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6 Easy Ways to Set Up an Online Business at Home

By Maria Bashi
Oct 13, 2016
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Setting up a business follows several steps, whether your business is onsite or online. The only thing missing is a physical office if you’re operating virtually. So when you want to start an online business at home and start it right the first time, here are the things you should follow:

 

Identify a need and find the product that will fill it

 

Do not make the common error newbies commit, which is to look first for a product before finding a market. The way to properly start your business is to begin with a market. Do research to find what a group of people (your target market) is searching for – a solution to address their problem. Check online forums for questions and see what solutions other people offer. From your search you can already discover potential competitors, what they are offering and what they are doing so that the demand can be addressed. Then you can find the product that will fill a particular demand, since you already found an existing market.

 

Write a good and compelling copy that will sell the product

 

Copywriting may not be your forte but you can always ask for help. You can also find some tools online that can help you come up with a compelling copy that will arouse the reader’s interest. It should illustrate the problem that the product you offer will solve. Include a description of the product and its guaranteed benefits. Build an urgency, make an offer to the reader/potential buyer and compel them to buy. Eventually, add testimonials from people who have found satisfaction from the product you’re offering.

 

Design and create an attractive and user-friendly website

 

Once you have polished you copy, you are ready to create the website for your online business. It does not have to be fabulous. It is actually better to make it simple, but it should grab the attention of readers within 5 seconds after they’ve seen your site. Your website is the front end of your store, so it should be customer friendly. Make it easy for customers to navigate the site. Be mindful of the essential design elements – clear and simple backgrounds, easy to read fonts, add good product images or graphics and make it easy for customers to buy. Do not make the buying and payment process complex. Include an opt-in feature so you can gather email addresses and contact information for your customer database.

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Learn how to make search engines bring lots of traffic to your website

 

Since you are new, it is best to employ some marketing and advertising tools, like pay-per-click, which is one of the fastest ways to bring more traffic to a brand new website and earn as well. Choose ads that are relevant to your website and product as these quickly show up in search engines. Likewise you can test various keywords, which you can use to enhance your site’s code.

 

Make yourself an expert

 

Information is what people seek from the Internet, so use it to your advantage and build a reputation as an industry expert. Provide information through articles, blogs or videos to potential and target customers. Use forums, social media sites and other friendly websites to distribute free information about things that are useful to different people.

 

Choose the right broadband package

 

As a final tip, now that you’re an online business owner you will need a fast broadband connection to help you get work done. This is critical especially if you’re running an e-commerce business and so must to stay on point at all times, or if you’re working with other online business owner clients. There are plenty of fast business broadband packages available, so choose the best one that’s tailored to your needs, so you could pace yourself better and get more done.

 

With these tips, you’ll be able to fine tune your online business plans and work on a fabulous front end that will wow potential customers.

 

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