Here is the basics for getting started on the web. If you have decided you want to start a blog or a website on the internet.
Make sure you take some notes.
The Start-up Checklist
This is what I have learned so far while trying to set up a blog to reach those in my industry.
Domain Name - This is the name of your URL usually your companies name or your name. If you are in a niche it could be a specific product name.
Hosting Plan - Picking a place to host your domain for a monthly fee, just don't let your name expire.
Blog or site builder - You can use one click install of wordpress or use a pre-made website template if you do not want to learn HTML
Autoresponder - This is how you can keep in touch with your customers, with listbuilding.
Sales Page - Here you can send visitors to your opt-in or capture page for introducing interested leads to your offer.
Marketing - Your site is going to need traffic so you can pay for it with PPC or get it organically through the search engines.
Software - Developers have created tools to make the process easier for you to use analytics to track your clicks, sales and vistors.
Keyword Research - Knowing who is searching for your products and services will save you time and get your site ranking higher online.
Product Creation - You can also produce your own information products to sell through paypal or clickbank as a vendor.
No matter what type of business you start, you will have to complete the following tasks to get going on the web.
Make sure you take some notes.
The Start-up Checklist
This is what I have learned so far while trying to set up a blog to reach those in my industry.
Domain Name - This is the name of your URL usually your companies name or your name. If you are in a niche it could be a specific product name.
Hosting Plan - Picking a place to host your domain for a monthly fee, just don't let your name expire.
Blog or site builder - You can use one click install of wordpress or use a pre-made website template if you do not want to learn HTML
Autoresponder - This is how you can keep in touch with your customers, with listbuilding.
Sales Page - Here you can send visitors to your opt-in or capture page for introducing interested leads to your offer.
Marketing - Your site is going to need traffic so you can pay for it with PPC or get it organically through the search engines.
Software - Developers have created tools to make the process easier for you to use analytics to track your clicks, sales and vistors.
Keyword Research - Knowing who is searching for your products and services will save you time and get your site ranking higher online.
Product Creation - You can also produce your own information products to sell through paypal or clickbank as a vendor.
No matter what type of business you start, you will have to complete the following tasks to get going on the web.
- Branding yourself and your business
- Traffic generation to your sites and sales pages
- Content creation for quality information distribution to your readers
- List building to gain subscribers with a newsletter
- Backlinking to create repeat visitors and interest in your content