Want to do Internet marketing but don’t have a clue? Here are 3 tips to get you started and point you in the right direction.
Your own website will give you an online presence. From here you will sell products to millions of Web surfers.
1 Choosing your domain name
Your domain name will be your website’s brand and should reflect what your site is about. If your website is about rabbits, a generic domain name such as “pets” won't help. Someone seeking detailed information on rabbits will not know your site is specifically about rabbits - they will look elsewhere.
Your domain name should be short and easy to remember. When talking to people about your website, you should not need to give lengthy explanations on its spelling. It makes it too hard to remember. You get your domain name from a domain name registrar - search the Net for the best deal. You will pay a yearly fee for it and it will belong solely to you.
2 Choosing your Web host provider
These are the people who will host your website and make it available to the Internet world. You will have to link your brand new domain name to your newly hosted website so that when people type in your domain name, they come to your website. To do this, visit your domain name registrar and update your domain name server settings (DNS). Each domain name registrar will have a set of instructions on how to do this.
Your hosting company should provide support 7 days per week. You should be able to start with a small, inexpensive hosting plan, and upgrade later when your website grows.
3 Types of website content
Your website content can have different purposes. It may be a sales page selling your products. It may be a “squeeze page” with little content - it’s purpose being to get visitors to provide their name and email address in order to obtain something for free. This is how you develop a “list” of future, potential customers – you will later promote affiliate products to them.
It may also be a website full of targeted information and contain Adsense ads and affiliate links to generate income. Points to note about your site include:
Your web page should not be just a page full of affiliate images and banners. People hate advertisements, and will avoid your advertising banners like the plague. Provide text links for affiliate products – they are less obtrusive and are more likely to be clicked.
Include valuable information that relates to your affiliate products. Your website will then be in good standing with search engines for they are always seeking quality information on various subjects.
Avoid having one generic website that covers an entire market such as “cameras”. Each web page should specialize on a particular type and brand of camera. This way, people who are seeking information on a particular model of Canon digital cameras for example, are more likely to visit your web page rather than a generic website.
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