How To Start An Internet Business: 7 Essential Pieces

Michael Rasmussen is one of the predominant marketers online. Last year he released his hit product www.GetMoreBuyers.com

I have been following Michael Rasmussen since the beginning of my internet marketing career in 2006 and one thing that he does that other gurus don’t is provide great free advice.

Here is a snippet from Michael Rasmussen’s latest email newsletter. Michael answers some questions that his thousands of readers have been asking him.

Question & Answer

ANSWER: Yes, there’s a ton of junk. Wading through it
can be a distraction. Let me try to simplify things.

First, you need a market to sell to. Not having one is
like trying to set up a business in a ghost town. You
might get some customers, but they won’t come around
much!

Second, you need a product to sell. That could be your
own product, or it could be somebody else’s product
you promote for a commission (called an affiliate
product). This is what will put money in your pocket.

Third, you’ll need a domain. I suggest starting with a
“.com” address, because it looks much more
professional. And pick a domain that’s your own name,
if it’s available, like my MichaelRasmussen.com site.
That will give you a foundation to build on, no matter
what direction you want to go, and will let you build
your personal brand.

Fourth, you need a website. It just makes things so
much easier if you have a site that you control and
can change however you want.

Fifth, you need an autoresponder. This lets you build
a mailing list and keep in contact with the people on
it. That’s where your long-term income will come from.
I recommend http://www.AutomateYourList.com.

And once you have your autoresponder set up, check out
http://www.EmailPromosExposed.com to learn how to
write promotional emails that convert like crazy.

Sixth, you should consider setting up a blog at a
separate site. This is a great way to keep your
content fresh, which will get you more free traffic
from search engines. And linking to your main site
from your blog can help your search engine rank for
your main site as well.

Seventh, you’ll need a payment processor, which is
a way to take credit card payments online. I strongly
recommend ClickBank, because they’re reliable and
secure. They’ll also give you a built-in affiliate
program, and they’ll handle paying your affiliates for
you.

That’s literally all you need. There are other things
that you CAN have, but those are the essentials.

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Thanks Michael!

I hope these tips can help you too!  I’ll be posting some more tips and resources from Michael Rasmussen soon so please stay tuned!