The American Dream sure isn’t what it used to be. What once was defined by a career and a pension no longer involves a commute, a necktie or even a boss. The dream – wealth, freedom and a new Beamer – has gone global. All it requires these days is an internet connection and a killer idea.
Ask any search engine about on-line business opportunities and it’ll spit back hundreds of get-rich-now, quit-your-day-job sites, each begging the cynic’s question: if this works so well, why are they selling it instead of doing it? Some picture yachts and cars and ridiculously huge estates next to ridiculously happy people. But rarely is the nature of the business defined, and after coughing up $49.95, the “opportunity” is usually a pass-through website built and advertised out of your pocket, or worse, a plan that requires you to recruit distant cousins and old classmates to your downline.
One frustrated nine-to-fiver from Wolverhampton, England decided he’d had enough. Satish Sandle had spent years in the on-line money hunt, and, he estimates, about $25,000 of his own cash. But the Big Idea never surfaced; that is, until he took matters into his own hands. Sandle decided to find an on-line need and fill it with a completely new concept, something that required only that you work smarter, not harder. A tall order, but his new business model just might become the gold standard of on-line moneymaking.
His system was brilliantly simple: find on-line sellers of legitimate products who were relying on advertising and referrals, and match them with other sellers who already had qualified mailing lists within a complimentary category, and arrange a transaction between them. In essence, to act as a broker of qualified leads, connecting buyers and providers from around the planet who would never otherwise find each other.
Of course, that same cynic might ask how this is done, and Satish Sandle has an answer. In fact, he as the entire training program. And at www.sandleenterprise.com, anyone can have it, too.
Satish Sandle’s on-line business opportunity is unique in that it reveals exactly what the business involves from square one. The deliverable is a training booklet and a video – that’s it, nothing else to buy, no revenue sharing going forward, no website to build – with point-by-point techniques and specific contact information, even the word-for-word emails used in the process. “And the best part,” Sandle says, “is that once a deal is brokered, the revenue keeps coming in, sometimes actually growing, as you move on to other deals.”
The on-line business dream will never die, but as consumers become more
hardened to the empty pitches of network marketing schemes and contrived middle-man retail product sites, e-commerce pioneers like Satish Sandle and genuinely innovative business models like his will emerge as the next generation of on-line opportunity, the realization of a dream for people who know the real deal when they see it.
Visit www.sandleenterprise.com
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Website Basics for Internet Beginners
Starting an Internet business doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. There are a few basics that are absolutes. Registering a business or company name and acquiring an address for the business to operate at are required. The Internet business website can start with just a page or two and grow as needed.
Web Domains and Internet Business Hosting
In order to be successful in Internet marketing, you'll need to establish a business name and invest in a web domain. For those new to online business, the simplest way to begin is to get both name and host at the same place. Sometimes names are cheaper at one website while hosting is less expensive somewhere else.
If name and domain (Internet address) are purchased separately, the name must be pointed in the direction of the address. This requires changing settings inside the account.
While it isn’t difficult to do so with many name providers, there are a few who make the process a nightmare. It can also take a few days, meaning a delay in getting the business online.
Keeping name and address at one place means there are no changes to make and no extended delay. Billing issues are also confined to the one place. There’s less worry about keeping up with name renewal or hosting renewal.
Internet Names are usually paid for on a yearly basis. Billing for Internet hosting depends on the web hosts. Some allow monthly payments, while others won’t accept anything less than a year at a time. If budget is a consideration, choose a web hosting provider who accepts monthly payments. The payment frequency can always be changed once the business is producing income.
Internet Business Website Design
There are basically two ways to design an Internet business website. Self-design or design by someone else. Free website templates abound on the web. Some web hosting companies provide web design software and tools in addition to hosting.
Consider the tools offered by the web hosting company. If the tool is difficult to use or does not provide any templates that appear relevant to the intended site, consider using a downloaded template or having a website designed.
In order to design a website, an HTML editor or other software is needed. Some programs such as Microsoft Office contain a website designer built in. There are free HTML editors available online for downloading.
There is a learning curve to web design. If time is an issue, it may be necessary to find even a low-cost website template that requires little change. While few Internet business websites remain the same from day one, it is important to have the best design possible.
Visitors judge Internet business websites by appearance, provided information and functionality. If the page takes too long to load, visitors don’t wait. If the page is ugly, too crowded or full of spelling errors, visitors leave. If links result in error messages instead of completed pages, visitors leave.
Internet Business Website Basics
Basic website contents include business name, contact information, legal disclaimer and privacy policy, email list signup box, copyright notice and products or services.
Standard Internet business website disclaimers and other basic legal materials are available free for download. It’s always wise to consult legal counsel for the creation of policies and procedures.
Some hosting services provide email signup boxes and autoresponders (software to manage email). There are also free and paid providers.
Contact information and legal information is important. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has strict policies regarding websites. It’s wise to obey them. The policies can be found online. There are also software programs that help businesses ensure that websites are legal.
The business name should be prominent and easy to read.
The first things a business needs to operate online are a registered name and a website address. A basic website can start simple and grow as needed. Adhering to FTC requirements is a must.
Nicolas Gremion is the CEO of Paradise Publishers Inc - http://www.ParadisePublishers.com - which operates http://www.Free-eBooks.net – a site which provides readers thousands of digital books free of charge and helps authors expose their works to a massive audience. Nic is also the editor of the http://www.Site-Reference.com newsletter which helps f web owners succeed in the online world.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nicolas_Gremion
Web Domains and Internet Business Hosting
In order to be successful in Internet marketing, you'll need to establish a business name and invest in a web domain. For those new to online business, the simplest way to begin is to get both name and host at the same place. Sometimes names are cheaper at one website while hosting is less expensive somewhere else.
If name and domain (Internet address) are purchased separately, the name must be pointed in the direction of the address. This requires changing settings inside the account.
While it isn’t difficult to do so with many name providers, there are a few who make the process a nightmare. It can also take a few days, meaning a delay in getting the business online.
Keeping name and address at one place means there are no changes to make and no extended delay. Billing issues are also confined to the one place. There’s less worry about keeping up with name renewal or hosting renewal.
Internet Names are usually paid for on a yearly basis. Billing for Internet hosting depends on the web hosts. Some allow monthly payments, while others won’t accept anything less than a year at a time. If budget is a consideration, choose a web hosting provider who accepts monthly payments. The payment frequency can always be changed once the business is producing income.
Internet Business Website Design
There are basically two ways to design an Internet business website. Self-design or design by someone else. Free website templates abound on the web. Some web hosting companies provide web design software and tools in addition to hosting.
Consider the tools offered by the web hosting company. If the tool is difficult to use or does not provide any templates that appear relevant to the intended site, consider using a downloaded template or having a website designed.
In order to design a website, an HTML editor or other software is needed. Some programs such as Microsoft Office contain a website designer built in. There are free HTML editors available online for downloading.
There is a learning curve to web design. If time is an issue, it may be necessary to find even a low-cost website template that requires little change. While few Internet business websites remain the same from day one, it is important to have the best design possible.
Visitors judge Internet business websites by appearance, provided information and functionality. If the page takes too long to load, visitors don’t wait. If the page is ugly, too crowded or full of spelling errors, visitors leave. If links result in error messages instead of completed pages, visitors leave.
Internet Business Website Basics
Basic website contents include business name, contact information, legal disclaimer and privacy policy, email list signup box, copyright notice and products or services.
Standard Internet business website disclaimers and other basic legal materials are available free for download. It’s always wise to consult legal counsel for the creation of policies and procedures.
Some hosting services provide email signup boxes and autoresponders (software to manage email). There are also free and paid providers.
Contact information and legal information is important. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has strict policies regarding websites. It’s wise to obey them. The policies can be found online. There are also software programs that help businesses ensure that websites are legal.
The business name should be prominent and easy to read.
The first things a business needs to operate online are a registered name and a website address. A basic website can start simple and grow as needed. Adhering to FTC requirements is a must.
Nicolas Gremion is the CEO of Paradise Publishers Inc - http://www.ParadisePublishers.com - which operates http://www.Free-eBooks.net – a site which provides readers thousands of digital books free of charge and helps authors expose their works to a massive audience. Nic is also the editor of the http://www.Site-Reference.com newsletter which helps f web owners succeed in the online world.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nicolas_Gremion
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Getting Started On The Internet
You’ve mastered windows, got to grips with games and put paid to your word processor problems. The next challenge is the internet. It’s one giant leap for mankind, one small step for you.
How Does it Work?
The internet is a massive world wide collection of computers, connected together in a huge network. Any type of computer can be connected to the network, as long as it speaks the universal internet language, TCP/IP.
Using a home computer like an Apple Mac or a PC, you can become a temporary part of this network by signing up with an internet service provider (ISP). An ISP is a company that has fast, direct internet connections, and which can act as a gateway for you. In return for a monthly or yearly fee, the ISP enables you to use a modem attached to your computer to dial up and connect to its computers, which in turn connect you to the internet. As a result you can access the world wide web, send messages to newsgroups, and get an email address that enables you to exchange email with other users.
Choosing an Internet Service Provider
There are more than 150 internet service providers (ISP’s) to choose between, from local one man band outfits to global services run by the likes of UUnet. It’s probably best not to opt for a small, local ISP. Internet access is a cut throat business and the pundits are saying that the small guys are going to have their work cut out to avoid going under.
You’re also more likely to get better software, better services and better technical support from a large service provider. The major ISP’s have massive connections to the internet, which means they can support a very large number of simultaneous users without grinding to a halt. Smaller ISP’s may be cheaper, but they actually have to lease space from the big providers themselves, and don’t have nearly as much capacity to share around. This means they’re more likely to have problems during busy periods, and they’ll almost certainly have fewer modems, meaning more engaged signals when you dial in at peak times: a low user-to-modem ratio is vital.
The large service providers can also afford to maintain bigger, faster computers to handle email, usenet discussion groups, and so on, while small firms might have problems in this area. Finally, there’s support. A good ISP will supply you with all the necessary software to get online. This software should be easy to setup and use, backed up by 24 hour help lines if you have a problem. Again, some smaller ISP’s just can’t afford this sort of overhead. Setup software might be scarce or non-existent and there’s unlikely to be any sort of dedicated support line. And if an ISP doesn’t offer internet access on a local phone number, forget it. In addition to all this, a decent ISP might offer free web space, multiple email addresses, and other goodies like automatic filtering of junk email. On the whole, you get what you pay for. Modems Explained.
There used to be a time when buying a modem was fraught with worry and technical difficulty. Nowadays, it’s hard to buy a PC, without a modem already fitted. What a modem does is enable your PC to exchange data with other computers – whether it’s your mate’s down the road or a machine on the internet – over the phone line. But as we all know, the data your PC produces is digital bits and bytes, and only analogue signals can be transmitted over the phone line. This means that for the data to get out of your machine and onto the internet, it needs to be converted from digital to analogue and then back again. And that’s what a modem does. It modulates the outgoing digital signals produced by your PC, turning them into analogue ones, then demodulates the incoming analogue signals to turn them back into a digital one.
Now you know, roughly, how a modem works, you can forget about it, just as you probably don’t care how your AWE 64 sound card produces that 3D surround sound effect. Same deal with modems. They plug in, they work, they let you connect to the internet, play multi player games, and run up a phone bill the size of Oliver Reed’s drinks tab.
Buying a Modem
There are still a few decisions to make when you get to your local modem store. The fastest modems on the market for home users promise download speeds of up to 56Kbps. Did you notice the ‘up to’ because that’s the speed achieved by these modems under impossible-to-achieve-in-the-real-world laboratory conditions. In reality, when line noise, signal quality and the phase of the lunar cycle all take their toll, the maximum realistic download speed you can expect to achieve is 41-44Kbps. Oh, and the other thing is that because of the smart way they work, 56Kbps modems can only download data at the faster speed, they still have to upload at the slower, but respectable speed of 33Kbps.
If you don’t know which brand name to choose, just toss a coin, or go for the cheapest, or the one that offers the best after sales support, or the longest lead, or the prettiest plug, or the best advert.
Sandra Prior runs her own Computer Hardware Classifieds website. http://usacomputers.rr.nu
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Sandra_Prior
How Does it Work?
The internet is a massive world wide collection of computers, connected together in a huge network. Any type of computer can be connected to the network, as long as it speaks the universal internet language, TCP/IP.
Using a home computer like an Apple Mac or a PC, you can become a temporary part of this network by signing up with an internet service provider (ISP). An ISP is a company that has fast, direct internet connections, and which can act as a gateway for you. In return for a monthly or yearly fee, the ISP enables you to use a modem attached to your computer to dial up and connect to its computers, which in turn connect you to the internet. As a result you can access the world wide web, send messages to newsgroups, and get an email address that enables you to exchange email with other users.
Choosing an Internet Service Provider
There are more than 150 internet service providers (ISP’s) to choose between, from local one man band outfits to global services run by the likes of UUnet. It’s probably best not to opt for a small, local ISP. Internet access is a cut throat business and the pundits are saying that the small guys are going to have their work cut out to avoid going under.
You’re also more likely to get better software, better services and better technical support from a large service provider. The major ISP’s have massive connections to the internet, which means they can support a very large number of simultaneous users without grinding to a halt. Smaller ISP’s may be cheaper, but they actually have to lease space from the big providers themselves, and don’t have nearly as much capacity to share around. This means they’re more likely to have problems during busy periods, and they’ll almost certainly have fewer modems, meaning more engaged signals when you dial in at peak times: a low user-to-modem ratio is vital.
The large service providers can also afford to maintain bigger, faster computers to handle email, usenet discussion groups, and so on, while small firms might have problems in this area. Finally, there’s support. A good ISP will supply you with all the necessary software to get online. This software should be easy to setup and use, backed up by 24 hour help lines if you have a problem. Again, some smaller ISP’s just can’t afford this sort of overhead. Setup software might be scarce or non-existent and there’s unlikely to be any sort of dedicated support line. And if an ISP doesn’t offer internet access on a local phone number, forget it. In addition to all this, a decent ISP might offer free web space, multiple email addresses, and other goodies like automatic filtering of junk email. On the whole, you get what you pay for. Modems Explained.
There used to be a time when buying a modem was fraught with worry and technical difficulty. Nowadays, it’s hard to buy a PC, without a modem already fitted. What a modem does is enable your PC to exchange data with other computers – whether it’s your mate’s down the road or a machine on the internet – over the phone line. But as we all know, the data your PC produces is digital bits and bytes, and only analogue signals can be transmitted over the phone line. This means that for the data to get out of your machine and onto the internet, it needs to be converted from digital to analogue and then back again. And that’s what a modem does. It modulates the outgoing digital signals produced by your PC, turning them into analogue ones, then demodulates the incoming analogue signals to turn them back into a digital one.
Now you know, roughly, how a modem works, you can forget about it, just as you probably don’t care how your AWE 64 sound card produces that 3D surround sound effect. Same deal with modems. They plug in, they work, they let you connect to the internet, play multi player games, and run up a phone bill the size of Oliver Reed’s drinks tab.
Buying a Modem
There are still a few decisions to make when you get to your local modem store. The fastest modems on the market for home users promise download speeds of up to 56Kbps. Did you notice the ‘up to’ because that’s the speed achieved by these modems under impossible-to-achieve-in-the-real-world laboratory conditions. In reality, when line noise, signal quality and the phase of the lunar cycle all take their toll, the maximum realistic download speed you can expect to achieve is 41-44Kbps. Oh, and the other thing is that because of the smart way they work, 56Kbps modems can only download data at the faster speed, they still have to upload at the slower, but respectable speed of 33Kbps.
If you don’t know which brand name to choose, just toss a coin, or go for the cheapest, or the one that offers the best after sales support, or the longest lead, or the prettiest plug, or the best advert.
Sandra Prior runs her own Computer Hardware Classifieds website. http://usacomputers.rr.nu
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Sandra_Prior
Internet Merchant Account Provider
An Internet merchant account is an account with a bank or a financial institution that allows a businessman to accept credit card payments from his clients via the Internet. The payment gateway essentially transmits the required data to the Internet merchant account provider. Most local banks, however, do not offer Internet merchant account capability.
There are reasons why local banks or financial institutions do not want to give online merchant accounts. One is because transactions through the Internet are completely unlike face-to-face transactions, where a signature from the customer is required to approve the purchase. Thus, online truncations are deemed susceptible to credit card fraud. When choosing an Internet merchant account provider, fraud protection should be one of your major considerations.
So, how much will it cost? Comprehending the costs of your merchant provider can be complicated. Characteristically, an Internet merchant account will have certain costs.
Many Internet merchant accounts require a fee for application. This fee, purportedly, is to cover their expenses for processing the application. In the case that you eventually do not open an Internet merchant account, they will still ask for the initial payment. Many providers waive these up front application fees, and it is recommended that one chooses a provider that does not require up front application fees.
Almost all Internet merchant providers need a “statement fee"" (as the monthly fee is commonly named); this is simply a different way to cover costs and make some money. It is difficult to find providers who do not ask for this type of payment.
Then there is the discount rate, which is usually between 2 to 4 percent. The discount rate is actually the sales commission that the provider earns on every sale. For instance, if the discount rate is 3% and you get a sale over your web site for $10, you will owe 30 cents to the Internet merchant provider.
The fixed transaction fee is somewhere between $0.20 and $0.30. It is the fixed fee portion of every sale. The fixed transaction fee, unlike the discount fee, is the same for every transaction. Whether you get a $10 sale or a $50 sale, the transaction fee will not change.
Also, there is the termination fee that can apply if you cancel your account within a particular period of time (generally a year). There are some merchant providers who require a three-year commitment from your side.
If a customer requests for a refund, an Internet merchant provider can charge you a separate fee (somewhere around $20).
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There are reasons why local banks or financial institutions do not want to give online merchant accounts. One is because transactions through the Internet are completely unlike face-to-face transactions, where a signature from the customer is required to approve the purchase. Thus, online truncations are deemed susceptible to credit card fraud. When choosing an Internet merchant account provider, fraud protection should be one of your major considerations.
So, how much will it cost? Comprehending the costs of your merchant provider can be complicated. Characteristically, an Internet merchant account will have certain costs.
Many Internet merchant accounts require a fee for application. This fee, purportedly, is to cover their expenses for processing the application. In the case that you eventually do not open an Internet merchant account, they will still ask for the initial payment. Many providers waive these up front application fees, and it is recommended that one chooses a provider that does not require up front application fees.
Almost all Internet merchant providers need a “statement fee"" (as the monthly fee is commonly named); this is simply a different way to cover costs and make some money. It is difficult to find providers who do not ask for this type of payment.
Then there is the discount rate, which is usually between 2 to 4 percent. The discount rate is actually the sales commission that the provider earns on every sale. For instance, if the discount rate is 3% and you get a sale over your web site for $10, you will owe 30 cents to the Internet merchant provider.
The fixed transaction fee is somewhere between $0.20 and $0.30. It is the fixed fee portion of every sale. The fixed transaction fee, unlike the discount fee, is the same for every transaction. Whether you get a $10 sale or a $50 sale, the transaction fee will not change.
Also, there is the termination fee that can apply if you cancel your account within a particular period of time (generally a year). There are some merchant providers who require a three-year commitment from your side.
If a customer requests for a refund, an Internet merchant provider can charge you a separate fee (somewhere around $20).
Merchant Account Providers provides detailed information on Merchant Account Providers, Internet Merchant Account Provider, Merchant Account Service Providers, Become a Merchant Account Provider and more. Merchant Account Providers is affiliated with Free Webcam Chat.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Internet Marketing - What Comes First?
Someone asked me recently, if I were to expand an existing professional services business onto the internet, what marketing steps would I take first: set up a web site, a shopping cart, a newsletter, or a blog?
This is a very good question. Five years ago most Internet marketing specialists would have all responded in chorus, "A website, of course!" Then they would recommend their services to create an elaborate website with lots of bells and whistles.
I had an interesting email this week from a reader who asked me about website design fees. This is not my area of expertise. But this reader is a very smart guy. Why? Because he knows from my ezines, blogs and web site that I've been online for a few years and making a decent living from it.
He's a rabbi who has many years experience counseling people. He now has made a wise decision to start offering coaching services to people, and wants to leverage the internet to find clients, sell ebooks and other programs.
The First Step – Ask Questions
He has many questions about what to do first, where to invest his marketing dollars, and how to get set up so everything works seamlessly and automatically.
While I don't profess to have all the answers to his particular questions, I want to emphasize what's important here. He is asking questions!
Many people just go with their gut or common sense. It goes something like this:
"I need a way to find people online. Ergo, I need a web site. Who can do a web site for me, that doesn't cost too much? Oh, you can? Only $1000. Okay, that seems reasonable. Do it."
It's only later on down the road when they want to start an ezine, or a blog, or sell an ebook that they realize they need more than just a web site. That's when the web designer kicks in with hourly fees.
I've never heard a programmer say they can't do something. They always say they can easily set up autoresponders, gather email addresses, send out a newsletter, create a blog on your site, and even create a secure payment system for sales. I'm sorry, but here's the real news: programmers and web site designers can do all these tasks with your web site, but they will charge you for it, and it still won't do everything automatically. And you will be tied to their hourly fees (and schedule) forever.
Back to the question asked of me at the beginning of this article.
While my partner and I recommend an all-in-one solution and setting up all the elements together if your budget permits, there are a couple of ways to get started.
Unless you have a database of prospects, you will not sell your services or products. Therefore, we recommend getting started the right way by building your database — by offering an ezine or free content to attract people to your business. And, you need a place on the Internet where people can find you and subscribe to your content.
The first two pieces then, especially if you're just starting out and have a limited budget, are a blog and a shopping cart program with an autoresponder system.
Third Party Shopping Cart Systems
A third party shopping cart system is where you get an account hosted online by a company that specializes in providing automated database management, autoresponders, email broadcasting, online merchant credit card and payments, ad tracking, and affiliate programs.
When you start out, all you need to do is deliver your ezine and automated emails through autoresponders. You can get a basic level shopping cart account. As your business grows and you develop products, you can upgrade to get more features on your shopping cart, such as affiliate program management and digital delivery.
There are many online email broadcasting services to manage your newsletter. But be aware that an all-in-one solution such as a shopping cart program will save you time and money in the long run.
We strongly recommend starting off with a shopping cart program that can manage your database and newsletters under one roof. It is better to have all your automated marketing functions with one service provider, than to separate your database and newsletter out to another external email service provider.
http://www.simplysearch4it.com/article/21398.html
This is a very good question. Five years ago most Internet marketing specialists would have all responded in chorus, "A website, of course!" Then they would recommend their services to create an elaborate website with lots of bells and whistles.
I had an interesting email this week from a reader who asked me about website design fees. This is not my area of expertise. But this reader is a very smart guy. Why? Because he knows from my ezines, blogs and web site that I've been online for a few years and making a decent living from it.
He's a rabbi who has many years experience counseling people. He now has made a wise decision to start offering coaching services to people, and wants to leverage the internet to find clients, sell ebooks and other programs.
The First Step – Ask Questions
He has many questions about what to do first, where to invest his marketing dollars, and how to get set up so everything works seamlessly and automatically.
While I don't profess to have all the answers to his particular questions, I want to emphasize what's important here. He is asking questions!
Many people just go with their gut or common sense. It goes something like this:
"I need a way to find people online. Ergo, I need a web site. Who can do a web site for me, that doesn't cost too much? Oh, you can? Only $1000. Okay, that seems reasonable. Do it."
It's only later on down the road when they want to start an ezine, or a blog, or sell an ebook that they realize they need more than just a web site. That's when the web designer kicks in with hourly fees.
I've never heard a programmer say they can't do something. They always say they can easily set up autoresponders, gather email addresses, send out a newsletter, create a blog on your site, and even create a secure payment system for sales. I'm sorry, but here's the real news: programmers and web site designers can do all these tasks with your web site, but they will charge you for it, and it still won't do everything automatically. And you will be tied to their hourly fees (and schedule) forever.
Back to the question asked of me at the beginning of this article.
While my partner and I recommend an all-in-one solution and setting up all the elements together if your budget permits, there are a couple of ways to get started.
Unless you have a database of prospects, you will not sell your services or products. Therefore, we recommend getting started the right way by building your database — by offering an ezine or free content to attract people to your business. And, you need a place on the Internet where people can find you and subscribe to your content.
The first two pieces then, especially if you're just starting out and have a limited budget, are a blog and a shopping cart program with an autoresponder system.
Third Party Shopping Cart Systems
A third party shopping cart system is where you get an account hosted online by a company that specializes in providing automated database management, autoresponders, email broadcasting, online merchant credit card and payments, ad tracking, and affiliate programs.
When you start out, all you need to do is deliver your ezine and automated emails through autoresponders. You can get a basic level shopping cart account. As your business grows and you develop products, you can upgrade to get more features on your shopping cart, such as affiliate program management and digital delivery.
There are many online email broadcasting services to manage your newsletter. But be aware that an all-in-one solution such as a shopping cart program will save you time and money in the long run.
We strongly recommend starting off with a shopping cart program that can manage your database and newsletters under one roof. It is better to have all your automated marketing functions with one service provider, than to separate your database and newsletter out to another external email service provider.
http://www.simplysearch4it.com/article/21398.html
Monday, October 29, 2007
How to Connect Multiple Computers to One Broadband Internet Connection
Broadband, or high-speed, Internet connection is what many users currently use in their home. Along with high-speed Internet, many users may also use a router to allow multiple computers to connect to the Internet. This post will describe how a router is used to connect multiple computers. To make it easier to understand, I will use where you live as a comparison to how your computer is connected to the Internet.
What is an IP Address?
IP addresses are a series of numbers in the form: nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, where nnn is a one to three digit number. An IP address is unique to an individual computer on a network, similar to how your home has a unique address. For an Internet connection, an IP address is supplied by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). In some cases, your ISP may provide you with more than one IP address, which allows you to connect multiple computers. As you will see later, however, you can still connect multiple computers with a single IP address.
Connecting a Single Computer
Connecting a single computer to your high-speed Internet is very simple to do. Simply connect a network cable into your modem, and then into the network card in your computer. Your computer will then be assigned an IP address from your ISP. For example, if your ISP assigned you the IP address of 24.24.50.17, then your computer will have that IP address.
When you make a request to a server, such as for a Web page, the Web server knows which IP address made the request. The information is then sent through the Internet and back to your computer. This is similar to when someone sends you mail to your home. The address on the mail allows it to be delivered to your home and not somewhere else.
Connecting Multiple Computers
How can multiple computers connect if only one address is assigned? When you make a request for a Web page, how does it know which computer requested that page? Let's take our home analogy one step further. Let's say instead of living in a house, you live in an apartment. When someone sends you mail, they not only include your address but also an apartment number. This number is internal to your apartment building and every apartment has its own unique number. Similarly, multiple computers can connect to the Internet if they each had there own unique local IP address. This can be handled by a router.
A router is a piece of hardware that connects directly to the modem. Each computer is then connected to the router, instead of the modem. Now instead of your computer having the IP address supplied by your ISP, your router now is assigned that IP address. This is similar to your router acting as the apartment building.
The beauty of a router is that it can assign its own local IP addresses. When you connect a computer to the router it now receives one of the IP addresses assigned by your router, similar to how each apartment has it's own number. Now when you make a request for a Web page, the request is sent using the same ISP address, but this time it is assigned to the router. When the Web page is returned, the router receives the request, and sends it locally to the computer that requested the page.
The router also has its own local address that is similar to the local IP addresses of the computers. So now the router has two addresses assigned to it: an external one provided by your ISP, and a local one provided by it. This allows the router to connect to both the Internet and the local network.
Note: The 192.168.xxx.xxx address are special IP addresses reserved for Local Area Networks (LANs).
Managing a FTP or Web Server on Your Network
Let's take a look at this scenario. You have a router connecting multiple computers to the Internet. But now you want to create a FTP or Web server. No problem. You setup the necessary software on a computer on your network, told someone outside your network the local IP address of your FTP server and they try to connect. They then discover that they can't connect. Why? Its similar to someone mailing something to you by just specifying your apartment number and no address.
The IP address assigned to your computer is local to your network. You can connect to that computer from within your network, but not from the Internet. You will need to use your ISP-assigned IP address (the one assigned to your router) to have someone from the Internet connect to your FTP server. The problem is that your router is assigned that IP and not your computer, and since an IP address must be unique, how can two computers have the same IP? The answer: they can't, but they don't need to.
Routers have the ability to forward information on a port to a specific computer. A port is a numbered channel that data can be sent through on a network. You cannot physically see it as it is a virtual channel used extensively in networking for sending/receiving data. For FTP servers the default port is 21; however another port can be used.
Open your router setup and look for the port forwarding option. Specify the internal IP address of your FTP server and the port number and then save that information. Now when a user tries to access your FTP site, they must use the ISP IP address that is assigned to your router. The router will then notice that the data is being sent on port 21 and then forward it automatically to your FTP server. A Web server can be setup the same way, but its default port is usually 80.
Note: By default a router will dynamically assign IP addresses to the computers connected to it. This means that the first computer to connect to the router will get the first available IP address, and the next will get the second, and so on. If you manage an FTP server, it may be easier to assign a static IP address to the computers to ensure that the FTP server always has the same IP address.
This article described how to connect one or more computers to one Internet connection. It is important to remember the following:
1. If you have one computer connected directly to the modem, then that computer will be assigned the IP address from your ISP.
2. When using a router, the the router will be assigned the IP address from your ISP. Any computers connected to the router will be assigned a local address by the router.
3. A router will have the ISP IP address and a local IP address. This allows it to connect to both the Internet and your network.
4. When setting up a computer as a FTP, Web, or other server to communicate over the Internet, it is important to use the router's IP address to access your server. You will then need to forward the necessary port to your server.Blogger: Information On Internet Provider Articles and News - Create Post
For more information, please read the Technically Easy blog.
Paul Salmon has been involved with computers for 20 years and currently works as a technical systems analyst. He has been involved in many aspects of computers including hardware, software development and quality assurance. He currently maintains Technically Easy, a blog that provides information about various technologies in use today.
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What is an IP Address?
IP addresses are a series of numbers in the form: nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, where nnn is a one to three digit number. An IP address is unique to an individual computer on a network, similar to how your home has a unique address. For an Internet connection, an IP address is supplied by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). In some cases, your ISP may provide you with more than one IP address, which allows you to connect multiple computers. As you will see later, however, you can still connect multiple computers with a single IP address.
Connecting a Single Computer
Connecting a single computer to your high-speed Internet is very simple to do. Simply connect a network cable into your modem, and then into the network card in your computer. Your computer will then be assigned an IP address from your ISP. For example, if your ISP assigned you the IP address of 24.24.50.17, then your computer will have that IP address.
When you make a request to a server, such as for a Web page, the Web server knows which IP address made the request. The information is then sent through the Internet and back to your computer. This is similar to when someone sends you mail to your home. The address on the mail allows it to be delivered to your home and not somewhere else.
Connecting Multiple Computers
How can multiple computers connect if only one address is assigned? When you make a request for a Web page, how does it know which computer requested that page? Let's take our home analogy one step further. Let's say instead of living in a house, you live in an apartment. When someone sends you mail, they not only include your address but also an apartment number. This number is internal to your apartment building and every apartment has its own unique number. Similarly, multiple computers can connect to the Internet if they each had there own unique local IP address. This can be handled by a router.
A router is a piece of hardware that connects directly to the modem. Each computer is then connected to the router, instead of the modem. Now instead of your computer having the IP address supplied by your ISP, your router now is assigned that IP address. This is similar to your router acting as the apartment building.
The beauty of a router is that it can assign its own local IP addresses. When you connect a computer to the router it now receives one of the IP addresses assigned by your router, similar to how each apartment has it's own number. Now when you make a request for a Web page, the request is sent using the same ISP address, but this time it is assigned to the router. When the Web page is returned, the router receives the request, and sends it locally to the computer that requested the page.
The router also has its own local address that is similar to the local IP addresses of the computers. So now the router has two addresses assigned to it: an external one provided by your ISP, and a local one provided by it. This allows the router to connect to both the Internet and the local network.
Note: The 192.168.xxx.xxx address are special IP addresses reserved for Local Area Networks (LANs).
Managing a FTP or Web Server on Your Network
Let's take a look at this scenario. You have a router connecting multiple computers to the Internet. But now you want to create a FTP or Web server. No problem. You setup the necessary software on a computer on your network, told someone outside your network the local IP address of your FTP server and they try to connect. They then discover that they can't connect. Why? Its similar to someone mailing something to you by just specifying your apartment number and no address.
The IP address assigned to your computer is local to your network. You can connect to that computer from within your network, but not from the Internet. You will need to use your ISP-assigned IP address (the one assigned to your router) to have someone from the Internet connect to your FTP server. The problem is that your router is assigned that IP and not your computer, and since an IP address must be unique, how can two computers have the same IP? The answer: they can't, but they don't need to.
Routers have the ability to forward information on a port to a specific computer. A port is a numbered channel that data can be sent through on a network. You cannot physically see it as it is a virtual channel used extensively in networking for sending/receiving data. For FTP servers the default port is 21; however another port can be used.
Open your router setup and look for the port forwarding option. Specify the internal IP address of your FTP server and the port number and then save that information. Now when a user tries to access your FTP site, they must use the ISP IP address that is assigned to your router. The router will then notice that the data is being sent on port 21 and then forward it automatically to your FTP server. A Web server can be setup the same way, but its default port is usually 80.
Note: By default a router will dynamically assign IP addresses to the computers connected to it. This means that the first computer to connect to the router will get the first available IP address, and the next will get the second, and so on. If you manage an FTP server, it may be easier to assign a static IP address to the computers to ensure that the FTP server always has the same IP address.
This article described how to connect one or more computers to one Internet connection. It is important to remember the following:
1. If you have one computer connected directly to the modem, then that computer will be assigned the IP address from your ISP.
2. When using a router, the the router will be assigned the IP address from your ISP. Any computers connected to the router will be assigned a local address by the router.
3. A router will have the ISP IP address and a local IP address. This allows it to connect to both the Internet and your network.
4. When setting up a computer as a FTP, Web, or other server to communicate over the Internet, it is important to use the router's IP address to access your server. You will then need to forward the necessary port to your server.Blogger: Information On Internet Provider Articles and News - Create Post
For more information, please read the Technically Easy blog.
Paul Salmon has been involved with computers for 20 years and currently works as a technical systems analyst. He has been involved in many aspects of computers including hardware, software development and quality assurance. He currently maintains Technically Easy, a blog that provides information about various technologies in use today.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Paul_Salmon
Low Cost Web Hosting Providers
A web host is the server or computer where the websites store files, graphics and essential data. The web host provider acts as the site for a collection of web sites all over the world. All the web-hosting client does is upload the websites to the common web server. This web server is maintained by the Internet service provider, which ensures fast and constant access to the Internet. This World Wide Web, which is a collection of sites, can be accessed by anyone through the network.
There are many companies that provide web-hosting services. Many providers offer an extensive range of the virtual hosting plans to meet personal or professional needs of the client. Low cost web hosting service does not mean cheap hardware.
A professional web-hosting provider needs to be of a high quality with custom-built servers. This will ensure that the website is hosted on unswerving hardware which provides fast and optimal performance. The host should ensure that the servers are connected to multiple bandwidth providers. So even if one of the connections is down, the others will provide the necessary connection to the host?s website. This will ensure that the down time to the hosts website is minimal.
A web host has to ensure honest and truthful hosting service to all its customers. Good web hosts ensure that they do not oversell their bandwidth and clutter up the same server with a large number of accounts.
Low cost web hosting is a service provided by the web host for a specific fee and to the agency to host their website on the host?s server. It is advisable to ensure that the quality and performance of the host server should not be affected by the low price quoted and that there is no compromise on hardware quality.
Low Cost Web Hosting provides detailed information on Low Cost Web Hosting, Low Cost Web Hosting Services, Reliable Low Cost Web Hosting, Canadian Low Cost Web Hosting and more. Low Cost Web Hosting is affiliated with Discount Linux Web Hosting.
There are many companies that provide web-hosting services. Many providers offer an extensive range of the virtual hosting plans to meet personal or professional needs of the client. Low cost web hosting service does not mean cheap hardware.
A professional web-hosting provider needs to be of a high quality with custom-built servers. This will ensure that the website is hosted on unswerving hardware which provides fast and optimal performance. The host should ensure that the servers are connected to multiple bandwidth providers. So even if one of the connections is down, the others will provide the necessary connection to the host?s website. This will ensure that the down time to the hosts website is minimal.
A web host has to ensure honest and truthful hosting service to all its customers. Good web hosts ensure that they do not oversell their bandwidth and clutter up the same server with a large number of accounts.
Low cost web hosting is a service provided by the web host for a specific fee and to the agency to host their website on the host?s server. It is advisable to ensure that the quality and performance of the host server should not be affected by the low price quoted and that there is no compromise on hardware quality.
Low Cost Web Hosting provides detailed information on Low Cost Web Hosting, Low Cost Web Hosting Services, Reliable Low Cost Web Hosting, Canadian Low Cost Web Hosting and more. Low Cost Web Hosting is affiliated with Discount Linux Web Hosting.
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