Building A Business On A Zero Budget
(c)2000 Terri Seymour
Assuming you already have a computer, it is definitely
possible to build an online business with a zero budget!
>From formulating your plan, to building your website, to
promoting your new business. This can all be done for
free.
Your first step would be to decide what your business is
going to be and write out your busines plan. If you have
your plan written out it will help you in the organization
and birth of your business.
After your business is decided, you must then learn how
to design and build your website. There are many free
tutorials and websites to help you with this. A few are:
http://www.bfree.on.ca/HTML/
http://www.bignosebird.com/
http://www.pagetutor.com/
Once you learn how to build your site, and believe me
the learning never ends, you will want to find a free web
host. There are many places that will host your site for
free, but my personal favorite is:
http://www.hypermart.net/index.gsp
Here is a list of others:
http://www.vvm.com/~rsadler/freesites.htm
Once you get your website up, you will want to start
promoting your new business. There are many ways to
do this for free.
Message Boards: http://www.forumone.com
Announcement Lists - Find announcement lists at:
http://www.egroups.com
http://www.topica.com
http://www.smartgroups.com
http://www.globelists.com
Search Engines - Submit manaully to top engines.
http://www.zdnet.com/searchiq/
Link Exchanges - Exchange links with other
webmasters.
http://rlinks.hypermart.net/
http://www.reciprocallink.com/
http://swap.at/TheSwapShop.com
The most effective way to promote your business and
webite is by ezine publishing. This is a must for your
business success. There are many good sites to help
you get started:
http://www.e-zinez.com/
http://www.web-source.net/web/Ezines/
http://www.zinebook.com/publicz.html
http://newslettercoach.com/
http://ezine-tips.com/
After you start your ezine, you can get involved with ad
swapping. This is a great way to advertise at no cost.
mailto:Ezine-Ad-Swaps-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:AdSwapsforYou-subscribe@egroups.com
mailto:swap_it-subscribe@listbot.com
mailto:EzineAdSwap-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:ezineadexchange-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:LB-Ad_Swaps-subscribe@egroups.com
You can also get your ezine listed in numerous free
directories.
http://www.mjswebularworld.com/ezinesubmit.htm
http://www.freezineweb.com/
http://www.tobewealthy.com/links/listdir.htm
A good way to add to or start your online income is by
joining some good affiliate programs.
http://www.associateprograms.com/
Once you get your income started, you can then start
using that money to expand your business. To build a
business in this way will take time and a lot of effort, so
you should be very passionate and determined not to
give up. There is a lot to learn and at times it will seem
overwhelming. Just remember we have all been there.
There will be many times when you feel like throwing in
the towel, but just remember your goals and do NOT
give up! YOU WILL SUCCEED!!
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