Getting Started Online THE RIGHT WAY Guide - Part 2 of 4

This Getting Started Article is in 4 parts. This is Part 2 of 4 To view Parts 1, 3 and 4 please do an Author search on Go Articles for Natalie Williams The full, hyperlinked version of this article can be found at http://www.GettingStartedOnline.com They might be interested in humor books, or other appliances. She would have these items for sale on her website. But also, she would join affiliate programs for humor books and appliances and place those on her website. Then she could put another link in her listing that says something like: "For more information on my free ebook and item for sale, please see my 'About Me' page" (hyperlinked to the About Me page) Her 'About Me' page would have a link to her website where she will entice them to subscribe to her newsletter. Whenever she has a new product, she could announce it in her newsletter. Create a Custom About Me page http://www.AboutMyAuctions.com PayPal: Don't ask, just do it! This is the bridge to jump off if all your friends are doing it. PayPal is the number 1 online payment acceptance company on the internet. Especially through eBay, almost everyone uses it and allows it for payment of an auction. Not only that, but PayPal allows you to add your website in their "PayPal Shops" area for free. I get at least 100 hits to my website a week from PayPal. No, that's not the highest number, but it's completely free advertising. That's 100 people seeing and hopefully joining my website that would of otherwise never found me. Open a PayPal Account Now (Free) http://www.paypal.com ClickBank.com ClickBank is for people who want to sell other peoples products and also for YOU to sell your product when you're ready and have one for sale. For now, we'll concentrate on becoming an affiliate for others. When people create a digital product, such as software or ebooks that they want to sell, they want to recruit other people to sell it for them. So they will offer a commission to those people for promoting and selling the product. This allows YOU to fill your website with things to sell, without having to own the product, track sales or ship it. Now, this is good ONLY if you stay within the theme of your website and stay away from banners! Please do not throw up a bunch of affiliate links that have nothing to do with each other. It will not work! ClickBank handles the payment process of digital products. So you can go through ClickBank and find the products you want to offer for sale and place these affiliate links onto your site. When people click these links, if they purchase the product, ClickBank completely handles the transaction and mails you a check twice a month. Open a ClickBank Account for Free http://clickbank.com/signup.cgi?r=cidiconosa Buy your Domain name and open a Hosting Account If you are dead set on going the free route on this one, please stop reading now, I cannot help you. Free website/Free Hosting=Unprofessional nightmare, Pop-Ups, unreliability, and no control over your site. I cannot stress the importance over this. If you are determined to be a success on the internet, you need your own website. Depending on the type of site you want, your monthly fees will vary. Usually between $14.95-$49.95 per month. Two great companies for this are Small Hosting Plans and Mini Website Maker. They cater to small and home based businesses and give you everything you need.. A domain name, hosting account, website template, customized business logo, shopping cart, website editing program where you can make changes to your website through the web browser and free technical support. If not Small Hosting Plans, be sure to ask your hosting service if you are on a Unix or Windows server and if you are allowed databases. These are important. http://www.SmallHostingPlans.com http://www.MiniWebsiteMaker.com Gather necessary software (In my hyperlinked version, there are links to free software for the items below) Web Site Design Software Image Editor Word Processor eBook Creator Email Program with Auto-responder capabilities Create a website with free resources and an opt-in subscriber list Here's where your creative mind comes in handy. If you do not know how to create a website, it is imperative you learn. Yes, you could pay someone to make a site for you, however, to be successful, you must be constantly updating the site, adding affiliate links as you join, etc