A web business is something a lot of people are interested in starting but are put off by the scams they have read or heard about. With that in mind, this online marketing course is Free 
Web Business - Image by Fräulein Schiller via Flickr
I have been approached by many people to show them how they could work online and because of that, I have created this course to help everyone interested to lay the foundations and get started with their own make money online home based business.
Firstly … my disclaimer…
A disclaimer is a requirement on all web business websites which details how to make money online.
It is important that you should be aware that, although many people make a lot of money online, there are others who simply don’t. I’ll explain why in a moment. Please also note that any links in this online marketing course, may generate a commission for my own web business, such as hosting suggestions … (as does almost every link you find on the internet which points to a service or product) and that is one of the ways I earn money online. This is also one way that you will be able to make money online too!
The reason a lot of people don’t earn money online is because
- They buy products which leaves critical details out of the course.
- Some of the products are so badly outlined that it is almost impossible to find your way to get started.
- No sooner do you purchase a product, when you will find yourself bombarded with more products from the same person you have just bought from. This leading you, as a ‘newbie’ to think that you need that product as well! This leads to information overload for most people trying to learn the basics.
The confusion can be daunting, so my advice to you is to stick to one program only until you start making money with that. The internet is changing daily with millions of people yet to register online, therefore the opportunities to create a web business are vast.
Never forget that the majority of products you buy online have a 60 day refund and therefore, if you are not satisfied with them, just return them. So, in essence, you don’t have to waste money. Be diligent in your web business. Note any purchases on a spreadsheet so that you never pass the 60 days unnoticed.
For my own creditials, you can check by business card website, which is http://www.annemariecallan.com and my About page, which is http://www.ez4u2gowebbusiness.com/about – glance through those pages and be confident that I can, and want to, help you work online. I already have an online fashion course and it makes sense to now deliver an online marketing course from my years of web business experience.
With that introduction out of the way, let’s get started with the groundwork. Being organised right from the start should be a priority because, believe me, it will save you hours later.
Web Business – The Terminology used in this post
Affiliate =
- By writing about and promoting products, as a registered affiliate, you will earn income.Think of salesmen selling their products to stores. Salesman = Affiliate
Article sites =
- Article sites are for submitting your article content on the internet,
The benefit of these sitesto your web business is that they have a high Google page rank, which means you will have excellent high quality links coming from the article site back into your site. Plus other websites will link back to you if they select your article from the article directory site to display it on their site. They are required to keep your website link in the article.
Web Business – Foundation – Step by Step
- The WHY?
Why do you want a web business?
What benefits will the Why give you?(Don’t skip this very important question because the Why is what is going to keep going when you feel like giving up. With a great ‘Why’ you can achieve anything you want in life.)Once you have answered this question, write it down and place it on a little card on the edge of the top right hand corner of your computer … apparently by keep looking at this in that particular angle, you are keeping your brain actively working to that end. Believe it or not, but why not try it anyway. - I suggest you create a folder on your desktop of your computer for all the information you will be accumulating related to your web based business.
- Open a spreadsheet, and save it in your web business folder. You will need this for logging your passwords and any details you want to note. If you don’t have a spreadsheet on your computer you can download the free version at http://www.openoffice.org which is compatible with any of the other office suites. (This online marketing course is being created with the free software, and it is excellent.)
- You are going to be working with a lot of different sites and I suggest that you create accounts at the following sites. Make sure that you put all your passwords and usernames, email address and links to each site in your spreadsheet.
- Open a new gmail email account specifically for your projects (s)
You can also use google documents from your gmail account, as well as set up a Google+ account. (More on that later ) - Open a yahoo or hotmail account to filter information to be sent to you. You don’t want to load your gmail account with a lot of spam data. However if there is something your really want to be involved in, then you can subscribe using your gmail account and unsubscribe from your hotmail or yahoo accounts.
- Open a http://www.PayPal.com account – you will need this for your commissions to be paid into and also for making purchases online. This is recognised as a very secure shopping card site online.
- Open a http://www.clickbank.com account. This is where you will find products to promote on your website and earn high commissions when you make a sale.
- Later on, you will open an affiliate account at http://www.Amazon.com. This will be as soon as you have your website up. You will find a link to do this at the end of any Amazon page. Again, you will be able to promote Amazon products on your site. (I’ve put the info on Amazon here for reference.)
- Finally, open an account at the following article sites. I will go into more detail as to why later in this online marketing course but it is best to get all the ground work in place now.
www.facebook.com – using your name
www.twitter.com – using your name
Dropbox - Free secure storage space for your files.
Files can be opened on any computer so you always have your data when you need it.
I think that will probably take you a few hours to complete. Break it down into sections. Sometimes it can be frustrating registering with different websites but by doing this initially, you will have all the details in your spreadsheet ready for when the times comes to use them. It will save you a lot of time in the long run. Enjoy.
Our next section in this web business online marketing course will be on researching your topic, also called niche.
(I will be adding the related posts here for the time being, to help you find them easily)
Part 2a – Niche Marketing
Part 2b – Niche Marketing – Keyword Research
Part 2c – Niche Marketing - SEO Quake
