| If you are a newbie and planning to start an internet | | | | You can register your domain at |
| business, you will be in a lot of trouble if you did not | | | | Day Six, Seven, Eight |
| create a detailed plan. It will be like building a house | | | | Set up your webhost, emails, uploading your sales |
| without its blueprint. | | | | letter (assuming you have purchased a product that |
| Here is an example of charting out a plan on how to | | | | came with a sales letter; it is the fastest way to start |
| build your internet business all the way to marketing it. | | | | a business!) |
| Day one | | | | Test and test until you find that everything is working |
| Find a discussion board that is related to your niche | | | | fine and in order. |
| market by searching for internet business discussion | | | | Day nine |
| boards. | | | | Plan your marketing strategies. |
| There are 2 great ones you can start with | | | | Day Ten |
| Observe if the discussion board is responsive | | | | Join an ezine directory such as and subscribe to five |
| Day two | | | | of the ezines and see how articles are written. You |
| Choose and participate in 2 or three forums. Ask them | | | | can also try |
| what products are hot in the market. Should you go | | | | Day Eleven |
| into resell rights? Or being an affiliate? Surf around, if | | | | Write an article that is related to your product. For |
| you are interested in a product or two, ask them if that | | | | example, if you are selling resale rights ebooks, you |
| product is hot. | | | | can write an article about "the benefits of starting a |
| Also ask them what hosting/emails/autoresponders | | | | resale rights business" etc. |
| etc. package is the best out there. | | | | Day Twelve |
| Day three | | | | Read your article from yesterday and edit it. |
| You would have gotten your answers on discussion | | | | Day Thirteen |
| boards. Surf around and check out the products they | | | | Compile a list of article directories. (There is an article |
| have recommended. | | | | on my website at that has a list of article directories. It |
| Pick some products of your choice and go to to | | | | is titled |
| check if there is a demand for your product theme. | | | | "Submitting Articles" dated 30th June 2005. |
| For example, if you are selling a guide to play the | | | | Day Fourteen |
| guitar. Find out if anyone is searching for "guitar guides" | | | | Submit your article to every article directory you can |
| or "learn to play guitar" | | | | find. On the way, you will also find publishers that are |
| Day four | | | | interested to publish your ezine. Submit your articles to |
| Ask for reviews on the product you plan to buy. Make | | | | them as well. |
| sure the product you have chosen is a proven seller. | | | | Day Fifteen |
| At this time, you would have gotten a few suggestions | | | | Take a rest, check your results. |
| on webhosting packages. | | | | The above is just a sample possible business plan. |
| Also, you can start with | | | | Create your own plan and stick to it. The idea I am |
| Day five | | | | trying to get across to you is that you have to write |
| The day to make purchases. Today is the day where | | | | out your own marketing plan. Then follow it. If you don't, |
| you buy your product, your webhosting, and your | | | | you'll spend more time answering emails and surfing |
| domain name. | | | | websites than you do building your business. |