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| have a lot of | | | | |
| | | | send his/her ads with your messages. This is |
| money? Start your business online, and it | | | | valuable message |
| won't be a problem.There are some pretty | | | | |
| terrific resources you can use. Some of | | | | real estate. It's better to pay for your |
| | | | autoresponders, if |
| them you have to pay for, but they are | | | | |
| inexpensive and can get | | | | possible, so that you can place your own ads |
| | | | in the headers and |
| you started quickly and easily.1. A domain | | | | |
| and web hosting. If you want others to see | | | | footers of all your messages.5. Online |
| you as a | | | | Tools.There is a whole host of online tools |
| | | | you can use to help you |
| professional and take you seriously, then | | | | |
| you need to invest in | | | | with your business including email |
| | | | formatters, newsletter |
| your own domain and web hosting.Purchased | | | | |
| separately, the cost can add up very quickly. | | | | formatters, sales letter and press release |
| Here are | | | | formatters, as well |
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| some very low cost solutions to help you put | | | | as wizards to help you build your web |
| your name on the | | | | site.Below are some of the best:Pertinent |
| | | | Inc. - - Offers a free press |
| map.Dot Easy - - For only $25 per year, you | | | | |
| | | | release creator, as well as a sales letter |
| can purchase your own domain. The web | | | | generator.Free Online Wizards - |
| hosting is completely | | | | |
| | | | - This site |
| free. Although this hosting account is | | | | |
| stripped of all the bells | | | | offers everything from a wizard to help you |
| | | | syndicate your |
| and whistles like CGI, you still get 15MB of | | | | |
| bannerless hosting | | | | content to form creators and drop down menu |
| | | | creators. Lots of |
| for free, and if you build minisites, this | | | | |
| is a really cheap way | | | | tips and articles too.Email Formatter - - |
| | | | Tired of getting |
| for you to get started. Buy a domain a | | | | |
| month, and before you | | | | emails with a ton of >>>>> in them? You can |
| | | | use this site to |
| know it, you have your own empire of | | | | |
| products set up for a lot | | | | strip those tags out, as well as reformat |
| | | | your emails to any |
| less than if you had bought all of this | | | | |
| separately.Go Daddy - - Although as far as I | | | | width. Great for formatting articles too.6. |
| know | | | | Business Software.You can find thousands of |
| | | | dollars in free software to help you |
| they offer domain names for the cheapest | | | | |
| price on the Internet | | | | build your business by searching through |
| | | | software sites online.My favorite is Freeware |
| at $6.95, their service is pretty good. I | | | | Home: |
| buy all of my domains | | | | |
| | | | You'll find over 7,000 applications at last |
| here, and I've never had any problems.Free | | | | count here, and |
| Web Space - - If money | | | | |
| | | | they're all free, full sized versions of the |
| is a real problem right now, but you still | | | | program.Two applications you won't want to be |
| want to make a good | | | | without are:Open Office - - Formerly Star |
| | | | Office, |
| impression, then this site can help you find | | | | |
| the most affordable | | | | this open source application is the best |
| | | | rival to Microsoft |
| web hosting or even bannerless hosting | | | | |
| that's free.Remember, you get what you pay | | | | Office. You can use it to do everything from |
| for, so eventually, when you can | | | | convert your |
| | | | |
| afford it, upgrade. There are some good | | | | documents to PDF, to word processing, |
| budget web hosts out | | | | spreadsheets, and |
| | | | |
| there like Dot Easy, but for the most part, | | | | presentations. There's also a version for |
| you get what you pay | | | | MAC, making this a |
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| for.2. Web Site Creation Tools.There are | | | | must see application when you can't afford |
| some fantastic tools on the Internet you can | | | | other expensive |
| use to | | | | |
| | | | applications.Banana Cash Books - |
| build your web site, and they're all | | | | |
| free.Considered to be the best HTML editor | | | | - Although |
| online, Front Page 2000 | | | | |
| | | | this single entry accounting program accepts |
| will give you hundreds of scripts, as well | | | | just about any |
| as a free FTP client | | | | |
| | | | currency, if you want to use the accounting |
| you can unzip into the directory and upload | | | | method the IRS |
| your files directly | | | | |
| | | | recommends for small business, this nice |
| from the HTML editor.There are four | | | | little free program |
| different modes, including beginner and | | | | |
| expert, | | | | will definitely do the trick.7. Business |
| | | | Education.Once you have your business up and |
| so no matter what level at creating HTML you | | | | running, it's a good idea to |
| are, this free | | | | |
| | | | stay up to date with your business and |
| editor will definitely help you.You'll find | | | | marketing knowledge.There are a lot of great |
| it here: you're there, make sure you check | | | | ways to do this including forums, |
| out the free metatag | | | | |
| | | | article directories, mailing lists, and |
| creator, as well as some of the other great | | | | newsletters.There are also some great |
| free online tools | | | | resource heavy sites out there you can |
| | | | |
| you'll find there.3. Scripts.If you want to | | | | benefit from. Below are three of my |
| get the most from your web site, scripts will | | | | favorites:My 1st Business - - Run by Ben |
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| help you do this. You don't have to be an | | | | Botes, you'll find plenty of ecourses, |
| expert in installation | | | | seminars and more |
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| either. You can quickly and easily learn how | | | | covering small business, ecommerce, |
| to install them. I | | | | marketing, and other topics. |
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| taught myself from reading some of the | | | | You need to sign up for an account, but it's |
| webmaster sites online.You have two choices | | | | free, and |
| when it comes to installing scripts on your | | | | |
| | | | definitely worth a look.Free Marketing |
| site:You can install them yourself, or you | | | | Resources - - Run by |
| can use remotely hosted | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy D. Brown, one of my all time favorite |
| scripts. Remotely hosted scripts are great | | | | marketers, and quite |
| when you don't have a | | | | |
| | | | frankly, one of the best, you'll find audio, |
| CGI bin on your site.This site is offering | | | | ecourses, and other |
| scripts for free: | | | | |
| | | | resources in plain English that can teach |
| - Scripts include: | | | | you how to market |
| | | | |
| Autoresponder Script, Fly-In Ads Script, | | | | online. Jimmy doesn't just teach you what to |
| Paid To Read Emails | | | | do; he shows you |
| | | | |
| Script, Safelist Script, Rotator Script, | | | | how to do it, and he spells it out. It |
| Homepage Traffic | | | | doesn't matter if you are |
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| Script. Definitely worth a look.Two | | | | a complete newbie, or if you have been |
| resources that offer a wide variety of | | | | marketing for some time. |
| scripts in different | | | | |
| | | | You'll benefit from Jimmy's excellent |
| formats are: you want remotely hosted | | | | teaching.Ebook Directory - - Run by Noel |
| scripts, the best sites I have found | | | | |
| | | | Hynes, this is the most comprehensive |
| are: Autoresponders. Autoresponders will | | | | collection of small |
| help you in two ways: you | | | | |
| | | | business and Internet marketing ebooks on |
| can use them for your opt in lists and | | | | the Internet, and |
| ezines, and you can also | | | | |
| | | | they're absolutely free. You'll also find |
| use them to follow up with your | | | | plenty of other ebooks |
| customers.With opt in lists and ezines, an | | | | |
| autoresponder will save you the | | | | here including motivational, writing, and a |
| | | | whole lot more.There are plenty of free |
| trouble of handling subscribe and | | | | resources on the Internet to help you |
| unsubscribe requests, which | | | | |
| | | | build your business. The trick is learning |
| can become very tedious after awhile. This | | | | when you should buy |
| will allow you to | | | | |
| | | | products and services for your business and |
| automate the mundane part of building a | | | | when you can get a |
| relationship with your | | | | |
| | | | freebie that will do the job just as well |
| customers and newsletter subscribers, | | | | and sometimes better.A quick search of Alexa, |
| providing you with the | | | | will help you |
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| credibility you need online to make the | | | | find some of the best.Jinger Jarrett is a |
| sale.Two sites that offer free autoresponders | | | | former military journalist and newspaper |
| that are very reliable | | | | reporter |
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| are: note: when using free autoresponders, | | | | who teaches and consults on article writing. |