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Anyone trying to start an Online business needs to havea number of resources before it is possible to build andpromote a successful website. The following are essential tools that I have found very valuable.1)WordtrackerBefore you build a website you must target the correctkeywords, otherwise you will not have the necessarytraffic to run a business. You may have a good nichebut if you optimise your pages for the wrong keywords,you will attract little traffic.And without traffic on the Net, you have no business!Wordtracker is an excellent tool that evaluates keywordsfor their profitability. A free trial version is available.http://www.wordtracker.com2) Ken Evoy's Free Internet Marketing EbooksKen Evoy of SiteSell has written some Free Ebooks whichare essential for anyone contemplating an Online business.Topics covered include:·How to be a successful Affiliate marketer.·How to run a Net Auctions business without Ebay.·How to develop your own Information Product.·How to be a successful Service Seller on the Net.http://www.merchant-account-service.com/free_courses_online.html2)Website Building SoftwareUnless you know HTML you will need to use a HTML editorsuch as Microsoft Frontpage, Hotdog, or Dreamweaver whichis a bit more advanced.Site Build It is a complete web building tool that includes webpage building, web hosting, keyword research for your webpages, and continuous website submission to the searchengines. Site Build It users usually get high search enginerankings.Site Build Ithttp://www.merchant-account-service.com/sitebuildit.htmlHotdoghttp://www.sausage.comDreamweaverhttp://www.macromedia.comMicrosoft Frontpagehttp://www.microsoft.com/frontpage3)ForumsInternet Marketing forums can be very useful for the beginner.You can post questions and get swift replies from some veryknowledgeable marketers including some of the big names.Some of the most active are:http://www.ablake.comhttp://associateprograms.com/discus/4)Article SubmissionArticles are a good way to get free publicity for your business.A well written article can be published in ezines or on a website, thereby giving continuous targeted traffic.Submit your article to article databanks where publishers andwebsite owners can pick it up and publish it..http://www.hugeaffiliates.com has a good list of article databankswhere you can submit your articles.5)Alexa.comWhen your website is up and running, you need to check itsranking in the search engines and the number of sites that linkto your site. Although it is not always up to date, it gives a goodidea of the amount of traffic and links a site has.http://www.alexa.com6)Virus/Firewall ProtectionYou will need to install virus protection and keep it running inthe background. If you have constant Internet connection,you'll also need to run a firewall program to keep out hackers.McAfeehttp://www.mcafee.comNortonhttp://www.symantec.comFirewall Protectionhttp://www.tinysoftware.comThis is a personal choice of resources and may not be relevantto everyone's needs. If you have a question about any aspect ofbuilding or marketing an online business, you can always postto one of the forums that I have listed above. In most cases,you will get an informative response quickly.© John Lynch( For a review of Site Build It - the leading website building software for small and home business go to : http://www.merchant-account-service.com/sitebuildit.html )
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