Creating an Online Business For the New Internet User in 5 Easy Steps!

1) Starting With a Planyou'll be assured there is a market for your niche. Start
Before entering any endeavor, one needs a plan.talking to people in your area of interest about your
Making money is no different if you wish to benew product on different websites. Even let some
EFFECTIVE and EFFICIENT at it. In business, we callpeople try it out for free so you get some real life
this a "business plan". You can take tons of classes,feedback. This will help you fine tune your product
and read hundreds of classes on how to "properly"while also giving you testimonials confirming the
write a business plan... but if you aren't seeking ventureusefulness of your new product (which you'll add to
capital (or partners to invest with you) then this doesn'tyour website!).
really matter. What matters most is a simple scribbleWhile doing this you'll want to also setup an e-mail list
of where you are... and where you want to go. Even(also called an autoresponder or mailing list). You can
the most successful people have business plans.sign up for an account at services such as aweber. A
Writing your goals and plans may seem silly now but Ie-mail list will give you access to past and potential
assure you in time you'll look back and realize it'scustomers. Use this list to simply give a couple of small
effectiveness as it keeps you on track.paragraphs with tidbits every month or so. After
2) What Should You Do?awhile of enough useful content you'll find this list to
The most effective way to make money online (andgrow on it's own if you follow step 5!
we'll assume you want to do it "online" since... well...5) Becoming Gold
YOUR ONLINE) is by selling a product or service. TheyOK, so you have a couple sales... you have the
seem like completely different worlds but actually atestimonial... the product is the best it can be... now
product and service aren't too different from eachwhat? To become "GOLD" and truly MAKE MONEY
other (both require you to find customers and sell toyou need one thing above all else... TRAFFIC! If you
them). Don't try to think of what will be the mostknow how to get traffic then great! If not then there
lucrative, but yet what you have a PASSION for (aare a number of sources to obtain traffic like buying
hobby, a sport, a language, a subject from school, etc.).campaigns from AdWords and other PPC campaign
For instance, if everyone tells you "write articles" yetsites, or buying LOTS of traffic from sites like
you absolutely despise writing... don' do it! It will show intraffictaxi. You need to be careful when buying traffic
your writing (and thus in your quality of work) if youbecause costs can add up quick. Watch your sales as
have absolutely no passion for it.you spend money on traffic. If you aren't making any
OK, lets say for this example your passion is horses.return... you might want to backtrack and before
But wait... how can we SELL horses online and makespending too much more. Obviously this brings up the
money? Well, do you ride horses? Do you ride wellnext point. Rather than paying for it, why not get it for
enough to teach others? But how can you teachfree? Actually that turns out to be even more
others how to ride horses online...? It's easier than youeffective most of the time. Because with your free
think.traffic you usually have the most control over and thus
3) Creating Your Productit is highly targeted (meaning the people coming to your
Now that you have your true PASSION figured out,site are more likely to buy). A great place to think
how do you go about creating a product? Especiallyabout getting free traffic is from sites like facebook,
one as "weird" (for online selling) as "how to ridemyspace, and twitter. Setup an account telling a little
horses"? You might think that you need to write anabout yourself, befriend a couple people and give
eBook (since so many others do it... it must be thesome free information about your passion on your
way!). But just as I said earlier, even if you aren'tprofile (NOTE: your passion, NOT your product). You
proficient in writing... you still have hope. In fact, in a*DO NOT* want to come off like you're selling people
unique subject area like learning how to riding horses...at the start. First you want to give people a feel of
staying away from writing may actually be beneficial. Inwho you are. Once you've established that trust and
this example I'd recommend video tutorials (but"connection" you can then invite people to join your
anything can work... pictures, drawings, audio recording,free e-mail list for free tips. Once people are on this list
writing, etc.). Assuming you have an easy technique for(that you setup in step 4) you'll easily obtain new
beginner riders it'd probably be best to SHOW themcustomers.
rather than talk them through it (especially since again,Most likely you won't generate the amount of traffic
they are beginners). Since you aren't there to physicallyyou need from sites like facebook, myspace, and
show them in person... do the next best thing! Showtwitter. If this is the case you may want to really start
Them!downloading some free information online for traffic
... and you thought your summer part-time careergeneration... or if you want to get serious about your
training neighbors how to ride horses onlybusiness: hire a traffic or SEO consultant that can
encompassed your neighborhood didn't you?really optimize your site, give you some traffic tips, and
4) Marketing Your Finished Productreally start generating a heavy TARGETED stream of
Now that you have your finished product the nexttraffic (aka buyers!). Well what if you can't afford a
step is finding your customers. Given the market ofprivate consultant? You may want to look into
horse riding you'd want to search for horse relatedproducts put out by heavy hitters (aka traffic
websites. Find people generally interested in horsesconsultants) that really know all about traffic. One all
that may find your information useful. I wouldn'tencompassing traffic product is Traffic Secrets by
recommended targeting the advanced horse jumpingJohn Reese (who recently released v2 in July of
and competition forums (at least to start) as these2008). This product will keep you up to date with all of
people are unlikely to jump on a beginners trainingthe traffic tips you need to keep your website ranking
guide to horse riding. However given the fact thathigh, pulling in the visitors, and MOST IMPORTANTLY
people spend thousands on horses, hundreds onmaking you sales!
saddles, and thousands on other horsey accessories...