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Exploring The Options Once you have a domain name and a hosting account, it’s time to figure out what exactly you are going to sell. There are quite a few choices available to you, but before you rush off to create a product, you should evaluate all of your options. Here are some common terms that you will see associated with existing products that you can sell and sometimes, brand, as your own.

Resell Rights When you purchase a product that provides Resell Rights, it means that you can sell the product on your own website, but can not claim ownership or modify it to include your name. While Resell Rights are often more affordable than other options, if you want to establish your own brand online, it’s not always the best way to go. Private Label Rights With Private Label Rights, (known as PLR), you are able to edit the document however you like, and can add your name to it. Sometimes PLR includes the ability to pass rights onto your customers as well, although you do want to pay close attention to how limited the PLR is, since the fewer that are able to purchase it, the more the quality will be retained.

With Master Resell Rights (MRR), you are able to sell the product on your website, and also pass along the rights to sell it to others. You cannot add your name to the document, and most often you are not provided with the source (DOC file). Whenever you do purchase a product with any kind of rights, try to acquire a ‘license’ document that details what is permitted, so that in the event you are asked to show that you have rights to sell or distribute the document, you are able to do so. If you are unclear about what certain rights apply, or what they mean, you should always contact the product author (original owner) and have them clarify, before you begin selling it on your website. When you start your website and are unsure of how to go about creating your very own product, purchasing a package that includes either PLR or MRR is a great way to go, however with PLR, it is very important to edit the content before selling it, so that it is unique, and exclusive to your website.

If you end up selling a PLR document to a customer who has purchased it from another source without realizing it was exactly the same, you will end up with unhappy customers and a load of refund requests, so taking the time to modify the document as much as possible will enable you to offer something valuable, and essentially, your very own.

A good way to do this is to open up the doc file in your text editor program and review it before you start to re-write it. Then, in paragraphs, start re-wording the information, adding to it by researching other products or websites for additional information.

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Free WordPress Resource
If you are not experienced in installing scripts, you can find video tutorial guides and information on setting up your WordPress blog, absolutely free at the resource site: http://www.WordPressNewbies.com Of course, before you install WordPress, you will need two things:
1) Domain Name
2) Hosting Account You can get a domain name at many places online. My favorite is www.TeknonDomains.com, which is also one of the more affordable domain registrars. Of course, you can always look around for other domain registrars and choose one that you feel comfortable using, and can afford. Wired Monitor offers a section on reviews that you may find useful: http://www.WiredMonitor.com .

In addition, there are many domain related forums that will help you choose a reputable provider for both hosting and domain names. Some of my favorite places are http://www.NamePros.com and http://www.SitePoint.com Hosting is also affordable these days, and the list of providers is endless. One of the more common hosting providers for new marketers is http://www.BlackWireHosting.com .

Creating Your Website
As you may have heard, Google (and all other search engines) love content-rich blogs, and therefore if you are trying to rank at the top of the search engines, you definitely should consider starting a blog. At the same time, some marketers feel it is more difficult to sell from a blog, as there are people who believe that blogs are time-limited, meaning that they are more likely to disappear quickly, or even overnight, rather than a website.

While this doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, if your selling process becomes more difficult when using a blog, this simply means you need a website as well.
Once you are experienced with running a website, you could hire a template designer to create a customized design for you, and shift from a blog to a static website, or keep both. Another option, if you cannot afford to host your own website (and I strongly recommend doing so if it is at all possible) is to create your presence by using a hosted blog service, such as http://www.WordPress.com or http://www.Blogger.com For the record, there is no difference in terms of search engine rankings, by using Blogger.com or Wordpress.com.

It’s simple a matter of preference. One thing to remember however, is that if you choose to go with a free blog hosting resource, your website is in the control of the company hosting it. In addition, you are unable to use certain plugins, or third party scripts that can help you properly manage your blog or make it more interactive. That being said if you really can’t afford to shell out $5 or $10 a month for hosting, it’s a viable option to go with until you can.

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The easiest way to get your foot in the door is to determine, right from the beginning, exactly what you want to achieve. Then, you can begin to brand yourself as an expert in that specific field, and once you have established yourself, then (and only then) should you move onto other markets. The last thing you want to appear as is someone who is fickle, shifting from topic to topic claiming to know everything about everything.

Not only will this become quite transparent to your peers, but it will make you look as if you have no real direction which will make it difficult for others to trust you, or believe in your claims, even if they are true. Take a few minutes to think about what it is that you are good at, passionate about, and are interested in. Are you a proficient writer? Do you enjoy learning graphic or web design? Do you think you could become a good copywriter? Do you know a lot about SEO, Blogging, Web Development, and Programming? And don’t let it stop there. Carve out your own place in the Internet Marketing industry by honing in on what you are good at, and expand on that.

If you are a parent, perhaps the parenting niche would be something you would do well with, or if you are into health, dieting, working out, recipes, the list goes on and on. You simply have to settle down and choose exactly what niche you want to venture into and ultimately dominate. Think this is the easy part? Think again. For many, determining exactly what they want to do is the hardest part of getting started. Since many of us know a little about all sorts of things, tying it down to one niche market can be incredibly frustrating, not to mention tedious when we may be interested in a variety of subjects. To be clear however, you do not have to stay within one subject, just one market (when you are starting out). This means that if you are a Wordpress guru, you could offer ebooks on profitable blogging, or on the other end of the spectrum, offer blog template customization, themes, plugins, and so on.

You will brand yourself as someone experienced and knowledgeable with WordPress, and can expand from there. The very first thing you should do is set up a blog or website on your own domain. This will help you establish a web presence and will also give you a place to direct potential buyers to explore your products and / or services. Even if you do not yet have a product, you need to begin constructing your website.

This is why you should narrow down the niche market that you plan to move into right from the start, so that your domain name and website is structured and designed around that specific audience. One of the easiest ways to establish a presence online is to install WordPress, a blog platform that makes it incredibly easy to set get a website up and running in just minutes. WordPress is free and is one of the most popular blogging scripts available online. You can download a free copy at http://www.WordPress.org

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