Making Money Online-The Starting Point

It took me several years  and plenty of money to figure out how to do this right.  You might have a whole bunch of ideas in your head and just trying to figure out how to get them out to the universe.  There are millions of people online at any moment in time so you have the whole world at your disposal. How do you find these people and get them interested in your product or service?  There are a few options that you can look into and it also depends on your budget.

There are many free ways to make money online but there are still a few products that are well worth the investment for ultimate success.  one of these necessities would be your own website.  Your own website is like having your own company, you are in control of  what you sell and how you sell it.  There are free websites that you can obtain online but you might not have control over what kind of ads you can display or how your information is being displayed.  Any changes that you make to your website through a third party might have to go through an approval process and at a later time you might not be able to transfer all that hard work over to another hosting company if you decide to make a switch.  A website consists of two things, a hosting company and a domain name. Usually you can get these products from the same company but you might want to shop around as some domains can be be purchased for as low as 99 cents.  The domain name acts as your brand so you want to choose it carefully.  If for example you are trying to sell pet products you might want to have a name that includes the word “pet” in it such as www.mypetshop.com or something along that lines.  That way if someone is searching for pet products on a search engine, your website might be more desirable to be viewed then someone who names their website www.fruit.com.  That domain name might work for someone interested in fruit but not for someone interested in pet products.  Do you understand what I mean? You can create a very easy website with Wordpress under your hosting account. Wordpress uses a variety of themes that will fit the character of your website. Once your hosting account is all setup, check out Wordpress to create a nice looking website.

A great place to get cheap domain names is www.GoDaddy.com .  They have discounts on domain names all the time and you can easily transfer these names to your website.

Hosting Accounts

Setting up a hosting account takes a bit of research as you need to make sure that the hosting account you are interested in provides all the tools, resources and technical support to get you up and running.  Many people have been pleased with the level of service they receive from the following hosting services:

Bluehost-Bluehost offers unlimited webhosting space, free drag and drop site builder, free domain name, unlimited add on domains and much more.

hostmonster-unlimited hosting space, unlimited site bandwith, free domain forever, free sitebuilder, and so much more.

Host Gator-unlimited disk space, host unlimited websites, and unlimited bandwidth for a very low price

Ok so you have figured out how to get your website and domain name. What’s next? You need a niche and a product that is going to put some income in your pocket. Find out how to find a profitable market……