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Where should I start?
By: Chuck McCullough
I recently surveyed my newsletter subscribers to get some
information on what areas they need the most help with.
An interesting bit of information came out of the survey:
A LARGE number of people online are trying to figure
out where to start, or aren't sure how to go about it.
My answer for this problem is simply:
Get started!
Just get started. Find a subject that you enjoy, and that
you are willing to spend time learning more about, and
start creating your website.
Use the free hosting services, put up a bunch of banners,
DON'T get your own domain name, make all the mistakes you
possibly can!
Why would I give you such terrible advice?
Because this is how you learn! This is how you learn the
basics of creating a web page, uploading to someone else's
server, finding your site on the Internet, and then trying
to figure out how to get other people to find your site.
Everything you read (I'm guilty of this too!) tells you
that you must have your own domain name before you even
start, you must have a ton of content ready to put on
your website to keep people coming back, your website must
be on a profitable subject that will surely make you a ton
of money, you must drive traffic to your website, etc.,
etc.!
The problem is that you spend all of your time trying to
figure out what your website is going to be about, and
trying to find a cool domain name for it, finding the
perfect website hosting company that will keep your site
up 24 hours a day, finding the most profitable topic...
But you never get started!
Get started today... right now... not later... now.
Go and create an account on a free hosting company,
figure out how to create a web page, then upload it
using the instructions that are given to you by the
hosting company.
Don't know how to create a web page? Go to your favorite
search engine and search for "HTML tutorial" and then
read until you've learned what you need to know to create
a simple page that says:
"This is my new website and I'm proud of it!"
Join an affiliate program... it doesn't matter which one,
just figure out how to join one and join it.
Go back and modify your web page with the information they
gave you when you signed up for the affiliate program.
Once you have done this, open your browser and try to find
your new website.
Can you find it? If not, figure out why. Read the help
section of your website host.
Once you find your website, go back and change the font
on your page, bold some words, add a banner promoting
the affiliate program you joined.
Move the banner to the bottom of the page instead of the
top. Just make changes to try and make it look better.
Add more content. What content? It doesn't matter, just
talk about your favorite subject for a while: Fishing,
skateboarding, racing cars, comic books, whatever.
After you have done this, figure out how to add Meta tags
to your website with keywords and a description of what
it is about.
When you have done this, go to every search engine you
can possibly find and figure out what you have to do to
submit your new web page.
Did you do this yet?
If so, you are now on your way to making money on the
Internet.
Did I just tell you that your new web page is going to
make you money?
Nope. The exercise that I had you follow took you from
start to finish of creating and promoting a web page.
I intentionally left out the little details because THAT
is what is going to get you on your way to making money
online.
Having to go and figure out how to do each of those steps
is where you will start to build your foundation for
future wealth making.
The only way you are going to get the chance to do this
is to get started right now... then as you learn more,
you will start to figure out what it takes to earn money
online.
About the Author
Chuck McCullough is the author of a new ebook titled:
"Affiliate Mistakes: Maximizing Your Profits From
Affiliate Programs!" Get your free Email Course at:
http://www.affiliatemistakes.com
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