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September 2008 Issue --> Small Business Startup Article
 
Starting an Online Business
 
By: Brian Le Roux

OK, so you are planning on creating a website where you will be marketing products or services. One of the most important things that you would want to focus on is you need to understand how to create a website that is search engine friendly, so that people can find your site on the internet. After all, if you don't get visitors/traffic, it means no sales and no sales means no profits, it's that simple.

Don't even consider to try and sell products or services on the internet if you are not 100% sure that you have a Web Company that will not only design a professional business website for you, but even more importantly that they offer complete marketing support.

So many people get so caught up in how they want their website design to look that they completely forget the most important business part, that of getting visitors to their website. Please do not make this mistake!

Again, we need to say this again, make sure that your web company will help you with online marketing, so that you do not end up with zero visitors.

If you think that you will be able to successfully sell your products or services by just letting your website sit out in cyberspace and people will just stumble on it and buy something, you are seriously mistaken.

Understanding how to get your website ranked high in Google, Yahoo and MSN, is absolutely crucial and is very vital to your online success. So many people underestimate the importance of this.

The majority of web companies and designers do not assist in the marketing field. It is not part of their business model to help you market your website and help sell your products. They are just there to design the website for you and host it on their servers.

So what happens is that you spend thousands to build, create, and design this outstanding website, which is fancy, smart and WOW, but guess what? There is not a visitor to be found. What you should realize is that if that is your focus, you have failed even before you have started, because you chose the wrong web company.

Now deciding and taking time to find the perfect online marketing strategy is not easy and very often there are so many other obligations that you will push these strategies to the back burner. You are now putting your business at a disadvantage.

The Internet provides great opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses, but doing business online presents unique challenges and requires new skills. Get the knowledge you need with hands-on advice from an experienced e-business expert.

Partnering with the right web company and e-business expert can help increase the exposure of your website, build its reputation in your industry, and move on to become the industry authority.

Now, please don't fail even before you've started. Team up and make use of industry professionals that will guide you to online success.


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http://www.smartoptions.co.za - Brian le Roux
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Like many I went down the same path of going with a `webmaster` who built a great visually attractive corporate or branding site. I was led to believe that this would generate sales for me---I am still waiting for the first sale nearly 12 months later. Fortunately I realised this early on and so embarked on a search of internet marketing knowledge. Again I was fortunate, this time in coming across a great mentor, she has `shown me the way`.
My message is, GET A GOOD MENTOR if you are entering Internet Marketing.
Thanks Doug

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