How to Start Your Own Internet Home Based Business

Begin by creating an e-commerce plan. Since you’re exploring new territory, including making decisions about technology and marketing and establishing a new set of vendor relationships, you will need a well-thought-out plan to guide you.

You should start by making a list of names that are easy to remember and portray the right business image.  For assistance, go to Google and use the keyword to search for “domain registration” and you will find a list companies such as AIT Domains (www.aitdomains.com) and Register.com. These companies specialize in guiding you through establishing a domain name. Once you have decided upon your domain name for your business..you should first check to see if it is available to even purchase. You just might be surprised to find that the name you thought of may not be available. You can check for domain name availability for FREE at mostly all of the sites that offer domain registration. Unfortunately this is where a lot of new internet home based business owners get stuck trying to come up with a unique domain name so do your research first and get creative. For a modest fee ($15 to $70), you can register a domain name for 2 years. And don’t be afraid to pick up the phone and call the sales or technical support line to find out more before you buy!

Write or draw your outline for each page that will be contained in your . The following 5 elements should be considered:
• Structure
• Content
• Design
• Navigation
• Credibility (includes testimonials, case studies or interesting stories)

There are numerous web hosting companies that offer a combination of web hosting and building packages. Most of them have tools that allow you to build a professional looking web site all online using one complete package.