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One of the things I've been asked for repeatedly is astep-by-step, how-to checklist for starting an on-linebusiness. Here is one especially created for coursesubscribers.I spent 17 years flying C-130 cargo aircraft and learnedthat some things had to be done step-by-step ... by thechecklist. That's how airplanes avoid landing with thewheels up :-) This checklist should provide you with agreat start, and keep you from making a "gear up landing."1. Decide what theme you want to build your businessaround. Don't just throw up a site filled with linksand banners to affiliate products. It will be toounfocused to attract much, if any, traffic. The trafficit does attract generally won't buy anything becausethe site will not give them a clear path to follow. Awebsite should guide a visitor to take the action thatyou desire them to take. It should have only one mainaction that you want them to take, and that should bewhat your home page focuses on getting them to do.I was taught, and now teach people, to look at theirhobbies, interests, past training and experiences whenlooking for a topic to build a website around. Ifyou need some help brainstorming product ideas, Ihighly recommend Jeff Smith's Ultimate Entrepreneur'sSuccess Package. It's all about coming up with ideas forinformation products, and then turning those ideas into astream of information products. Jeff interviewed meseveral years ago, and we've discussed product creationat length several times since. Jeff can be found at:http://williecrawford.com/jeffsmith/2. Once you have chosen a product, choose a domain namefor the website you will be creating. This website willbe where you sell your product from, and also how you buildyour mailing list to follow-up with prospects. The domainname must be easy to remember and also indicate what thesite is about. This will help it rank better in the searchengines and help customers remember your url.I recommend that you use a .com domain extension ratherthan a .net, .org or, one of the lesser used extensions.Most people, and many web browsers automatically "default"to the .com extension. The only reason I can think of for abusiness to use one of the other extensions is if the .comyou really wanted is owned and you can't buy it. That's whyyou don't want to wait once you've decided upon a name.Register it right away! The best second choice for a domainname extension is .net3. As you develop your product ideas and work on yourwebsite, get feedback on your "masterpiece" from otherswho've done the same thing. They will point out many ofthe pitfalls to you and make suggestions for improvements.I recommend that you join the Internet Marketing Warriorsfor this. They have a members-only discussion forum thatis visited by thousand every day and they are the perfectcommunity. They (we) are there to help members build theirbusiness, and to network with each other. I am a moderatorfor this members-only forum. I've been a member since1998 if I remember correctly :-)Before you sign up though, read step 4.Join the Warriors (network) athttp://williecrawford.com/warriors/4. Register your domain name. When you register yourdomain name, you want to make sure that you list yourselfas the administrative contact and everything else thathas to do with your website. The reason is that the admincontact is the person who controls the website. When awebsite is sold or any changes made to it's record, theregistrars will contact the admin contact for approvalbefore making the change. Without the approval of theregistered administrative contact, you can't make ownershiptype changes to your domain!Register your domain at a service I have set up foryou. It costs less than a third what many others willcharge you. Do this at:http://williecrawford.com/domains/The Warrior Pro Membership comes with a full-featuredhosting package that I highly recommend. It will cost you$25 per month, and lets you do everything your website willneed to do. You will have enough disk space for thousandsof pages. When you sign up for the Warrior Membershipthough, indicate in the domain registration form that youwill handle the registration yourself. You'd pay $30 toregister through the Warriors when you can do it throughme for from $8.75 per year (less than $8 per year when youregister the site for multiple years).I did not recommend that you sign up for my web hosting,for your first domain, because the Warrior membership issuch a value for your first few websites. As you registernew domains and build new websites, the hosting company Iwork thought at: http://williecrawford.com/domains/is a tremendous value. Just make sure you choose theoptions offering CGI capability since this is essentialfor your website to have any type of interactivity. CGI isabsolutely necessary for any type of business website.You do have to re-register your domain name each year.For convenience, my service allows you the option ofpre-registering for up to 10 consecutive years.You will get an email notification well in advance of yourdomain expiring from practically all registrars. If youfail to renew your registration your domain name willbecome available for others to purchase. You could have anestablished site up and running, and somebody can literallypurchase the name of your site right out from under yournose if you are not paying attention. Sadly this doeshappen. The service at: http://williecrawford.com/domain/sends you notices when your domain is approaching expirationand then sends you several reminders.Note: The 3006 word checklist was too long to include herein it's entirety. Most email filters would block it. Read the rest of the checklist at: http://williecrawford.com/checklist.htmlSign up for the entire course there for free too! Article Tags: Domain Name