Well, as previously mentioned, the best way to make money on the internet, is by setting up a website to promote your product or service, or your affiliate's product or service. If you feel like you'd rather not have a website, that's fine, although I can assure you, it's well worth your while.

Here's the process for getting your very own website.......

• Register your domain name.
• Get web hosting.

The price of these services has dropped significantly over the past decade!!
A few years ago, registering could cost $300/year, with web hosting being an additional $500/year!!
The current prices are very reasonable, however, with some companies offering registration and hosting services for less that $5/month each!!



For registering a domain name, Register.com is a good place to start. You can register names with just about any possible domain extension (.com, .org, etc.). They also have a partnership with a hosting company, so you can get both services from the same place. This just makes billing, and troubleshooting easier.

Host$ave provides your own domain name, free control panel, free CGI scripts, free e-mail, and tons of disk space and bandwidth for only $7.95 a month. You also get the first month free. For great service and great value, I would reccomend HostSave above any other.

Another good site for registration and hosting is iPowerWeb , which offers some of the best service for your money on the web. It's hard to beat the price (about $7.95/month)!!

If you're looking for a more stable, well-known host, Dell offers an array of hosting packages, at a fairly reasonable price. Dell's big advantage is their service. They offer 24-hour support, and many other extra features not offered by other hosting companies.

Web.com allows you to register a domain for $6, and offers several packages for hosting, including one that allows you to setup a shopping cart, and accept credit cards.

Is the perfect domain name already taken??  You can find out exactly when it will expire so you can snatch it up!!   BizMint is a site that specializes in repossessed domain names.


Let's recap, shall we?


Register.com   |  Host$ave   |  iPowerWeb   |  Dell   |  Web.com   |   BizMint

Autoresponders
If you really want to make sales, an autoresponder is key!! You can follow up on sales, which helps to gain repeat customers, but the best thing about autoresponders is that you can get people that didn't buy, back to your site, where they might buy the second time around.

Good autoresponder programs can organize several lists, and send out several emails to your customers and prospects, at an interval you determine, while you are sleeping, or on vacation!! Autoresponders do all the marketing for you!!

You can use an autoresponder to send out an ezine, to broadcast a message to everyone who has come to your site, or to follow up for several weeks after a sale. An autoresponder is one of the most powerful tools you can have!!

Below are a list of autoresponders you can find for a low price. Marketer's Choice is the one we reccomend the most, because it integrates an autoresponder, a shopping cart, an ad tracker, and an affiliate program all in one. They even have a 30-day free trial, with no strings attached. This is what I use for all of my internet businesses.

Marketer's Choice  |  Quicktell  |  GetResponse



Shopping Cart
If you are planning on selling multiple products, you will need a shopping cart. These are relatively inexpensive, and can be customized to any business. If you are selling one or two products, there are usually better methods, although a shopping cart may still be in your best interests.

The way your shopping cart looks to the potential customer is more imortant than you may think. Many online shoppers give up before they check out, because they get annoyed or frustrated with the shopping cart. Don't let this happen to you!!

Below are a list of internet sites that offer shopping carts for a low price. Once again, Marketer's Choice is the one we reccomend the most, because it integrates an autoresponder, a shopping cart, an ad tracker, and an affiliate program all in one. They really are great!!

Marketer's Choice  |  eShoppingCart   |  AmeriCart



Affiliate Program
Any website, no matter how small, can benefit from an affiliate program!! Basically, it's like you are hiring hundreds of sales reps for your business that don't get paid unless they make you a sale. You can't lose!!

Several companies will run your affiliate program for you. Many integrate this service with others.

Below are a list of internet sites that offer shopping carts for a low price. Once again, Marketer's Choice is the one we reccomend the most, because it integrates an autoresponder, a shopping cart, an ad tracker, and an affiliate program all in one. They really are great!!

Marketer's Choice  |  MyAffiliateProgram



Merchant Account
This is how you get paid!! Once everything is set up, you need to apply for a merchant account. This is the most expensive aspect of an internet business, but it is also the most important thing if you want to get paid.

If you would rather not get a merchant account, an alternative is to go through PayPal. It's free (actually, you get paid $5 for signing up) The only problem with PayPal is that not everyone is signed up with it, and you may lose definite customers because they don't want the hassle.

Once again, Marketer's Choice provide's this service. Others are listed below.

Marketer's Choice  |   Merchant Express  |  EZMerchant