2. Once you have selected the type of audience start out small. Yahoo, Goggle, and the like have some reasonably priced web site promotion fees. Place ads in your local newspaper. (Some ads are as low as $5.00/wk). Look for newspapers that offer both the online and paper ads. These can help increase the exposure of your site to the buying public.

3. I use what I call Introduction Cards (not quite a Business Card). I run into people at the grocery store, the mall, and the gas station, almost everywhere. Before I know it I am introd

Introduction

At this point you have now decided on the right business for you. For under $20 your e-commerce site is up and running. You are excited! You are now a business owner! However, you notice something is amiss. Who’s going to see it? More importantly: 1) how are you going to get people to the site. and 2) When you do, will they buy anything? The article dispels two of the myths related to starting your on online (e-commerce business).

The myth of “little or no effort”

The notion that your business will be financially successful with little or no effort is a MYTH! So far, I have not noticed my business running itself. You must get the buying public to your site. To do that requires more than a little effort. It requires a lot of effort and work. There are thousands of e-commerce sites on the Internet. That number changes drastically everyday. Remember your site was just added to that big selection pot. So, you will have to do some initial legwork, arm work, (you get the idea) to make your site a visible presence in the sea of choices on the Internet.

The myth of “family and friends”

The manuals tell you to start with family and friends. This is a great idea if this was your first attempt at a successful business. If you are like me then you have tried several ideas before this point. If so, you will find that sometimes family and friends are not as receptive as you hoped for. For those of you who are blessed with an abundance of family and friends with whom you try your many ideas you are very fortunate! However, to those of us who do not have a large family and friend base where do we go?

Helpful Suggestions

1. Research: You need to research the type of audience you are trying to reach. Am I looking for a specific type of consumer (targeted) or am I trying to reach everyone and anyone (untargeted) who can click a mouse? You want to choose wisely. You do not want to spend a lot of money on additional online (or paper) advertising if you don’t need it. Read articles on strategies used by those who are successful in the online (e-commerce) area.

2. Once you have selected the type of audience start out small. Yahoo, Goggle, and the like have some reasonably priced web site promotion fees. Place ads in your local newspaper. (Some ads are as low as $5.00/wk). Look for newspapers that offer both the online and paper ads. These can help increase the exposure of your site to the buying public.

3. I use what I call Introduction Cards (not quite a Business Card). I run into people at the grocery store, the mall, and the gas station, almost everywhere. Before I know it I am introd

The notion that your business will be financially successful with little or no effort is a MYTH! So far, I have not noticed my business running itself. You must get the buying public to your site. To do that requires more than a little effort. It requires a lot of effort and work. There are thousands of e-commerce sites on the Internet. That number changes drastically everyday. Remember your site was just added to that big selection pot. So, you will have to do some initial legwork, arm work, (you get the idea) to make your site a visible presence in the sea of choices on the Internet.

The myth of “family and friends”

The manuals tell you to start with family and friends. This is a great idea if this was your first attempt at a successful business. If you are like me then you have tried several ideas before this point. If so, you will find that sometimes family and friends are not as receptive as you hoped for. For those of you who are blessed with an abundance of family and friends with whom you try your many ideas you are very fortunate! However, to those of us who do not have a large family and friend base where do we go?

Helpful Suggestions

1. Research: You need to research the type of audience you are trying to reach. Am I looking for a specific type of consumer (targeted) or am I trying to reach everyone and anyone (untargeted) who can click a mouse? You want to choose wisely. You do not want to spend a lot of money on additional online (or paper) advertising if you don’t need it. Read articles on strategies used by those who are successful in the online (e-commerce) area.

2. Once you have selected the type of audience start out small. Yahoo, Goggle, and the like have some reasonably priced web site promotion fees. Place ads in your local newspaper. (Some ads are as low as $5.00/wk). Look for newspapers that offer both the online and paper ads. These can help increase the exposure of your site to the buying public.

3. I use what I call Introduction Cards (not quite a Business Card). I run into people at the grocery store, the mall, and the gas station, almost everywhere. Before I know it I am introd

The myth of “family and friends”

The manuals tell you to start with family and friends. This is a great idea if this was your first attempt at a successful business. If you are like me then you have tried several ideas before this point. If so, you will find that sometimes family and friends are not as receptive as you hoped for. For those of you who are blessed with an abundance of family and friends with whom you try your many ideas you are very fortunate! However, to those of us who do not have a large family and friend base where do we go?

Helpful Suggestions

1. Research: You need to research the type of audience you are trying to reach. Am I looking for a specific type of consumer (targeted) or am I trying to reach everyone and anyone (untargeted) who can click a mouse? You want to choose wisely. You do not want to spend a lot of money on additional online (or paper) advertising if you don’t need it. Read articles on strategies used by those who are successful in the online (e-commerce) area.

2. Once you have selected the type of audience start out small. Yahoo, Goggle, and the like have some reasonably priced web site promotion fees. Place ads in your local newspaper. (Some ads are as low as $5.00/wk). Look for newspapers that offer both the online and paper ads. These can help increase the exposure of your site to the buying public.

3. I use what I call Introduction Cards (not quite a Business Card). I run into people at the grocery store, the mall, and the gas station, almost everywhere. Before I know it I am introd

Helpful Suggestions

1. Research: You need to research the type of audience you are trying to reach. Am I looking for a specific type of consumer (targeted) or am I trying to reach everyone and anyone (untargeted) who can click a mouse? You want to choose wisely. You do not want to spend a lot of money on additional online (or paper) advertising if you don’t need it. Read articles on strategies used by those who are successful in the online (e-commerce) area.

2. Once you have selected the type of audience start out small. Yahoo, Goggle, and the like have some reasonably priced web site promotion fees. Place ads in your local newspaper. (Some ads are as low as $5.00/wk). Look for newspapers that offer both the online and paper ads. These can help increase the exposure of your site to the buying public.

3. I use what I call Introduction Cards (not quite a Business Card). I run into people at the grocery store, the mall, and the gas station, almost everywhere. Before I know it I am introd

2. Once you have selected the type of audience start out small. Yahoo, Goggle, and the like have some reasonably priced web site promotion fees. Place ads in your local newspaper. (Some ads are as low as $5.00/wk). Look for newspapers that offer both the online and paper ads. These can help increase the exposure of your site to the buying public.

3. I use what I call Introduction Cards (not quite a Business Card). I run into people at the grocery store, the mall, and the gas station, almost everywhere. Before I know it I am introducing myself and exchanging pleasantries. If that person asks for my name or email address I give them one of my Introduction Cards. This is a non-invasive way to promote my business.

Website Traffic

The fact of the matter is you can have the best business in the world. You can have the greatest idea or invention known to the human race on your website. But if buying public does not know that its there then it is of no benefit or profit to you or to them. Getting traffic to your website takes work.

So, if you are working on increasing traffic to your website, here is an inexpensive site I found with fees as low as $1.95/1000 targeted visitors. 1. https://www.targetedvisitors.info

To place inexpensive ads try:

2. http://www.americanclassifieds.com 3. http://www.pennysavers.com

?J. A. Rose 2006 (BizzyMomx4)— http://bizzymomx4.mydollarshop.com