| are basically 3 services which are of utmost | | | | host server/computers. This is required because your |
| importance to run a profitable internet home business. | | | | website should be available 24/7 and should be able |
| let us see which are these. | | | | to accomodate any amount of traffic.150 |
| The first service you will need and cannot have a | | | | When choosing your webhosting sevice you will need |
| website without, is a domain name. A domain name is | | | | to look for a few important features you need to |
| the name given that is used to find your website, for | | | | run the website like: |
| eg: YOu need a domain name because your business | | | | 1. CGI - BIN, this is required for interactivity of your |
| needs recognition and traffic. Instead of promoting | | | | website. |
| other people's sites its best to promote your own. | | | | 2. PHP4, |
| So you realise the value of a domain name? Now | | | | 3. uptime, this is the amout of time your site is |
| there are several free service providers but it is not | | | | available for visitors, this should be 24/7 or close |
| recomended. If the free service provider runs out of | | | | 4. excellent cutomer support, |
| business and closes down for some reason then all | | | | 5. setup fees, none |
| your hard work and your business is going to | | | | 6. space, more the better |
| crashlandand and it can definitely happen. when you | | | | 7. traffic capacity/ bandwidth, more the better |
| are choosing your domain name let it be related to | | | | 8. pop email accounts, never less than 10 but |
| your business and easy to remember. The next step | | | | unimited is the best |
| is to choose an extension. There are several | | | | 9. site stats, needed to keep track of yor site |
| extension available but .com is the best one to | | | | 10. FTP, atleast one account. |
| choose.There are several domain registration service | | | | The third most important service is autoresponders. |
| providers. choose a good one, do some background | | | | what is an autoresponder? an autoresponder follows |
| check and then decide.185 | | | | up with your website visitors to provide useful |
| The next is a webhosting service. I would like to | | | | information, build trust and ultimetely make some |
| repeat the same thing here, never go for a free | | | | sales. Why does one need an autoresponder? here's |
| service. You will need to do your profitable internet | | | | why. Majority of the people who visit your website |
| home business in a professional and credible way. | | | | will not buy from you on their first visit. infact, most |
| With free service providers, there will be | | | | people do not buy a product on the internet until |
| advertisements in your site and some may not be of | | | | they have seen it or heard about it atleast 7 time. If |
| your business interest. Secondly when you want to | | | | you are promoting a product on the internet and you |
| expand your business, which will come soon enough, | | | | don't have an effective way to capture and |
| and need extra space, you will need to go for paid | | | | follow-up with your website visitors to remind them |
| service since your free service provider will not | | | | about the products and services you are promoting, |
| provide extra space and at that time you loose your | | | | you will lose a lot of sales.let us summerise, the 3 |
| old customers and traffic. Hence a good webhosting | | | | most important services to run a profitable internet |
| service is very important. Let us see what | | | | home business are:a) domain name serviceb) |
| webhosting really means. Your website files and all | | | | webhosting service andc) autoresponder service. |
| related information and data are stored in your web | | | | |