Monday, September 15, 2008

How to Create an Online Business

How To Create an Online Business
 
There are strategic steps involved in creating an online business.  You should be well aware that creating any online business requires time, patience, dogged determination and visualization to achieve maximum results.  Let us dispel the rumor right here and now.  There are no quick fixes to making money online.  As with anything that is pursued in life, creating an online business of any type requires a knowledge base to work from.  It is apparent to me that most people marketing a home business tend to look at it as more or less a hobby, rather than a true business.  This leads to non-productivity, and a large failure rate in the home business arena.
 
You would not start an offline business, nor invest your money in that business, and not have done any research into the marketability of your business, would you?  You would not march into your banker's office and sit down and tell him that you think that you will start an online business, and you will be needing hundreds of thousands of dollars in working capital, without doing your due diligence in telling him all your plans, your goals and what your ultimate objectives would be, would you?  I dare say that using this approach with a banker would be a huge mistake on your part.
 
Here are some tips that I have used over the years to create an online business that is lucrative and successful.
 
1.  Choose Your Product Wisely
 
2.  Check Out the Stability of a Company Before Joining
 
3.  Ask Very Direct Questions of Members, and Possibly Owners of the Business
 
4.  Do Your Due Diligence in Researching the Product or Service that You Will Be Promoting
 
5.  Check Out the Policies and Procedures in Any Online Business, Before You Click the "I Submit" Link
 
6.  Educate Yourself in Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, Writing Articles for Content
 
7.  Become Aware of the Ebb and Flow of Information on Google
 
8.  Be Consistent in Your Marketing Approach
 
9.  Never Lose Your Focus
 
By following these strategic guidelines, you will stand much better than an average chance of creating an online business the right way.  I might also add that focus can be your saving grace, or your worst nightmare when marketing a business on Google.  There is a natural tendency to look at many other business opportunities online, but if you stay the course with the one that you believe in, although this may take years to develop, you will be far ahead of the way that most people market a home business.
 
Butch Hamilton-SEO Master
http://butchhamilton.com/Rotator.html

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