by jack43jjj » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:47 pm
Wow, just downloaded your free ebook on marketing..it's a mouthful of great information! I started to read it and study some key points last night. I'll be busy with this for a while. But, I love a free education where ever I can get one...thanks!!Hey Mark,
In a nutshell, yes.
You have to first sit down and think about the concrete costs and later the potential costs.
Concrete costs applies to investments you HAVE to make no matter what. For instance, to really start on a good online business you need a website. I don't care how many people say they're making money without one, but if you want to have an online presence, having a website is your first priority.
That means purchasing a domain name and getting it hosted. Paying the hosting fees is concrete, because it will not change whether you make money or not. After that, all else is potential. Whether it is softwares, services, ebooks and so on.
The next thing is to have a product. It doesn't have to be yours, but you have to have something to offer to the public, something to conjure their interest. When you're able to do that, you'll be on your way to success.
Having a website is important because people can seek you out and find out more info from you without having to ask you over the phone over and over again. However, the most important reason to have a website is to create leads. That's it. When you have a lead to follow-up on, you have a better chance of making a sale.
That's my quick tip. Perhaps someone else can go into further detail on this topic. However, that does sound like a pretty good project to start on. I'll have to do that later - sounds like fun.[/quote]