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How To Start A Successful Online Home Business?
By Rallie | February 26, 2010
How to start a Home Business is the most common question asked by those thinking of building an income from home.
First know that there is a lot of junk out there about getting started. So you are not alone when you feel confused and over whelmed.
Wading through it can be a distraction. Here are some simple things to remember:
1) You need a market to sell to. Not having one is like trying to set up a business in a dying town. You might get some customers, but they won’t come around much!
2) You need a product to sell. That could be your own product, or it could be somebody else’s product
you promote, like an affiliate program. The purpose is to put money in your pocket.
3) You’ll need a domain. I suggest starting with a “.com” address, because it looks much more professional. And pick a domain that’s your own name, if it’s available. That will give you a foundation to build on, no matter what direction you want to go, and it will let you build your personal brand.
4) You’ll need a website. It just makes things so much easier if you have a site that you control and can change, however you want.
5) You’ll need a Hosting service. In order to have your website online you’ll need a hosting service to get it live on the internet. There are several hosting service available. Personally I found GVO to be a reliable source, and they provide great backup, and free marketing tools.
6) You’ll need an autoresponder. This lets you build a mailing list and keep in contact with the people on it. That’s where your long-term income will come from. I personally use AWeber.com, and GetResponce.com.
However, if you become a GVO member, you get your own autoresponder also.
7) You’ll need to have a capture page. A capture page is really an one page website that asks people to give you their name and email address, in exchange for something free, like a download report or eBook, related to your business. It must have perceived value to get people on your mailing list
Once you have your autoresponder set up, check out Email Promos Exposed to learn how to write promotional emails that convert like crazy.
You should consider setting up a blog at a separate site. This is a great way to keep your content fresh, which will get you more free traffic from search engines. And linking to your main site from your blog can help your search engine rank for your main site as well. WordPress.com will give you a free site.
You’ll want to be able to put videos on your blog and website, so use EasyVideoProducer. They have a free program to get started.
9) You’ll need a payment processor. This is a way to take credit card payments online. I strongly recommend PayPal or ClickBank, because they’re reliable and secure. ClickBank also gives you a built-in affiliate program, and they’ll handle paying your affiliates for you.
That’s literally all you need to get started. There are other things that you CAN have and do, but the above are the essentials.
What make this easier, is that you can get all the above services at GVO; except PayPal and ClickBank.
Okay you’re thinking I still don’t know where to start. If you don’t have a product or know what market to go after you can find a mentor, or a coach, or an affiliate program, but you first need to consider:
- What do you have some knowledge about?
- What are you passionate about?
- What is your strongest desire?
You will be more successful and enjoy it more if you are in a business that you have a passion for the product or service, and a strong desire to become successful.
In my next article I talk about how to find a Market, and Product…
If you would like a free 20 minute consultation to help you get started contact me at successcoach@rallierallis.com
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