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Things you must know before starting off an online business

Important things you must know and understand before starting off an online business.

Author: Dennisl

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Everyone wants to be their own boss. I believe they have thought of it at least once during their lifetime. So, would you like to be your own boss too? This is no longer a dream, but an achievable target. The reason is simple. We do not need to incur any large expenses to start off an online business. There are no rental, insurance and license fees.

There are lots of advantages of an online business. Firstly, you are neither restricted to work in office nor from 8am to 5pm. You can work whenever or wherever you want, provided you have a computer or laptop along with internet connection. Therefore, you can work at home, office, coffee shop or even on your bed. It provides flexibility and you have control over your time.

Secondly, we are now living in the information age or also known as digital age. People from around the world cannot seem to live without a computer. Therefore, online businesses are expected to continue to grow. They are a booming industry.

Thirdly, you can start your business with zero cost. Before thinking about managing the inventory or selling your products or services, you have to setup a website. Then, in order to complete a website, you will need a domain name (example: www.yourname.com) and web hosting service, which is a place to host and make your website accessible to the world via World Wide Web (www).

The good news is that you can get both of them for free. All you need to do is just search through the internet for free domain name, just type a few simple words like “free domain name” into any of the search engines. Then, you should have a list of results. However, you may normally get a free subdomain (example: abc.yourname.com) instead of a domain name. Again, you perform another search for “free web hosting service” via the search engines. Then, you should receive plenty of results. You may just pick anyone you like and then sign up for the service.

However, I would like to point out the potential weaknesses of using subdomain and free hosting service. By using a subdomain, your business may not seem professional from the customers’ point of view. Your customers may feel that you are less committed to your business. Thus, you should consider getting your own domain name. You should be able to get it for less than USD 10 per annum, so it is still very affordable.

As we know, all businesses need to generate sales to survive. If a business does not make enough sales, it will collapse. Therefore, should all of us use free hosting services, then how do the companies generate enough incomes to payoff their expenses? We believe “You get what you pay for”. Thus, you may not get the support on time when you encounter problems. Furthermore, you may experience server downtime more frequently as the companies allocate more resources to the paid users. Thus, you should consider the paid service. The cost should be about USD 4 per month.

However, if you face budget constraint problem, you can still go on with free subdomain and hosting service. You can buy these services when you have earned your incomes.

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Things you must know before starting off an online business