Start An Online Business in 3 Easy Steps

[crespy]

Increasing the number of products or services ordered via the Internet allows us get more benefit from online businesses. More and more people choose to open an online business because such work can save their time and money.

Here are 3 basic steps you need to go through them if you are interested to start an online business:

1. Register a domain name
Field development is the basis of your business online, the choice of which is a very important step that can encourage success. A domain name is easy to remember address that users use to find your web page on the internet.

Currently, .com domains are registered for an indefinite period, while other domains such as .com, .net, .eu, .info, .org can be purchased for a period of 1 year to 10 years, with the possibility extension.

2. Choosing a right hosting provider
Because the area to be recorded online and can be accessed by users, it is necessary to have associated with hosting package. Basically, your site consists of files to be stored on a web server that allows displaying the content created. Everything is possible with a hosting package chosen according to the technical needs of your site.

To achieve an optimal level of performance, it is recommended to choose carefully hosting providers. Web hosting offers on this forum is also a good place to start

After choosing hosting package, then now you need to fill the content for your site. Thus, if you want a personal site or presentation, you can choose a package with a low level of resources allocated, and with its development can proceed to a higher hosting package. For large sites, such as for example online stores, commercial sites or content/media are recommended for professional hosting packages.

3. Building a website
After you have registered and have chosen a desired domain and hosting package, you will need to pay attention to the content of your website, its implementation stage and it is extremely important.

If you want to reduce the cost of web design, you can create one site, without resorting to a specialized agency. Through the control panel (cPanel) you can manage your account online web hosting and you will have access to free functionality to build fast and easy desired website.


Do you feel difficulty in starting an online business?
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[Elphas Mdluli]

That is the way to go crespy. The internet has introduced opportunities to make money. We are no longer confined in our local areas to do business.

 

[NickTheMusketeer]

Hey crespy.

You forgot the most important part; register the business. If you don't register your business as a company then that's not the proper way to start an online business.

 

[James McAllister]

James McAllister

No point in spending the money to register as a business until you're legally required to do so. I only recommend forming an LLC when you have the necessity to warrant one, or the fees of starting one actually save you money because of tax write-offs.

 

[tricialyce]

tricialyce

When exactly does it become legally required to register your business? Is it based on how much you are earning? Thanks!

 

[SK57]

I am in the process of doing exactly what you say to do. My main purpose of the website is to build a list. I have written two pdf ebooks and hope to give the first one away as a freebie for name and email and then sell the second one to them on the list. I can write more ebooks in the future but for now I just want to get started with the two I already have. I am not sure where to put them or how to do it properly and I have asked for some assistance in the correct positioning of these ebooks. Any help and tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

Steve.

 

[Haniaroad]

Haniaroad

Kindle Direct Publishing is the perfect platform to begin selling your eBooks on if you haven't do so already. They offer great royalty rates and provide an easily customizable selling platform that gives the Amazon credibility to each book you publish while also eliminated high publishing, agent, and editorial fees.

Hope this helped!

 

[Jyothi Aniruddha]

Nice and very easy steps to start an online business, I think if a individual can focus seriously on the above steps then he will easily start a new online business. Great post .

 

[immechanic]

It does not stop after building a website. You have to promote for it as well. I've seen a lot of people struggle in getting their website out there and getting dust simply because they don't know how to promote for it.

Here's an added step that you can do to get your website and services out.

1.) Share on Social Media (Twitter, Facebook , Youtub)
2.) Paid Traffic
3.) SEO

 

[Hostlumina]

There is so much more to this 3 steps..... Don't get me wrong the points from the OP are useful but people need to understand that there is much more to a business prior to jumping to a domain name, website, and a product/service.

How about a business plan? That is the heart of any business. It helps you create the path/vision as to where you want your business to go. It helps with cost projections, marketing view, etc.... (too many to list)

 

[PRO]

You did not talk much on payment gateway. Alot of people have issues with that.

 

[Haniaroad]

Kindle Direct Publishing is the perfect platform to begin selling your eBooks on if you haven't do so already. They offer great royalty rates and provide an easily customizable selling platform that gives the Amazon credibility to each book you publish while also eliminated high publishing, agent, and editorial fees.

Hope this helped!

 

[Alex Mercer]

I think first we need to think and finalize a business plan first before we start an online business. We need to decide what we are going to do with these registered domain and what the hosting provider and website builders would do.