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ReneeBecket

Published on October 3, 2014

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So according to the basic training I've gathered here at WA, I put together a sort-of checklist on how to start an online business, and added some ideas related to Social Media Marketing for New Entrepreneurs (My Chosen Niche!!!).

10 STEPS to Start Your Online Business:

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1. Have A Winning Mindset: http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html
2. Select Your Niche! In a nutshell, this is a topic about which you are passionate. You can help people within this niche, and make money doing it. See this interesting article for more: http://tinyurl.com/kpmr2dd
3. Find Profitable Keywords within your chosen topic: http://www.jaaxy.com/?a_aid=a65be2ad
4. Registering your domain name: 1 and 1
5. Website Hosting
6. Create Social Media Accounts: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest (or Instagram), and YouTube are the basics to have. You can have google+, which is easy to manage from your Gmail account.
7. Setup your website! You can build a quality website in 30 seconds:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/create-a-website-in-under-30-seconds
8. Find Affiliate Products Suited for your expert topic or niche.
9. Learn FB Marketing Basics from me - Just PM :)
10. Creating Videos to market yourself and your products: I can send you a scripted template if you don't know what to say. It will help you get started :)

Comment below on what you think of my 10 Steps to Start Your Online Business!

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