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One of the biggest problems new blogs like me face online is forgetting that even though we might like blogging, it really does not put food on the table just to write about the things that you like most about. I have seen some blogs claiming that they hate blogs that advertise but you would be surprised to see all sorts of banners and affiliate programs on their blogs.Anyone who says that they do something to make others feel better and for no monetary gain should be a Buddhist monk.

For the rest of us who accept that sooner or later we shall be trying to earn an income from our online activities, let us not forget that online business is just like any other brick and mortar business and a few rules should be followed.

1. Make sure you have extra money put away.

Even when you’re starting an online business, there are many financial risks involved. There are always surprise bills at the beginning of each month, and also other expenses that you neglected to think about during the planning phase of your online business.

Whenever you start a business, no matter if it’s in a storefront or on cyberspace, you will want to have extra money stored up just in case you spend over your allowed budget or if there is an unexpected expense. The last thing you want to do is never find out that your business could make it because you did not have enough money to cover unexpected bills.

The rule of thumb to start any business is to have at least 6 months living expenses but add another 30% as sometimes bad things happen especially when you are not prepared.

2. Target your online market.

Depending on the product that you are selling, you will need to target that product to a specific buying demographic. You may have a broad customer appeal, and if this is the case than you will have the luxury of basically advertising where you will. However, if you have a niche product, you will need to learn how and where to advertise your product.

Also, in order to gain a better understanding of your target audience, it may be beneficial to conduct several online interviews to help you learn what cutting-edge advertising techniques you can use to help gather your audience’s attention.

For this blog, the main audience is myself. I just want to conduct an experiment and see what would happen if I implemented the ideas I write about here on my niche blog.Other than myself, the target market is those people who would like to start their own business online and don’t know how to.

3. Advertise through several mediums.

If you have ever wondered what some online businesses do that make them so successful, the majority of them will tell you that they advertise properly. While knowing your niche market is extremely important, knowing when, where and how to advertise to this market is equally as important. With this said, you will want to ensure you have several different advertising campaigns running at one time.

These can be as simple as utilizing Google Adwords, or it can become as complex as putting banners on multiple websites that your target audience visits regularly. Since the online business industry is so cut-throat, you will need to make sure you keep your competitive edge by remaining consistent with your marketing efforts. If you’re still planning your online business, it is suggested that you begin saving money for your advertising expenses now.

One should also think outside the box. Traffic generating programs like entrecard and stumbleupon only bring other blogger’s to your site. To truly advertise and earn rewards in the long run, generic traffic is the best converter .So even though you are going for any type of traffic in the beginning, the long term plan should be to go for generic traffic and that is where article writing comes in.

4. Give your customers and potential customers personal attention.

Depending on how popular you expect your online business to be, the idea of giving detailed personal attention to every customer can seem daunting.

A happy customer is a referral forever.

However, since you are in the online business world, it is how you conduct yourself through e-mails and forums that set you apart from other similar business. When you’re first starting out, you will want to ensure you always answer e-mails promptly and try to answer their questions to the best of your ability.

After you business has been up-and-running for some time, and you’re generating decent sales, write monthly e-mails to your customers, asking if they are enjoying your product and reminding them if they need any assistance you are available. While you will rarely receive a reply from these e-mails, it is a great way to reach out and interact with your customers, and hopefully, bring them back a second time.

I know most blogger’s seeing this will wonder what the 4th part is all about ,after all ,they make money from Adwords ,affiliate programs etc. The long term target for any blog should be to have it’s own products. You don’t want to be blogging for 4 years then Google drops your pr 7 site to a pr 0 site in one day, or do you ?

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