Internet success these days is easier to achieve than some people might imagine. There are literally MILLIONS of websites out there on the net representing all the countries around the globe. From the USA to China. Businesses around the world are finding the "Fort Knox" of advertisements and business marketing opportunities on the world wide web. Thousands of people access the internet everyday of every month each year.
And it is easy as ever to create a website and market it online to get thousands of internet savvy visitors. So, why would anyone want to miss out on such a potentially lucrative opportunity? You'd be crazy to miss it, right? This is exactly what I thought before I realized the treasure trove that exists online. I have compiled all my resources and written them here to share with you my list of 10 Steps to Internet Success.
1. GET A GOOD WEBHOST - There are lots of reputable website hosting companies that can offer you affordable hosting with "all the bells and whistles". My interpretation of what a "good" website host would be: one, besides being cheap, with lots of bandwidth. You want a dedicated server with lots of bandwidth to ensure your website does not encounter any kind of delays when online. Dedicated servers are services that provide you with the server, internet connection and software to create your website. I have been with a few dedicated website hosting companies. One of which is Hostgator.
2. DETERMINE YOUR BEST NICHE - What are you good at that interests you? Could be sports, medicine, advertising, website design or even self improvement. This really is an important step. Because your niche could determine how successful you become. By choosing the most popular niche - or interest - you are increasing your chances of a more lucrative career.
3. WORDPRESS PUBLISHING - Wordpress is a software popular with bloggers. It is a type of CMS (Content Management System) that makes it easy to create, optimize and maintain a website or blog. It is easy because, you don't need knowledge to build a website. It is a system of modules or blocks that you put together to create your site. And the best part is: it's free.
4. OPTIMIZE SITE FOR THE NET - One of the best things about wordpress is, it has the ability of optimizing your site for you. There are "plugins" that you can download that help with the optimization process. Optimizing your site means: preparing your content, headers, links, ect, ect, for high search engine rankings.
5. GET IN GOOGLE - Once you have created your website with wordpress - or however you choose to do it - you will want to submit your site's URL (website address) to Google. Google is one of the most popular search engines and one of the most important considering about 60% of your website's traffic will be directed via this behemoth of a search engine.
6. GOOGLE ADSENSE PAYS - I use Google Adsense to help supplement my monthly income. If you already have an email account with Google, you just sign in with your credentials, sign up for the Adsense Program and implement your choice of ads on your site where you want them. When someone clicks on an ad, you are paid for each click.
7. BUILD YOUR AFFILIATION - The idea behind an online affiliate is: to market a product via an affiliate. When you sign on with an affiliation on the net, you become an "affiliate". The company of the affiliate gives you a choice of ads or text links that you can use on your website. If people click on a link and commit to a purchase - or perform a certain action - you are paid a percentage for that click.
8. CREATE A FACEBOOK PAGE? - I know this is going to sound like a bit of a "know brainer", but you probably already know about Facebook? ... the most popular site on the net. So, having said that, need I say more?
9. CREATE A GOOD BACK LINK CAMPAIGN - One of the most important parts of website marketing (even to this day) would be creating good back links. A back link is an URL that points to your website. The more URL's you have pointing to your site, the more importance Google places in that link. In return, you get more website traffic.
10. SOCIALIZE YOUR SITE - Like creating a Facebook page, you really want to market your site via some of the most popular high authority social sites. Simply publishing a site does nothing to attract potential business. You will need to be proactive in your marketing efforts.
Daniel Joe Baker is the author and webmaster of the website "The Brazilian Language". He created his site through his knowledge of HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, SEO and website design. He has also authored a few other websites on the net. He has extensive experience creating and preparing websites for online publication. He also has published numerous articles currently circulated throughout the web. Give him a shoutout at his website if you would like to know more about success on the internet.