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You need a business plan

What it costs to get an online business web site, online

Or do you have the time and temperament to build your own?

What are you going to sell, how are you going to sell it and who are you going to sell it to?

Your domain name – choose it with care

Search engines – they do go fast and they don’t need fuel

SES - search engine shortcuts

What kind of site are you going to need? All singing, all dancing or just a bit of a jig?

The aesthetics – good design is important, great wording is vital

Building the site – the bit you really don’t need to know about

Going live!

Where do they go? What do they do? How to find out what's happening on your site

Knowing where you stand - exploring the search engine listings

Online payment - what you should know

Other people and resources who can help you start your online business:

Inexpensive web site design

Hiring a professional writer

Getting your site to the top of the search engine listings

AdWords explained

Developing your online business marketing strategy

A free video tutorial with help and advice on converting prospects to sales

How to make your site easy to use

Give your business a head start by choosing an effective domain name

Finding the keywords for your site

Who’s going to buy what you’re selling?

On the Internet, you cannot be all things to all men. You must carve out a niche for yourself and be prepared to stick with it through thick and thin.

So you’ll need to develop a marketing plan: decide what your perfect buyer or prospect is looking for and then centre your whole site, whether brochure or e-commerce, around satisfying those needs.

Doing that will not only help you understand what your business is about, it will also enable you to spell out in words of one syllable (preferably) exactly why your product or service is better.

And be prepared to go back and rethink your message – the Internet moves quickly.


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