| Are you one of the many thousands of Internet | | | | ProgramYou must have the capability to accept |
| marketer wannabes who have decided to become | | | | orders, arrange for payment, preferably by |
| the next batch of Internet Millionaires?You | | | | credit card, and ship the product. Otherwise |
| have read that about 600 million people have | | | | you should do as many successful Internet |
| access to the Internet - and yet it is still | | | | entrepreneurs do, that is, joining good |
| in its infancy. Every month millions of | | | | affiliate programs where you need not worry |
| newcomers and thousands of businesses are | | | | about processing of orders, collection of |
| reported to be setting up online.With this | | | | payment, packing and shipping of the products |
| huge and expanding audience coupled with the | | | | as these would be taken care of by the |
| fact that marketing and advertising can be | | | | merchants i.e. the affiliate program |
| done on the Internet so easily and at only a | | | | owners.4. Well Written Sales CopyThe content |
| fraction of the costs of traditional methods, | | | | of your website should have attractive and |
| we now have a fantastic opportunity to be | | | | hard hitting selling materials to persuade |
| successful in online business.Many companies | | | | your prospects to buy from you while |
| have now aligned themselves with the Internet | | | | maintaining and keeping the existing |
| which has created many new paradigms in the | | | | customers. Copywriting requires some skill. |
| past few years. Residual Incomes are made | | | | If you can't do it yourself you will have to |
| available to people from all walks of life. | | | | hire professional copywriters to do it for |
| You can now make money online with simple and | | | | you for a fee.5. Patience and |
| proven formula used by many to earn multiple | | | | PerseveranceBuilding a successful business on |
| streams of residual income.However please | | | | the Internet takes not only a lot of effort |
| beware of the hurdles ahead because it is | | | | and time, it also requires some financial |
| not as easy as it seems. It takes a lot of | | | | input on your part especially for acquiring |
| hard work and some financial investment. The | | | | the necessary knowledge and to advertise your |
| following is a short list of some of the | | | | business. Don't be trapped by the "overnight |
| things you should be aware of:1.Decide What | | | | miracle" and "become-an- instant-millionaire" |
| You Want To Sell1.1. Selling ProductsWhen you | | | | hype and stories.You'd be tempted with |
| sell a product you can either carry out the | | | | countless of seemingly very attractive offers |
| whole operation of manufacturing or creating | | | | and promises from the Web to help improve |
| the products, handling orders, stocking and | | | | your business. Many of these would lead you |
| inventory management, shipping the goods, and | | | | to disappointment and frustration. You should |
| processing the payments OR you could simply | | | | persevere and re-invest your early profits |
| join some affiliate programs and market for | | | | back into the business.6. Get Your List As |
| companies that will handle all the | | | | Soon As PossibleIn Internet marketing, always |
| administration for you.Your job is therefore | | | | remember three very important words. |
| merely to get the orders to the companies and | | | | They're...LIST, LIST and LIST. Also, do not |
| receive commission as a result of your | | | | forget the popular Internet adage, "The Gold |
| effort. The question we should ask ourselves | | | | is in your LIST!" This means that a big chunk |
| is "What products should we sell?"We should | | | | of your time, effort and concentration should |
| all know that the item that has been | | | | be directed to getting the right strategy to |
| recognized as the number one business product | | | | drive traffic to your site. Advertising is |
| of the future is "information". Examples of | | | | therefore of utmost importance.7. Be |
| highly successful information products are | | | | DisciplinedAlthough this is a home based |
| the 'how-to' and "self-improvement" e-books | | | | business with all the freedom in the world, |
| which tell the readers how to solve certain | | | | it's prudent to have some form of discipline. |
| problems.If you are knowledgeable about a | | | | Once you've decided to sit in front of the |
| particular subject you could consider writing | | | | computer to start working online, you must |
| and developing your own products and | | | | stay focused and do not allow any distraction |
| delivering it via the many channels opened to | | | | to affect your concentration. Treat it as |
| you such as websites, newsletters, ezines and | | | | your business and not a hobby. It'd be nice |
| emails.1.2. Selling ServicesOne advantage of | | | | to stick to a schedule which is also made |
| selling a service is that you can often | | | | known to other members of your family so that |
| generate a 'residual' income. It is possible | | | | they'd know when to leave you alone. However |
| to have a monthly passive income as long as | | | | do not get carried away and spend too much |
| the existing customers continue to use your | | | | time in front of your PC because your loved |
| service. But we should ask again "What types | | | | ones, including your pets also deserve your |
| of service are suitable for online | | | | attention and time.8. Stay away from the |
| selling?"As the Internet boom continues the | | | | temptation to spam.Do not ever try to spam |
| most obvious possibility is any service which | | | | i.e. sending unsolicited e-mails to |
| could help companies in using the Internet in | | | | unexpected recipients under any |
| their business. An excellent example is a web | | | | circumstances. I get very annoyed when I find |
| hosting service whereby the host will provide | | | | chunks of unwanted e-mails plugging my |
| the space to put up websites of others with | | | | mailbox resulting in the e-mails from my |
| the necessary tools to manage it while | | | | friends and business associates being "lost" |
| providing technical advice and service to | | | | in the midst of these junks mails. The |
| their clients.2. A Comprehensive Business | | | | frustrating process of deleting them is |
| PlanDon't start until you have made a plan | | | | enough to drive me through the roof! If you |
| that includes what the markets are, what | | | | insisted on "spamming", you'd very likely |
| products and services you're selling to these | | | | have your name and registration terminated. |
| markets, how to acquire these products (and | | | | It is therefore not worth the while because |
| services), how you will market and sell them | | | | eventually your business would suffer.9. Know |
| and how to get the money to pay for all these | | | | how to place your advertThere are many |
| things. Like any other forms of work, you | | | | locations where you can place an Ad such as |
| must have a plan for your Internet business. | | | | newsgroups, forums, ezines, websites some of |
| Set an achievable short term, medium term and | | | | which you have to pay for while some are |
| long term objectives, prepare a budget and | | | | totally free of charge. It is possible to |
| stick to them as far as possible. Carry out | | | | post your Ad to a mailing list, newsgroups, |
| periodical checking to determine any | | | | and also discussion forums using a signature |
| deviations from the plan and take the | | | | file to promote your products. |
| necessary remedial actions.3. An E-Commerce | | | | |