Freshly Baked Wealth

Let’s have a look at the basic stuff you have to know even before you set up your new multi-million dollar website. Some of the most important elements cannot be seen, so it’s important not to just to rush into making a site, but to think about, plan around it and make sure you’re happy with it. That being said, that’s no excuse for not doing something, casually discussing your potential site over a beer might be planning, or it might just be a good excuse to have a beer. So let’s dive into it!

First off the mark you need to have a product or service in mind that you want to sell. Of course it’s great if you already have a product that you want to sell, for instance if you have an existing business that you want to promote on the internet. But for many folks that already have a day job an online business is something that you want as a secondary income, at least until you consistently make enough money to quit your Just Over Broke (JOB). I think many people then feel the need to rush it because they want to make money NOW!

One of the quickest ways to get started online is with an online marketplace. And they don’t really get bigger than eBay. With eBay you can very quickly start selling without the hassle and time spent setting up a website. If you set up an eBay store you can choose a product from a list and use some of their free tools to spice up your online store. At a small extra cost you also have at your disposal a whole range of third party selling aids to spice up your new online store. Just remember that eBay do charge you for all transactions and they also take a cut of your earnings as well. So what I suggest is that all the non-believers test it out and after a year or so maybe move their business to a dedicated website, after you stuffed some money in your pocket.

If you do want to opt for the website option I suggest you quickly ask yourself these questions:

Do I want a sales or retail website?

Do I want to market products, mine or someone else’s?

Do I want to deliver a service, usually an online service?

Depending on you answer your website look will drastically differ. Make no mistake; you could do very well with any or all of the options. So choose the one that gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling on the inside. Now start learning how the one you choose is put together. Read books, forums, other websites! Get all the information you can gather, when it comes to information more is always better. I like the idea of promoting other peoples stuff, especially for beginners. You just need a good product and some marketing skills, no real risk involved.

When designing a website you definitely want use a WYSIWYG site editor. That huge acronym is short for ‘What You See Is What You Get’ if you were wondering. KompoZer is a free WYSIWYG editor that works on Linux and Windows, although to be honest I haven’t really used it much. Windows Publisher is very easy to use and you could easily get something decent up in running in a rather short time. Then also get an FTP Client program like FileZilla, which is also free, to easily upload your website to a server before publishing. The alternative to this is of course to get someone to make you a readymade website and focus all your energy only on marketing your new service or product.