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Online Business Start Up Tips Article:

5 Starting Steps To Your Own Web Business
By Jason Mann

Even if you are a savvy, experienced web
business owner, a refresher of these starting
points won't hurt.

Let's dive right in ...

1.) Register your own domain name and get your
on a reliable web host.

Without your own www.yourdomain.com you're
selling yourself and your potential customers
short. There isn't *one single* reason you
shouldn't have your own domain name and
hosting.

You can get a perfectly reliable host for
$9.95 per month and registering a domain
name for one year cost as little as $8.95.

No excuse not to have them.

2.) A line of products or serives *you control*

When we started the Online Business Start Up Tips article, you probably wondered where it was going - understand now? Well read on for more...


Affiliate programs are great and they can put
serious money in your pocket over time. But the
real golden goose is your own products or services.

When you have 100% control over the product
you have increased leverage on how to employ it
into your business.

3.) You must have the capability to accept credit cards.

If you're not taking the major credit cards you're losing
*loads* of business. I guarantee that. You should look
into getting your own merchant account. I use a company
called, Ecommerce Exchange. Their steller and have
given me great service. Their rates are fair as well.

If you just can't go that route, you can also use
a company like http://www.Ibill.com or http://www.WorldPay.com
for International businesses.

4.) Sales copy that is PROVEN.

I was speaking with a friend of mine the other day
and when I asked, "What is the number one thing you would
say stops new business owners online from making serious
money'" He replied, "Not having proven sales copy."

This coming from a man who in 1996 wrote a letter which
resulted in selling 50,000 of his courses in under 9
......

Hopefully, you are now a little more knowledgable about Online Business Start Up Tips (why not check out our article on Small Business Web Hosting, as well).

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