Internet Marketing: How To Get Started:

Internet Marketing: Internet Money, Easy Money, Quick Money, Fast Money or whatever term you want to call it, is really within your reach and I assure you that if you do the proper strategies you will be making money soon. There is no better time than taking action right now. Either you have a business plan on making money online now or you don't know how to start yet, the important rule in making money online is that you have that desire and passion. With those two qualities you will be able to push yourself to learn more about making money in the internet.

Here are your guide to get started in making money online:

1. Know Your Target Market

Take note of this and it will save you from a lot of misery in making money online. You should know what kind of market you will target. Have a "market research" or to put it simply, know what market you would like to reach. In the Internet term it is called the "niche". Niche are the targeted, pin-pointed group or market place that you aim to give your service with. It can be from people who love dogs to people who like to travel. The important thing in making money online is that you provide a clear, helpful and substantial information or service to your niche market.

You can provide product service to your niche market by selling them items that they need. You can go to www.CJ.com or www.Clickbank.com to find items that you can sell to your niche market to propel your business in making money online.

2. Have Your Own Domain Name

Yup you read it right! If you're really interested and committed in making money online, you should think it as a real business as I have said in my previous blog and that includes having your own domain name for your sites. As a start of course, you can use the free service that Google or Yahoo gives but in the long run it is important for you to have your own domain name so you can have your own identity.

I recommend that you go to www.Godaddy.com wherein you can buy domain names for a cheap price.

Here are some tips in choosing your domain name:

 a. Keep it simple, short and easy to remember

 b. It must be relevant to your business. For example, your business or website is about dogs, your domain name must be something related to dogs like www.trainyourdogs.com or something like that as long as it is related to your business.

c. Avoid using to many hyphens. URLs without hyphens look more professional. This does not mean that using hyphens in a domain are not okay. However, you will do well not to use more than two hyphens. Not only it is harder to relate hyphenated domain names to other people verbally but they are less Search Engine Friendly.

d.It’s very important to get a Dot Com.

Even if you are unsure of what to do just yet, I strongly suggest that you get a Domain Name in your name now. In other words, you should secure your very own “dot com” like this www.YourName.com. This should be the first step to branding yourself and imagine how you can start impressing your friends with our own “dot com”. Do not underestimate the brand building power a domain can give you.

If you are not comfortable using your own name then I recommend registering a domain name using your pen name instead. If your name is already taken by any chance, you can either negotiate to buy that domain name from the current owner if possible, if not then choose a pen name.

Web Hosting:

Next, you need a hosting space to store your files. In a nutshell, the host of your website is the server. Your website sits on the hard disk of a big computer called a server, which is connected to the Internet 24/7. The server can also host other websites simultaneously. I recommend that you go to www.HostGator.com for your website hosting.

Your Website:

In simple terms, a website is a collection of web pages, images, videos, or other files that is hosted on one or more servers and accessible via internet. A website can also act as your virtual business store, brand building premise or even a platform to advertise and market your products and services.

Examples of websites that you can build include direct response websites, online stores, blogs, forums, services, social networking platforms, games, communication, and more.

Branding Yourself With Blogging:

Personal domain names don’t have to be restricted to becoming just a journal about your personal life. In fact, there is no better way to start building credibility to your name than setting up a blog to educate your potential customers about you and how you can help them solve their problems with your products and services.

If you are going to get your own personal domain name, I highly recommend that the website model be a blog. To put it simply, a blog is a website with static or real-time entries of posts. Usually the posts are journal commentary, highlights of events etc.