Tight Budget Resources for New Web Businesses
"I want to make money online and have a few ideas, but I'm flat broke! Should I forget about it?" I know that may sound absurd, especially when businesses in the real world cost thousands of dollars to start. I also realize there are many companies out there selling "turnkey web business opportunities" for anywhere from $1,500 - $5,000 and more. (Most of them are just a ripoff!) So where do I get off telling you that you can do it all on the cost of a cup of coffee a day? Easy, I'm a real cheapskate at heart! I got started with next to nothing, and you can too. And believe me, things were much more expensive online when I started out. Nowadays you can get a great website design program for $0, an FTP program for $0, web hosting for $5 a month, payment processing for pennies, and that's just about everything you need. In fact, here are the essentials for any web business, including the web's best no-cost and low-cost solutions available. You've probably never heard of some of these solutions, but they are solid, reliable, and dirt-cheap. Step 1: Put Up a Website - The first thing you'll need when starting a business online is a website or a blog. Whether you plan to make money selling your own products and services or selling as an affiliate, you need a "home base" to direct your prospects to. Fortunately, there are many low-cost and no-cost resources for building your own website. Cheapskate Resources: NVU.com - This is one of the best website design programs on the web. With it you can design your entire website. You can start from scratch or use a pre-designed website template. This program rivals programs costing hundreds of dollars. Cost: $0 FTP Commander - If you're going to build a website you need a way to upload the files to your web host. This tool is easy to use and comes with the perfect price tag. Cost: $0 WordPress.com - If you like to write then you may prefer to go the blog route instead building a website. Using this web-based blog building platform you can get started in less than an hour. Cost: $0 Blogger.com - Another top-notch blog builder. Cost: $0 Step 2: Growing an Email List - At your site or blog, your number one priority should be to give something of value away, such as an ebook, so you can collect opt-in email addresses. This will grow a growing pool of prospects that can be contacted regularly. In order to get started with this task, you need two things... a giveaway such as an ebook you write yourself, or acquire master rights to. And a service that will help you grow and manage your list. To read the full article, visit our web site at how2biz.com.
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Michael J. Homan is the owner of http://www.how2biz.com. Michael advises newbies on web business and internet marketing. His business includes information and teaching aids for advertising and web site traffic in articles, blog, ebooks and video tutorials.
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