The 8 Steps for Starting a Business Online

Chose Your ProductsFind the needs or demands, not the products.Go to wordtracker (commercial) or overture (free), and look for well-searched keywords (searched a lot of times). Then, find a product related to those well-searched keywords. Being searched a lot of times means a lot of people are looking. If you find a product which a lot of people are looking for, you can sell it a lot.
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Buy a Domain NameYou need your own domain name, not like YourISP.com/~UserName. You can get one less than $10/year. Though, don't buy any keyword-rich domain name. It won't give you a boost in search engine rankings. (At least, it isn't a significant factor.) Your domain name will be your own brand name, like aol.com or amazon.com. You don't want a keyword-rich domain for your brand name, do you?
Make Your SiteYou have only 8 seconds or less to grab visitors' attention. If you fail, they are gone. Moreover, if you confuse visitors, they are gone. You need to make a website that people want to brows.
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Get HostedForget about free hosting services; find a reliable hosting service. For conventional businesses, time is money. For internet businesses, uptime is money.
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Publish Your Own NewsletterUsing your own opt in list is the most effective way of marketing. Don't forget to ask visitors to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Sell It RightNo matter how many visitors you receive, you cannot make money if no one buys your product. To sell your product, you have to do it right.
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Get TrafficYou might already know that if your site is ranked high at any search engines, you will get a lot of visitors. But, that isn't the only way to get visitors. There are other things you can do to generate traffic.
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Test & ReviseSuccessful online business depends on consistent analyst and test. So, always analyze the results and find flaws. As you correct those flaws, you will make more money.
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