Take a minute to step back and think about your internet business for a moment. Are you still enjoying it? Does it make you look forward to getting onto your computer and seeing how much money you made during the night?

Change your perspective

Or have you been lacking in that excitement of late? If you have, then now is the time to do something about it.

Just because you have chosen to get involved in an internet business under your own steam, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you won’t go through phases of feeling a little bogged down and bored with what you are doing.

The Great News

The great news is that you can change things under your own steam as well – you don’t have to wait for a boss to come along and give you permission. To begin with, think about what it is you are bored with. All internet businesses have some dull aspects – like keeping records for example. There’s isn’t much you can do about that, although you can at least break it down into small and manageable chunks to do every now and again, rather than putting it all off until it becomes unmanageable.

By identifying what part of your internet business now seems like it involves too much effort, you can take steps to do something about it. If you’ve been slogging away trying to promote a new product for three months and you are beginning to dread doing it again, then don’t do it. Drop it and move on to something else.

The whole idea of having your own internet business is that you are able to enjoy making money, especially if it’s now your full time occupation. So don’t fall into old habits of settling for something you don’t like – shake it up instead!

Have a most outstanding day.

Sean Rasmussen
Internet Marketing Blog
www.SeanSEO.com © 2009

What is one of the main activities you are always doing as the owner of an internet business, whether it’s large or small?

Put Yourself Out There

The answer is advertising and promoting. You are always trying to get people’s attention in some way. But how about just talking to people and getting yourself out there? How often do you do that?

If you are like most internet business people, you have probably forgotten how to actually just chat with people, whether it’s as a member of an internet forum or via a social networking site. And yet it is one of the best ways of getting yourself out there and getting your name known.

And the funny thing is, once you start doing it, you will find that you start getting approached for advice by other people. ‘Oh I checked out your website,’ they’ll say. ‘What can you tell me about…’ and on it goes.

Benefit From Just Talking

I have found this quite an interesting situation to be in. It’s amazing how just chatting with people – even offline, and even about things other than your internet business – can lead to all kinds of interesting situations. Before you know it, you will find that people you don’t know will start asking you about all kinds of things relating to your internet business, and you won’t even have to make an effort to start selling things to them, since they will already know you, trust you and be aware of your presence.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t still be advertising online, of course. But your internet business may well fare better if you combine advertising with simply chatting with people and getting along with them.

So start making a name for yourself today. Think about how you could raise your profile and your internet business will benefit just the same as you will.

Have a most outstanding day.

Sean Rasmussen
Internet Marketing Blog
www.SeanSEO.com © 2009

Should your domain name be your name? It’s a fair question. But what’s the answer?

Is it a good idea?

It can depend to an extent what kind of internet business you are in. If you are a writer then buying this kind of domain name is a good idea, since people will probably look up your name online to see where else your name has cropped up. If you have your own website linked to your name, then you will be found easily and you can then showcase your work to potential buyers.

But does the same apply to other internet businesses? Is a personal domain name rather vain, or is it a good idea?

Depends on the Website

In short, it can depend on the type of website and internet business you want to set up. Some people have attached their own person domain name to their blog, and in this case it can work very well because it is a personal thing. But what if you are establishing an internet business which sells computer supplies?

In this case your own personal domain name may be a little out of place, since people will be looking for a website address which highlights the type of business that is being run.

Perhaps the only exception would be if you use your surname as part of your business name. For example Joe Bloggs could run Bloggs’ Computer Supplies, and get that as a domain name.

In the end the basic rule of thumb is this – if your website is chiefly about you in some way then a personal domain name is fine. But if it is about your business then you might want to give it a miss and go for something more descriptive. Blogs can get away with it, even if they are promotional in some way, but regular websites don’t work well unless they are all about you.

Have a most outstanding day.

Sean Rasmussen
Internet Marketing Blog
www.SeanSEO.com © 2009

Deciding to blog is a tough decision isn’t it? What subject should it be about? What kind of posts should you write? Should you go it alone or get it hosted for free at a blogging site?

Blogging isn’t the easy job some people think it is. It can certainly be rewarding, enlightening and enjoyable, but the hardest part is definitely getting it going in the first place.

Equally as Hard

For some reason creating a blog isn’t generally seen to be as hard as getting a website up and running. But in reality it can be equally as hard. You might not be selling anything directly from your blog – you certainly haven’t got lots of product pages to worry about – but you do have to think about all the same design aspects when you are creating a blog, and you still have to think about updating it regularly and optimising it for the search engines and so on.

When you think about all that, it’s small wonder that it’s easy to put off creating a blog for quite a while before you actually get around to taking the plunge. It’s also very important to make sure that you do get it set up exactly as you want it before you publish it for the whole world (hopefully) to see.

Creating a Blog

You might find it easier to plan what you aim to achieve from creating a blog before you actually do it if you really are hesitant about making the leap. Do you want to build up a big readership and then funnel them across to your website to sell various items to them? Do you want to monetize the blog itself? Do you simply want to provide good value by creating a blog that imparts good value to its readers?

Once you have the basics in place, you might find that creating a blog becomes a much easier process.

Have a most outstanding day.

Sean Rasmussen
Internet Marketing Blog
www.SeanSEO.com © 2009

You wouldn’t think that a simple little thing like spelling could get in the way of building a successful internet business that satisfies plenty of customers every single week would you?

And yet that is exactly what is happening to lots of internet businesses all over the world – and the sad thing is that a lot of them don’t even realise it. Many who start a business, don’t get very far.

Spelling is a measure of how well we can perform as people. When we build an internet business we hope that people will come and view it and eventually buy items from us.

First Reactions = Sink or Swim, Success or Failure

But what is your first reaction if you visit the website of an internet business and you find the spelling to be rather bad? The chances are your reaction would be the same as mine – you would wonder what else they might be getting wrong if they can’t even get their spelling right.

Of course we aren’t talking about regional or national variations in the spellings of certain words here – that doesn’t count. What we’re talking about are internet businesses with websites that are peppered with spelling mistakes all over the place. It simply doesn’t look good and it doesn’t look professional.

Get Someone to Check

In reality most people know if their spelling isn’t too good. If you fall into that category and you know that you can’t really trust your own spelling, then get someone who is good at it to check it for you before launching it onto your website. Don’t trust the spellcheck function on your computer, since it often won’t pick up misspelled words that are the same as other words – your instead of you’re, for example.

Your internet business should look the best it possibly can. It should be presentable, correct and as professional as possible, since all of these inspire trust.

And that is exactly what you want people to be able to do – trust in you.

Have a most outstanding day.

Sean Rasmussen
Internet Marketing Blog
www.SeanSEO.com © 2009