| There are many people who are looking to start a | | | | For example, if you're selling a product for $20, and |
| business online. Some are simply looking for a way to | | | | you want to earn $10,000 each month, you'll need 500 |
| make a few hundred a month to pay a few bills while | | | | customers. |
| others are looking for a way to leave their current | | | | Will you build a website and buy a domain? Building a |
| jobs. | | | | website and buying a domain demonstrate that you're |
| There's so much information online about making | | | | a professional. |
| money that you can easily get lost. Sign up for a few | | | | Can you learn to write? This really isn't as difficult as it |
| lists of those who offer money making information, | | | | sounds. If you plan to market your business, and you're |
| you can get bombarded with messages that simply | | | | starting out on a shoestring, you'll need to learn how to |
| leave you confused. | | | | write your sales materials. |
| If you want to start a business online, then you need to | | | | If you can afford it, and the writing doesn't appeal to |
| ask yourself a few questions first. I would recommend | | | | you, then outsource it. There are plenty of sites online |
| you get a notebook or open a text file on your | | | | where you can find others to outsource this kind of |
| computer. The work you do with this exercise will | | | | project to, and they're relatively inexpensive. |
| really help you clarify your new business and save you | | | | How do you plan to market? Your personality and |
| a lot of time. | | | | skills are vitally important here. No matter how |
| Do you want to sell your own products and services, | | | | effective a marketing technique is, if you won't do it, |
| or do you want to sell someone else's? | | | | then the technique is really useless to you. |
| If you don't want to hassle with customer service, or | | | | This is where your personality comes in. Choose |
| creating products and services, then selling someone | | | | marketing techniques that fit with your personality. If |
| else's products for a commission might be the ideal | | | | you like to write, then articles, press releases, and |
| situation for you. | | | | ebooks may be right for you. If you don't, then you can |
| What are you passionate about? | | | | learn to write ads, or market using pay per click or |
| This is something that you are deeply interested in that | | | | search engine optimization. |
| you could turn into a business. We all have something | | | | Consider your skills too. If you're not a very good |
| that we're passionate about we could make money | | | | writer, you may need to polish your skills. If you don't |
| from. | | | | like marketing, then you'll need to learn. It's not as painful |
| How much money do you want to make? | | | | as you may think. You may still want to consider |
| It's been said there's really no difference between | | | | outsourcing this too if you won't do it yourself. In the |
| making $100 and $1,000,000. However, a certain | | | | end, you'll save time and money instead of driving |
| amount of effort will be required regardless of how | | | | yourself crazy because you aren't doing it. |
| much you decide you want to make. | | | | Now, once you've written your answers down, it's time |
| The amount you want to make should be one of your | | | | to formulate a plan for how you will get each task |
| goals. You should quantify this. | | | | done. |