In the Beginning . . .

I have been making money via the internet for a very long time. I made my first web page back in the mid 90's. At the time I learned how to code HTML by hand. I downloaded a free editor over a very slow dial-up connection and set to work. After I had learned a few basics, I came up with the idea of local businesses having their own web-page, so I headed to a local trade show and tried to sell my idea.

I did make a few sales, but needless to say it didn't make me rich - but it did leave me yearning for better ways to make money on the net.

I will come back to my history at a later time, but just want to introduce some ideas that I want to cover.

I want to talk openly about selling and marketing - how to get and keep clients. I think this is one of the most frustrating areas that new people trying to do business on the net struggle with. So I really want to cover this off with very basic ideas - strategies that have been tested and work - so that is what I will be doing here - I will gather suggestions (even possibly a few live brainstorming sessions may be in order), and then set about to implement and test these ideas.

Another area that I want to cover off is tools. From shopping carts to payment gateways, autoresponders, tracking, blogs, etc - really want to simplify this and know what works for what, and what doesn't.

And finally, I want this to be a sounding board for new ideas, new strategies, new business opportunities. Again, let's find out the good, bad and ugly of what works on the net. And hopefully we will discover at the same time - the awesome, the amazing, and the truly fantastic opportunities that are available on the net.

Hope you have an Awesome Weekend!

J