Many entrepreneurs spend countless hours building and tweaking their product or service. This inventive process is the heart and soul of many Internet businesses. An entrepreneur may be tempted to feel that their work is done when they place their product or service on the market. Unfortunately, this is no time to sit back and watch the sales roll in because they won't, unless you create an effective Internet marketing plan.

Internet marketing begins with a website or host of websites for your Internet business. Many business owners are experts in their field and/or have created a unique, innovative product, but they may not know how to create a website. Tread carefully as you create your Internet website so that you don't spend time or money on ineffective website hosting, design, and marketing methods.

Following are four basic tasks you need to accomplish to create an Internet website for your business. This article provides direct recommendations of specific businesses as these businesses have a proven track record.

Basic Task #1: Purchase a domain name.

What is a domain name? A domain name is the name of your location on the Internet. A great resource for domain names is www.godaddy.com < http://www.godaddy.com >. (The domain name of this website is