How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - By: YoichiSpeaks

Setup Your Business

First set up your business by buying a domain name at namecheap.com, and hosting at hostgater.com. You will need to set up your blog and install it to your domain website. Wordpress.com and Blogger.com are both free and two of the largest blog sites on the internet. Design your blog to reflect your personality and the usefulness of the products that you are trying to sell. Install Google analytics to track and measure your traffic.

Rich Schefren

Rich Schefren is an entrepreneur with an education in accounting and strategic planning. He has a proven track record of business development and marketing excellence.

Rich believes that you need to get your readers to take action. They can read your blog all day, but, until they take action they will never understand your products or concepts.

1. Provide resources and examples don't try to tell your followers everything. Give them links to follow and let them do their own research.

2. Hold Contests this will generate a lot of interest. Offer to give away a certain value of products or services and ask your customers questions such as "What is your greatest constraint?" and "What would life be like without constraints?" This moves customers to imaging what life would be like using your product or service.

3. Tell a friend is a way to give your customer bonuses for referring friends to your website. The more friends they refer the larger the customer bonus. Word of mouth has always been s strong marketing tool.

List Building

In order to promote your business and sell more products and services you need to be able to contact your customers on a regular basis. The best way is with a list building site. You can reach thousands of potential customers with one click of the mouse. Many list building sites offer a free membership that will allow you to email to your list at least once per week or once every so many days. Some are every seven days and others will allow every three or four days. Those who purchase memberships get more services and a larger list of potential customers.

How to Start Making Money Online

The association industry has been selling subscriptions and building communities for more than one hundred years.

There are more than a half-million associations, or groups of people with similar interests, in every industry imaginable. Internet marketers have been providing newsletters, education, networking opportunities, in-person conventions, and members-only sites similar to those provided by associations. Customers who join your website and check back frequently to read your latest blog or newsletter are driving business to your site. This is how to build an online business from scratch (list building).

About the Author

I started my blog to journal every step I take to build my online business so everybody can follow as I go at YoichiSpeaks.com By helping each other we will SUCCEED!

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