How Having A Step By Step Strategic Plan Can Make Your Start In Trading Online So Much Easier

When you first think of starting an online business it is likely that you are attracted by the look of attractive websites, by the promotion that is done (much of it hype) and by the thought of being able to have freedom from a boring or precarious (or both) nine to five job by running your own online business. All the forecasts say that shopping online is going to account for a very large proportion of total retail spend in years to come so why not "grab a piece of the action". Whichever way you go, whether you create your own e-commerce site, have it custom built or buy a "ready made" one, the reality soon sets in. So much to learn and so little time to do it in. How will you possibly succeed?

The key of course is to plan strategically. That strategy must be to first learn about it, then to start to trade online and so gain experience. And thirdly to outsource day to day tasks as much as possible. Let's go through this step by step. Learning about it is the first step. Learn every aspect about how to operate the site. Buying a "ready made site" is much easier, providing the company you buy one from provides an in depth one to one training programme in how to do this. Many people may baulk at the idea of "hand holding" but we know from experience that it is not just putting facts in front of people, but assessing their own individual learning styles and adjusting the training that is given to cater for that. Individual coaching and one to one training give people confidence. A good company will actually do a lot of the initial work such as setting up twitter and Facebook accounts, writing articles etc. This gives the website buyer a few "quick wins" and therefore confidence.

Once a person has gained some experience of operating their website and start to see sales coming in it is time to think about identifying the "day to day" tasks and leverage their new found expertise by outsourcing them. But who to? Whilst there are many places to look for outsourcers such as Elance, Eguru, Odesk etc to find highly competent people to perform tasks at a very reasonable price, we know from experience that one of the best places to start looking is fiverr. Fiverr is instantly accessible, well indexed and you can very quickly assess the competence of providers in there, because they have a very strict feedback policy as far as user experience goes. You can start by experimenting with the services of well recommended people to do simple tasks and so start to leverage your time. Once again a good company will guide you on how to do this.

Peter Robson is an accountant with over 30 years experience in the small company sector. With his business partner, Debbie Crossley he runs a company helping people set up and run e-commerce businesses. For more information go to http://www.yournichebusiness.co.uk/

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Making Money Online With E-Books Is Easier Today Than It Was A Year Ago

People who are interested in making money online with e-books often times wonder whether or not the opportunity window has closed. In other words, what they are basically asking themselves is whether or not it's really any easier to make money with e-books today than it might have been a year ago. Some people are under the mistaken assumption that the process has gotten significantly more challenging as time has gone on.

In reality, more and more people have become acclimated with the idea of purchasing electronic books. This is largely due to the fact that various e-readers have become increasingly popular. As a result of the fact that more people now have special devices that enable them to read e-books, the popularity of this particular type of digital publication has simply exploded.

Ironically, people who started their e-book businesses many years ago will be the first to tell you that things have really changed. It's not that things have gotten more difficult, it's quite the opposite. It has become increasingly easy for anybody regardless of experience to get started selling e-books on the Internet. We're not really talking about a business that requires a lot of startup capital or that requires that the aspiring e-book publisher have extensive experience in writing or publishing.

What's most important is that anybody who seriously interested in making money on the Internet with the books have a positive attitude and be open-minded. The reason why these two attributes are so important is because with the right attitude, all of the challenges that will inevitably arise can quickly and easily be overcome. The same cannot be said when somebody has a negative outlook and is coming into the business with preconceived notions that it's going to be difficult or nearly impossible to have any success.

To the extent you happen to be an individual who has been thinking about getting started with e-books, now is a great time to get started. Don't allow yourself to buy into the mistaken belief that it was somehow easier or more lucrative to get started as an e-book publisher many years ago. The simple fact of the matter is that it's significantly less challenging to build a successful e-book business today than it was a year ago. The tools and services that are now available to aspiring e-book publishers makes the process significantly easier.

Don't forget, things will always change in the e-book industry. You have to be open-minded to that fact. By having a positive attitude and a can-do spirit, there's really nothing holding you back from having a lot of success in this business.

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Yours For EBook Profits,
Ethan Evans

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