Online business opportunities are a little scary. Just
think about it. You're planning to invest your time and
money, and you certainly don't want to choose the wrong
company to help you.
If you do a search online, you'll find thousands of
opportunities just waiting for you to sign up. Where did
these all come from? How do you know which one will give
you all the tools, help, and support you need to get up and
running?
I recently went through this entire process. It can be
truly overwhelming without knowing some of the questions
you should ask before you make a decision. As a Christian I
wanted to work with a company that not only talked a good
game, but was able to show me they were an honest company
who would truly do what they said they would do.
Where Do I Start?
My first concern was that I had very little experience
building a website. I was able to check my email and search
for something online, but that was the extent of it. I read
countless ads for companies claiming to "build a website in
15 minutes" or "be making money in as little as 24 hours."
The trouble was....I couldn't see any backend support. I
couldn't see anything except a template that someone built
and now they were trying to convince me this should be the
basis for my online business.
What about all the continuous building and changing that
happens on a website? Did I have to take a bunch of HTML
classes just so I'd know how to do all this stuff?
My second concern was whether the search engines would find
me. I remember wondering how the entire process worked and
who was going to teach me. There are alot of companies that
promise they can help in this area. I just didn't have a
clue about which one to use or how to go about evaluating
these kinds of companies.
And then of course, I wanted to know if my business would
be profitable. Finding the right niche is a huge part of
your ultimate success, or lack thereof. Of course, there is
never a guarantee, but at least I wanted to know I was on
the right track. I couldn't imagine where to even start
looking for answers about this one.
And the Answer is...
After it was all said and done, I arrived at some very
specific things to look for as you're choosing the right
company:
Tip: Choose a company that can handle everything from start
to finish, no matter your own strengths or weaknesses.
Trying to piecemeal the site hosting and building from one
company and then the search engine optimizing from another,
and the other things you need like building a newsletter
from yet another, will most certainly make your life alot
more complicated.
Tip: Choose a company with a proven track record. What kind
of results are their current clients getting? Are they
willing to show you the number of their sites that are
succeeding? You can bet they have an idea about how many of
their sites fail and why.
Tip: Choose a company that gives you the tools to build
your site that doesn't require you to have a PHD in website
building. There is a tremendous learning curve in the very
beginning, so just make sure you're working with a company
that provides the structure to build your site as you learn
so you're not stuck for long periods of time in that
learning curve.
Tip: Choose a company that allows all their site owners to
talk to each other in an open forum. Check to see how often
their forums are frequented. Ask for a guest pass so you
can get the real flavor of the company.
Tip: Choose a company that gives you 24 hour/7 days a week,
online technical support. There is nothing more difficult
than trying to resolve a problem and your only option is to
pay some expert somewhere to give you the guidance you need.
Tip: Don't purchase unless you are very sure about the
company's refund policy. Choose a company that will let you
try things out on a trial basis. Get your feet wet and see
if the company you've chosen is really the one that will
help you get where you want to go.
While it's true that no company can do it for you, it's
also true that you can certainly help increase your odds of
success if you choose the right company to help you.
Working with a company that is honest and will stand behind
you, helping every step of the way, is truly the Christian
way of doing business.
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for an
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