INTERNET MONEY SECRETS EXPOSED! ... my office

Peter Okolie 

By now I expect that you understand why you need to plan (... getting started). But allow me offer you some help. You would provide answers to the following questions at the end of this article:

• What do I want to do online?
• What experience do I have as regards what I want to do?
• Do I need a website?
• What is the starting capital?
• Can I do all I want on my own or do I need to employ someone?
• How do I advertise what I do online?
• How profitable is what I want to do?
• How long before I begin to get returns on my investments?

You may not have all the answers now. However, at the end of this article, you should be able to jump at the answer, so, read on. Don’t forget, “a bad plan is better than no plan at all”. To do business online, you need an online office which is a website.

My office: The website

A website is a location on the internet where people can find you. If you are serious about doing business on the internet you need an office.

Now let's get a bit technical; the domain is registered and then hosted after which your website is ready to be uploaded on the internet. Please don’t get confused at this point. A domain is just a name. When you register a domain it means you are registering the name of your website e.g. www.positiveinteractive.com. To host a domain means to purchase the space where the domain would be placed. It’s like buying land and going to the local government office to register your plan before eventually building your house (website). That is easy, isn’t it?

It is not as difficult as you think. With just #2,000 (13USD), you can have your domain registered and hosted. You may visit www.domainafrica.net  for domain registration and hosting. Find a Good Name; a good name is usually short, easy to remember, and reflects your business in some way. It’s the same in the offline world. Your domain name is how you’ll be known on the Web. Customers will have to remember it, spell it correctly, and type it into their Web browsers. Good domain names are memorable, short and easy to spell, and usually reflect your business purpose.

Now it is time to build your website. You could decide to use Julius Berger to build your house or call a cheaper construction company. In fact, I know a man that built his house all by himself. So if you can, why not? Go ahead and build your website. Sincerely, building a website is not a very difficult task. Many popular software companies allow you to create web pages visually by adding pictures and text just as you would a word processor.

An example of a popular web editor is Microsoft front page. You can get some free website templates from www.positiveinteractive.com/download/wt. All you have to do is edit the template to suit your company and you are ready for business. If you have problems with this, feel free to talk with me.

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Culled from XPRESSIONZ magazine 4th edition (2008)

INTERNET MONEY SECRETS EXPOSED! ... getting started

Peter Okolie

I feel sharp pains in my heart that burn deep into my soul. I look with great disappointment as many Nigerians get lost on the internet. They surf the internet with their eyes wide closed and do not see the opportunities screaming at them.

I have been doing business on the internet and I will expose the secrets I have learnt about making money on the internet. The information I am about to let out of the bag has made me quite comfortable. This is not a “get rich quick strategy” but it is a “get rich sure strategy”. I will show you how I make money online. I will reveal some of the heavily guarded secrets of making money online.

Configure your mind

Success begins in the mind; “as a man thinks in his heart so he is”, “If you think you can, then you can but, if you think you can’t, then you can’t”.

The first place to conquer in your quest for success in anything is your mind. The internet is no exception to this rule. If you must truly succeed as an internet entrepreneur you must conquer your mind. You must configure your mind to understand that there are opportunities on the internet. You must tell your mind that, not everyone with an internet presence is into illegal business. Until you are able to convince yourself, you would not be able to convince any other person.

When I talk to individuals about the subject of online business opportunities, they ask me “hope it’s not yahoo yahoo (internet scam)”?. Many don’t believe, it is possible to do business (legitimate) online especially since there is no physical presence with the client. Kevin Ham would definitely disagree; this man is the most powerful 'dotcom' mogul you’ve ever heard of. He built a $300 million empire selling web domain online. Don’t worry if you don’t know what a domain is I would introduce the concept much later when we talk about a website. Just imagine the amount of wealth this man has been able to gather online. 

Take time to plan

As a young child, I grew up with my grandmother. She would always emphasize her point by using quotes. One of such is “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. I never forgot those words; not because they sounded nice and easy to remember, but because I have come to see the truth in the sayings.

There is a saying in the Bible that, it would be complete foolishness for a man to set out to build a house without first counting the cost. The problem with this approach of doing things is that, you could get half way only to discover you weren’t prepared to start in the first place. A very wise man once said lightly, “a bad plan is better than no plan”. But if you would take the trouble to get a plan at all, why not get a good plan? After all, the effort required is almost the same.

Do you know that 80% of businesses fold-up within the first five years of operations? Do you equally know that, 50% of those that survive fold-up within the next five years? Why do some businesses continue to do well? The answer can be found in their business plans. I expect any one interested in starting any business to know what a business plan is. I also expect that you understand how to put together a business plan.

Your business plan should contain your vision, mission, goal, unique selling promise, and backup plan (in case things don’t go the way you planned). If you are have problems putting together a business plan or need help getting a wonderful business plan, send a request to: businessplan@wealthsenseonline.com.

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Culled from XPRESSIONZ magazine 4th edition (2008)