Starting an Online Business – Donna Ragland

Journey To Online Success Weekly Bits Newsletter (WBN)

Topics for this week:

– Tips For Domain Names

– Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum

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Tips For Domain Names

You’ve determined your niche and found
some products to market. Now it’s time
to select a domain name for your website.

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Journey To Online Success Weekly Bits Newsletter (WBN)

Topics for this week:

– Finding Products

– Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum

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Finding Products

Once you know what your niche is going to be
you can start looking for products. There are
several avenues for finding products to sell
in your business.

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Journey To Online Success Weekly Bits Newsletter (WBN)

Topics for this week:

– Are You Missing Information To Get Started Online?

– Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum

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Are You Missing Information To Get Started Online?

It can be easy to get stuck when starting an
online business. There’s a lot of things to get into
place and some areas require more knowledge than others.

The basic steps for starting an online business include:

1. Choosing a niche
2. Finding a product.
3. Selecting and registering a domain name
4. Getting website and hosting services
5. Obtaining an email autoresponder and building a list
6. Putting a business plan in place
7. Setting up a payment and delivery service (if needed)

Where are you in the process?

What obstacles have you encountered that might
be keeping you in the same place?

What information could you benefit from to get your
business moving forward?

I’d like to help with getting you the information
you need.

To make it simple, there’s a short survey where
you can identify the areas of information you need.

==>  http://bit.ly/TopicSurvey

Or simply post your comment or question below.

Sometimes the answer to getting un-stuck can simply
be having more of the right information.

“To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual
must know all it is possible to know about that business.”
-J. Paul Getty

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Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum

“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll
get run over if you just sit there.”
-Will Rogers

Take a few moments and identify the next step
for your business. Then take action on it.

Remember, your business is waiting on you!

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To Your Success,
Donna

P.S. Here’s the survey link again …

==>  http://bit.ly/TopicSurvey

Comments or questions about this week’s topics?
Please post below…

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Journey To Online Success Weekly Bits Newsletter (WBN)

Topics for this week:

– What’s Your Niche?

– Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum
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What’s Your Niche?

You’ve made a decision to start an
online business.

You’ve setup your home office with a
computer and Internet access and you’ve
purchased a few office supplies.

You’ve established some time periods to
conduct your business and now you’re
ready to rock and roll.

So what’s next?

Well, the next thing to consider is what
you will be doing – in other words -
what will your niche be?

I’ve found the best way of starting
an online business is to do it in
an area, or niche, that you are
knowledgeable in or passionate about.

There are a couple of reasons to get
started this way.

First, if you focus on something you really
enjoy or would like to do, it keeps your
interest much longer than something you
don’t care about.

Secondly, when it comes time to interact
with your customers you will be able
to communicate easily because you know
the subject and have an interest or passion
about it.

To find a niche that may be right for you,
think about your passions and interests
and write them down. Then take a look
at your skills and strengths. Try to
find a combination of these that would
be a good fit for your business area
or niche.

For example, if you are passionate about
playing tennis and you are good at writing
you may want to consider a niche where
you can write articles about tennis. Or
if you are interested in being a trainer
and are computer literate you may be able
to offer computer training services
online.

A side benefit of selecting a niche around
your passions and strengths is you will
totally enjoy your online work!

You may have heard the following quote
by Robert G. Allen:

“Pursuing your passion is fulfilling
and leads to financial freedom”.

Take some time to consider which business
area or niche may be right for your own
business.

Once you’ve made your decision on your niche
you’ll be off to a great start towards getting
your business online.

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Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum

“You don’t have to be great to get started,
but you have to get started to be great.”
-Les Brown

If you haven’t found your niche yet, take action
this week to get it done!

Knowing what business you want to be in
will help you focus on the next steps to
getting your business online.

Remember, your business is waiting on you!

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To Your Success,
Donna

P.S. Everything you’ve ever heard about making
*money* is wrong!
Say what?????

Find out more here

Comments or questions about this week’s topics?
Please post below…

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