That requires awareness and understanding of what it means to do business online. Developing a sound business plan is not only critical; it’s the do-or-die step in starting your online store.
You may think you have your online merchant plan, and you might. But more e-businesses have failed because of a faulty underlying concept than because of problems with software or hosting issues. Remember the Internet boom of the late ’90s…..CRASH BOOM BANG, brings a new meaning to Roxette.
Those businesses had full tech staffs and fat marketing budgets, but they missed one important factor, technology. South Africa is behind when it comes down to download speed, etc.. so make sure the site is kept simple and doesn’t have any flashy effects….Google hates Flash, I have warned you!
What can make you different? Find some way to set yourself apart so people come to you rather than your competition.
Online, all businesses are right next to each other. Click your mouse and you’re there Google shows you a list of results and people choose the one that catches there eye, “generally the first one on the list”. So simply setting up the exact same online business that looks like Joe’s, well you get my point.
Great tactics to use
Scope out potential competitors’ sites – look what they are doing well and how can you improve upon that.
Always keep the clients needs and wants in the forefront of any design or functionality division, the saying “the client is always right”, still applies.
Talk to people, get as much advice as you can. Call business owners. Pester people. Knowledge is POWER, use it!
Before making your final decisions about your e-business strategy, sit down with a calculator. Make a list of all your upfront one-time start-up costs, and all your fixed, monthly ongoing costs. Make sure you include a hefty line item for your marketing budget, and another hefty line for unexpected expenses, which will occur every month.
So take a good look at the initial investment amount.
Are you willing to risk it?
Boldly go where no one’s gone before…..but keep it simple let’s start the building process.
Starting A Small Business With Global Domains International
Monday, May 3rd, 2010I just want to thank you for taking an interest in this article and thank Global Domains International for being great to me and my family. This article is not intended to sell anything, this article is to explain how easy, and how I, am marketing my Global Domains International websites.
Look, I wanna’ share a couple of things with you today and apologies if this article turns out to be a bit lengthy.
The first thing…
I want to tell you about my own experiences with GDI International.
The second…
…I’m going to let you in on a little secret, I only recently became a member of GDI International.
The Third…
I also want to tell you about an affiliate strategy I’m currently using that’s making around
$280 per week so far. It’s getting better.
Ok…first things first…Last month I ‘celebrated’ my 1st year in online business. It’s been one heck of a ride…
so far for both good and bad reasons…
Although everything is going great now, the truth is it wasn’t always plain sailing; not by a long way. The problem I had (and I’m sure you can concur with this) was that when I started, I tried to pursue far too many avenues at the same time without ever sticking to something for more than a couple of weeks. I spent an absolute fortune (a fortune to me) snapping up every little bit of information I could lay my hands on in the hope of finding the ‘magic pill’ that would make me millions overnight.
But I did not find it.
In fact, all this “research” resulted in one thing. DEBT. $11,000 of it to be precise, wasted on crappy courses, mentoring programs and ebooks. In hind sight, the problem was elementary; Most of the people I tracked down selling these so-called money making systems had been created by people who’d never actually made a dime themselves.
Get rich quick schemes = no real business. Anyone who tells you otherwise should check what they’re smoking.
Obviously, not everything was bad…
I still have some memorable courses sitting on my book shelf and still a burning desire to make some serious money.
…although if I were to be totally honest they didn’t help much either because at the time I lacked the experience necessary to implement their strategies. Make no mistake about it: Whether you’re successful or not depends entirely on whether you have the time, skill or money to set things up in the correct manner while avoiding the common pitfalls which lead the majority of new internet marketers to failure.
In other words…Set things up right, you can create a community of people with the same goals and desires, and the way GDI International is setup, any failure would be your own. Do it wrong, and you’re just wasting your time while tearing up $100 bills at the same time. As I said, I also want to tell you about an affiliate strategy I’m currently using that’s making around $280 per week. You may know about this already, but if not, it’s certainly something you should consider pursuing. I’m just going to run through this in point
Here we go…
1. I researched proven companies and that have the potential
to make unlimited income based on my efforts.
(Found GDI International)
2. I created a webpage (a .com or .net website with a catchy name Blueeasy.net, UnderwearCEO.com) that
pre-sells the product instead of simply recommending it or sending directly to my GDI website. (The .Net and .Com are pre-sell sites, the .WS are my GDI websites I purchased) The reason I have my sites listed here is because you need a sponsor to sign up under with GDI, that’s how it works.
BlueEasy.net BlueEasy.ws UnderwearCEO.com UnderwearCEO.ws
3. In the pre-sell I explain to the potential buyer (In a Video)
the basics of this particular product (Global Domains International) I then add the links to
my GDI webpage (My .WS Sites) that I purchased for $10 / month and GDI
does the rest. GDI has many tools; this is just how I do it.
4. I then set-up a new Adwords campaign (Google Adwords) bidding only
on very tight keyword variations for the exact product of the presell site.
For instance, if I was promoting UnderwearCeo ‘Website for Life’ , I would
only bid on keyword phrases such as:
Online Business
Website for Life
Home Business
…and so forth.
(TIP: Remember to also use ‘broad’, ‘phrase’ and
‘exact’ match types within Adwords.)
LEARN THIS - YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE TIME.
YOU CAN’T GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
5. I made my bids high enough to grab the number #1
Ad spot and get exceptionally high CTR’s(Click Through Rate).
I also edited the campaign settings and selected a ‘position
preference’ of 1 to make doubly sure I’ll be right
at the top.
6. After initially sucking up a rather terrifying
CPC (cost per click) of around $.24, I’m slowly lowering
my bids each day while maintaining a very high CTR.
7. Visitors like you then sign up on the website for the 7 Day Trial
or request information, In that Case I Refer them to “7 Day Trial”
or the more information Video “More Information”. These links are
to my .WS website and have my affiliate number and generate
commission for me as I sign people up. GDI also sends you Emails
in regards to potential partners like yourself. I then personalize and send them an email
I made and repeat the process. That’s all I do. When people need help - There are
GDI tools and a help desk, webinars, and you can email me or anyone in your upline for help.
So…
This is the part where I say…
THIS COULD BE YOU “Mr. Prospect”
Either way GDI has more tools and lots of people to help. I hope you read the whole email, $10 a month is really nothing,
especially with the money you can make. Remember if this is not for you just cancel your .WS domain name through
the GDI dashboard and that’s it.
Just one last thing… “Here is where I ask:”
7 Day Trial or More Information
That’s all I do.
Thanks for reading…
Good luck with you marketing, Please visit my site and see if this is something you could do. Thank you
Gabriel – BlueEasy.net /BlueEasy.ws – UnderwearCEO.com/UnderwearCEO.ws
Best way on starting a web hosting business and make it grow?
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Starting an online business from home – questions?
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010Hi, I’m looking to start a small business from home. I will need to create a website with commerce capability to allow customers to place orders on some products. My questions are: 1. How do I go about doing this – which vendors are recommended to start a small business website – hosting/building? Or how can I build my own site (don’t know anything about web developement). 2. How do I go about copyrights and protecting my online business from competitors? 3. How do I go about implementing payment vehicles to allow customers to pay? 4. What else should I be aware of or look into?
I am starting a business and I need a website. How do I secure the domain name I have chosen?
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010Do I have to BUY a domain name or if no one is using the name, can I just make it and secure it myself? How do I do this?
I just registered a domain name for a business I am starting. What else do I have to do to secure the name?
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010Do I have to get a copyright? Trademark? I am just worrying about the name right now as I will be officially forming the business (probably as a corporation) in the future.Also how much does it cost to protect the name and logo?
I’m starting a small internet business. Do I need to do anything other than registering my domain name?
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010It’s going to be along the lines of custom poetry/speeches.
There won’t be anyone else involved.