So You Want To Do Business On The Net, Do You?
by E-SAC Ann

As I have gained a new moniker, so may you after you go through
all you're going to go through if you want to do business on the
Internet. It's because you'll no longer be a normal person.

Since you're here now, reading this article, the rest of us can
assume that you have a dream and you have done some research
and have decided what it is you want to do.

Now if you're anything like most of us cybernicks, you probably
were not able to turn to your family for help and understanding.
You may even have decided not to bother them anymore about it
after they began looking at you as if you may need to start
seeing a certain type of doctor. But not to worry, my friend. We
understand. You just need a little pick-me-up kind of advice,
so here it is.

If you want to succeed on the Internet, there are certain things
you need to do and you need to do them in a certain order. They
are:
1. Know what it is you love to do. People tend to do better in
their own businesses if they love what they are doing.
2. Pick, or buy, a domain name that goes along with your business.
This is how people and search engines will find you, so choose
a name that includes your product or service.
3. Build a simple, but professional, web site strictly for your
business. Graphics are nice to look at - once - but people
will get aggravated if they have to continually wait for them
to download. Don't aggravate your customers.
4. Have a newsletter geared toward your business. A newsletter
gives you credebility. Don't ask why. It just does. People
perceive you as an expert if you can send them little tidbits
of information every so often about your product or service.
5. Set up autoresponders. These are what make your web site
automatic. These are what's being used by those people who
brag about how their sites sell even while they're sleeping.
Now you know. They can't lord it over you anymore.
6. Start advertising. This one's the clincher. You have to send
out your beacons, babe, if you want people to know you're here.
Otherwise, it'll be like a blind seeing eye dog. They won't
be able to find you. And it's not all that difficult to
advertise. There are plenty of free places to set up your ad
if you can't afford to buy. You get better results if you buy
but you can get a good start with the free places. Do a search
on the net for free advertising and go from there. But if you
want really good free advertising, write articles. Write them
to educate people and send them to like-minded newsletters.
Send them out far and wide and not just on the net, either.
Send them to newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. Sounds far
fetched but, hey. If it works.......

That's all it is. Sound like a lot of work? Wait 'til you get
started. But as I said earlier, not to worry, my friend. There
are people a-plenty here who are willing and able to help you.
They will take you by the hand and lead you through every step.
All you have to do is ask. Anywhere. Good luck.

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E-SAC Ann's articles can be found on
her web site www.e-sac.com/gold.htm
Also to be found there are the places
where you can find all the help you need.



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